The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-10-22
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. n9r(ZY ANN <TE<~>.1*<; POINTS; .
: By Mrs. Ezise! lhoz1as .
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8v Mrs. E::ii.7! ! hoz1as,

no tellin' whether we ever "ood a
met" l interrupted.
eyes, deerest, bless this kyar fur
ever! Now be sweet to me an tell
me when I may claim mi little bride?'
he pleaded.
"I'll have to study a little,'' sez
I, gettin little narvis.
IWhat's the use in waitin, baby7
You need me an + need you. We can
have the not tide soon as we get to
Columby, I cud 60 rite on home with
you an settle yore bizness fur you
an then take you rite on to your bew-
tiful futer home in Atlanta. I never
seen a man that cud beet him a court
in'-not even Jeems when he was IN
practice. I begun to get skeered up
about rite, an begun to make e1-
cuses.
"Why, deer, we ort to no more
about each other first. We air same
as perfect strangers, I ventered.
"Now little woman, if you doubt
mi honor an veracity, I can take you
to at leest fifty men in Columby, that
will vouch fur me,' he replide, as [
looked outen the winder an seen vita
stupefaction that we was in the city.
7 tride to change the subject bi ex-
claimin';
"Oh, I declare we air plum to our
stoppin' place-we air in columby,
an it is mi first glimpse Of the city. u
"Then I clame the plesure Of tax
in you to ride an shown you the
sites," he sed, egerly, his hole eoun-
tenance itin' up with joyful antlcl-
ipatin. :,
"Oh, thank you, sir, but I don t
stop here but two ours or sich a mat
ter, an I'd be skeered to 60 r1d1n
fur fear I'd get left" sed.
"Well, what diffrunce wood that
make? You belong to me-" ne anser-
ed.
"Well, I'll think about it," l
sed, irwin to put on brave frunt, an
We got outten the kyars an went IN
- the purtiest waitin' room I ever
seen. An oh, joy, I seen that there
was private waitin room fur the
ladies, an it was all curtined of. I
drawed a long breath Of relief fur l
node I cud 60 in there an nj wider
voodn't dare to foller. AM in there
! I strate way went, dodgin' him as he
was se::ting' drink of warter. Thre"
the tarti2s ! oa3 see nim lookln
around sorter mistefde an uneasy
like an 7 ncd3 it woodn't be long Til
he so;;ien~l -; where abouts. sol
down in the remotest corner l cuo
find, an tride to reed EfBy the Eter-
NAL" Wonce in awhile wood peep
outen them curtins an see that peskJ
thing pavin' up an dawn, with CRATE
beads Of p";;iratior l:olln' down
ii" face in CRATE G. a2s OF SWEET. J
r-c::in our had PASSED. or l seen
. li5:!e cal par; the c: lt;ns IN cum IN
toting a crate big bunch of purity
white fuses. SIZE looked around an
axed: 81. th,re lady = :ere NAM
, ed Mrs. Annie lon': 9"
There was severil :a:ies in there
an they all begun 20 look arounc
at each other cnaS ::ringly No "or
spoke. I red IN. P;.rty soon sh'
}; spide me settin' there eff to won side
an she cum to me al axed:
"Aint you the won? If so, pesf
man take these, so III get a dolle1
, fur bringin' 'em,'' holdin' out thu
, flowers an lookin pleadingly into m
face. T seen that she needed that dol
, Ter, an I suddenly got curldge t.
take the bokay, an 7 found LITTLE
note nestlin' in it.
"stop a mint till I reed this, lit
l tie gal,' sez I, pullin' it out witt
about the same feelins I'd had l:
, it had been a snake, an mere it is:
) "Deerest, why are you treatln' M
= 50 cruel? You are nearly killing me
Please cum out an let me have feV
, words with you before your trant
, leves. Can it be possible that yo'
5 have won mi hart simply for tn
, pleasure of trampling it beneath yor'
feet? I can't believe it, wont! Pit.
. me, deerest, an explane yore conduct
% l--o an, ,,;+v IN vore hart O.