Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1898-10-07
HIS DEVOTION.

They were on their way up the Mis-.
sissippi river-the mother, Fannie and
the twins l threw In the younger chill
dren in bunch, as it were, because 1t
takes teo long b say Sue and Lou.
They were spoken Of as tho twins by
every one, and every one knew them.
Their personality was particularly ia
mihar to Fannie's would bo suitors, for
they were always upon the spot just at
u moment otherwise opportune for mat
rimonial proposals. Fannie was not
marrying girl, and she used to say that
no one but herself realized how much
in the way of relief she owed to those
blessed twins. The suitors also were
won't to bless the twins. but In q some
what different spirit Ono Of these suit
ors was on the boat that very day, and
he had Fannie "cribbed and confined,
M it were, In one corner Of deserted
quarter Of the deck The twins were
out Of range for once, and no thought
he was making good Roadway But real
ly in her heart Fannie was despising
hin, for N Fon IJia i,u,uacuIata cIothoa
oa,,,o 49,, aho hou,,l,,. III. ,,Ia,,d.
nov, rrohohIv aud Ias,Iv With x,ha,
little WAS left Of him, his character.
Th.t ,autio,,Iou a., ~, ,,,alI,ad ~, I'D.
ovanue ~ annroacb updIsturhad NV
bark of dog or remark of twin. He WAS
nearer the deleotable mountains than
ever before, he realized. and his heart
nhIa waistcoat as ina onenod his month
to aol, tho docis;vo o,oat;on
Inst ~ frat mo,nant a shrilI sora,u
Disrced tho sultrv JuIv air Tben a hur.
vim and scurrY,ns ~ Toot was haard
Ins,en,Iv . INV ~ Lno,vIodoa aoshad ,ts
wov into Eannie,s brain "Ono ~ the
,,y;ns a. ovorhoard 20 sha said to har'
saIs a. sha snad down th. naar stairs
80 oIo,., az -. All,
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,he s,,ot,o,, ~ .ho ,yo,av ho,,yoan tho
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,yas ,voII olono ON bis way when tho
oro,vI - ,,assonoors yyho xvcra stro,ning
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soma,hino on tho sprgaoo ~ tho water
s,mL
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