St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-11-07
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49, Ity-by the Way,she was bap-
sl%ea Slarita,sohly her mother chose to
8Keefy h-was ye5y pretty girl
f&sr girl. too aadA qpick one.
And that is why she was always
w. y home QR.-in other people S
0n AZ tho .ts,sde by which she
V0uG her living. t,dsias3 dressing her
~ 0prcttily thst no summer boarder
90 odtlo her. HOW she got the lat
Alstyics out there af Cross Sticks no
MkS0dld think; Sd& she aid it..
80. .wchder. that. Will Shecrs. who
$pt the, drug stoee in the village. fell
41QDo with her. 1t was for her sake
6aA -hot hired t0 her mother-a praise.
Wro4hy widow. kmd.of telling the story
of hev lAusband'S fallms to anyone
who Would listSnAa wing of the build
inap1swhieA Ne ke,t' his store, . snug
little 2ifaiS of three, rooms. for which
he haf mo- rs, being 8 bachelor:
fhe rooms directly over the store.
which wcra largo md handsoms, re.
nSQ6oed vacant. which he'd the village
tSGppPoso that thegSoaag druggist in
tended to marry sssortly:sSs p
Wheh Mrs. M6nn had moved into the
littlseud 1flE 1e wis but step from
thc9s5re do0t 70 the. widows nat door
stcn andsDr. Shecrs'spent much Of his
time there, especially in the evening.
and people had begun to say that it
was . ''splN9ld thing for Clarity"
when the two Misses Shepherd came
to board with Mrs Finn. with whom
DR.. SAeefs 6oafded.
Mrs Finn -sdvcetised for summer
bQarders.ereyY year, under the halluci-
nation. dat cnss sticks was 1.-THE
cJdntry,"a1d She always caught few
viesiMs, WHO sat on the porch and
fasned away the mosquitoes, and took
wabks4o tha pu6S oHica and went on
picnica - tbs faog pond In the sub
urlnsaaas slooksds. At . very distant
mouptsin. khsough- field glasses, and
wen. .otheryip as rural Is possible
Gefore they left in the fall the
voaHnIsf Miss shepherd wa. engaged
to Dr. Sheefa -.
So ~ older than lie. She was
shAruAsa<dice and elbows; but she had
inhnritedsa q fortune fre0. her grand
meSher,ael then rs. Ark Finn ssid.
..sSe ran-sttenbim, and Weuld hev him
whekhoc he,wopld or no.. :.
xeapWhle Clarity went on. dress
md ind ana showed no signs of regret
tiu1 her sUdant lover: and when Mrs
M6Rtprop6eed giving up the rooms
forbade her to doaso with the stcrnness
wiamnr6Ih SAughsess do forbid their
ms1l3r tohoooV, cut thekown ideaS in
thi 6pieatsssth ses>nEI l r.sF. =
/! .:1aWa ma .ovesV ono would think
we 700 crt pp about f.. said Clarity
do. said. Mrs. Num-; Il haven't
felt worsc since your pa Hailed"
II dOdst care whom he marries. I'm
surc." said Clarity. Apd this Is the
cheapest place!stS beso pretty. that we
can.Gnd." f..sE So - ~ -
one day from her window she saw
the bride and groom return to take
possession OF their newly-furuished
For awhile the bride and groom
comfortable. New plate-
olass windows were put into the store,
and.n~vsaderful soda water fountain
~ .Sintrodueed There was looking
-,.s. between the rows Of boxes and
ro-4iEe wss hung st tho door that
the back room. A little
~srr;.ae In which MrA Shecrs drove
- .;Sfer TO pay calls on her friends
.ade5 1uster to the establishment
Suddenly q cloud arose. Mrs Sheers
w.J IN There was . consultation.
Srcs>lv. safterward there was Grape on
A.. - The doctor was . widower.
NJ ma~nver. the day after the suniver-
.-SS1 his wife's funeral DIR. Sheers
1000 q light hat. hsd his hair cut
.S,;s mustache waxed. put rose IN
- - fHffonhole and called ON Clarity
Munn. shortly sfterwsrd these two
s.,ere openly engaged to Be married,
n56'soain things seemed TO oe goins
,i .t hast .'very well, consider.
=" ca Wien people began to notice that
.rss. .rss.v ~ pale, that shc Wa growing
C :.x.he cried over her work. ana
ta,n. 49,. w,s : rumo9 that she M
=, ..lresk" with Dr.. Sheef4
ten1eI .s.-A talking Of it Ill over Cross
Mrs. Mnnn salc. ~ .na
0c,, do look most misersose: ""ss
me S Sseadfus" ssid ClaEity. hes
q - No and am OF him. and you .
long eo.-eo~4.ble.. =. He psomtsss every.
= 's;nss 49, "a ny heert s. broken. ~ss. oSs
's ssre - marry hine OH .,ss ~ "o s.
"a la ~ eycs grew solemn sod sne
eoled over her en0o,osa en0sa, -sf--sp
yksx,:ta me-his Hrst wife. Jon
S0s;a S0~.;a C2er;tys .'and says sneu