The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-07-21

your chamber. And for you, my half bred
Spanish cockere1, know once and for. all
that this maid is for your betters- How
dare you come wooing my daughter, you
empty piIIbo1, who have not two silver pen
MES to rattle In your pouch! Go win for
tune and name before yon dare to look
up to such as she"
ssThat is my desire, and ] will do it,
sir, answered
$50, you apothecary's drudge, you will
win name and place, will you? Well,
long before that deed is done the maid
shall be safely welded to one who has
them and who is not unknown to you.
Daughter, say now that you have finished
with him.
ssI 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 may not wed him.
But am my own, and no duty can make
me marry where Twill not While Thomas
lives am sworn to him and to no other
man"
>.Atthe least you have courage, hussy,
said her father But listen now. Either
you will marry where and when wish
or tramp it for your bread Cngrateful
girl, did I breed you to faunt me to my
face? Now for you, pillbox! Will teach
you to come kissing honest mems daugh-
tiers without their leave, - and with curse
he rushed at me, stick aloft, to thrash me.
Then for the second time that day my
quick blood boiled in me, and snatching
up the Spaniard S sword that lay upon the
grass beside me I held it at the point, for
the game was changed, and who had
fought with cudgel against sword must
now fight with sword against cudgel. 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 that should
then and there have pierced her father
through and ended my days carly with
moose about my neck.
ss.Arc you made' she cried, land Go you
think to win me by Staying my father
Throw down that sword, Thomas"
las winning you, it seems that there
is small chance Of it, J" answered hotly,
.sbut tell you this-not for the sake OF all
the maids upon the earth will stand to
be beaten VITA a stick like a scullion. f"
And there I do not blame you, lad,
said her father, more kindly. Il see that
you also have courage, which may serve
you in good stead, and it was unworthy
of me to call you spillbox' in my anger.
Still, as have said, the girl is not for you,
SO begone 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 -
Il Will go, since I must co." answer
ed, but, sir, i still hope to live to call
your daughter wife Lily, farewell till
these storms are oyerpast. /"
Farewell, Thomas she said, weeping.
Forget me not, and 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
gether i'll pleased, for now knew that II
had won the fathers anger had also
won the daughters unalterable love, and
love lasts longer than wrath, and here or
hereafter will win it's way at length.
When had gone little distance, re-
membered the Spaniard, who had been
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war, and I turned to seek him and drag
him to the stocks, which I should have
done with joy and been glad to find some
one ON whom to wreak my wrongs. But
when came to the spot where had left
him found that fate had befriended him
by the hand Of fool, for there was no
Spaniard, but only the village idiot, Billy
Minns by name, who stood staring first at
the tree to which the foreigner had been
made fast and then at a piece of silver in
his hand.
Where is the man who was tied here,
Billy" asked.
-I know not, Master Thomas, he an
swered in his Norfolk talk, which Twill not
set down. Half way to wheresoeyer he
was going, 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 gallop.'
Now, you are bigger fool even than ]
thought you, Billy Minns, l said in an
ger. THAT man would have murdered
me. overcame him and made him last,
and you have let him go. :"
.'He would have murdered you, master,
and you made him fast! Well, he's gone,
and this alone is left Of him." And be
spun the piece into the air.
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