The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-12-05

o studio for you, with q big north light
and all conseniences Then, again. IL
you would have liked to come here to
spend your honeymoon. l would have
vacated tho place for q month, and let
you have it all to yourselves.
For the accommodations / should
have offered you / should have charged
you no more than what your living
would cost me. Certainly not over 81
week each. For the rent Of my studio,
should have asked you ono landscape
painting every year"
was most cheerfully impressed by
the prospect thus laid before me.
~My dcar sir,"I exclaimed, you are
generous, indeed. VIII you make Inc
the came offer IL bring some other lady
/. here as my wifo?"
NO, SIR" cried tho Major. striking his
knee with his broad hand; mo. sir, 1
will not. know oil about Miss Weldon.
and have formed great fancy for her.
! will run no risk with outside or un-
known women"
So saying he rose abruptly to his feet,
walked to window, raised the shade
and looked out into the night. re-
NAMED gazing into the cheerful fire.
The enthusiasm Of this man had had a
powerful effect upon me. / was actu-
ally thinking what delightful thing it
would DO to marry Miss Weldon.
1t was not tho first time that this
thought had como into my mind, but 1t
had always beon promptly dispelled. AS
/ told my host, was not marrying
man-at least / considered that my
financial circumstances gave me no
right to be one. But now the state OF
~ IN n N
So far as pecuniary circumstances We're
concerned. there was no reason why
should not be married tomorrow, and
the perception of this fact set me in 9
glow. The Major now returned to the
fire.
aHellol' he cried; your face looks as
II you were getting converted.
1T may be that / am" said; you
are a powerful preacher"
He stepped quickly toward me and
clapped his hands upon my shoulder.
Now" he said, you are on the right
road. Don't hesitate, don't look to the
right or tho left, don't stop to consider
don't reason, but go straight ahead ano
ask that young woman to be your wife
The fact that you are beginning to fee
converted shows that you want her, and
indeed should have o very small opin
ion of you II you didn't want her. AS
her to- morrow morning; ask her In this
house before you go into the crowd o
Dolliycrs. whore you will have M
chance at all. I'll see to 1t that yo'
have cvery chance here.
aMasor. said /, rising, L have thu
greatest mind in the world to do it
You have put before mo opportunities
which I did not suppose to exist. Yo'
have stirred up feelings in mo that
thought were long ago conquered ant
quieted; you have
Nov, my dear boy, Interrupted tn
Major, don't say another word. 90 .
your room while you arc in this mind
90 to bed and go TO sleep. Don't con
slider this or that or any other thing
Keep your mind on the one TACT that yo'
are going to propose to Miss weldon y
the morning. Above all, don't thin
about me. Don't imagine that pernap
/ am not going to suit your fanc1es.
will give you my word that II doh
suit, or can't make myself suit, III ciea
out. I'll take the risk oil All that
VERY good" said !. III 60 70 m %
room, for it is past country oeo,inc, an
I'll keep my mind on inc suoJec. 70
have brought up before me. put WIZ
OF that TeSeEt . PunoH -
brew?"
Not drop, sir. not a drop es
claimed tho Major. when men war
cheering up, and have nothing to d
afterward, a glass OF punch on winte
night is very good thing. but IN
case like this we want clear heads
ANYBODY can determine TO marry a
most anybody If he drinks cnoug
nnnch. When ! set out to drive pa
Of horses In a storm or on cold. chill
night never touch drop OF spirits, j
matter how much may feei that nee
warming up. At such times | want
be sharpened, not comforted. But whe
get safely home Imix myself q slas
Of something hot. Making up yo'
m,nd at this time is much moro impo
tam than driving any sort OF horses
any kind OF weather. Tho punch ca
wait until tomorrow, and II things tul
ont all right I'll brew something OUT
the common, l assure you.'
In my bedroom that night gave
time to elaboration. Before babe =
Ma or good. n,aht ! hid made W q
mind to propose to Mi1s Wsldon,