The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-25

trl 'enas gentleman, In foolish
~ 80 ~ an ugly and disagreeable'
|, Nsls' .ouptrynan. whom her father
vs'lin!' lar Arr. sir Percy goes up to
4, Z md plunges INTO d's ssl",,rS nor
\ rasy Pssgy hears 5 q 20 81 o %er
q 49, Ksunaston, who Is n tue CIT
M, Lore hprisnd OF Percy. Whereupon,
ll gre. aver her jealousy ana III re-
M, % sI'sse cruel treatment, announces
face ~ 'Chockey, that she VIII 20 10
q I. I ed make amendS@
III
..eounted how Her Ladyship
~. accompanied by her faith
Y !. nv vor,an, for London Town.
" tnovs the rare delights Of an
Z. S,rp nowadays can fgure for him
.,o letter, how'twas when Lady
,,s chOckey. after 8 make-hasie
n. dark, slipped out into the
81. that long-ago spring mora 'ng.
VA, Tere rolling and creeping slowly
"a aver from the rlVer-meadows; the
y ~ The stream tinkied 10 their cas- :
a,s AZ the flower garden next the
"A :. Ssrd Of the castle came potehtly i,
y me Aush that by now was 1nge:
sdWAs nslIid east with rose; the yellow
tnss low to her setting, and two
y, 5sndnaidens stu shOue, Of ali her
y. y. .rorne. az either side the disk; yOn-
~. sfseDle Of the church prlCked up 10
~ slther the oaks, grecning TO their
s.,ssge. there o crown eTabbit scurricd
= M road; here the ROCKS hoped and
ia 10 their fellows. Else, twas all
A "a With that recurring fond expectancy
"a IN With which every day Of every
Il, g waits and wonders tor tomorrow
A y born. ,,.-.,
"a hoes soon bedrabbled In the dust and
chockey, bearing the newly covered
"A il her stout arms, followed close at
"A Roth women, yelled double, and
\, wholly unused 10 such ma tiers, sight
IA ma psth much the worse for the Gov
n. "a fact, Peggy stumbled along like
Fl "a "a crone, and yet laughed under her
M nerriy back at floundcrlnC ChoCkey
Fl HIsl Chock, had ! now but brought
u Fs ere and snuN box, ! must sure be
&,b toT some three-score dame come
'yriug oot Of bed before her hour, to over,
In. msybap, rccreant grandson
n c-isl as ny twind say, were
n here" and hauling at the
|.eAigous Brussels veil, down
Ma Her Ladyship, on her knees be.
Eli. two yilalncus ruts
f0a, Ny Lady, moaned the waiting
h -lu painting under cooks delaine and
tlt skin box Lord ha' mercy an
III be the way TO London. I'd neIer be
|EtIrI II the kitchen chimney a.blessin
Il paTidge and spo0nin' oft, than ihls!'
IA stng her mistress 10 her feet.
Fiji upon thee Chock Remember you're
j, ltnewoman now TO q lady Of fashion
n VI, myself and well used to Journeys
"A TO town 10 coaches every season! Lud!'
Ne Peggy stood in a puddle to take
|Saih u wonder II wen ever pass mus
~, Il The Inn; and yet I'm sure, landlord,
q lane, OF hostler'd never think O. me,
e Haste, Madam" returns Chockey, ""fol
u not forget the coach starts at I'VE OF
"A stroke, and we've still the quarter
sto 80"
h on they went. My Lady Peggy un
b. to restrain, ffom time to time, how
NJ, the keen relishful overflow of her spir
II When ones young and not ai,tng, d
~ dSy whips the blood and brain to such
pinnacle Of unQues uoning giadness as
3aks bonds, be they never so weighty
pro tenn, sweet few-years comrade;
$z With the happiness Of earth and all
SKY
4 BIT once the curl of cheerful smoke from
b Mermaid" chimney full In view above
3vthns Chockey's arm, both fell a-trem
ng; stood stock-still. and stared into
s u others eyes, as lace and wool woulC
+ gLsdy Peggy" cries Chockey. "on Il
aas Your LGdyshlp" with tell,tale gaspi
i thfodt lets IN back honel'
4 lane Chockey!i answered her mistress
BIZ needing this spur 10 set her a.pantirf
d, rwe TO her purpose. "wp'N "a on. =
Il And on they went Peggy with n meas
Nj resd; Chockey nlodding after, mi,
a Ian YARD, wher. even low tho grea
n s,A with IT'S four b9yq waited thn sigma
v,rt
H ne passengers wero Milling IN. and ato;
#,rprs' There stood mine Iost and
A.tsss maids mon Ln,, cool,s "a sn,i
a M. hrs wore tossaJ i,o,ga,,o n OH /,
Sooi. fsrewoljs snoteI 7 canSie9 bri,
r,, ,''sss s,o cracked S pfa i paving
Hln Inn ~, ~ ,uLIs'tr' NY ou+et
III 4. sSenna1 merriiy -,
, ~ ysly regsy ana ner woman; near!
(, y, Ips' wy. pet"eeh tat lussy uoWeg,e
es,s, sboorSoS ,Ha H., u,u Etl. M II,
~ .l ~, SSss, n.t me leost on me nenlo!'
3sSr,rs so,r $500. .ha ul 'ielr te'l"m pa,
- iouna themselves on the roah Il
IA ma nj. A., -. -,
1sr ~ ,S a'u we 'eSst ueea 10 tnen. sa i,;,
ID ~ Gbocta StVps; me guarn came CiVi,,;
sssbv wsOtkey II ner mistress REQUIRED an;
S,v,rsS .i-. 20 me winch Chockey' WEI
iss their wells mi e hatra t ~ 3dnntitV
b Twas IN NJ br nIsn' oelray thelr lneItlt2
H.. ~ ~ hunger silence and ohliTio'
v.sn .sgntntcus Journey was taken.
5H rtntis,9,rs ''sssa me beath' the uesl.
iAsrsSy asttan,rs p' h. '4 I'm Iomard FesSN
u: nj q be rs.n eer me more. ana pun
Esy. M y yasrs OF pistols: said;
sai ttsse siTtr s' uIsuam, We traveleo UNI
thas p syTs' t RI%n3 og Yq 2Sag 6ay
btu nisrooI ,o agitation at which he pleas
1 And ths damned r,,.o,, 49, ,.-
tsrrn 10 sttsck tho 600 ' ~ an Ap1V
tSad rou're not IN fesr r9scn ,o, wn Sard;I
re- "u eyes on inc brnssel
. \, 10y Peggy. smothering her laughter
@ sse's sat on this Old a, tI,suoTG Se eur
Z vas friend Of her fatber'sS nIts Ran Smo
, ~ esck Of the dowa SeF' 'en''iu u"