The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-02-16
I'm LOVE WITH
A TRAMP"
nRITTEN FOR THE WING /"


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In the little village Of --- lived A
cbarn,;ng Iittlc maid 81 s;xtccn snm-
mer. NIthonph che was still attending
sch,o1 I tncw she was in love but
with whom / did not know
In the evenings when a crowd OF us
gathered around the nostof4ice, she al
ya,s had nIras,nt smile for each as
che ,assrd NV
II 81 rs wcrc wild over her. time
an. time aa,in did we trv to Gain adj
Nilsson to r,II on her INT her answer
,ya. ,Io,,vs tbc s,mc-"I am foo
yo,.,." or Mamma don't allow"
Orc MONT when I happcucd TO have
tbo .,,n.,rt,,ni,v ~ sncal.iro IN her 7
mt ,,.s nrr,tiGn to hrr.-"Vio1et whv
do Won always refuse to allow me to
c,rs" Won lnn,y vour mother would
not .,icrt"
crrinr She was bluShinp somewhat
At nav. question said "Ab I sect Van
are I'rnoLv in love"
ca, hasit,,cd , moment then Iough-
mo n cs,id "vcs Harry am IN love
If sccns fooIisb for = pirl nj NV ace to
adm. .r s,rE = ih;ng hut really Harry
can't helm il He was such = nice
yo,,ua man and love him for two
th;ras
~ s,,no.c ir's hccausc he's hand
some and has lots Of money" I said
No" she rcnlicd she is NOT hand
sonr-nnl near os nice looking ne Won
and rs f,r the money nart we'll he
has nnth;no
lest ot Ills moment her mothrr was
CONNIE, and with A pleasant bvc-bye
She was off like A flash
I walked SLOWLY on toward the office.
there i,rnd three oi INV comrades
told them all; thew seemed TO lake if
as hard rs / and to each il proved TO
re 4 mystery as to who the fellow could
be
DAYS came and went. weeks na,scd
bv, months rolled on. 4 wear passed
and still found Violet the same sweet
kind-hcartcd little creature. Always
pleasant. always sociah,e vet NOT 4
SINGLE change in her heart
Nv comrades had given ND all hopes
and in the meantime had married but
| was not SO easily bluffcd If was a
case of Violet or nobody with me True
it was, the more tried to gain her al
fect;ons the less hcadwav made She
was now through with her srhooIdavs
and the only opportunity | had OF see
inc or Spcatinp to her was in the even
mos. when she wen, for the mail
She was always sociabIc. and treated
me with the best of,respcct. as | walk
ed along with her, VET for all had
p1eaded t;mc after time to 90 in she
ALWAYS stoned me ot fine gate
Anathnr wear rolled nv Nv COM
ra,lcs ali srcneI danny IN their own
sweet homes xh1c was stil1 dr;itino
alone IN sinoIr Llrsscdnrss irving nv
hest to make V;oIc, learn to love- me
N;pbt after MONT | waited at the
office for her | had now gotten 60 far
that was allowed thr privilege of 90
mo into the house Evening after
evening 7 spcu, with her. INV comrades
were Gi,;po me nr,i.c ior br;no = win
nor brt NV onIv rcnlv was "Faint
heart never wan apv fa;r lady" Time
roIled nm nrarIv another vr3r nasscd
yet che wnn,J not I.tcn tG NV words
~ love- "
II was ,,,y Christine. Eve c,1Ied
and presented her , Iovr,,. diamond
ring She oprncd the box looked at
the r;np and said -, i ycrv nrettv hut
rnorr, U,~rv ! r,n', ,rron, !,
W;th th;. I fem =, her icrt rxc,o;m-
;nn.-"Ru Violet vnr mist Won
tnnw Lnu, ynulai,yavs have loved
yor and NioIct | want Won to accent
his as an enforcement RING come,
now dear, acrcpt hi, riug and saw
yrr'I, he n,.nc" b,t her nn,,. answer
wos-,Nn. Harr, cannot accent !, "
As friend Won have. hccn trne a. cold
Won have been like a brother f., me
and | Shall a,way, he a, \ sister to Won,
bm, &C inr Lnrnn,;,r ,nrr ,,;fc i :. ;n
n0ssiblr Won lCnow nv heart beInngs
70 annthcr-,ni y,n viii do mo = grnot