Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-18

abont, 80 that saw her face for the
first time. There is no greater wonder
than the way the face of i young woman
fits in a mans mind, and stays there,
and he could never tell you WHY; ls nist
seems Il was the thing lac wanted. She
had wonderful bright eyes like stars,
and ! dare say the eyes had n part IN III;
but what | remember the most clearly
was the way her lips were triie open
MS she turned. And whatever was the
cause. / stood there starin. like q fool
On her side, as, she had not known there
was any one 70 near. she looked at me
o little longer, and. perhaps, with more
surprise than WAS entirely civil.
IL went through my country head
she might be wondering ut my new
clothes; with that, | blushed to my hair,
and at the sight Of my coloring it's to
he supposed she drew her own conclu-
down the slose, and they fell again to
this dispute where | could hear no more
of il.
! had often admired lassie before
then. If scarce 80 sudden aud strong.
and II was rather my disposition 20 with
draw than to come forward, for | WAS
much in fear Of mOckery from the wo-
man kind. You would have thought /
had now all the more reason 10 pursue
my common Practice, since | had met
this young lady in the city street.
seemingly following prisoner, aud ac-
compnnied with two very ragged. in
decent-like !ilghlandmen. But there
was here a different Ingredient; it was
plain the girl thought ! had been pry-
ing IN her secrets; and with my new
clothes and sword. and at the top Of my
now fortunes, this was more than /
could swallow. The hcggar ON horse
back could not bear to be thrust down
so low, or at the least Of 1t, not by this
young lady.
followed, accordingly, and took on
my new hat to her, the best that | was
able to do,
"Madam," said |. ~ think It only fair
10 myself to lot you understand ! have
no Gaelic. IL Is true was listening,
for have friends Of my own across the
Highland line, and the sound Of TINT
tongue comes friendly; but for your pri-
yate affairs, " you had spoken Greek,
j might have had more gucss at them"
She made me little, distant courtesy.
There Is no harm done" said she, with
n pretty accent, most like the English
Out more .agreeable). "a cut may look
at q king
II 90 not mean to offend" said I. 81
have NO skill Of city munners never
before this day set foot inside the doors
OF Edinburgh. Take mo for q country
lnd--it5 what | ain; and | would rather
j told you than you found IL OUT
Indeed, II will be n very unusual
thing for strangers to be speaking TO
each other ON the causewny.n she re-
piled. But if You are landwards bred
1t will be different. ! am US landward
M yourself | nm Highland, MS you see,
md think myself the further from my
home
ut is not yet week since | passed
the line said l. Less than week
ago | was on the hracs Of Bnlwhidder."
"BnlwhtherW she cries Come We
from Bllwhither2 The name Of it
mikes all there is of me rejoice. You
will not have been long there, aud not
know some Of our friends or famfly?"
81 lived with the very honest kind
man called Duncan Din Maclaren." ]
replied.
'Well | know Duncan, and you give
him the cue name" she said; "and if
he ia IN lonest man, his wife is honest,
indeed"