The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-03
Kew YEARS ROMANCE,

The Post:
me: New Years Eve.
nne: A large house. out on farm In
BIS.
the cosy parlor containing
omen fireplace, filed with blazing |
and light wood, seated upon a low
Imam. drawn up before the fire. was
klicate, languid-looking girl. This was
beta Cotton, the farmers daughter.
may or may not have been educated
Ie her staten In life. anyway, she |
always entertained longings for some |
b higher, grander. tnan sne hhu
lerto ever known.
70 had lovers by the score, but none
Them seemed TO suit her III youhs
Ora Tory came In that vicinity ior
purpose of investigating some ianu
~: and though young IN Years, ne
old IN head, and sized his girl up
cdiateiy--but not, however. before ne
sized UP Mr.. Cotton's bank hccuuh',
is entire satisfa cticn--and concluded
Ing a poor man--that he could do no
er than to make Miss Estheta ms
n. providing he continued IN her good
es long enough 10 40 SO. d liz y, VIE 10
se--previous lovers having FOUND ou'
&bitter experience.
III Ora Tory was not as otner men,
! Flight legal practice having made MIN
~, he thought he knew his girl and
"a In order TO be. successful. graniio-
noe was absolutely necessary.
Re aaSSs 70 he did fsf'n not fh nd toe, to"
III In the present instance.
Pfpcceding thus, he got on finely; ana
"a the New Year was at hand and he
1i soon HE himself back to tho city.
Would cGiid also love 10 HE Estheta with
-but more especially the nice little
the would receive from her fother as
lrriage portion.
Is New Years Eve was to settle mis-
so looking too exquisite for any
4, clothed In Immaculate attire, ne
him away. on the wings OF love, 10
Cottons rural mansion. whereas we
already seen-Bstheta had prepared
(e,f, also the ottoman, TO give MN
In reception.
f. was indulging In n very pleasant
(ric, tn" main reflection being now
was going to act when the inevitahie
osai came of and thinking II she
d not compare his siy'c favorahiy
that of the hero of the last thrilling
los journal then,. lying In the iar
her 81 the room. that she would not
.pt him; of this che had small fears.
lever, as he had hitherto distinguished
self both In eloduence and efectua
ir hero soon arrived Mt his destination:
IN the hall. having Invested himsef
Mat. overcoat ana umbrella, ne en-
kd the pprlor and presented himself ne
his lady love looking as fresh ana
as possible
rthcta having heard md recognized
sound of his footstens IN INC nan.
Of course, unaware of his proximity
b. lo stood hefore her, then with D
Iet. lonr-stutiied, little start ~ surprise
bat mnde him long to clash her IN ms
rs. as she knew It would--;he m9uoned
TO sit beside hor on the ottoman.
EnsiiIv built for one, but by ttgh'
se7'ng would hold two.
IN Tory sat for awhile enrngirg her
&kmall milk, In order to give himself
ice. he had previously procured, IN
fetching little sneechos, then. rat
around IN bic Uranium like the seeds
In dried SQUASH.
ymemorv. when rronitious ornortr-
q occurred. he gracefully f'opned down
|, his left knee. with foot extended
bird the Hroplacc. In which. as A.
&kroua To the country ION wir'rv nights
4Acinninp his oratorieal eruNon. ne
IA arrived halfway. v-hen that left ROOT
i11an to feel uncomfortable. hot. but u
odd never do to arise until thu climax
~ REQ Nod md ehe had nron,ised to
IAAla wife--rot whom the woman was Of
of Estheta--aftcr he had
nch on her, SO to speak, then. per
~ he coi.d hold her to the harrain;
awhile he must endure the pain-tha
IN was getting in It's worl5-or all his
IA or Efforts had b"en In vain, emo
ia # his rhetorical recitation? He hnd
~ thouch' II so long before. he had
"a heen fearful that It's hriefnesa might
TX omewhnt dista -ttful TO her romantic
HONS: now 1t seemed to have become
ocsend Of the elasticity ri india runner,
R1SrdInE into volumes Of untold lcnvths.
- nrd'y writing with rronv. he fairly
~ over his words with the rapidity
kxkhe ''lightnnr expresq." and. nj lost,
fth m irrcnressih'e casn. hn had nm
had. and rs she softly answered; Yes :"
tbounded - his feet like miselle sho,
6fn = catanult. and then as his tooI
NC In closer contact with the almost
I8Hi,nt ecio ~ HE ~hoa no gave mn ear-
XAtinr screech npd flinring hinnself vio-
I'm down beside his 'ndy love, COM
nv ed to toar likn made at the LAGOS
sF&tr fnctgenr. ard had lust srccee-ied
r6dd'ng hmself Of that article when
8Hmau Cotton came FIXING into m"
~. having heard tho veil and nlao
6iSrream ~ Ills daughter who had FALLEN
RI IN . dend raint. thinking. no doubt
III har lover bad gone mad with delight
E5ker recinroctv In the affair
10 cd man seemed to tHte IN rho
~ tion Mt r'ance: Int Ora Tory never
<sbs he found hhns@lf 'r'm"d,ate'v
bod nv the collar and wh'rlcd into
rentor of the room and from thence
Thrust baif-k'cte1 TITO the varf
s-ef-~u'--uo0r hearine me hn'licerent
~ NJ Co,tr-, We ,s,,inr: "Si" 'er' |!
rm,' erd tnowinr him ~ he poss"s7e1
r,oworful ard for0rious rnnet'ff no
la ole fis oarr ord wont. ono shon on
tho nfhnr oef-sb'rnr'ing aio"V over
&frNvan ground with mo velocity o. y
kond velor'Nade' mover ceaslnu tn rr1
10 rea chnd his hoar1'nr nlace; and
veor's dav ho ric1 ,,tr, away aione {:
ouht having first formed MANY good
utions to turn over new lent TOR
Future. Alva Clay Bravo