Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-04-09

breath and look about us / found we
were away out in the country, at
least three miles from home. She sat
down at the roadside, a little way from
me. Then she talked.
"She dilated upon the beauties OF
the summers evening, the multi-col-
ored foliage of the trees, the irridescent
clouds which looked like rare jewels
hung in the western skies, us the rays
of the now obscured sun cast indescrib-
able glittering tints over them. But
poor me, my body and mind were rackcd
with pain, and did not appreciate our
surroundings. After the fall then the
unusual exercise, every muscle aud
nerve in Ny body seemed to Jingle with
ELECTRIC shocks. was just about done
/ Up and when would, think of the re-
turn journey my heart would nearly
bound from its natural and best loca,
ton. Every breath took seemed to be
drawing huge chunks of solid air into
my lungs, instead of the pure, country
atmosphere which was actually taxi
ing into my system. was tired, sore
and Disguised with everything, even
with the maiden at my side, whom
now thought one Of the ugliest, most
uninteresting persons it had been my
misfortune, to meet. / was thinking,
thinking deeply; thinking some things
would not dare think aloud, when I
was suddenly brought to my senses by
my fair companion saying: We'll, I'm
ready So was II had to be, and
at once arose and grabbed up that
wheel. OF course, before l could start
her homeward it was first necessary to
get her on to the bicycle, and trem-
bled as ] thought Of the task before me.
This time I braced myself against a
fence and held onto that wheel like
grim-visaged death, and when Miss
Jones boarded it in really artistic style,
was greatly pleased. started her off
gently and then took hold of the saddle
again, prepared to trot home back Of
the young lady like dog following its
master. / was congratulatiDg myself
upon the little trouble experienced in
getting her started, when the front
wheel of the bicycle began to wobble
and chugl went the off handle bar into
fence. Luckily, Twas on the opposite
side of the wheel and pulling terrifcally
ut the nigh handle bar 1 got it and its
burden again perpendicular. This time
/ asked her If she were injured, and
cb ~, f,,1- h,.,,icaI hand
she bravely replied, a little, but it's inn
material Why, the skin was scraped
Off the whole side of her hand, but she
bore it like heroine. And right here
l wish to say that began to think just
| wee little bit more of Miss Jones than
i had while we were sitting at the road
side way back.
"Once again she started homeward
and by the way she pumped and pushed
those pedals know she was mad about
that accident, and as she gained speed,
also began 10 realize that my powers OF
endurance would give out ere long, UNI
less she reduced her gait. At last / had
to give up but ! said nothing to her. /
she would soon notice my absence and
| then would either dismount or fall off, j
| cared not which. But she went on and |
gradually lost sight of her in the dark
ness that was growing upon the face Of
the earth. Twas glad that she had gone
and Ileisurely climbed upon rail fence
at the roadside and sat there meditat-
ing. was mad clear through and the
more meditated the angricr got. But
at last it dawned upon me that it was
not the proper thing for me 10 be sit
ting upon wayside fence and leave
young lady to take her own way home
after nightfall. Horror of horrors! sup
pose she had fallen from her bicycle
and at this very instant was lying in
Che road, possibly with a broken leg
or injured in some other way so as to be
unable to move. Suppose n team OF
| spirited horses were approaching and
the driver could not see that PROSTATE
| form and ran over it. Ugh! the very
thought made my blood run cold. /
| jumped from the fence and started in
| the direction in which Miss Jones had
gone. l walked along slowly, but "a
more horrible possibilities came to my
mind 1 went faster until at last was
running as fast as could, but even then
| | thought / was going at u snail's pace.
Half dozen times / imagined saw
Miss Jones on the ground ahead Of me
but always found it to be but a halluc-
nation of my wild and disordered brain.
| / did finally reach town and because
had not found Miss Jones lying on the
road in pool of blood was sure that
she had been spirited away or kid
mapped.
II rushed to the home of her parents.
Her brother John was sitting on the
porch smoking a horribly rank stogy
and when excitedly asked him where
| his sister was he looked at me as though
be considered me lunatic. / implored
him to tell mc, for the love he bore his
sister.
"Ie looked at me again, then slowly
turned his eyes toward the side Of the
house. My eyes followed his, and there
| Miss Jones stood, cool and collected
with heavenly smile on her face, and
how beautiful she looked. But fell
to the ground in dead faint and when
next I realized anything l was IN my
own room at home, with my dear moth
or at my bedside. / looked at her ques-
| tioningly, and then said: Mother, how
many weeks have | been i'll? She
looked frightened, then answered.:
why, my dear son, you've been here but
| few hours. John Jones and his father
brought you here. They said you
! tainted at their house. Tell me what
the trouble u.s. After getting over my
! establishment told her about my awful
experience Of the evening. She laughed
at me and comforted me, but say, tell
you I got even with that John Jones for
palming his sister off on me that night.