The Van Buren press., 1895-10-26
4 DAY OF MARTTgDON,

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were ss9lilr sissir r.spessists srrm.lns
ID q e,,'ti eadah. sf beer isut Esr.uii1,r
- the WIN af Ia e,svssr,e IA a.tt. ,,f1I,,.r,
nstrha when tn. suitfnsl x-szv r.snii,i,,-
cent
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sifs4 caisneA u1aningir, when wass
lsrisz srrcualle mr. first waihst,ss,-.l
,t.-sta1le,i. dI,us,1 r ustrlr ur-,,is
1,a ef the eif.1. estxa-ur E.a.iss. sena
ne s1a ulss ssuIlf p.-su Miss.u-. 4, r.s1
ersk,s.d ~. ! hsnia au1nx wiila wass
sns. matinee wf'lh me-, Run via al -,rSr
sss.u- an: mn Gi1iter Wis esnzs1ls.E
urzsa ~nxn en the Miisscnrr eir,u rf
NJ u1c3ss w'suat ervue esne si,,iilI Il.isas
b NJ n-lr,i AMI aa,Sr HnsRas slr be-
ERE gong tsrEaer than u int
ahte MT nsn1itsr q ssr-uwfS1l
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aai. n Gus euu-st az ains H1ni,s,a en
the taru ef M H1cIs. Il was 4 -~re-
Elaaso- The rs-s.izre--sisst azzis ai,.
sr'sezes sr1el z1nsr and zvesh. I'm.
esals4 1arer sr,sur sit,t well wholesome
t1'9d In large eRsIzdi1iisH, herssss 30 rua.
A1a EarslF E,asl s.a "a swimming IN
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Barring tie sk.a that I HAs esn1g,,.s ls.,f
10 retire with 1Ias. resi- Of zte tnazlr Ii
zine O'Clock al L 1al AMI rea II III III
hslzzr In tas ussrul,r when aas assv gn
she grass ftla 10 INV hare itsa Line 5.s
wsser, thIz thrH WIS ieapen q was
swo hearezx when I xas a., u1sisl a..E
Wlrh lefvl,A uraks.
AeAvlaa Drake uas aacui aass s,rrr-
seecsh child o. . EAruaer Er;ass aAcu1
swa uzlAes aearsr s.aHr than rsy uns,iy.,
Her father. ssaar2an Drake. wxs tn.s
poorest Ear II the county lie wis
poorer than u1rere3 eusrerufk. hu1
sAe absess. zzlAasst-uzlnner-3 eAa uIlr
yN1l ever saw Hzs wIss WAS . sskauuv.
sall0w, t0rsake2-gapikzrg, ezer~mwrisls,5
woman. wi1k 10 pleasure IN zaare sar h,er
hGs DEATH Bash wsre aar,a-zurissag
bat honest. hza shssy hsL4 sun,s. kind cs
. houdOo % shz2- They uers ol5 rxss-
k3entsrs In thai part Of 1h,4 epQn1ry,
and their Angseszacs asi~3 hexz there. h.s-
fore them ns1s rs tAr haek ~ the 1.stzzr-
OFT of E1An co2lG extend siat lralsees
had always hesl Pocr-as Er E1clt
sid pore Is SAns2s" AeozEt all lass
brakes seeEe9 Ssze,E for WAS Gz,rs4k<-
ing the pop11ss5oa ali 1ss-zar hold OF
horses that couldn't drawazy1hza.S srz1
dies
As was saying. Meiriaa w3x xh,aHz
the fourteenth OF the Drake brood kz,i
she was q dream I Teess she was
about sixteen years~ big ami sweet And
healthy Her eheeks were Is rsasr sn5
clear rs Missouri apple. and her eyes
were big and hlnc- And she was sd
doggune innocent that l hope zzlAE
die il il dldn't use 30 enharrxss Ne like
thunder.
--Consequence was eos a4kSAeE uo
Melviiis; hard mashed I don't e,.-
lieye . stronger case Of calf lgve ersr
In this whole state Of Mis-
souri, EI saw one Of ~ c,oo<izss 90
any other boy talking so Asr wOSali
go to some seclnde.d spot and c-y ao3
butt my soft noddle against trseA At
night used to Lag awake and dream
myself hero. used to imagine Mel
vina tearing dowE the road On ferr
steed with certain death staring her in
the face. and me coming up unexpesct-
edly, stopping the horse and reseuiug
her, sustaining in the operation =
broken leg and sundry other bruises
Then I'd imagine Melvina nursing NE
back TO LIE and finally marrying ma
Ny head was full of srch stuH
.-One day. along in juno, there came
ont our way . wagon loaded with cir
Gus bills. paste pots and bill stickerS.
and they lathered the country side
with signs announcing that the great
circus and nenageriss
MAS to show in town on the Fourth of
July. When I left nome my father
gave me ten dollars. and had most of
it left l made up ny mind that
would take Melvina to the eireus, and
directly ny dreams ~ night took the
form Of Q monster lion rushing as her
with open mouth. and me engaging
the lion Just rs he was about to grab
her, and choked him to death with
oue hand
The next time ] saw Melvin2-I
used to see her every day; in fact. l
,ame pretty near being with her all
The time-I asked her If she'd so 80
the circus / thought she'd faint.
Her eyes opened wide. and 50 did her
and assonishmens was en-
zraved on every line of her ecanse-
nance. She was 50 overcome with JOY
that she just sat down and erSed |
"a. down, ton, and shat was the rSrst
lime I ever kissed her Young man.
hat kiss Is q sacred me mory with me.
have experienced good nsay ~cnss-
ions in my time. but the sensation OF
sissiny a handsome. blxon Southwest
Missouri girl right square on the soft
,weet lips, while the tears from her
eyes are running down and
making pesriy drops OF yos,r budding
is something better than all
Il them put together And when like
aelrina. she puts her brown care
rms around your neck and kisses
,ssk-one Of those long. elinging
.isses that Ella wheeler wileox writes
are superauouS But l
,aye often wondered, since have BE-
..,,,,. rslloussAl and cynical. where