Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-24

THE LoyEEs
talents which he subsequently doy.,r.s|
might have been devoted to The eh,,s
But such unfortunate mistakes viii b,r.,
in the best regulated church societies, "
There was Mr.. Williams seated htv..
Misses Belden and Brown, and by a rsn,,I.
able coincidence nearly every girl ii N
music class was seated close by, while hss,,
utterly unconscious OF the fact.
In those days in old Connecticut con A,
cloves were not used to disguise barron
breath. The girls had no chewing ruu n
give them strength OF jaw by constant .ss.
else. In default of peppermint drops Il v.
not uncommon for country girl 10 cam,
few cloves or a little cinnamon bark Ia h.
pocket for an occasional nibble.
Williams felt gentle touch on his tls.
shoulder-blade. -Four little fingers vsrs q.
tended as If to give him something. VIA
his thoughts still engrossed as at first hs q.
tended his right hand behind hin. A bail
dozen cloyes dropped in his open psln, cd
he saw that the donor was Nellie Smith, sit
of the singing class, who had already shosi
some liking for him, but whom he I'D ut
like at all. Taken entirely by surpriis y,
obeyed the first impulse. Like a threryn
old child he threw the cloves to the nouf
while his face showed intense disgust.
Misses Belden and Brown and seond
other girls Uttered aloud. Williams tlusts
to the roots Of his hair. The eyes o. Nj
whole congregation We're upon hin, VI
Deacon Dickens, who was conducting the r..
vice, opened upon him with severe repraI
which grew stronger and stronger TIL y b
came violent invectiye. From this Wllhini
soon learned that the real otiense 10 thega
OF Deacon Dickens was his sitting anoh, 10
girls. Williams could not sec anything
wrong in this. The blush died out d %
face, he sat as stiff as poker, and the noFs
he was berated the more obstinately dsle''
mined he became that mere words sh'ul
never move him from that seat. The e'a
deacon tired himself with scolding' "a
finally proceeded with the ordinary rolun'
of the service. When this was over saa ~
congregation dismissed, Williams iosh'
himself in the eyes Of the girls hero icr ~
budging under abuse, and very muna
martyr in the eyes Of the boys VINO Ne''
much inclined to hold an indignation mas
ing on the spot.
Mr.. Williams met Misses BeldeA aH'
Brown at little party In the coui's v
week, and in three or four weeks more y
found that the younger miss had lne si''' ,''
share in his thoughts, and he began . n.y.,
tate regular and persistent siege '0' 4. \,
heart and hand. How in the weird sa's.'
he begina she was the daughter o. . nv, \.
who was considered rich. How v0ua -
Brown take IT? Mr.. Williams has s0'l'u,'. J,
taken in single fee more than ono-1'a !,
tho total possessions OF Mr.. broEn' =. M I.
these school-teaehing days OF MS Wv ~" IA
of Mr.. Brown was an obstacle IN ny f ~,
which he felt to DO wellnigh Insurance. ~.
able. But he planted bis batter, a, XII,
menced the siege with the ioloWins '-'''
A melia, forgive the omission, q M M IL
NJ net MT snoll what / say or diminish y y
n ndeavor 10 nav me without any dis; "A.
T. ike fayors for rhymes, or better u'A' s s.'
N nav for each line II you give mo y. s' ~,
A melia-rated thus, even rhSinihf
This missile reached its marx s.A -. 3
duccd breach In the deienses & M
Acrostics were very popular in 'uO.s .. ss,
perhans because there were more ea'f.s 4,
than poets. and good acrostid y 'ns ~ Il,
ing success OF word cafPen, ~. Al
acrostic was pronounced the pes ' w
vounc lady In the county had ever ' II. II,
because there was good pun N Wy .' u
line and a first rate one in tne ~ NJ q,
the grammatical construction was , Y. a.
cepting the word Wis, a chanse o 49,, "a,
s,dnred allowable because the seu''u '....ll,
nll right for a lover to express and esi 'y :.
because, notwithstanding me u,- 4. con.
yolyed in tho first letters, there We" y. !,
secutiye lines perfectly rhymins " n Il saiph
before the school term was over ~ :, Ms.
Williams was the accepted lossI 7 XII
Amelia Brown. 1t was MISS ps I. XII VI
tul management that broush. sh,l
Brown. and there is re9son 70 -ps,iruitl'l
har Wait to the little church Of the III. nslI
Ma,hndists that sunday Afternoon ~ ~ II
for the sole purpose OF prins'1s
young people together .,,,s nys ~
For onco the course Of uus ,s.rlltl
.,,,,, painh and Amelia Ne's - i
when he was twenty-thfee ''',l ,apnyllir 2
the bar. They have lived ? xxx ssrsspassis
gether, and have children gu
dfen around I'm. .,sc HcIlisn