The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-12-24

blush In the cheek OF youth or shock
the most fastidious." MIN swearing
most horrible and terrific, in pink cal
leo pay place, at the slackness of tho
public. Serious handful in the shops,
importing that it was almost impossible
to come to right understanding of the
history of David without seeing Pickle
con.
/ went to the auction room in ques-
ton, and I found it entirely empty of
everything but echoes and moldiness,
with the single exception of Pickleson
on Il piece of red drugget. This suited
my purpose, as l wanted private and
confidential word with him, which was:
''Pickleson, owing much happiness to
yon, put you in my will for fypun
note; but, to save trouble, here's four
punten down, which may equally suit
your views, and let us SO conclude the
transaction" Pickleson, who up to that
remark had had the detected appearance
of u long Roman rushlight that couldn't
anyhow get lighted, frightened up at
his top extremity and made his acknowl-
edgelnents in a way which (for him) was
parliamentary eloquence. He likewise
dill add that having ceased to draw as a
Roman, Min had made proposals for his
going in as Il converted Indian Giant
worked upon by the Dairylnan's Daugh-
ter. This Pickleson, having no acquaint-
ance with the tract named after that
young woman, and not being willing to
couple gag with his serious views, de-
clined to do, thereby leading to words
una thu f0fnl cfn rf tho
mans bee. All of which. during the
whole of the interview, was confirmed
by the ferocious growing of MIN down
i'll the pay place, which shook the giant
like ~ leaf.
Brt what was to the present point in
the remarks of the travelling giant, other
wise Pickleson, was this: doctor Mari
gold"-I give his words without hope
of conveying their feebleness-''who is
the strange young man that hangs about
your carts?:' 1.-THE strange young lnanY'
I gives him back, thinking that he meant
her, and his languid circulation had
dropped syllable. Doctor" lie re-
turns. with Il pathos calculated to draw
Il tear from Il manly eye, Il am weak,
bnt not SO weak yet as that l don't know
my words. repeat them. Doctor. The
strange young man. 1t then appeared
that Pickleson being forced to stretch
his legs mot that they wanted it) only at
times when he couldn't be seen for moth
ing, to wit, in the dead of the night and
toward daybreak, had twice seen hang
ing about my carts, in that same town
of Lancaster where had been only two
! nights, this same unknown young man.
1t put me rather out Of sorts. What
it meant as to particulars no more fore
BODIED then than you forebode now, but
i it put me rather out of sorts. HOwse,-
ever, I made light Of it to Pickleson,
| and took leave of Pickleson, advising
him to spend his legacy in getting up
his stamina, and to continue to stand by
his religion. Toward morning kept a
lookout for the strange young man, and
young man. He was well dressed and
we'll looking. He loitered very nigh my
carts, watching them like rs If he waa
taking care Of them, and soon after day.
| break turned and went away. sent a
hail after him, but he never started OF
| looked around, or took the smallest no
| tice.
We left Lancaster within an hour OF
two, on our way to Carlisle. Next
morning at daybreak I looked out again
for the strange young man. ! did moi
| see him. But next morning looked
out again. and there he Yves once more.
| ! sent another hail after him, but . b.
fore be gave not the slightsst dgn Of be
ing anyways disturbed. This put Z
thought into my head. Acting On II,
watched him in different manners and
at different times not necessary to enter
into, till 1 found that this strange young
man was deaf and dumb
The discovery turned me over, because
knew that a part of that establishment
where she had been was allotted to young
men (some Of them we'll Off and
thought to myself, IF she favors him
where am l? aud where is all that 1 have
worked and planned for7' Hoping
must confess to the selfishness-that shs
might not favor him, set myself to find
out. At last was by accident present
at a meeting between them in the oper
air, looking on leaning behind a fir tree
without their knowing of it. It was {
moving meeting for all the three parties
concerned. l knew every syllable that
passed between them as we'll as they
did. l listened with my eyes. which
had como to be as quick and true will
deaf and dumb conversation as my earl
with the talk of people that can speak
He was a-going out to China as clerk IL
q merchants house. which his fathel
had been before him. He was in cir
cumstances to keep wife, and he want
ed her to marry him and go along viii
him. She persisted, no. He asked i
she didn't love him. Yes, she loved hin
dearly, dearly; but she could nevsr dis
appoint her beloved, good, noble, gener
GUS, and I-don't-know-what all fathsa
(meaning me, the Cheap Jack in t.
sleeved waistcoat), and she would sta.
with him, heaven bless him! though /
was to break her heart. Then she erie,
most bitterly, and that made mp my
mind.
While my mind had Deen in a IN
settled state about her favoring thi
young man, had felt that unreasonabl
toward Pickleson that it was well 70
him he had got his legacy down, for
often thought, eff it hadn't been for thi
same weakminded giant might neve
have come to trouble my head and we
my soul about the young man." But
once that knew she loved him-onc
that had seen her weep for hint wa
q different thing. made it right in m
mind with Pickleson on the spot, and
shook myself together to do what va
right by all.
She had left the young man by this
time (for it took few minutes to &c
me thoroughly we'll shook together), an
the young man was leaning against al
other of the fir trees, of which there ws
cluster, with his face upon his arm.
touched him on the back. Locking q
and seeing me, he says, in our deaf an
dumb talk, do not be angry"
Il am not angry, good boy; I am yor
friend. Come with me-"
l left him at the foot of the steps I
the Library cart, and went up alon