Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1893-12-05
NEW SERIES, VOL. XXvIII, No. 4e.

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David. whom he was not sleeping, spent
most of his time watching the door.
Sabina, when she was not cooking or
making bouquets, spent most of her
time gliding stealthily by the door, for
OF course she was too modest anJl prop
er to enter it except occasionally with
neighbors who called upon the unfor-
tunRte minister.
Mrs. Tabitta Topp, neighbor and a
great believer in the law of conpensa-
tion, made Sabina blush herself nearly
to death by saying: well, Sabina, the
Lord took the minister's foot, but he'll
be sure togive him something in place of
1t. You've been good enough to let him
have the little parlor you don't even
open for most folks, and maybe you'll
get your pay in some manner you're not
expecting.n sSabina pretended not to be
thinking about pay, but she was already
thinking about possibilities.
We'll, there's no s'.-ation in life but
changes sooner or David Ware,
minister, could not - forever in that
little parlor being waited ON, and Sabina
Wilkins could not go ON forever broiling
chickens and arranging sweet flowers
for strange man.
David was at last able to limp out to
the porch, where he caught Miss Sabina
sitting under tho vines. The nurse was
down in the village; Rex was asleep on
the doormat. Sabina blushed like a girl
of 19 and was afraid to sit with the minis
ter for fear Il neighboP might come and
catch her. She was afraid to get up and
leave for fear she would be losing an
opportunity, and u woman at 40 can't
afford to be reckless.
David rocked; Sabina rocked. Then
he said, Pleasant evening, Miss Will
kins.''
eyes, very" she answered.
David rocked; Sabina rocked. Then
he said: 'fSweet little home for you here,
Miss Wilkins. Suppose you never get
lonely, do your
Yes, very" she answered him. 1t
announced to him that here was ten
der, loving woman robbed by some bro
ken law of the love and sympathy to
which she was entitled. Modest and re-
fined as David was, he was suddenly
moved to an outburst of admiration that
filled the very air about Sabina with
music and light and fragrance. Miss
Sabina," he said, Il think you're the
sweetest woman ever saw. Why don't
you get married?''
Poor little Sabina felt for her salts bot
tie. She had never been attacked that
way about marryingI And she never
dreamed that love and courtship could
be condensed or reduced to one sentence.
Recovering herself, after prolonged
quiyer of joyous surprise, she came back
at David facetiously: ''Mr. Ware, I
think you are the incest man ever saw.
Why don't you get lnsrried?"
Because can't find a woman with
my name in her hand, Miss Sabina."
'Oh, my! What do you mean, Mr.
Wareg'
Don't You know, Miss Sabina, some
palmistry philosophers claim that every
woman's hand has mans initial in itY"
"Do tellr' gasped Sabina, with eyes
aiare and palms instantly upturned,
while blushes chased with burning hope
over her checks and throat. "Would
you mind my looking at your hand,
Miss Sabina" David asked, constituting
fayorably her excitement. Sabina ex-
tended her hand. David examined it
closely, looked up into her eyes, then
spelled slowly, Ware! There it ISL
Sabina gasped, held her salts bottle to
her nose, having jerl1ed her hand from
him with a coquettish way that said,
"Take it again" "You mustn't fly in
the face of Providence, Sabina. Be-
ware" A pun and proposal in one
word. Seeing that Sabina was unspeak-
ably happy, David continued: "Only as
my wife, Sabina, can 1 repay your kind
ness. You and are pair of scissors,
divided and lonely. Come, let us unite
and after this cut the fabric of life to-
gether.'"
Sabina's head drooped, Rex barked,
and the minister and maiden kissed
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