St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-03-16

my nor AuuIA
''Wall. jest e. you say, not q ! keee
much" Tim said. alphabetically. but-as
a beginning. they both called the girl
Annis thereafter. and TOAD" was soon
relegated to oblivion by all and sundry
concerned therein. f-
So Annis quit dish-washipg and went
to school. During vacation lad who,
people said. was Mr.. Gasden's son
George came home. though nothing
definite was known. except that the boy
had always been there until sent OF to
school. To Annis he was ut first SUPER
cilious. then tolerant. Later on he
subsidized into a fervid admirer. 10 her
no small bewilderment.
People continued to question Gas
denis motives in thus befriending
homeless stragglers. Lailing from no
one knows where.
Meanwhile several years passed on.
Tim remained much the same. except
that he grew feebler i'm health. Annis
developed into sweet-faced young
woman. with whom Gasden's son
George-now at home studying law
fell gradually in love. Neither Gasden
or Tim had noticed the slow growth
of mutual feeling, ana to George and
Annis themselves its growth seemed
imperceptible. until he. one afternoon.
came upon her seated in the hotel gar
den beside clerk from one Of the viii
lage stores, who was trying to kiss her.
seemingly against her will.
A swirl of anger possessed George.
He spoke to the youth 30 rudely that
the latter withdrew. after a retOrt in
kind. Then George turned to Annis.
who sat piqued and confused, yet in
wardly pleased at her rescue.
ado you care for him.: Kissed
George between his teeth, rs he stood
over her.
"Well. he Is quite nice. and not at
all rude, like some l know" she an
swered.
Yet her eyes betrayed her. Had she
not really loved this fine young fellow
now bending over her III along? He
was The son Of the beet friend she and
her grandfather had ever known; and
he loved her, Oh, yes! her eyes be-
trayed her. Then. a. his gaze seemed
to read her thoughts, the swift bushes
came.
This crisis brought on his avowal.
and he poured forth his desires the
more ardently,, because Of their long
sleep just beneath the film OF con-
sciousncss. While her head sank upon
her sho alder, and his kisses fell like
rain upon her lips. hating step drew
near. A voice, somewhat tremulous
/ with age, startled them, and looking
round they saw old Tim. leaning upon
his cane. reproachfully regarding them.
wal, walls he exclaimed. ''thish
beats me. shure. Mr.. George. what
will your father say? Thish yer wont
do a: all. must speak q word along
o. Annis-"
But Annis' had fed precipitately.
while George himself at first seemed
somewhat confused; but he put on q
bold face.
Il tell you. Tim" he said. 81 love
her. and I'm going TO marry her whether
father likes it or not
"Yore pap's rich. my boy" said the
old man sadly. ME md Annis air pore
dead pore. He picked us up outer
the mud like. onct had money. but
lest il all. nd I've never been wurth q
nickel sense. Hit nd be pore way o
payin' yore pap back, TO let his son
saddle hisself with a pore girl like
mine. My. hits natally scan'lus. md
me nd Annis hain't o goin' ter let ye
do it, 49,
But George remained unconvinced,
and left him plunged in sad perplexity.
Laie that night he came into his dangh
ters room with q large sachel In hk
hand.
wal. child" he said. I'm you graa'.
pap. nd brot We hyur. nd / hahn
ago;n' ter let you md George Gasder
marry ef kin help It. Put what dud.
We nata'ly needs In this yer sa,eAsl
md less you md me pull out non
hyur.'
How can ]. grandpap?' she pleaded
rs it 50 very wrong. after oil. for George
to love me?' 81 tEtG
.'h,n't ye argy, Annia Hain't 70,
md ?aupers. all but fer Mr.. Gasden!
Ncve min what We uns 0nct waz; tina
don't count now. I cud never face tha
man again ef ! let We continner to make
foo, cutter his son. S0-dOn't argy-
but c'.me erlong."
P.r Annis yielded much against hel
will her own sense of Tins rectitud'
fighting half the battle. With tear.
and s,ehs. she packed up change o
clo,hi"g. and tremblingly followed tn
old ,aan down stairs.
The night was intensely dark, ant
Mr.. Gasden. feeling the air OF his bed
room close. flung open window. Drop
of ran were beginning to fall; Their
were low lying flashes OF lightning il
the nsrth, and sense OF suspense d
the ais. He leaned out over the "a
refcc,ively. and listened to his con
footsteps overhead.
George is restless" he Thought
studies too hard. reckon. If h
knew all. ! wonder whether he w0ul'
be so h -Oud and ambitous?"
just then one Of the doors belo,
opene,i and shut There came brte
inter, Al Of silence. then heavy thud
that was followed by a grOan. ate
which came shrill feminine exclama
tions of distress.
Father. father! Oh. dear! WIS
shall l do?a