The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1899-02-16
here'll be SEVERAL bills with Josiah Klegg's

here'll be s'veral bills with Josiah Klegg's
name entirety too conspicuous -
want 10 he able TO gis cut TO the next
covenant ueetin', Pap" said 81 with a grin.
and hear YOU confess to the brethren and
sisters all that you've bin up to down at
Chattanooga"
Well, you won't git there said the
Deacon decisIvely. "We don't allow no.
body in there who hahn: arrived at the wears
o discretion, whichll keep you out for q
long time w.t."
The train pulled over across the bridge,
and handing the baby to its mother, Maria
sprang In, to reeoil in astonishment at the
light OF Annabel's blushing face.
fou mean thing" Maria exclaimed. "to
steal a march on me this way when wanted
10 he the first to see 81. Where in the
world md you come from, and how did You
and out he was comm home on this train
i, you didn't let her know before YOU did
us, did you?u
She was rent by the first spasr, of womanIy
ealously that any other woman sIouId come
etween her brother and his mother aud
sisters
Don't DE cross, Maria, pleaded AnnabeI.
didn Know nothin' of it, lyon know
we been down to see the Robnses and in-
tended TO stay TILL to-morrer but something
moved ME TO come home to-day, and lust
happened 10 take t4is train | really dinnt
know Yet. and the In tinctive rights of
ner womanhoOd and her future relations TO
II asserted themselves TO her own wonder
nent, ] had what the preachers call an in
ward promptin' which felt it nv dootv 10
obey, and / now think it came from God.
on know ought 10 be with 81 as soon as
any body, and she bid her face in h hands
IN mai'ienly confusion.
VI course you ought, you dear thing"
ana alarid, her own womanhood or grooming
ner momeutary pique. sit was hateful o.
ne To speak that way to you"
And she kissed Annabel effusiveiv. thoneh
q Little deadhess still weighed at her heart
over being supplanted, even by the Girl >hs
Ikea best IN all the world, after her own
lister
Ii the young folks had not been 90 en-
@io7e" III 'heir own affairs they would have
cen tie Deacon furti> ely undoin. his
eathern porket-boOl, and slipping a Green.
acS INTO the weeping hlrs BIa.don's hand.
Is tue only consolation he was able to ave
Aer.
There were plenty of strong, willing h a
10 help carry 81 from the caboose t. me
wagon. 1t was strange how ten,ier and
gentle those strong, rough farmers could be
III handling boy who had been stricken
own In defense of his country Annahers
i'.ce WAS a. rel IA holiyhock over the way
mat rybody assumed her right 10 b. next
% 81, anu those who could not ret Il CHANCE
1t helping hIn hrlpetI her to seat in The
wagon aioI-siie OF Bim, while the dethron,d
lara took her plaee by her father. as he
gathered the re!ils III his sure hands and
'tslrted home. Maria had 10 expend some of
'ie attentions she meant tor 81 upjn ; Orty,
VINO receis Ell them with awkward confusion.
Now, don't make no great sllahe5 out o.
ue, Miss Maria, " be pleaded 81 diIa't do
'tnin' par'iekler, tell you. | was only
ionS 81 When he snat .he.i that rebel flag.
aud got little crack on the head. which
aouldn We amounted to nethin'. If I
hadn't ketctied the lever at Chittancogy.
I'm 4 n'rst vel, and only eume back home
10 pleas the Surgeon, Who was tired seein'
me around"
Iaey found the house a blaze of light.
shining kindly from the moment it came in
s.gLt. ami there Wa welcome In Towser's
bark which touched Sis heaIt.
Even the dogs bark differently I'D here.
Shortly" he SAID. ITS full AMI hons=,t,
anu don niean no harm. You know that
old 1owser amt barkin' to signal some BUSH
"hackers t"at the Yankees's colnin' Il
sound, like real muse"
1t Was Mrs kiegg's turn to receive shock
when she rus ed OUT to greet her sjn. and
fousd Anna el by hs side Ii went aerper
20 her heart than 1t had to 3Iaria's but then
she hid more PHILOSOPHY, and Ind lore cen it
longer. Her heart CAME into her no Iih Tor
biIef Instant, but then everything was
swept away IN her maternal anxiety TO
minister 10 her SIN aud his friend
A'ter ever, thing had i,een done after she
hid led them her carefully prepared dishes,
a.ter the 'os had been put to bed in the
warmed rom and SIZE kney they vera
sleeping the sound sleep OF deep fatigue. she
went 10 iler room 10 st dow II and think
Il all over. The Maria lOund her wiping
away her tears, and took her in her arms,
tuti kissed tier.
its r.gnt It's all right. It's Gods
ways, " s;iiI tie mother.
= A sons Jill he gets Il wife;
But d l.tIIghteT'5 q ,littIghl er ali her life"
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