The Delta independent., 1900-07-13

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.lt is- As ] said. I'm doing"
Though ! saw that she did not un-
tlerstand .ae speech. she let us into the
sitting room and asked Is to be seated.
II was the one thin: my nre!e sh0u!,'
not have done. for IA Ec ,o.chc.i III.
se:.ie there .v-rrc iir:.ing sounds, sai I
! i.rew ! sl;tn!d Lave fror.;ir In .:rtti:. {.
4 liI:i OFT Of the iorsc. i;e Hn. L,.; lit
ia, affected sai
''-s;l,a's lat 20 al o.or." u, said tai...-
" AMI ,..cn. ''iiaalah Ea-,er. com,
here" -r aA ~ -a
| Il woa',." said M.ss iIanna,,. s.n,,d-
n; on The o., .:cv side OF tie G-cpince
Il wo.... y.ly shp,id -
I. ''B- c.,l:S;' Won Lave done 1t a-ain.'
said n'y tsneIe. After 60 vars You've
d?.,c il again. red hearts anJ all. YoI
knew what said I'd do IL you done it
again" - s.af sd
Miss Hannah s:astcd. IL revert sir
exclaimed. Il never
''Yol d:d." shouted i.y ucc!c. Ben
ME. fetch her Lege.''
,lssitatptl. i;ut sudt!gu!y remember
In, t.l' watch. s;,-nns upon her a;id.
! citcliHg her a:o;i.,i the waist. Lc:-a.,
prili:ig her toward the settle. E.y uncle
encouraging :;.e IL cries CT '-Eravo."
and Ey pounding on the settle with lia
wooden hand. She was no match for
M. and so. though she fought valiant
ly. soon ElGed her Oh the settle
Then. 10 my torrcr. my uncle grabbed
her and repeatedly kissed her on what.
ever part of the face came convenient
ly 10 his lips. for she stu struggled.
thoug.i hardly as Il virgin of 80 should
have struggled.
Seeing this brought ins 70 IL. scrsca.
aad ticw at them ami tried to tear
her from iiIi. bU, rs sLe cylIred no
desire 10 le l.licra,cd. and as ny uncle
beat NE sorldiy on. the lead with his
wooden hard. | deiisied and took to
cramps en- TIE foor .Ths had TO effect
Whatever. so recovered. ard. rushing
from the hoIisc. ran to the church
where r,y nIether was and. dasliing up
the aisle. VI! !ispcred to her tie dreadful.
Eews that Uncic David was kissing
Miss IianEah raxter.
Never Will forget the look that over
spread her face. liver n woman OF
prompt thought and action, she thea
AMI there boxed my ears AMI. tbs
done. hurried out and ran as fast as
she could 10 Miss EanEah's. follow
Ing.
I But we ve-e too late. The doors and
;shutters were locked and all In vain
/. did we pound for admlttance. Not q
word, not u soun,l. came from within
the house. My mothers agitation was
terrible. I was glad when she left on
heating o., t,,c-c,or and fell to beating
Ic. for knew that she would feel bet
ter for It. ani tast ] would have so
much less TO receive later on. Not
w.lhstandil.g. I cried Justify. and.
tcLurch having been hastily dismissed
"a crowd que ly gathered. aud us !
Sas cryiag Murder" the rur:or got
nlcat ti::t Miss Haniinl was murder.
!. heg Unclc David. Some OF the me-,
Herc for brvasing down the door and
would certainis' have dc:.c 10 had ret
rJy uncle. Eanl.ed by Miss Hannah.
bcnring lamp. appeared at an upper
window.
"David lIau,.iion." screamed my
mother ON seeing Linn. 'Come out OF
TINT
II win not~ shouted M uncle de-
cnntly. ~
'you siiaIl." screamed my mother.
Come home -s fr G-4
For answer Try nncle deliberately
put his arm around Miss Hannah and
kissed her. n. mother tainted, but no
sooner had she touched the ground
tlinn she was asain on her feet.
stop it, she scrcamed. stop IL:
You mint marrIetl!'
He again Kissed Miss Hannah.
-Brn.s down the door.'' commanded
my mother. @ I
1t was nn exciting riomcnt. Al
though half OF the crowd were Ia ugh
ing. some OF the men threw themselves
against the door. My uncle lea ned over
the window sill. r-.
'"We ain't uinrried.'' he shouted. but
we're going to be. and there isn't amy
power on earth can stop II. because
I'm no: couiii,g out" and lie shook Ills
iiss In the direction OF my mother.
Hannah Baxter Hn,l me-" he co.itin-
ned. -has Lcen fools for over 10 ycnr;.
The why is no ones i,usinsss. but
we've got over II. and there amt no
power ON earth can stop II. because
I'm not coming out" and again he
mother. who was now hammering ON
the door.
lis the preacher among your he
shouted. -
The preeciier wns pushed forwSri
RcaIiaids.r tbas N the ,lay were % lie
saved. . pisst snve II. . tn n Z pre-
tended .et unti'.r the viasiow. When
got hack. slrcnchc.I aud siiverfng. from
the pump. WHITTIER Kind hands had
conveyed Inc. the crowd wars cheering.
and my uncle and Miss flannaIs .werr
rowing from an upper window.
As for the rest. I never got even the