Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-07-04

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though we were sad enough ut parting.
So took her in my arms and kissed hcl
so closely that some blood from my wound
ran down her white attire But as we
embraced I chanccd to look up and saw q
sight that frightened mo enough, fol
there, not five PAGES from us, stood Squire
Board, Lily's father, watching all, and
his face wore no smile
He had been riding by bride path tc
the watering ford, and seeing couple
trcspassing beneath the OAKS dismounted
| from his horse to hunt them away. Not
| till he was quito near did he know whom
ho came to hunt, and then he stood still
| in astonishment. He was O short, stout
man, with red face and stern, gray eyes
that seemed to be starting from his head
with anger. For awhile he could not
speak, but when he began ut length the
words came fast enough All that he said
forget, but the upshot Of it was that he
desired to know what my business was
with his daughter I waited till he was
out of breath, then answered him that
Lily and I loved each other well and wcrc
plighting our troth.
lis this so, daughtcr?" he asked.
''It is So my father" she answered
boldly.
Then he broke out swearing "You
light mink" he said, ''you shall be whip
ped and kept cool on bread and water in
your chamber. And for you, my half bred
Spanish cockcrcl know once and for all
that this maid is for your bcttcrs. How
dare you como wooing my daughter, you
empty pillbox, who have not two silver pen
mics to rattle in your pouch! Go win for
tune and name before you dare to look
up to such as shc!"
"That is my desire, and will do it.
sir" answered. .
$50, you apothccary's drudge, you will
win name and place, will you? We'll,
long before that deed Is done the maid
shall bo safely welded to ono who has
them and who is not unknown to you.
Daughter, say now that you have finished
with HIM"
II cannot say that, father" She replied,
plucking at her robe. ''If it is not your
! will that I should marry Thomas here,
my duty is plain, and l may not wed him.
But am my own, and no duty can make
me marry where Twill not. While Thomas
lives I am sworn to him and to no other
man."
"At the least you have courage, hussy, "
said her father. But listen now. Either
you will marry where and when wish
or tramp it for Jour bread. .Ungrateful
girl, did breed you to flaunt me to my
face? Now for you, pillboX! will teach
you to come kissing honest mems daugh-
ters without their leave, and with curse
he rushed at nc, stick aloft, to thrash me.
Then for the second time that day my
quick blood boiled in me, and snarchinG
up the Spaniard's sword that lay upon the
grass beside Inc I held it at tho point, for
the game was changed, and who had
fought with cudgcl against sword must
now fight with sword against cudgcl. And
had it not been that Lily, with quick
cry of fear, struck my arm from beneath,
causing the point of the sword to pass over
his shoulder, believe truly chat l should
then and there have pierced her father
through and ended my days carly with q
moose about my neck.
Arc you mad?" she cried, land do you
think to win me by Staying my fathcr?
Throw down that sword, Thomas.
LAS for winning you, it seems that there
is small chance of it," answered hotly,
''but tell you this-not for the sake of all
the maids upon the earth will stand to
be beaten with stick like q scullion."
"And there I do not blame you, lad, !"
said her father, more kindly. II see that
you also have courage, which may serve
you in good stead, and it was unworthy
of me to call you 'pillbox' in my anger.
Still, as have said, the girl is not for you,
SO bcgonc and forget her as best you may,
and if you value your life never let me
find you two kissing again. And know
that tomorrow will have word with
your father on this matter"
IT will go, since must CO." answer
ed, "but, sir, ! still hopc to live to call
your daughter wife. Lily, farewell till
these storms arc overpast."
Farewell, Thomas" she said, weeping.
Forget me not, and I will never forget
my oath to YOU"
Then, taking Lily by the arm, her father
led her away.
I also went away-sad, but not alto
gcthcr i'll pleased, for now knew that If
l had won the fathers anger had also
won the daughters unaltcrablc love, and
love lasts longer than wrath, and here or
hereafter will win its way at length.
When T had gone little distance, re-
membercd the Spaniard, who had been
clean forgotten by me in all this love and
war, and I turned to seek him and drag
him to tho stocks, which should have
done with JOY and been glad to find some
one on whom to wrcak my wrongs. But
when 1 came to the spot where I had left
him found that fate had befricnded him
by the hand Of fool, for there was no
Spaniard, but only the village idiot, Billy
Minns by name, who stood staring first ut
tho tree to which the foreigner had been
made fast and then at o pieco Of silver in
his hand.
'sWhere Is tho man who was tied here,
Billy" asked.
II know not, Master Thomas, " he an
swered in bis Norfolk talk, which will not
set down Half way to wheresoevcr he
was going, I should say, measured by the
pace at which he left when once had sat
him upon his horse. Lawks, but he was
glad to be gone! How he did gallopl'
Now, you are q bigger fool even than I
thought you, Billy M1nns, said III an
ger. THAT man would have murdered
me. I overcamo him and made him fast,
and you have let him CO."
''He would have murdered you, master,
and you made him fast! Well, hos gone,
and this alone is left of him." And no
spun the piece into the air.
Now, seeing that there was reason In
Ril1v's tul1 for tho fHlllt WIS mine /
turned away without more words, not
straight homeward, for wished to think
alone awhile on all that had como about
between me and Lily and her father, but
down the way which runs across the lano
to the crest of the Vineyard hills. These
hills arc clothed with underwood, in which
largo oaks grow to within some zoo yards
Of this house where I write, and this un-
derwood is pierced by paths that my moth
er laid out, for she loved to walk here.
One of these paths runs along the bottom
of tho hill by the edge Of tho pleasant