Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1892-06-23
Mechancspwn Frederick County, Maryland Thursday June e. 1892

stahd mere (tnoVlnH 10 tne IlHuI) uoL
believe you did.
We'll, then,' he replied, pointing to
the right, you'd better feed me from
that side.'
oh, you are just like man, she
laughed, but Tm just like woman ;
I'm afraid that I'll have to look at you
from the worst side
If I were Il woman / know you
would, but as am not, thought you
would seek to see ME at my best
'Now, Mr.. Smarty, Just for that Ill
not give you much of Il breakfast and
she didn't either but she made up for
it at noontilne.
Il have brought my sewing, she said,
and am going to sit out here in the
shade and talk to you.
He looked at her with a pleased ex-
preston.
Am l innocent, Miss Metz
What funny question to ask me !
How do I know? But, say, tell me
how they came to accuse you
oh, they found me walking along
the road and took me up. l had no
horse.
But Zeb Brown says that you passed
his house ridin one, and if that's the
case, what did you do with hlm?'
L did not pass his house riding a
horse
But he will swear you did, and Will
give it as his opinion that you was
afraid of BEN caught and sold the horse
to somebody
Get up here, little girl, and look at
me-l)ok into my eyes.
She got up, and after gazing into his
eyes, said No, you didn' t steal IA horse.
You couldn't do such thing, and l
will believe you no matter who swears
against YOU
4 could kiss you for those generous
words.
No, you couldn't, for | wouldn't let
you. | wouldn't want a man to come
kissing NE for my words, anyway. If
he couldn't kiss me for myself he
shouldn't kiss me at all
You can safely talk of kissing to a
man IN Jail. How long before court
meets:'
About Il week.
AS am the only man to be tried I
suppose they will get through with me
in short order
i reckon 50; and I do hope they
won't t send you to the penitentiary, tor
now that l know you Didn't steal that
horse | like you ever so much.
And | like you,' he said.
'Oh of course she laughed. 'for man
always likes anybody that feeds him.
But l like you sho' nuif. think your
eyes are just lovely
You make me blush, little miss; and
wouldn't that be Il novel sight-a
blusLnG jallblrd: ::
She ted him on chicken and hot BIS
cuts, and at evening sang to him. She
declared that he was her first and only
beau. But, she always added, 1 would
hate you If I thought you stole that
horse.
One morning she brought him more
than the usual amount Of food, and
when lie marveled at the abundance
she said, Now this must do you for a
day
why So?
'Becaase I'm going away and won't
be back until late tonight.
The day was weary one to the prls-
oner and he longed for evening. The
sun went down, the stars came out. A
dog whined and then cheerful voice
said
I'm back again.
Yes he cried, and just in time to
give soft touch to the hardest day |
ever spent.
Oh, what = tlatterer you are !. But
you didn't steal the horse, did you?
No, little girl, III swear l didn't
4 know you dldn' I'll know you just
couldn't. have got, some news for
you
'What is it?
Court meets tomorrow.
I'm glad, and yet I'm afraid
You must not let them see that you
are scared. Ill sit by you DUNG the
trial.
She did git beside him the next day,
and when the Judge, after hearing the
verdict, sentenced him to the penlten
tiary for FIVE, years. she hung her head
and wrpt.
1t WAS evening and the prisoner was
taken back to his cell A dark night
come or, and the wrrtched man, know