The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-11-27

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maybe he'll live TO be hundred"
What can We do, Archy? Where can
we go?"
Come down and set by the spring, girl
I'm thirsty after my long walk and religi-
ous exercises, and want a drink. Then we
can go out the path and set in the neon
light and look over the fields OF Pleasant
Valley and take counsel
She was little troubled by the tremor
and doggedness of his voice and manner, for
she had already this night cOntended with
love and fear.
90, Archy," she said; "you amt going TO
make love To me now, air yOu?n
Come and hyur me- he answered in a
! pcremptory tone as he remembered that she
had just parted with other company.
He drank at the spring, led the way
! through the spOngy and sown ground be-
yond II, and took ont rail from the worm
fence SO that they might sit together and sec
the moonlight edge the great Maryland
HiEhts mountain, which was 80 black and
! gigantic on the shadowy SIDE and draw fila
ments of silycry thread around the farm inn
| prorementS in that steep-tilted valley, and
sronnd the village, with IFS thin white spires
and gilt rods and vanes.
Hours had the inhabitants been asleep,
who only left the fields at dark and were in
bed soon after o'clock.
THE BLACK, WOODED JAMS OF THE GAP
here and there revealed a bit Of the sandy
road streaming up IL, and behind them tow
cred Mount GAIA, or The White Rock Mount
ain, like vast tent hooked 10 the constel-
! latlonS and their bTasshe3ded laStenings.
Beyond ihe village smaller ranges Of fost-
hills raTellod OF, and in that direction tie
water brooks flowing toward each other
/ hocdy iull, were sparkling IN the sheen Of
moon and stars.
How beautiful" sighed Perry, chow
! peaceful! Could ! live anywhere and not
regret 10 leave this scene behind me? Ii i
was rich as Queen Victoria yer would /
build a palace, where have not been so
| poor that have not seen real fun"
You are in danger from man and Satan,
my thoughtiess friend. Bad spirits chooses
! nights like this TO tie knots i'm the cows
hair and plait the ponies names. When
| you see it sparkle so on the fields, moon and
water, and the clouds up there huddling and
eElitin' and oneasy, it's witches night, that
makes innocent girls happy before their
time So my NANNY told me and so /
| kROlc"
20 pshaw! Archy. You're getting relig-
ions again and see everything so awful.
Now III spite Of having no mother, and of
grandfather being so crippled and living in
that damp hut, 4 am happy. TO me God Is
a friend and moi thrcatcner. / rejoice in
life and am not afraid OF death, because 1t
always comes 70 cure pain"
My sister-yOu are the only sister / can
afford TO acknowledge all Of daddy's family
taking up with the devil and his wiles-I
want 10 settle my case and yours. i want
10 draw you into the society of the Breth-
ren ard see you attircd In their clean and
modest and unchanging raiment. I want
10 baptize you, Perry, and then III take
you for ray wife"
Nc a Bunker? Thank you, Archy
Why, ] would break up the meeting i
wouldn't wear their black hoods and capes
and aprons for big bunker husband, farm
and barn. Cone, Anchy, and 90 10 bedl
Lord Athol down yer wants 10 See you to-
morrow. He's cutting you out with sister
Cooroo, or Dove as he calls her; bat she
can see only one man in this world and that
is Archy Beatty"
Perry attempted 10 lure him off 10 bed,
but he was hardheaded
Take your hands of, Miss What does
Lord what's-his name want with an honest
man2n
/ Of DAAs huHlis AANlig. lJo you KNOW hildt
think he wants? He's been asking ques-
tiOns about the price OF mason's work, and
OF Iaiters and floor i0ists, and perhaps be
means to build for grandpa new, dry
house,
AND GIVE YOU TIE JOB TO DO TT.
is that lie what his clerk has been yer so
often TO tell you? lie was yer half an hour
ago, and how often he has been yer in the
week past only him and your conscience and
Jebovee knows"
my conscience is full of happiness,
Archy, IL you arc so cruel with me. q. why
will you fly in the face Of good opportunity,
and quarrel with them kind and willing
friendslp
"Tell me!n exclaimed the mason arro-
gantly, =" has that Irish feller not made love
to you?"
"Why should tell you If he had? The
woods are free; he is Of ere, and so am II
He has bewitched you, sister. lie lives
by his incantations, like the witches Of Old.p
"What incantations?n
Then heather signs he writes fur the
Lord / hyurd them cOniablin together at
the Gap, the Lord talking loud and the
Irlshman putting IL down in pothOolzs and
characters Christians cannot read"
"Archy, you're good fool. That is an
eihnbet you can write as fast as a man can
make a speech, and ] asked You often TO
teach me my letters, so j might not be al
way6 dependent and ignorant, but you are 80
hard and set in your iiecs that yOu refused
me. Suppose, sir, do feel obliged TO man
who is willing 10 teach has ellnbet?n
"Ah! that's it. He has put the sign Of
the beast upon you and you are bewitched"
"If am bewitched il is by gentle treat
ineRt. Yoa do no; know the way TO beWilch
me But be kind. my brotherl am al
most happy tonight, and want you to share
my pleasure. Put everything of till to-
MORROW, and kiss me good-nighti"
You are subject 10 the assaults OF Satan,n
exclaimed the GcrmRn-deriyed rustic THAT
Lord AthOl is a Free Mason from he'll this
lfiahman is an idolator and caster of
spells. You must leave them altogether"
Leave kindness? IL is not like Perry
Beatty! will tell You my secret, Archy,
and trustit 10 you. i love the Lords Sec
retaTy dearly. He has taught me nearly all
his Clfnbet; he has called me his darling
and his iawn. That is why the starlight
lies 50 soft upon the fields and the moonlight
on tie streams tonight. ] could not sleep if
j went 10 bed now, for
MY SOUL Is BEImMIGG WITH JOY.
Tie young mason's white teeth CLEANED
in the starlight, and he raised his voice like
a wall:
Cast of by my woman and by my
Gburql y le manned aud fhraUy hitncnlr 4 =, y,uV