The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-03-11

He leaned against tho
up at her with eyes th-e-
%yearning, the hunger. tho
fear OF all life We're q4.s.-
picture she made un5o-
shadows, Her dress was
less white-that seemed nom
woven out OF the foam pf -
throat was bare. her ,ht...
her wavy hair the wind h.
into a hundred stray rir-
face and neck. Her lips
with a smile at his spec.
ton.
You seem to have been
she said. Isn't this clo-
Beyond words, Miss
know there was such 81 sr..
This is my ~favorite r...
wealth could never make
this, | could come here
dream all da yalonc il u.
me-"
He tried TO begin the st.-.
but every time his toog..
move. He was trembling
hesitation and began To 3t- .
sand with his heel.
what is the matter with
I never saw you so serious
Just then a female mock.as ....
modest d~ove-colorcd dress Dir
ing limb whose tips touchag
water of the eddy at their s...
proud mate with head erect
the topnost twig Of the ash
~ the first note OF his lu
Poem, tn" dropping song.
They listened. He sang his
IN a low dreamy voice. and r...
sweetness of his love and IN. ...-.
triumph grew on his bird soul. ..
his clear notes higher and
the woods on tho banks Of the -...
with his melody,
His mate turned her ewes r-
quietly twittcrcd n sweet litt'. .
His response rang like a silver ,
far up N the sky, He spraue .
into the air and slowly dropr.1 .
singing his long trilling notes .r .
sweetness He stopped on IN. .
twig, sat a moment, never s...
matchless song, and then began
downward from limb to limb rut
mate, pouring out his soul IN MIA.
Comment of joy. but CROWN
sweeter, tender as he drew
They could see her tremhle mo-.
pride and love at his approach
glanced timidly upward, and ar
him with maiden mOdesty. Al Ia
he reached her side his song va
land sweet and dream-likc If
scarcely be hoard. He touched fH.
her beak with a bird kiss, they
and flew away to the woods tOgef',
CASTOR determined to speak or 4
eyes were wet with unshed tears.
vas trembling from head to f..
had meant to pour out his love
in words Of passionate beauty. hu.
could do was to say with STAN
voice low and tense with emotion
Miss Sallie, l love you
He had meant to say "Sallio.
~ ioot Sa1P vi 'oils SO A' -
courage had failed. He did not '...
first. And when she was silent
ly looked up, fearing to hear t".
or read it in her face. She
him and broke into a low pea No.
laughter, And then there Wa 81
joy in her laughter that was cont
please don't laugh at me- he
mered, smiling himself.
She buried her face in her ham
laughed again. She looked at hf
her great blue eyes wide open. .
with fun and wet with tears.
DO you know it's the fuuuio.
in the world, you are the sixth w
has made love to me on this r0"E
a year. and again she LAUGHED.
His face clouded and he looked o
~ at her.
Come, como Miss Sallie, this r.
| have torn my hearts deepcst
open to you and laid my life tr,u.
your feet, and you arc LAUGHING a'
have paid you the highest homa.
human soul can offer another
deserve better than thiS?'
Forgive nc. | have seen e"
shallow love making. ] am move.
sure a boys in deep earnest Ssh"
now with seriousness.
you cannot doubt my carnn.'.
have spoken to you this morrjug F.
words Of love that ever pas@eI m
Ono nh1 M hnr IF NV cnryl h4Ls "a lr-# D..
sacred. It was the throne rn|
Love, reserved for the One Wou.n
ing for me somewhere whom ! a|0..
| would not allow ar angel TO OIL
and ] hid it from the face Of col
opened it this morning. It Is E.
She softly slipped her hand iu
tremblingly said, while a tear .'.
her check:
Il do love you
He bent over her hand and ".
while his frame shook with IW
able emotion. Then looking 49,
his dimmed eyes, he said:
"My darling, that was tn
music, that sentence, that
hear in this world or In all fin
beyond it in eternity"
Call me by my name" she r
"Sallie, dear" he said, looE.gz
tenderly.
How sWeetly that sounds
When did you first begin tD II.
he asked.
Il don't know. But | knew
the first moment 0 looked init.
Whlle you were speaking that
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