The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1899-07-21

little darlin't''
But she drew back n little. "Ef
do know of any" she said, "I'v
promised not to tell of EN-"
Not to the man as is goin' to b.
your husband" Not to him until h.
is my husband" And blushing, blu
resolute, Eliza filed her pail ant
started for the house.
Under the water Janey clinchet
her nds. ''Dick was right" sh,
thought; land see his game. He's
spy, and Eliza fool"
She knew that she had heard enough
to justify her lover in his suspicious
enough to put them all on their guard
| A passionate eXultation fired bel
blood as she thought of the service
she should render Dick Oscar, hi.
praise, the reward of his rude kisses
| But, alas for JaneN Something
had ruified her sweetheart's temper
when they next met. Before she
| could approach the subject of which
she was full. singing words had pass,
| ed between them.
Dick" said Janey, hoarsely, "d'ye
mean that you're going back from
your word-that you amt goin' to
marry me?n
Marry HELM said Mr.. Oscar, and
he walked off.
Morning came. AS the stars drows-
lily getting out of the suns way Janey
and the pedler met by the spring.
You needn't lie to me-" said she,
harshk. I've found you out. You're
up the Cumberland spyin' for wildcat
stills. I'll take you to one"
"Bnt. my dear, is this a trap? I'm
nothin' but IL poor, harmless pedler."
Come, then, my harm 'ess pedler, -"
said the girl, with q snoer. AN I'll
show you somethin' L make your
mouth water"
She struck through the woods, aud
he followed, alternately blessing and
wondering at his luck. Aud, finally.
girdled and guarded by trees and
rocks, there was the hidden still,
where the corn was chang ed into flow
ing moonshine.
"B'iong t. your folks?" he said.
ct b'longS to Dick O.car, an you
know il" said the girl fercely. Now
I'm going back home"
You non't know of any more such, ;"
said the insatiate ped!er, "lyin' round
loose up here?'
I've done enough. An, look here;
keep your tongue between yo' teeth.
Tell that | fetched you here, an You
won't see many more sun-ups with
them spyin' eyes,
Mr.. Pond was tolerable woodsman,
an he led Captain Peters and his
scouts to the mountain still without
trouble They were all there-!he
Bieylock boys, the fail er and young
FNk1,, "a %
surprised, were handcuffed without
the firing of a gun.
Mrs. Bleylock and Eliza wept and
moaned their fate; but Janey was still,
her brown lids yelling the dull fire of
her eyes.
"Janey, my girl" said Oscar, draw.
ing her apart. II spoke mp rough to
you t'other day. But don't GU mind
it. 'Twarn't nothin' but jealousy"
"Perhaps I'll never come back"
said he.
She seized him by the arm.
"Dick what can they do t. your"
Dunno. Most likely Iii kill some-
body tryin' to get away, and be
strung"
Janey burst into tears.
"Shouldn't wonder # you married
one o. the Jareds," lie said, piling Oh
the gloom.
"Dick Oscar, promised to marry
on, au' | don't go back from my
word.'
NO, an 1 DON'T cried Dick.
"There amt as pretty shaped girl rs
you on the Cumberland; an if ever l
do git back"
He whispered the rest in Janey's
ear, and she c!ung to him, blushing
deep. deep rose.
IS jest one thing l want to KNOW"
said old Bieylock, as they tramped to
how'd you find usf"
The captain laughed.
Been entertaiuiu' a pedler, have ut
you? Which one O. your gals d he
make up tor
Father and brothers swore. Dick
Oscar nodded at his discernment. with
human triumph.
A few days later young girl walked
into Nashville, who had never been
in the city before. She asked but one
questionable way to the Governors
house. That accessible mansion was
readily found; doors were swinging
open; and, announced by a sleepy
darkey, Janet Bleylock stood in the
Governors presence.
With a fine and courteous manner
that man listened. struck by her
figure, her full voice and passionate
eyes. He promised to use his influ-
ence with the President to procure
pardon for Dick Oscar and the Bley
locks, and Janey was allowed to go
to the prison with the cheering Eews.
And Janey went home a wife, as if
the stars had been diamonds, and
strung like larkspur chain for her
neck-fatbers, brothers, husbands,
sheltering her in their love.
Mrs. Bleylock and Eliza ran to me ct
them Eliza thought perhaps some
one else would come with them. Had
not her lover left her with kiss and
promise to come back.
The pink ribbon was around her
neck. Her lips were parted in
happy, vacant smile.
The old father was in advance. He
thrust ont his arm as Eliza drew
near. Don't you speak to me!n
"Pappym
Damn your tattling tongue. Keep
away from my handsr'
"You ought to be whipped like a
Niger" said Sam Bleylock. what d
you tell that pedler bout Oscars still
for? Might "a known he was foolin'
you"
81 didn't tell where the still was"
Hob! you lie, too" And her
father, passing by, struck her with
the back of his hand.
"Shame on you, pappym and Janey
ran to her sister, over whose lips the
blood was pouring.
One day, sitting by the spring alone,
too weak since a long time to work,
she leaned her head against tree,
and with one moan, too faint to
startle the singing birds, she died.
Her mother and Janey dressed her
clearly, and tied around her neck a
pink ribbon that they found in her
Bible.--7he Argonout.
SENATOR JONES GOT THE PEN
SION.
Somebody the other day repeated a
story of Senator Jones which was told
at a Roadside Club diuner not long
ago.
The incident was the result of one of
President Cleveland's vetoes. The
Pre- ident had vetoed an old woman's
pension bill on the ground that "she
got drunk"
"Once in San Francisco" said Sena-
tor Jones as he discusse veto
on the Senate floor, "a man fell into a
hole in the sidewalk aud sued the city
for his Injuries. The defence put in
was that the man was drunk. This
nightly incensed the Court.
"'There is nothing in such de-
fpnse' said the iu1pp sayapelV "A
drunken man has as much right to
have II perfect sidewalk as sober
man, and needs one worse
THAT" concluded Jones, lis the
way ] feel about this old lady's pen