Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-01-03

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let her go unprotected. Lower Cor
ners thought he was accommodating.
that was all.
Would she protest also when he
should tell her OF his longing. OF his
love? You. gentle reader. know she
would not. and Josh made bold enough
one night when the moonlight was
glowing on the hills TO ind out for
himself. II was not for others 10
know what he said.
Not necessarily for publication. but
Just ms an evidence OF good faith
said Josh long after when twitted
about II.
There came another night when the
moon was not shining. The little Office
was as dark as the great world out
side and as quiet. II was Thursday
night. and the hand press was still
/ That seemed strange to passersby ON
the road. They were used 20 hearing
the steady clack Of the press on that
night long after IL. II they had OBJ
served closely. they might possibly
have seen that the door was standing
wide open and that over II was
saunre white patch OF something.
/ The next dny-ah. what Friday
that was FOR Lower C0rncrs' IL has
been written In great big letters into
The history OF the ueighborhood. By
some freak Of fortune or misfortune
John Manning was the first man to
ride down the road past kinney's OF
fee The sun was just lifting It's red
disk over the cornhelds 10 the east
| 10 was whistllng his fayorite tune
the one ne had learned In the old days
when he wooed and won Nancy Cor
win. He spied the bit Of paper over
Kinuey's open doorway. He passeh
,hrourh the latticed gate and up the
bm IN the cabin. There he adjusted
Ills snectacles and read these words
.,ro subscribers: Walk In and get your
pnper. The editor is busy elsewhere
Manning. consumed with CURIOSITY
and never bashful about getting What
was coming 10 him. went In ana plcheu
nm n paper from huge pile stacked on
the office table. He glanced over the
first page and then turned to Kinney
edItorlals-he always liked to READ
tbem even though he was not always
convinced by them. There was some
thing there this time that blanched MS
face and made him totter to CHAIR Tor
support. -.
Ills first impulse was TO tear his pa
nor into fragments and burn the rest
but instead he folded IL up. thrust II
into his pocket and hurried from the
office.
"Drat his hider' he mumbled TO him
self. He might at least have asked
mo How'd he know what / might
have saldt"
In two hours every man, woman ana
child I'm Lower Corners who could had
deyoured these double loaded lihes'
with this issue publication OF The
saneamon Boy is suspended for lack
J ~ an editor. He came 20 you empty
handed; he has gone with the fairost
noyer OF Lower Corners, with the
.oueen rose Of the rosebud garden OF
girls lie hopes he has gone too win
e the kindly wishes OF all this worthy
= neonIe. He bears with him no cnmities'
, M regrets. save those that come from
b the sense OF a work m done II he had
ideals and failed 10 reach them Il was
, not because he lacked the Inspiration
D OF your generous support .,
5 .Beuer The Sangamon Boy should
! die I'm his youth than be east a wall
s unon the world. OF him / shall hold Tor
{ myself the tcnderest remembrance L,
b YOU I bcqucath whatever OF good lie
I NAV have done. ! loved him the more
, that he was only a boy Just strip oil
e n lad who longed TO be a man ah'
. yIeId n mans power Pity that one 50
Young should not have had a wiser
e hand TO point his way and guide hl'
( wavering feet When you. my friends
{ shall read these lines. his life VIII nave
! closed. and mine-will have begun 10
( fuller measure. DO you doubt IN!
d prophecy? Read:
I oKTNNEY-MANNING.- Married. June IL u
!, Springfield. AZ midnight. by Rev. John lngais
J. pastor o. the Grand Avenue ~ T. chufeh' a. p.
. residence, Joshua kinney and Mis MARY A-Hnli-
: hotb "a Lower C1ruerL shortly after the eefe
10.
q Esp.,s CITY. whore the late editor Of The sAnsa
II mon Boy win give biz entire time 10 nevspaPe
. work The bride Is the daughter Of John MAJ
u ming. one q the best known farmers Of sansain'
o Two hours after he had read Thu
4 concise notice John Manning held II
& one OF his hands a telegram from 81
/ Louis signed MARY" II simply state'
!? that she was very happy with IN
Il dearest man in the world
/ A cynical neIghbor said Manning wa
conclliated 10y that statement abou
10 zone OF the most prominent farmers
Sc but whatever the cause. Manning dc
y clared that kinney is mighty Ion
n way from being the worst man IN IN
9. world. "-Chlcago Record Herald.