The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-06

disc. But the sixth woman was bird Of
quite another feather.
over al the clatter this woman's voice
rose suddenly as clear ne the Ceh OF
thrush. and the hot space sc tned 20 cool
ana the hot air TO clean rs she tnnE. she
who sang WAS glrl OF i've and twenty,
whom It had plensed TO clotbe ner riPe wa.
manhood Ia c boys nabt, that chapel lex
fine body as close as secoa1 SIAM. hHa
she might have passed for a man hu utuei.
where than III mnnhouse. hua loaEpa
very charming 81 the stained Hna
faded dalntiness OF her male rt'ri'
she wore green velvet don o.
and green wOoleu hose, with 0 HcarlFt
81 die and pouch bout her wa'st, AMI
scarlet feather stuck defautiy In her green
cap BENEATH VIII ch her long laii hsif uaq-
llJd n liberal Infusion about h fh9nl.
ders. She sat on he dgc OF table swilG'
ing one shGp. iy leg lo and strained upon
It's fellow while she uursed hrr Lutte ne u "
EHd been baby nni cHrplled rs u ~ 70
were no other work In the world 70 do fbGg
10 sing The m'n aud woinej who sat tld
sprawled ROUND III table kept quiet li<-
nci 90 her and staring al her Sleepy
alert 60 hear f7r ne kCew hat So was
vmfH w.uIa q iH!ru wuru Fagut t pa
II mrl caDsp T. s!aE no5lI TueElg knew
AZ e-oat u gea5,s h e, wa1 VIA
name sha had dr!ftea an III rtr am of
vtnag1 rlcnsuFc 81 ha chs ia ] o. INV FlF-
cones fh.ine. Her voice vas sweet and the
irtle minor wall IN & hat brought tears
into tho ring 3 eyer, aud cho n 1utued ne
words * ehe found them awce. as hcney.
And THIS ls wat -h- sang
Daughter % pleasure. one ard III,
o. fo"m Hna fe iuro delicate.
OF bodies sum ana bo5oms small
With To- no finger white and etraigil,
Your yves are bright your gr2cr Is great
To hclQ 81 ur lovers hearts "a thra4i
Use cur REQ lips before t2l Ilte
Lc1 ere love dies beyond recall
Her voice dropped and her fingers q Red
over ths strings. Reno n NanrgaT tu-ued
his larA. well-f. Htprcd fac IN q sweeping
!ecr thpt seemed 80 taste the familiar
l.c,s with ga TO- - VI 'sl good is o..
DoNies, be an utcd rud he SPOKE be
Rugged the nearest girl close To him and
ri uE % her chin With HE e hand
lii ecd her noisIy The Fl concealed
lftIe at his roughress. the other pairs
laugLs I'd and 81 ped after HIS example. ONLY
The singcr. u1Leedil- lifted her sweet voice
nEaip and tnia rlula there was tvur az
gail ia the syyee. "a OF the hon.y
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re mos .g.e- Ia llpg .hI me
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AA.I maze you. e!fs rs y 49, rs 4at'
S adi Is. hear thess w rds Of mine.
Love, exc love ultt.r FAR away.
t-' '4t-- 20 -~- --1l
than nefo-g, and there was n llttle silence
when the last words uoatca away into the
+ p.ackered Iatter1 q silence broken by one
( Of the girls.
! "Eanc that was 4 sad song. Ahbess %
/ lsaheaC sighed. and her face seemed T.
Earc p2led beneath it9 false colors and the
Nues ahogr her mouth nud eyes 70 have
grown Older Ia surrender 10 inevitaul,
1 thoughts. She whom the girls called Able. 3
laughed. nnd hor mirth sounded hnrsh!v
I after tho dreamy swectness OF her song
y
t'othor day, she answered, You VIII