Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-24

IttE IAltoON'S mAfJOlt1.
After some years the old people died. both
In one wiutor, cry carefully tended By their
adopted son, and very quietly mourned when
they were gone, People who had heard Of
his rowing fancies supposed ha would haston
70 5ell the property and go down the river to
push his fortunes, But there was never any
sign Of such an intention on tho part Of Wll.
On tho contrary, he had the inn set on bet
ter footing, and hired a couple Of servants to
assist him in carrying 10 on; and there he set
tied down, a kind, laxative, inscrutable
young man, six feet three In his stockings
with an iron constitution and friendly
voice, He soon began TO take rank in the
district as a bit OF an oddly. 1t was not
much to DO wondered at from the first, for no
was always full OF notions, and kept calling
tho pbnest common sense ia question: but
what most rnsed tho report upon him was
tho odd circumstance Of his courtship with
tho parsons Msrjory.
Tho parsouI Mnrjory was "A lass of about
10 when WIN would bo-about 30, we'll enough
looking and much better educated than any
other girl in that part OF tho country, as be-
came her paTontHge. She held her head very
high and had already refused several offers
OF marriage with grand air, which had got
hul hNlb AAAilA'a uAllAlA NhN hoArhb9los NNt
all that she was good girl and one that
would have made any man we'll contcntcd.
win had never seen much OF her, for nj
though tho church and parsonage were only
two miles hom his own door no was never
known to 60 there but on Sundays, IL
CHANGED, however, that the parsonage fell
into disrepair and had q DO dsmantled, and
the parson and his dnuShtor took lodgings
for month or So on very much reduced
terms, ut wins Inn. Now, what with the
inn aud the mill and the old miller's savings,
our friend was a man Of substance, and be-
sidos that, he had name for good temper
and shrewdness, which mako n capital por-
ton In marriage, and so Il was currently gos-
Hiped among their III wishers that the parson
and his daughter had not chosen their tenn
porary lodgings with their eyes shut, WIN
wasabout tho last man in tho world to DO
cajolcd q frightened into marriage. You
had only TO look into his eyes limpid and
still like pools OF wnter, and yet with n sort
OF clear light that seemed TO come from with
| in, and You would understand at onco that
hero was ono who know his own mind and
would stand To II immovably. Mnrjory her
self was no weaklng by .hcr looks, with
strong, steady eyes and n rcsolutc and quiet
bearing. 1t might DO question whether she
WINS not Wits match in ateudfastness, after
all, or which of thom would rtlo the roast in
marriage, But Mnriory had never given 10
thought, and accompanied her father with
the most mistaken innocence and unconcern.
The season WINS still 50 early that Wills
customers were few and far between; but the
lilncs were already Towering, and the weather
was SO mild that the party took diruer under
the TROLLS, with the noiso OF the river In
their ears and tho woods ringing about them
with the songs Of birds. WIN soon began 70
take particular pleasure in these dinners.
The paison was rather dull companion
with hnhit OF doxing at table; but nothing
rude or cruel ever fell from his lips And a,
for the parsons daughter, tho suited her sur
roundings with the best grace imaginable
and whatever she said seemed so pat ant
pretty that VIII conceived great idea OF he
talents lie could sec her face, as sho Leaned
forward, against background OF rising PIN
woods; her eyes shone poaeosbly; tho ligh
lay around her hair like a kerchiof; some
thing that was hardly a smile rpplod he
pale cheeks, and WIN could not contain him
self from gazing on her in AN agreeable dii
may. She looked, oven In her quietest mo
monts, 40 complete in herself, and so quic
with hio down TO hor finger tips and the YER
skirts OF her dress, TINT the rsmainder Q
created things became nj more than bic
by comparison; and II WIN glanced ava
from her TO her surroundings, the tree
looked inanimhte aud sensoless, tho clout
hung in hcaNNn like dead things, and owe
the mountain tops were disonchanted II
l whole valley could not compare in looks wit
this ono girl
Will was always observant In the society ,
his fellow creatures, but hls observation b
came almost painfully eager In the case
: Marjory, He listened to all sho uttered an
. read her eyes at the Same time for tho ii
4 spoken commentary, Many kind, simple AZ
+ sincere speeches found an echo IN his hear
Q ho became conscious OF a soul beautiful
!, poised upon itself, nV,hing doubling, nothiI
o desiring, clothed in poacel II was not pos
> bic to separate her thoughts from her appea
y once. The turn of her wrisN the still soui
. OF her voice, the Light in her eyes, the lin
}, Of her body fell in tunc with her grave Al
d gentle words Ike tho eccompani,nent IA
n sustains and harmonixcs the voice Of I
% singer. Her influence Wns ono thing, not
i be divided or discussed, only TO be lolt wi
is gratitude and JOY. To Win her presence
% called some,hing Of bio chiidhosd, and
10 thought OF her took its place in his mind
ID side that oi dawG, o. running water and
N the earliest vlolots and hlacs. 1t II
10 property OF thinSa seen for the first time,
4 for tbs hrst time artsT lcnK, like the flow
IN spring, TO reawNken in ~ tho sharp q
u, Of arnse and that inpIessien % mys
strapceoof4 which o.hsrwise passes elii Of I