Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-05-11
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"I'l! tell you the story, dearie, since
you wish it, the story of my first love.
It was the 1';th Of April and my birth
lay l had been working with John.
The sun was pouring warm rays upon
IS, thawing our hearts. for .Jehn had
wounded mc aad we had Qulrrcled,
ind we could almost see the buds ex-
oand, 50 rapidly We're they G,cnins.
The tA:uslles VI ere singing over the
neudoWs and myriads of insects,
awakened after the long winter We're
.hirpins neri'ily There's never such
sweet tine aas after making up q diff
ference, and John chose it 70 tell me
hat he loved me.
- bs :e John adieu at the gate, not
with :, kiss, fer the bright sun still
shone UPON us and all the nei,.hbors
could see. bur With 4 multitude Of
kisses in my heart. He WAS to go to
he city the next day TO begin Work.
saw mother looking ut Us through
The blinds of an upper winGe". a,iti q
troubled expression on her face.
vent in and met her in the hail.
"'What makes your cheek SO RED,
ny dau;silJer:' she ASKED.
"'It's the wal'nl sun
"'And your eye SO brlGht:'
"'The singing birds and the chirpi3g
nsects.'
".I:,l not blame you fer concealing
he real cause she said. with Il sigh
that Iola Dar1, has been making love
% you. but In drcadluly sorry
Why SO, mother?' l asked. blush
,ng to the roots of my hair.
"'The young would act differently
could they be old T,hey must go
through poverty; they mGst be worn
out trying to make ends meet-for
what? A fancy. Mr. Winfie.d came
70 your father yesterday and, Ike an
honorable man. asked for you. He
owns all the land herea bout and has
money in the bank. With him you
would be looked up to. admired
"'Mother.
"'I know that it is useless to tell you
this, but the day will come when you
will wish you had listened to me-
'She passed into the kitchen and,
taking a broom. went up stairs. where
1 heard sweep, sweep. sweep, and
knew that she had been giving me her
own experience.
"Days passed into weeks, weeks into
months. looked for letter from
letter ever come. Mr.. Winfield came
often to see father and sat with him,
talking about the price of land and the
crops and loans and mortgages. such
things as did not understand Or care
for Often | saw him look wistfully at
me, but was thinking of John. who
had broken my heart by sending me
never word. Year after year my
mo her urged me to be the rich man'n
wife. but five years passed before i,n
gan to think that since John had caas
ne OF might please father and moth
ar. One April day. when She sun shone
ss !: did on the day John left me with
mother that would be Mr.. Wintield's
wife if he asked ne.
He did ask he. and so kindly, 50
tbou%htfully, for he was older than l.
ha WAS thirty-iive--that when he put
his arm. ;.!4out my waist and drew me
to him suffered myself TO cry on his
sh8s! lel fer nsl' lest I've.
"!'Ge rey. day n.a1 Walking on tie
rcad listening - tie lir,!s and III, in
see:4 il: 2& | hA& Coaa 81 fAai day
with John. when saw Z mar his face
covered with red beard, coming to-
ward me- Iie was we'll dressed and
ste,lel u.ong with Il iaunty air. When
he met me- s4,v him start. Then he
asked ne about some recent changes
In the land, whose was that new barn,
that dwelling. Somehow l didn't like
the free tone in which he spoke, for
could not helm thinking that he bore