The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-03-04
'TTTITTTITVVTE7N7
A STORY or CHIVALRY IN
INDIANA.

IN question: II seems 10 me you !
Oughtcr let me answer the question
Ben asked. It's me he says he wants
to marry. or thinks he does. which Is
much the same thing" added the sen
sllae young woman.
There We're three persons In the 'set-
tin NOM Of the little Indiana farm.
house Mrs ArkWrlght was one OF
those mnsterful women. who. from
strength at character and q natural |
tendency Ia mix iutO others Affairs, /
worry and weary th0sc with whom /
they are associated into doing as they /
wish. Such people mold more dcsii- /
MES and control more circumstances l
than those Of greater intellectual pow.
ers. but less asscrilycness.
The other woman was Ellen ARK.
wright. a handsome, fresh-iaccd cOun.
try gih. bright aud yivacious. hut not
equal 10 an argument with her mother
The third person was benjamin Ed
wards. a young farmer Of some wealth
aud high standing M the little com.
munity where he lived. He had been
excepting company with Ellen Ark
wright for a year and loved her with
the full force OF an honest manly ma
turc lie was not man 10 do things
Ia kalf.hcarlcd way. Relieving the
gih 10 be- worthy his attentions, he law
ished all upon her. lie had just told
her ~, aud In bis upen Stralghi-fur-
ward way had concluded the relialby
tsklng her II she would become his
wife At that vital point Mrs Ark
wright entered the nom usien-lhly In
search ~ some household article she
required Ia the kitchen u Is probable
that size had been listening at the door
and tuned her entrance 60 answer the
question. Let no one rest in Ignorance.
These Indiana women, mothers and
daughters. and all the ncighborhood
knew why benjamin Edwards tied his
horse to the ArkwHght hicihlng post
every Wednesday aud SUNDAY nights
The Arkwught family had held dis
c,issions. for Ellen. foolish girl, had
shown an evident Discrimination To re-
gard Edwards On tine Hight OF a future
husband.
II MORN half believe you've promised
yourself to that useless BiXhy boy,
said Mrs. Arkwhght in The heat ~ de-
hate. "Theys one guod thing. he's la
Looeyyillc now. and " be- don't come
back any oftcner than hr has Va the
two year he's been away which u
none whatever. youll have the best
chance in the world 90 forget him.
Mrs. Arkwnght 0yu sionuly would get
tangled M in her talk. lat her mean.
ing was plain even " her sentences
were lnsusccpuhlc uf analysis. There
IA Ben Edwards. got farm ana money
in the lauk He's the catch NJ THE
nelrhlrorho0d. an It's q Shame Tor you
10 waste your time thinkin' ~ that
Blxhy man. which consider 90 hr an
entirely go account person
u did ippear 80 on the face 81 IT,
and Ellen. in whom uui"i life was
bic sing. did mot hesitate tn dcrEi"
her entire guiltlessn,=s ui love OF o..
raul for the unfortunate young biNhN,
vino hal obtained position loo q lHb
lsYllle STORE aud entered upon Ms du
Ties with high mercantile hopes two
winters before II Ellen had lritcrs
from him she had not conndcd To hri
mother. an1 the locul postmaster wa.
"a rarity among such officials. TIE hr'
or discussed United states natter
with the ruhllc at largc.
IN. girls denial was not wholly sat
isfaciory To- her mother, who kept 70
an agitation ou the subject until ~ d.
promised 90 Accept Benjamin EdW
IN he prntnscl So. when be- did .
her. her mother stnod hy Co answer
and thus We come down to the begin
mig of this yrmciou~ chronicle ot i'N'
IN pusey county.
yes mother. | think yOu oughirl
leave IL To- me Ia answer repeated ii'
girl with just the perception ~ harrl
note Ia her volcc.
Her color heightened aud her eye
flashed not entirely with lovc. as look
inr az her mother aud not go The man
slbe continued. ANY rin w"u'd u
proud " the love ~ sincere mai
Ike You. Ben. an'-an' III he YOU
wife
"Of co'sc she will. most surely sh
will They II only one answer possl
bic" said Mrs. Arkwrlght aud she lci
the room.
Many Ia these cynical end of th
century DAYS ancct q belief that sent
mcnt never existed aud chivalry ha
been dead Tor many years Listen
shallow of understanding and cold q
heart. tn this true story Of highmlno
clness la the Wabash country. III
preparations for the wedding wen
maidly ON. There was no valid ms
con Tor postponlng the happy even
II was not necessary 10 send 10 larl
for rousseau. and two weeks wa
ample time Tor the arrangements. III
day before that liked for the weidin
Ben found the Girl b. WIS 10 marry
teaTa. lie had remarked la the Nv