Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1893-12-02

A. as masters feet
, EHt Mas seoascd from his reyerie by
1901 Step, sad RAISING his eyes he sees /,
AZ ''Fm Of bis mother coming towards him,
IT, "0ood morning, my daring hoy," an
be Says she gives him smo.herly Kiss, II
sa"snuy bands her chair but III, decline
s: saying she would rather sit on the sofa vii,
atn' Ihey chs; confidently for a while
u "aen Mrs. Black says, somewhat anxious
10 YOU ale looking hsdly this morning. | hon,
le you sTe quite Well, Erie" "oh MANN.
d -leTe they were interrupted BY
; voice outside asking, "auy sdmit,anee"
p "AsWsa To my husband, replied his wife
A. Ii estne forward and stopped to snatch o
Sis from hor ruby lips AZ he seated plm.
se' oy her Side. She slipped her hand into
ms Win satisfied li;,le sigh. Her son sat
NA'ch'hg her, As She talked 10 her husband.
D t1haN!ns bow beautiful She WAS Her hair
Nas black AID rinelets wresthca bsr nra,,,
'"'euead' Her dark and expressive eve.
contested nicely With her fair complexion
ne ooAeu from this to smother pictured face
On Inc mSntleplece, How alike tho two
"ou!d nave been bad the darling little sis.
Ter HNed to grow NJ. The breakfast hsll
rang and HEY all went down to breakfast,
Ai'ef breakfast Mr. Black wen. TO bis of-
uee' 'oF Trough being { man Of wealth had
Thought II proper TO DO some work. His
VIE aud son stood on the piazza WATCHING
Ills retrealing figure until cut of sioht. ,ha5n /
me! mounted their steeds and few over
several miles of read, When they returned
: GIN Was waiting TO sell butter to Mrs
hi4eA' and as Eric passed through the hal
he noted something familiar in thu form
out heF face was yelled. and be conld on;v
discern = mass Of golden %ringlets on her
10FeAead' This convinced him still more of
"u acquaintance, but be said nothing TO his
'i''nef OF II, and day after day the girl I
came and went, and day after day he s,ood
oy a tree and watched her pretty form
e"ue o'er Inc green grass. until summe
a'ed away, aud lett the fields brown with y
autumn leaves, One evening he was walk.
NJ III 'Ae park, when he heard faint cry =,
'eemiAs 10 come from .hx lakelet. not far al
He rushed 10 the SPOT and hebeId , b
mass OF golden culls, floating on the water, 70
'nleu ne at once recognized rs bolopoiug ar
y inc butter girl. He threw off his cont Is
Il" plunged into the deep water. and in \ OF
Atkutes the girl felt herself being IN
1u5hI in strong but tender CRASH and sal
u ne 'endeFiy to the shore. When she be. SCI
'lAe conscious she was lying in her own IN
ed, :
-hoh'ps have passed and it is cold winter
Is CHRISTMAS day aud Eric ia takinc his !
'uIl stroll IN the garden. when ho soos, 49,
1''''" sifilsh form, with long Golden Of 5
us hanging over her shoulders, and bos.
Us 10 htr, to lind to his wonder that she N'
weeping bitterly. He paused and con. -
1854 er4 tJ5't hig4tFfte aspt and nd amf 1-re5 ,.-. Ga
Il no. he must not. he did not ever know 1
name All he knew of her was flint
was his mothers butter girI, He orIv N
my dear lady. can | in any way oorn. +,
| you She started, then raised her aboy
ID and perceiring who was spea.ino d.. |
'heu TO the roots of her hair, He sat AIN
IN by her and taking her hand in his will
" ~ his ''''
. '' "''s' pieaaIng tones, Wont YOU Mond
nt7 'ne cause Of your grief. Nothing IN fro
!id give me more pleasure than IN 49,, the t
out OIL your trouble" She blushed ,oSIi
~ out only wept more. Alas, the card inter,
broken aud Eric Black burst forth IN Of his
widest passion of love Imaginable. staat
ha c.i,1 /: bee G.
~ eaFhes'nesS, 81 love you'll love -o,H'
oe'toF lhan life! Ny heart yearus to situaf
20" 10 my breast, aud comfort Won.
hho" That some day You wou.d be nav WAS,
! HIS arm was around her waist. mad west
10" laid her head on his sb9nlder ,o.,s west
Sprlngipr 90 han 'e'is south
,nor w. eyes, out only east li
she spFang up and would west b
run away, but he caught her hand and all in
her' saying. 'now my DARLING
break my heart, by running away northe
80. sir. if VIM orl, east la
sim "ne" now east ha
o'' sue cried, ''you would not triGe east ba
II! "Aectlons IN this way. There is west hi
III! name, ana for this reason. / can mest u
marry any man on earth" With nortt,
words she struggled to free he rselr west hi
VhS Jul ltnieT ur1sD " u ~
II 10 me- my darling. and perhsps / iott ~ ~
elp cieaf IT," Eric said. "Well sirn wifi of
~ you asked me why l was weep. sw or 0
ma cause to weep. This morning NV q
rlstinas gift was Il tale that saddenad Nfss"
mt no little" His face was nale wi,t NV ar O
II and his ewes were moist ,yi,h :. vacant
oais' Is he bent his head low. to Janoa
"e SOIL sounds. Her voice. gently Miss.
ringing Of silver bells. sounded now east hall
; h'oah Oh the sea, She went on " ~ n
g low and sadly. ''The dear kind So ar or
iom l eau mother and whom | love east half
'oiu me that when l was about six easl haii
~ she found me sleeping in the nun ,
oNe LOOK me home and reared me, n Or of e
Inc Pet. 1t is the only pame west hf
ct KNOWN except that on my dres, ." 4r Oh
lhed a slip OF paper with the jni. nortieas
%. on II. have the slightest rec. NV quar-
o! a KIND mother ard a dear little NV guar
ana think | have a very dim re. i yaaant
iuce OF being carried away from Mississip
some rough man whom | did not Joining d
"iafe you no remembrance of ,s; nun
AZ No-}es think ! town Of y
u niue girl with black eur!s, and the south
''Do YOU rcmo,o,or .;,ha..r garden feI
aes' he asked in excitement. II street az +
the boys but / think the north Ge "a
Jailed Shinieeyes, ErIc's faeo n, ginning.
9 forced her r. hi, - !" TERMS
.ssia Dron.'. Noui'' sayihg, mount bi,
Dionner' De my own" Sbi- paid in ca
: my W dear sister. and [ nm time Of sa
boy of whom you snoLo H. paid when
ur motber ,iu po"e, no" Commistio
nj ~ NC "heh tell her approved
NV. - Dess'e," mo, your Bes. per centun
sIfi said with shining ewes. .,v. one year n
II wedding dav n mo,,s g rify for the
18th of -. aA 'toih TO- money to B
January lie placed u law Ioduir,
Nov 4, Is