The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-09-04

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In a. MINUTES / had fixed it and 1t
vs. singing away IEe farmer told
Ee L 20 % tie house and get a bite 10
e. go W3.t III A- came Up from tue
h"Tteiu Wu.!e waiting | split up L
lot OF wood. PIT IL hinge on the wood
shed door ana repaired the we'll curb,
anU when the farmer and his two
hired men came up to supper I heard
the good housewife saying:
"'Obediah, if this Teller is a tramp
he's the smartest one that's eve been
along this road. He's done enough
work to pay for staying over Sunday.
If you can get him to talking tonight
I'll bet he'll tell something interesting
Il had on q fairly good suit of clothes
and had had a shave the day before.
and I was invited to sit down with the
family to the evening meal. An hour
later, when the milking had been done.
everybody took seats on the side veran
da, and I knew what was coming.
Several hints were thrown out. and
then the farmer said:
"~'Stranger. I'm wondering a little
bit why you too to tramping. Per
haps you won't object to telling us
On the veranda were the farmer
and his wife. two hired men and an
old maid named Fanny. One Of the
hired men was in love with Fanny.
and the fact that she had spoken to
me three or four times had aroused
his jealousy. When Miss Fanny, who
was the farmers sister, had smiled at
me and said she was sure that l had
something Of interest to tell, and when
the hired man had frowned at her and
looked daggers at me, | began:
81 do not care to give YOU my name.
Suffice it to say that my people were
wealthy and Of high social standing.
and that l was an only child. When
my college education was completed |
went abroad, and it was while return
ing on the steamer that / fell ia love
with all the ardor Of a young man OF
t~wenty-three. The young lady in the
case was the daughter of a Boston mer-
chant. She was twenty, and in looks
and character she was all that one
could ask for in her sex. It wa a
AaSI w ~ az AISl sight Will Us bOIi.
and before the steamer reached New
York We were betrothed.'
"'Nhat the devil is that: asked the
hired man, who wanted to butt in with
something mean.
1t means that they were engaged to
be married, you dolt" bluHtly explained
tie farmer, while Miss Fanny looked
at the fellow reprovingIy.
"'After a week | resumed, L went
to Boston to tell Lu;u's father that I
loved her and wished his consent TO a
speedy marriage. He raised no objec-
tons. On b contrary. he limited that
he would feel honored by having me
for a son-in-iaw. Ny people were will
Ing. Il for 4 month | was in the
seventh heaven Of happiness. Then Il
little circumstance changed the current
Of two lives. Ny father was the in
ventor OF that breakfast food known
as Barley Snaps. Her father was the
inventor Of that breakfast food known
as Barley Drops. Each claimed that he
had struck he biggest thing on earth
Each brought forward testimonials.
slurred at the other. and the result was
4 bitter quarrel. aud | was warned that
Lulu could never. never marry the son
Of q liar Ny father that no
son Of bis should ever marry the daug:.-
ter Of q fraud. and | fell from happi-
ness 10 black despair. II was the same
with Lulu. was forbidden an inter
view with her, but she answered q let
ter bribed 4 servant TO deliver. She
said she would be true TO me TO the
hou OF her death
"Hunph" g-unted the Jealous mix J.
ed man is be swung around on me.
Jim Williams. what are you grunt-