The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1922-09-09
UNTO THE FOURTH
GENERA ALTON"
4 Blue Ribbon Piece Of Fiction Of Negro Lie.

or most tenderly apply ointment
TO the bite. At such time, as
she was binding my wound I did
her soft hand and said. sHarriet,
do you know l love your Good
Heavens, thee Is crazedP she cried,
and would have run away but that
the bandage was not finished.
No, nor she, said, and put her
hands to her head and went pale.
But | loved her, before Godi
would have her though all the
earth stood between us / held
tight to her hand and she could
not escape, Harriet do You not
love mep she said no, she did
not, but. she did stammer in the
saying and / took new heart. You
love you as an angel. Thee cam
not have me to wife, Thomas,
she said, 1t is forbidden DO you
but love me, Harriet and I will
look after the forbiddance.' No.
she cried. thee cannot marry me,
thee does not know. FAREWELL And
so she slipped away.
But j am man of purpose, and
the next day / did limp into the
kitchen where she was at work.
and made to seize her hand.
She pushed me away and felgning
weakness | fell to the floor. On
the instant she was contrite and
did most eweetly help me to my
feet. With her face near to mine
/ almost kissed her but she shud-
dered away in fright did not
understand her strange manner.
She would say only that our love
was forbidden. But at last did
SO cajole and command her that
she wept and told me wherefore
she would not marry me.
Then / did go back to my room.
in a terrible strait of spirit. 1t
was like as IL l had been spitted
upon a spear. ! never had loved
her more. and to part with her
would split my heart. Never 70
know her love, her lips, never to
Deep down within me / knew
that heaven would never show me
her like again, that no other ltv-
ing woman could take her place,
or could make my life aught
butN barren desert OF misery
without one spring of happiness.
Through the long night l wrestl-
ed with pride and self and fear
and know scant sleep.
Then dawn came and Creation
woke with its multitude of votes,
and God was breathing through
the air. Pride, self and fear were
gone, / but Wept with arms out
stretched upon the bed and prayed
Him in mercy and goodness to, guide
me who knew not what to do. And
| here affirm in His Holy name
that His voice spake to me out of
the dawn, saying Follow thy
heart And / arose, my spirit pure
and serene as II It had been wash
ed in the sacred blood. 1 would
marry my Harriet.
November the sth, $780,
Thank God / married Harriet.
July. the 9TH, 1S31.--A fine
boyl Harriet is recovering fast.
Me thinks il best to give him the
name of John Clarewood, to hon
or his ancestor. Jean Clair dubois.
October the 14th, lSS1.--oh.
noble wifel Better than all treas
ures of earth Is her love. She is
an angel She made me move
far up in New Jersey to save me
from embarrassment. though be-
fore God I would have stayed in
She is my own fair wife of my
bosom. Shame on me that / did
wrestle with myself against her.
What might / have missed In
all the JOY she brings me, how
small a thing 1t seems that her
poor mother was a neeger WON
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