The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-10-22
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. BECKY ANN JONES. o
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s BY Mrs. Ethel Thomas O
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no tcllln "Helncf we ever "oou II
metz l interrupted.
eyes, dcerest, bless this kyar fur
ever! Now be sweet to me an tell
me when I may claim mi little bridc9'
he pleaded.
"I'll have to study little" sez
l, gettin a little narvis.
"What s the use in waitin, baby
You need me an I need you. We can
have the not tide soon rs we get to
Columby, cud go rite on home with
you an settle yore hizness fur you
am then take you rite on to your bew-
tiful futcr home in Auanta.' | never
seen man that cud beet him court
in'--not even Jeems when lie was in
practice. I begun TO get skcered up
about rite, an begun to make ex-
| cuses.
"Why, deer, we ort to no more
about each other first. We air same
Us perfect strangers, I ventcrcd.
"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 I
looked outen the windcr an seen vita
stupefaction that we was in the city.
I tride to change the subject bi en-
claimin';
"Oh, I declare! we air plum to our
stoppin place-wc air in Columby,
an it is mi ilrst glimpse Of the city,"
"Thcn I clame the plcsure Of tax
in you to ride an shown you the
Sites" he scd, cgcrly, his hole coun-
tcnmcc litin' up with joyful antici-
patin.
con, thank you, sir, but I don t
stop here but two ours or sich a mat
ter, an I'd be skecred to go ridin ,
fur fear I'd get left" T sed.
"Well, what diffruncc wood that
make? You belong to me-" he anscr-
cd
"Wcll, T'n think about it, |
scd, tryin to put on a brave frunt, an ;
We got outten the kyars an went in
to the purticst waitin' room I ever
seen. AM oh, joy, I seen that there
was private waitin room fur the
ladies, an it was all curtincd off. I
drawcd a long breath Of relief fur I
node I cud go in there an mi wider
woodn'! dare to follcr. AM in there
T stra!c way went, dodein' him IS he
was getting drink of warter. Threw
ihc tartiAs ! cat sec MIN lookin
around sortcr mistefidc an uneasy
like an 7 ned, it woodn't be long till
] he |p:"inr'l W; where aboutS. I sot
! down in the remotest corner I cud
find, ar tridc to reed "By the Eter-
nal.' Woacc in awhile I wood peep
outcn them cmtins an see that pesky
thing parin' mp an d.wn, with CRATE
beads Of p"> ">riratior /: o(in' down
! ii" face in crate { aHS Of swct. ]
victim our had passed. on I seen 4
; lit:!c clt par; the c. tins 'n' cum in,
toting CRATE big bunch Of purity
white :uses. Size .o>krd around an ,
aHcd: 81. thare lady \ .'ere NAM
ed Mrs. Annie lon.: 2"
There was sevnril "a lies in there
an they all l"r,m 20 look around
at each other cnc$ ::rin"ly No won
spoke. I red On. I';.rty soon she
spide me settiu' there utf to won side,
an she cum to me al axed:
"Aint you the won? If SO, pcse
nam take these, so I'll get a dollcr
fur bringin' 'em,' holdin' out the
rlowcrs an lookin pleadingly into mi
face. T seen that she needed that dol
Ter, an T suddenly got curridge to
take the bokay, an I found a little
note ncstlin' in it.
"Stop a mint till T reed this, lit
tie gal,' sez T, pullin' it ont with
about the same feelins I'd a had if
it had been a snake, an mere it is:
"Dcerest, why are you treatin me
so crucl9 You are nearly killing me.
Please cum out an let me have few
words with you before your trane
leves. Can it be possible that you
have won mi hart simply for the
pleasure of trampling it beneath yore
fcct9 I can't believe it, 7 wont! Pity
me, deerest, an explanc yorc conduct,
if you have any pity in yorc hart, or
care in the lcest, for.
Yores Only,
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