The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-02

: 1 was killed In a railway accident. an
the next time went TO the mounta,i
fo ,not h .he r ppe g MA m sim tot
me. II think twas Friday: 'memoe
'twar the same day as We heared 20
was kilt" When / saw him ] wa
appearance why, what's the matter
JIM" / asked. II dunnow." he said
with a shamed air, Il ANT sick mucn
don't reckon. me oid Plnd o ~1,.r@'
her cabin she ran TO me with little cry
feeling my clothes. and running hs si,, nrs
ers over my face" II nuver have ave, u rbeS
she had made sure 1t was /. Dut =
be mo- carin Of the Lord now, pen nv az
he have brung you TO lie, long tbeyy
brought her the ,rumour OF ny lean the
said: "fwar Ike the time wheh ,ha y
llght'nin struck me blind flfst ,nt ~
| were a trcmblln' all over. IRON III 49,
lint. then i heared the thunder. ana '"e
| light was clean gone out. g CEDAR.
We passed down the avenue 81 Geu ar -
dipping with the road into q ctstS ~ Z,
tom. and ascending q red M; ~ ~
| the Doctor pulled up with " MO W 49,, ~
| sOrrel. child was almost ui sIs',.o nn
hoofs. She had run out lIO',i "a ~ ,r.eic
the roadside, her eyes Nneu VITA '"o'0
"hiister DOCTOR she cred. extracting
| herself from the horses iegs, 9luiIli l,
| saws come thar right quick, the meat .
| dn1e stole from the spring box
| Wbuo tho Doctor was gone TO the rescue
| of the nat | sat hecking the mes IRON
| or the 10 Sc. and watching tho OF klu5
| rnessing I'm some mud | heard the "0-
| mans Voice first In iamentatlon theh IN
| thanks as she stood near the open door;
| "If hadn't been stolen. the hoctoI tu'u
| ,oo when he came out, "the cat had taken
| il under the house - a,,., .roee
We drove on. between tall slim lree95
| that left q narrow rift Just over the Ioau
through which the sky showed IN gled!n-
ngCC16
cabins out of which children ana women
nOcked TO see y Doctor 90 BY. y" mn
we had gone on a mile or two our piu
,,ress was arrested a second tiine. ~
aged white horse, with dropping hehd anu
mules ears, stood directly In our Wy
ON the ground lay man seeii.ne' Ill
me Doctor got down and touched MS
Have shome?" queried the individ-
ual without stirring. ,,..
eett lIH" full shometimes. III get lorC
pres'ny'' rolling comfortably over
This is not Mr.. Skip more eevere-
The man propped an, an eye T, open Ia,,, "ifs
effort at dignity ne struggled to his feet
and leaned shakily against his horse.
"'fhe shame Of tack Doc. HE d0cfeF
he said. Strengthening his coat and fix
ing his eyes steadily upon me blue me
stumrnick and legs. Was goin for shome
phisic when thar come shimmn' In head
an then fell Of horse h,as;, Yes shir awful
siTk f shame or TICK bi 70 his horse and
tied him there by the saddle strap then
taking "A small paper out Of his pocket
ne poured It's contents upon the mans
tongue "rhatll sober him up" said the
Or. when we had driven on. It's Quin-
inc"
The German was held at a place be
longing to the eldest son of the Carter
lOr. is the County Beau, the social lead
or Of the district. He is n universal
firt and 1t is said he opens his doors
the girls of the neighborhood may IN
spect their possible home. l was told
in confidence that his power Of fasina-
ton lay in the droop onto his left eye
ross 10 dancing, constant ATTENDANCE.
and making a business of "calico"Uhis
last is term used by the Va. UniveT-
sity men; i MS a long felt want. sup
When we reached his house the Beau
was doing the society act on the front |
perch perch. Ihis porch is shaded by tres
The whole place has been subdued TO !
neutral tints under the shadow of tiroa. |
me shutters are Of a pale sage, green, |
white. has toned to dove colour The |
stained roof is steep. and hangs low, |
bearing a burden OF moss
Entering there is first hall. thanked on
either side by parlors. and beyond |
through an archway lies the ballroom |
stretching the breadth Of the house
FROM out the ballroom. at the back. IS
another ncrch; which. the land living |
low Just there. stands on pillars high !
above the ground.
=, The Beau led the german with the
beauty, 10 whom, II is said ne PAYS his |
court. She is southAr tyre aublirn
hair. arranged a Gibson. with a velvet
bow across the knot. shadowy eyes re-
minding one Of Old MADEIRA 0uickennd /
by the sparkle of champaign lotus and
rose complexion. ripening at the lips 10
seranium, and a general sEapelinCss and
harmony of outline.
When the music began ] retired TO the
back porch. from which / could see the /
dancers whrlng gaily. To the north "A
range Of mountains raised heir peaks
sharply. breaking the line OF the horizon
Just grazing the field of corn below the
house. my eye followed the hills rolling
higher and higher, assembled a mountain
side, and caught the white CLEAN Of the
University building AT nv side. his
yes turned TO the ballroom. stood another
ot the Garter boys; the Silent one his
frenchy sister calls him. l wanted to
ask what distance We We're from Char
Iottesville; but never having heard him
say more than yes" or mo" | was
afraid to venture on question that re-
awe of him, we all respect a man that
ian keep his mouth shut. he must think
such lot. Following the Silent Ones
gaze, my eyes rested on "a couple sitting
Just opposite, under the a"chway. The
man was the Poet. He has the usual
Of his kind. parts his hair
m bang; wears the 'downy lip" and
affects the poetic lispng-stutter. You
know the typei Except that he writes
quite decent verse his Ike might be found
n any drawing room % Bob nj IN, New
ork. Ills partner was Il stunning little !
'oUtherner. with haZel-grey eyes and a |
rank laugh. | knew that girl had lot |
n her and later it was proven to me |
{ Was upon her the Silent One had fixed |
MS gaze.
When there came a break between the |
irst and second germans | went into the
Garden for a smoke. 1t has all the at
tributes one expects of an old garden
hOlihocks. daffadils and such |
lowers Of our Grandm others care. Mock
orange bushes, scattering their petals |
upon the path, hung white AMI fragrant !
over my head, and a bee. sucking I'm
sweetness. drOned cOntentedly among the
blossoms a group of News swept their
tense foliage along the ground, Offering |
within their branches romantic seclusion |
very pretty posing" The girl OF the
lazel-grey eyes was seated on a low /
Yew, and by her side stood the !
silent one In the attitude OF devotion
She had apparently charmed him out Of |
lis reserve and he was talking blue
streak.
Van still rushed his flame OF the even
ny before remarkable constancy for
Iam and when ! returned from my
stroll in the garden he was at the piano |
,laylnG base TO her treble. All the rest
we're dancing except Garrison. He was
decking his heels on the back porch. and |
cooking disconsolately at the rotunda