The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-03
llYRTLE'S SUIT0R.

indignant lJDAt oiif Wt1 IA oman 'l
some "a years. tail and large framed,
with fresh. healthy complexion She
had high cheek bones. her ewes were
black and her hair, though threaded
with gray. retained its dark hue. She
sat los the west window of the large wing
room which served for the dining and
living room Of a farm house. She had
been looking into the orchard, where the
sun. as 10 sank ia q bani, Of red clouds
Furnished the guarded trunks and
crooked limbs Of the old apple trees,
which cast long slanting shadows to-
wards thc house Her husband who wa
also iall was Of slighteI build than -he
pale aud older looking He had been
busting in and outof the room. and had
lust thrown an armful Of wood into the
wood lox behind the stove That arm
ful filed tAe box full, and he was reach
ing tor his pipe on the mantelpiece when
he glanced at h.s wife and saw her fun
lively wip.ns hcreyos.
How you DO talk, Cyril / amt
thought o. sech thing ass erwin. jest
set here lookiu' az them apple trees, all
bare as they be-. an woudern' who'd he
lookin' out O. this vindcr next year.
when they bowed asin. That set me
thiukin O.. the day yon an roe first come
home after we'd been TO the parsons.
We come through tAe orchard, an' the
trees was all full % white blows. some on
'cm fallm on the ground. and you said
they was strcwin orr path in honor O.
our wcddin'. Your ma set IN this ere
winder am when sho see as comm she
got up and opened the door, and when
we come mp on the stoop we could see
Che table al. SD. for us and the room fixed
mp fur company. | amt forgot % word
she ,lid. Sine put her arms round my
neck ana kissed me, and slys she, Wei
com home. Susan You've got ID good
husband. am you've come 90 q good home.
| can't wish you nd betfern tibet Nou u
be as pro-p'Iols a. i've boon hele.
an when you're ready to die, as bc
now. diet yol can look back on as happy
% life IN the old home a5 DO. Oh. Cull,
do hope dead folks can't see back here.
Ii your poor liza wa5 to See ua TUNED
out % here an the sinein' an playn on
Aarps. ana ail the gold mansions 10
heaven. even IL She owned one an 70 her
self. wouldn't comfort her.
The oh man bad filed h.5 pipe while
m5 VIE WAS ''il.'n5' ana no" a'l ID 40
arm ''i'" III iion' OF inc 7''''' lie
maze "o reply,
gu IL l'iiiiN ID q TOOL i Know siie
went on' Dul / L''p Oh iooLl" i'i '"a'
4i' paper, '''il'' somehow. W.. / ''.' give UP |
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'',,'.''',.',r.,.l.t1tnol. De- ,.'ld i''' i..i'
osY.'i!'s. .i,tt5 what he wants. --es s1l
"a big farm m good house. lie NiA
moren llty year old, reckon
Land aa1es alive. 1!ul ietiisic."'
what Dee you taIsll ABOUT. lie >
ollcru ] he, m' I'm hard onto sixty.
guess you've forgot what $50" Fe ANUS
said about i'm, an thet want no more Do
other folks says Even pose he wa III
the hardest hearted, efindih $50 oid eoo1
lor miles round, should Foa want our
Myrtle to marry him as could h' an
cheat about this Gro money as ies dom
You know YOU paid I'm, don you, an
you don't pose he's forgot o.
-O' course / know J paid ii, he amt
forgot il. neither. lie WANT pleased
when told i'm what I'd cum ilI-gucss
he hoped.G couldn't et IT, an' then he'd
mebbe et Myrtle When come away,
saws he. Mr.. Pcttigrew, ! sposo Myrtle
expects To- be TO home next sunday
eycnin MobOo III be round, an can
bring the satisfaction piece 10 the mort
eaee the same time Then he give me
lie receipt, an brought it home.
"lis. YOU did. twas here fast enough.
/ remember scein' YOU lay It down on
the stand. l must a burnt IL up, bat
deary ne, / can't contrlve how was
lreful busy tibet day, iinishin up things
lor Joels box. ] wanted TO git 1t 70 III
in time for his birthday, longs he
thought Die couldn't spare time TO come
home. Miss Martin was here helpin
ON me. tried to make her sense what
was we'd lost Dlt Sno Pe''eu 20 X
deatern ever / hoNcieu ]. 10 ''ei us
loud as could o ,. She ac,eu Jl1y a. a.
though was TENN on ny' SOM ~ M,
cunnn tne way she nouucp an ,OOA ,
uckled new 7u7picioi.eu iiicooo S'i'
knew what twas we was luii''n W. "a an
let on TO Reed we u 'ost inc Ie0o'p'' : ~
know he wanted Myrtle one sald, i2l'
% times, rs how She lhoushl Nould DC
a good match fur her, but says TO my
self, You old sarpint' that's cause YOU
want sam Hoamey iuf youf sluih' eye0
niece Malylna Brooks oHe5 Deen SCI
tin her cap fur sam more q year
Ms. Pottigrc" was farmer III com
Portable circumstances. Although ID
had but little ready money at hs di5
posal, from the proceeds OF ms farm ~
supported his family well ana s"Ec l
each Of his two children a soou e'''',tt'