The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-03-10

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ference between you and him; he SEEM
ed dwarf in soul and body contrasted
to you. Afterward, In the parlor. !
tried to show you how felt, but you
misunderstood. 1 did not Flame you.
| could not have expected you to act
otherwise after his 5isgraceful con-
duct, ] threw that In his teeth, too,
the other night in Atlanta. l shall a.
ways be glad did it, 1t was little.
but it was oil | could do for you"
You told him you overheard it"
said George.
| Eyes; ii was this way: He was beg
ging and imploring me to give him a
! final answer. l had not openly re-
fused him. was afraid he would
write to father and that father might
be affected by il, to his injury. But
the morning we left Atlanta Governor
Teifsre caTne to see me and began
| again to urge me to marry him. fiat
| " refused, He then dared to speak dis
respectfully OF yoil and tsid him just
what coward he was and how l
knew 1t, / told hiAh also that l knew
about Mn TRUTHS pulling his ears.
told him everything 1 could think OF
and sent him away with a flush OF
shalaae on his face 1t may not have
been exactly ladylike, but lost COZ
troll of myself. 1 couldn't bear to hear
him speaking lightly Of you,'
God bless you, dearp George said,
and he drew her head down and kissed
her on the lips. God bless your
When Mrs. Hillyer returped home
she found them together. Lydia sat
on the edge of the bed holdinghis hand,
On their faces lay expressions that re-
called the brightest period of the Older
woman's youth
II see you didn't waste time" she
said gently as she kissed Lydia on the
brow.
"No3 we understand zach other now,
Mrs. Billyer." replied we girl They
Will never give their consent, but TIN
going to stick to George anyway"
"Consenty" laughed Mrs Hillyer
| w ny SICCo ,ACLC SOeG, CnlllL yOIt IGlhs
will receive George Buckley with open
arms. After you left | exploded a
liar boomerang in Their midst. What
you reckon l told EN-? i told 'em
that me an Mr.. Hillyer had wilIed all
we got or earth to George Buckley
an that he'd be about the well offest
young man in north Georgia at our
deaths, an yOTe father
What are you talking aboutT'
George exclaimed I'M establishment.
''Talllin, about the legal documents
! me n my Old man signed yesterday y
responded Mrs. HillyeT, with a chuckle.
I'VE hain't got no Children of tour own.
an why shouldn't we want to know
| what's to become of our effects after
We are gone? We both love you like
a son, an we are a-Eoin now to take
J Mrs. Lydia Buckley into orr hearts,
! too thank the Lordr-
} We'll. that's news to me" George
said. And | don't feel worthy of it,
! either
; Worthy or not, That's not Ter you to
! judge" sail Mrs. Hilyer; "but it Ger.
I tetA-AiA LAt1S llIlbC Liz IOuu .SlDDUlH
! you with the CranstonS. Why l never
; seed The Ike. The odd major sprung
!, up when 1 told i'm about tie will an
; stood quiverin' from head to foot
/ ~AWby. BIrs. Hillyer-he qujs .~yin'
! 49, ,- II. }, never knoweu the
! .,oung man had any expectations at Ill.
| lowed lie was jest, you know, a sort
| o. boC,ilIeeper with small intrnst in
| the business. Eff I'd "a knowed be was
"a man o means l never would a raised
/ SD much fuss over it, Well, TO make
long story short. he give in as grace
| FIJI as a'body could wish-bIamed eff
, tie old felier didn't actually chuckle
when | sorter skinned over some o
NJ. Eillyer's investments in raiIro, d
stock an the Ike The worlds the
same all over. Most aristocrats believe
in ariStocracy only when It's got a cash
basis. Lydia. yore pa actually feels re-
loved. Hes had big job, weak as
he Is, tryln' to marry you to wind
bag, an now that yo're goin' to do Il
sight better of yore own accord he's |
powerful well satisfied. Most fox |
come around to what they have to |
meet, an when they are made to come |
around to what they rally want they |
do it with whit an a slide So, |
young man, you've won yore fight an |
you deserve to be CONGRATULATED"
We'll, I can't take credit for it,"
George laughed ut seems to me that
the whole town and half the county
have been Lelping me OUT
Leaving the lovers together. Mrs. Hill
yer went downstairs
II thought at fust," she unused, that
III rot let Mrs. Dugan in On this but