Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-21

4 1ty. Honestly, now! Does It diSplease
you very much to have mel won't
! say it, OF course, but you know what /
| mean
"WelI, mol don't exactly dislike it.
but, dear me, how tiresome this is!
| Let's talk Of something else. You have
| just come from the north. How do they
| feel about Lincoln's electionw
"Why, jubilant, OF course, naturally
enough, l think. You see, didn't re-
main in Boston a minute longer than
necessary. rushed down here to-
There it goes again" severely, with
| appraised finger Of warning.
ITO see father and mother" he con-
tinued hastily, "as quickly as could.
So I really know very little about it.
did hear some talk, though, on the
| train"
"What do they say? Are they going
to fight?''
"Fightv he calculated in astonish-
| ment Eight whomY
! Flight Insight the SOUTH
"Of course not. Why should they
| fght?" with still greater surprise.
Boyd Peyton, do you mean to tell
| me that you don't know that Lincoln
is going to send his hirelings down
here to take away our slaves and make
citizens of them and voters and social
equals and all that sort of thing?"
"No," said the young man promptly;
II do not believe he intends to do any
thing of the kind, and he could not do
1 it If he would. I have read his plat
form and his letter Of acceptance and
some of his speeches, and they do not
say one word about doing such things
Boyd peyton," said the girl again,
leaning forward and looking at him In
tently, do you mean that you are
Republican"
Certainly not" answered Peyton
/ promptly; II am Democrat"
A Yes but what kind of Democrat
the southern kind or the other?'
Why" said the young man, tsince
/ am sodtherner I suppose belong
| to the southern kind"
You suppose SO! II you had been
here on election day." persisted the
i girl, would you have voted for Doug
las or Breckinridge?''
"Well," answered Peyton, greatly
surprised at her vehemence, mot being
here at that time. and being in the navy
and cruising at sea 5000 miles from
the United States instead, really did
i not give the subject much thought.
think on general principles should
have voted for Douglas, but'-he went
on hastily as he saw a cloud sweep
over her face-"but I am not set upon
that conclusion in any way. I would
cheerfully be convinced If anybody
would show me any reason to the con-
trary. am open to argument
'I am glad to hear it, Mr.. Boyd"
said the girl. Father was a Wing,
you know, and he voted for Douglas,
but am an out and out southern girl
and for Breckenridge every timer
4Well, at least, If your father voted
for Douglas, there must be something
to be said for him." Peyton urged def
erentially.
4 Il think father was awfully mistak-
en-" tbs girl went In with a positive
ness that made her companion smile,
s'but you know how obstinate he is. Ii
he makes up his mind to do thing
and thinks it is right, why, the world
could not move him; leastways, l
cant"
1T is the same thing" said Peyton
audaciously.
what isl"
tsYou and the world"
/ eyes, but not to father" laughed ths
girl. II am only very small part of
4 1t to him."
! Eyes, have noticed" he answered,
that fathers as a rule are rather
blind to the qualities of their children.
But why do you think there is going
to be any f1ghting?"
II did not say thought there was
going to be any fighting, Mr.. Boyd"
answered the girl. I'm fact, don't
think there will be, for the reason that
I do not believe the Yankees will fight.
At least, think they will be afraid to
get into fight with the south. You
know they say that one southerner can
whip Ave Yankees anyway"
eyes," said Boyd grimly, II have
heard that before, but do not believe
it,"
Boyd Peyton. are you turning traitor
to the south?''
mo; certainly not. / am simply
stating facts. I know it is not true
that one southern man can whip FIVE
Yankees, at least not in every case,
because tried IT."
what do you meanw
'Well, I. didn't try five Yankees at
once; tried one at time when first
went to the academy, and out Of i've
tries / think + got four lickings, and
they were good ones too
."Whatn' exclaimed the girl scornful-
ly, do you mean to tell me that you
fought with fists? did not think that
gentlemen'
"Hold on, Miss Nary cried Boyd.
"You wouldn't have a schoolful OF boys
60 at each other with lethal weapons"
That's the southern way" proudly.
Eyes" he returned "but it isn't the
best way. We fought 1t out with our
fists in good, honest style, and have
not four warmer friends in the world
than those fellows. respect them be
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