The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1889-12-12
A ROMANTIC STORY.

i The Atlanta Evening journal says Y
sWithin the rotunda of the new capitol,
sthat circular recess under the dome, areE
siuscribed two names.
4 One is the name of female and Isl
swritten in delicate feminine hand
The other is mans name, and thei
sbold characters show masculine guild i
sance.
The mans name is written under that
Sof the iady's, and is followed by this
smysterious inscription:
d 81 solemnly swear never to drink
sagain.'
q Visitors to the new capitol have never
Sireamed, on glaucing at these names,
sthat a beautiful little romance hung
9about them.
y Bur such is the case.
q A gentleman from a South Georgia
gtown visited the capitol to-day and ex.
samined' every foot of the rotunda for the
s4names.
z lie at last found the $ Guided niche i'll
(which they are written, and broad
Nsmile played over his handsome features.
Il edo you know" said he, ''that this
Nwriting on the wall has just led to q
Shappy marriage in my town."
q He was pressed for an explanation.
Gle refused to talk at first. but ut last
@yielled on promise from the writer tt
asuppress names.
U "In my town, said he, is beautiful
Isgoung lady. She is the daughter Of ONT
.sour Representatives. and is very rich
Gas well as brilliantly smart.
n Among the suitors for her hand was q
Syouug lawyer OF the rlaoe. He is a man
.fof extraordinary attainments. lie can
Snake a speech that will cause the hair
Sto rise on your head, and no lawyer al
&our bar can down him in a legal erzu-
4meut.
q "The young man loved the girl madly
land she loved him; tut he would drink
IsAtoo much occasionally and for that rea
%son she repuised all his oyertures fol
.saer hand
I The fact that The young lady was i'm
amensely popular with other young men
8sand was frequently addressed by them,
s5almosU crazed the repudiated lover, and
sfor while 1t looked like he had lost all
SdesIre to live
8 I'm the desperation of despair one
Hnight ne called to see her
i "Her reception was full of gentleness,
@but at the same time She manifested q
zfrm determination TO adhere to hel
sformer decision with reference to hcl
Shaud.
4 1.-The conference between the lovers
q was long and painful.
e AT last the young man arose to leave,
with words Of anger and reproach
y las lie was walking from the room the
syoung lady followed him and putting
aSaor soft white hand on his shoulder
g,said: TON, don't go yet.
B The young lawyers frame quivered
Swith such thri ! as he had never felt
sSbefore, but his prize was aroused and he
9refused to stop.
d "IAe white hand frightened its grasp
S,nd the beautiful girl stepped lightly in
sront Of her departing lover and again
l5appelled to him to stay.
q AS matter Of course he wiltea and
Awas led by his captor toa seat in the
ssssthe room lie had quilted.
3 "She then took his hand in her own and
Stoll him how much she loved hun.
4 AfJor pacifying him with saca soothing
Swords she then proceeded, woman-like,
ssto paralyzo the poor fellow.
4 "ro make the story short she told him
'sof visit She had made to atlanta the
ssweek before. While here She visited the
capitol and wrote her name here as you
ssee 1t.
& SHE then proposed to her lover that il
Cue would come to Atlanta and find her
guame where She had written it in the
sirOtOnda Of the capitol and write his I'M
Sderneath it with this inscription she
n NOuiu ndAC INN LIS DSSU WIG d young
alawyer ever had.
d The young man demurred for awhile,
sbat at last accepted the proposition.
He came to Atlanta the next day and
Stocked for his sweetheart's name two
Edays before he found it.
"When he was in the act of leaving the
Scapitol i'll despair, his eyes flashed by
Gaccident upon the signature, and he
StLereupon performed his part Of the
aeontract
During the exposition he brought his
spretty little wife to Atlanta and while
ssup porting her on his arm pointed out
shis name and promise.
CHOSE who wish to know the hero and
heroine Of the story will have to find the
writing on the wall. -
SOUTHERN MUTUAL
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