The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1894-04-20

good night, good hight, my doa. rebels
good night, %
The clock was striking four tDcnegt
afternoon, whcnawomher beaten man,
vino had look as if ne had once been
seaman, knocked at the side door Of
Jeffrey Melridew's mansion 0nd asked
TO see young Mistress Merride~.
ITS Shoemaker Styles, the maid
informed Sibyl, "eud be says youmus
come down and try ON the slipper he
has brought--he's not sure about the
heel He's in the ballroom, men,
II was with wildly beating heart
that Sibyl, obeying this summons, ran
down to the little ballroom where
Anthony Styles awaited her
He stood with the slipper in his
hand RS she entered the room, and be-
fore he could close the door bek4nd
her, he called out in frank, loud
voice; 81 thought you had better try
on the shoe, miss--I WASH sure Of the
heel.
The moment the door was closed,
however, he came forward eagerly, and
in low tone said: OTIS all right, little
mistress, | heard the click of She tun-
mel box last night, for | hadn't turned
IN, and alore many minutes 1 was up
and off in my boat with the message,
in my head burnt the paper There
was a stiff breeze, and | reached the
cutter in the quickest time ever made,
and ! got back afore daylight, with
nobody the wiser. Shoemaker Styles
understands his old sailor business bet
ter than shoemaking," with grim
laugh, land no Tory knows these
waters as [ do"
'And it's all right, and the end viii
be all right?" faltered Sibyl anxiously.
'All right" You'll know for your-
self by nightfall perhaps, and now
God bless you, little mistress you've
done great service, and if ever An
thony Styles can sarve you, he'll do it
with whole heart-God bless you,
God bless you! !" and with these words
Shoemaker Styles hurried of leaving
Sibyl with the slipper still in her
hand, and both of them quite oblivi-
Gus Of that important tryiug-on pro-
cess.
The day after the ball was busy
one for Sir Harry Willing, and it was
not until late in the afternoon that he
found himself at liberty to take his ac-
customed saunter about town.
AS he came in sight Of the gllded
boot, he smilingly thought; Il Won
der if Shoemaker Styles has done his
duty by the little slipper--if he has. ]
shall dance with my lady Sibyl at
Nine Bontineau's this evening.
But Sir Harry did not dance NJ
Nine Bontineau's that evening, for
when at nightfall he returned to his
quarters he was met by the disastrous
tidings that the long-looked-ior and
eagerly expected British brig loaded
with supplies for the Kings army had
been captured off Lechmeres Point
by the Yankee rebels.
TWAS not many months after this
capture that the British evacuated Bos-
ton. When Sir Henry Willing took
leave of Sibyl Merridew he pleaded
for some token of remembrance.
you will not promise yourself 10
: me, he said in reproachful accents,
"but give me some token OF Yourself,
some gage of amity, at least.
But what--what can | give You,
Sir Harry asked Sibyl, not d little
touched and troubled.
/, GIVE me the little slipper Won wore
that night we danced together at the
: Province House.
! That that slipper and Sibyl
blushed and paled.
''Yes--ah, you will, you will
moments hesitation, then with q
strange smile, half grave, half gay
: Sibyl answered, eyes, j will st
Louis Republic.