The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-24
ED. EvERS'S CoURTSHIP.
IT WAS PROSECUTED PERSISTENT r,
nit WITHOUT NAVY Words

make cosey nest for a newly married pair.
II Is an old house even for that ancient part Of
Long Island; but the oldest thing about it
Is that IL is at present unoccupied, and IL likely
TO remain so for some time. tisto that house
that Ed Evcrs intended 10 take his bride but
he didn't take her there because she thought
she didn't care to marry him after all.
Ell Evers lives In tho Village OF Greenwich
Point which is particularly hard to find unless
you know exactly where Il IL. lie is mark ct
gardener about 35 years old. and ho = re-
Rarded In the neighborhood as passnbly eligi-
BILE. ms such things 90 down there. Miss Char
ity Cornell. the young woman for whom he
rented the house and furnished IL. lives with
her married sister. Mrs Hen Cnrman. on the
Swamp road down toward Freeport. She has
blue eyes and yellow hair and she says she's
% years old. although she doesn'; look II. she
Ia belle in her own particular circle. The
courtship OF Ed md Miss Charity presents un-
usual features. Notwithstanding il has ooen OF
very short duration. Tho villagers aay they
mover saw anything like II before. and they are
all wondering whether or not the marriage is
really OF for good. Some hopo not. others
think 1t were better So
1twns upon n Sunday afternoon iu October
that Ed first saw Charity. lie has an eye for
the picturesque and the beautiful and II was
upon one Of his walks down the swamp road
In search Of ono or both that he frat set eye on
the girl On one side OF the road was the most
gorgeous autumn foliage. on the other was
Charity I'd knew upon which side to bend his
gaze Charts was framed in the doorway Of
her sisters house, which sets back OF the road
hundred feet or So. FL had never seen her
before. and ho was unwilling o pass the house
without getting another glimpse of her.
The spot Is isolated. so he couldn't pretend
that he was going to call on somo ono else and
han SOD Lualr lat -.
stu aud turned to face her He saw that she
was looking at him. and, MS the social condi-
ttons down there are rather primitive. lie de-
termined mt once to get acquainted with her.
io went through the gate and up tho nath.
TG within t y6esrS hH ST sa
lid not rebuff Ed. lie Kept right on. and when
he got TO the door he Knocked loudly on the
lamb. ,harity came out from hiding. her long
lashes down over her blue eyes. and a corner
OF her snowy snowy AKRON between her still more
stutter as II usual thing. but lie certainly slut
tered then because Iharity says So
va,e pua cSpiI c an fsi'e mo d-drink OF
Charity shyly admitted that she could. When
sho went to get it she found there was none in
the house. I'd saw his advantage He knew
prstended that lie diin't Know how that well
and together they drew hucke, OF water. In
the operation II managed to touch ,Charlty's
hand at least hnlf dozen times accidentally
That was tho first meeting. and. although
DIleI, IL was destined 10 ue one with results.
Like Maud Muller Charity watched I'd as he
TOOK himself away and down the road. but her
ease ca wa was more more honeIu The next attorpoon
next. The water that young man drank almost
exhausted the well. Charity says.
Tho second week Ed began coming in the
morning MS we'll as in the afternoon. and the
third week ho added the evening. As no
GUS excuses that we're more or less Ingenious
Mrs. Hen Carman. Charitys sister and Hen
their heads. and tnlkpd II q thav uOt
10 bed and inally came 70 the conclusion that
it wasn't s bad thing: BYt Charity Vas still
for a moment. With the lengthenipg OF the
autumn evenings the duration OF Eds visits
second month Of his courtship by strollinG
along Inst alter tire akia.t-which Is early in
STAYED until supper Aftcr supper he turned
which was as long as they'd let him. This was
me neglnhing OF what Charity calls keeping
stead" COMPANY
In Greenwich Point, and OF course the only
way for him to see Charity was to do lust a 5 he
careful OF his attire. and when he went a-court-
ing he was a sight Tor tired eyes, SO the vii.
fine big checks IN them, and u fine pair OF
calskin boots, and a soft brown hat with a vel
yety nap on it, The Growing acquisition in
his new estate was a flaming solfrrlno neck
scarf with bunch OF blue flowers woven in IL
! MT, under I where It hit the collar Q. his
no one know it better than Charity. save
perhaps himself Still the girl was GOV When
drew into "a corner. and -he only spoke when
she was spoken to- which was not often. In
When he arrived he said good evening de-
posted his trown hat with the nap on it care
most comfortable chair, and proceeded to gaze
mournIully at Charity in her corner. ~ it was
fine night, he.would mention that. too but the
better part OF the time. Charity says. lie only
exercised his vocal chords by signing from
way down in his chest That was the routine
OF his visits
Hen Cnrman Ia ont on the Great South Bay
good deal. llshlnG or claiming. and I'd was in
the way OF the women when They wanted to do
their housework, Ed didn't mind that, how
he would very accomm odatingly take his easy
chair INTO the next room and look on through
supper, he'd tell them not to mind him. and
he'd wait until 1t was on the table. then wan
eating
About month ago bright thought struck
"a. and after considering 1t in all ts lights
execution. lie doubtless felt that something
was wanting TO make those festive evenings
peared ut the Carman house with a brown
rarer parcel, which he handled very ginGerly. |
table. and before the surrounding buiging |
eyes tho tarman household contains many |
children he unwrspped it and disclosed
That's for Chat and me to play on" he eI-
planned.
Ii 10 nothing to the point that neither Char- |
~ nor I'd knows one note from another. In |
ten minutes Charity had hold Of one end II tho |
accordion and ~ ofauother and they pumped
out Dot pOurrl that was surprising in its |
variety. That was "a" beginning Of a series OF
musical evenings. Within "a week lien tarmGn
smoked his evening pine in the Noodshed. and
The family dog. which is black and tan with
long ears, strayed away toward the Great
south Bay and has never been seen sin a.
THIS was the beginning Of the end. The
music must have stirred Id to the core OF his
heart. ABOUT two weeks ago, accordingly he
went To the tHTman house with "A determine |
ion To know his fate. ito ask cd to SEQ Charity
alone 80 Hen turman and Mrs. Carman vent
INTO another room.
p, Cha" I'd ,!bluued out. come on up to
Claus Myers's."
Mrs Myers is a sister Of EDS. and shs lives
~ the Dad about a mile. The Caymans and
he Iyerses are not on speaking terms, 50 |
charity opened her eyes wide.
What Tor = she asked sharply.
'tAuse,' said I'd. Come on up Say You'n
see after lON GET M there
Well. guess II see before get up there"
retortrd he girl 1 guess maybe | Ain't /
l-EulnE, | don't think
Ed then started to explain how his fathers
estate had been sold. aud how he had received !