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01 HOME, OUlt STATE, - ~ -- -- .....----- FULTON/ men of bum:mtl' nppme ntl) nn 10 offeu;n~, ~tmple-mmde 1 conntr~mau 1 n,,;;~,\~~.~r~~c dro'e up to the rotll, ahgbted ftOm hm qmte alotw by the luuu d t d I h st1a111s ot ' up \V t:btr H w~gon, liD S eppe tn ellpteSS ng IS floated Ill from t}je I.Jall room ,II des1re to trans \Ct a h.ttle b\ismess ·-·-······• had JHSt left Flthel '' es OIIIIIY pmt us agent tety well \hyS1dooy Elhott ncted the busmess tn a mnnnet mutu.. her lll there She kneW ally satisfactory and after and ohe •lrended '' women Jo genaral rentaTks respecttngtbe wenth mnst be er, Clops &c he suddcnly asked me, ls~rerlll:\ much I thought he we1ghed '? I tephed, b) rcquestmg; htm to .• stel~ • the plntform scale~ ne..'l.r hy nnd he dtd w Ooe lmndted and omety pounds l8 ~ pretty good weagbt, fo1 ~ tbmly clnd on a hot August dn) bnt my man \'etgbed tt all, f01 be w a• large and musc11-la1, a regular gumt lD hta:''·\'\\ '\' physmal conformation and sv1mtX1etari-l eal proport1ons I may be1e 1emB.r.k, ,.~~:~:~~~,;;,~,~~~~.:·~:~o;i;:~;·;:~; bemg sparely bm~t, my own Fl nn\'\\''Jlul wetght was onlv one• )>undted andleiirnesl>ii<Jres, thirty iiveJ pounds • While f:'ndmg on the scales, I ob setved a wtld expresston gleammg tn l.;,, ... .,..,.,tldoc the eyes of my strange oustoltler, be \as gtvmg ulterauce to tncoherent J•asto Jh;,, ~·•n muttermgs, and mamfested otl•er •ym ptoms wlltch led me to h~heve, lbat he Un:•erc:d \' lortd was ~bout bemg attacked by fit of 1 otitsid~~ 01 sometbmg of a ~r,.,n,,. ~·Cil!ilt SPUJ~'e chl>l'n•~tet~i; and prompted by a ,..,.,, ... o,. ____ ,..mnnw. '\'\'\\•I re[]der lnm any as~113:hnde ~~~::,~~~:'~) powct, I ~pproacbednear to, \n.htn<•d bestde h1m llc tnt nell gleammg, eyes upon wondeJ ~d 1f 1 t>t looks were 101 ,l.<•onfe••ia•\~'qr J'\'\u'ru~nce w1th hm feehngs JUSt then, I,B~1e 11.0< F-tlcntly thnt th£) tnlJllt St>ID'!b~1dy came uv JUSt then to band f01 the German ..:nest<>r cllct•1im!d her for a second 1ose to go I would hke to shudder t5~~~~i;:~~~~:~~t·l~~;~:~:;;t:J~:::;i a ltltlc \\bile to motroll, he she saul, '!I love no o•e you w1ll be ktnd enou,;h to have Joyed nny oth~r, me an bou1 Her he u~ came up toto her tbtoat, sbull m1r!)l: no other,' be 'Vlmi du.lla 'Hlnt to sec he1 far l Lso•i<l'. ·1<•\''\'\''\ ll-eu.ullfpl month What coulllw tlnnk she\\'' to btm, bij!Self fro!jt bJS a•m•, and or he to bet 1 story of h¥ betrothal ' I shall be engagecl most of Eltot Is n a<!Qd, noble man \ day to mort ow she answereU 1 '~I cone us1on , ' He bas gtveo 1 ·•~ ·n< spnng 1 1ke that of an infnt·falldd -\\ •··•\\ beMt, ouncmg upon il:s a:ere;'ncel''\~ Is and I wns helpless, tf you call at tht ec I \1ll enll< avm to Jove of b 1 st'bfellwe aud be at ltberty ' I :She dtd nou see b•m wrong ow We mas~ ·T\''\\'attn<''' mg She went hmne w~J.ys a d bettr our bur dtd uot stay long afttr 11ad gon£> the v1se like embnce df arl irl'<l3ptm-l o\'' gu••r•llar\'\P sLbl(.l, uvmg, mnmac' ConCelVe you can, the bono• of ltny sttpatton' I was alone, and from ~., dlsp~r~ty 10 om stze and wetght, \las but a mere child m the bands oy m:)\ powetful nssatlent, whose uaturl\1 strength I stldtlel•-\·ha 1 ~ge greatlynngmented by the mfernal !my the demon 10gmg titht~ Jum and \\''\''•n to C!>IBh ont mr hfe • S!'ll!'l<ille, W1th one a:m fhmly~mspedi ar,onrld·J m:f body, and the hafd of the other I ••laD!!~·· ~' 11 \ on my throat, I could do ~ut t•ttlo m self-dafepce and tbe btssjug of bts hut ~reapi through hts cleribhe teeth anJ tog thet of lns pon gratu g Wlth ~mmous on my eat , we1e jsounds, anythml?. but sootlun to my ag•tated net v€s My hrst tm .rlse ~~as to my fior help bnt my voice wf' only F tepllLliicnnJI• ~~~~··~ back m mookt g tone~, for no IOea\ltllUI was uear, and tf escapejd at all, be through m own dert10us, H1>dlvemrl aq.vcntt~re•.l once had With '\\\\·\ • tortuutaio who was subJCCt of the ter11.ble \\'\1\'.l , and I never montlr of August, left the heated, s>•elter~ I l·usti<>at< fot a few weeks the a.d of P!OV! ence I She <hd not sleep much that mgbt~ nod slw was ner.HUIS and hystcrteal m mot uwg Stdney wonlilnot com~ two, and she hoped no one\ oulB come bcfmc that But there Oul - 0r tlu ee ndmnet. toslpld beau~ she detested at all tunes -maJe and ooaupted the forenoon W:J.S JU:Bt 1eady to stream w.a~ ~:;hown 10 I l o v she cndme hts p>esence 1 Sho hated tbe mao, but sbe must h1s oares•e• md !tsten to out of th~ honse be met of lo' e lie urged a sp~cdy bot pnss~d\lum wtlhout a thc1r um m He pleaded and manel~d, aL- the stern and mgnt;U, fo1 hfllf nn houl, aml eyes awl marveled more h1m hke oue m a dtcam Etbeltl\ te~rs He dtd not iscm·coll,y knew what he was sa:png,.•>t1tl 'I· gl•iu•t'i•IHintei but soogtlt out Che!!ter Ab JUSt us the bellllmg afternoon pl<••<1ing fo1 the fifteenth of S.,P wbt•kit·•<>'•M'.IItomh•\' glad day, she ajt ! ,es I do not cn)e she reahzetl what sa1d S1dney had gone, an<l se·\v'mt at the do0r announced '111 fhc na~nc brought her to hui ses SeW'JlrJ long ugo rewruded wlih an .<>J:!ici>~·wtLeil.ev· he ba• done any>bwg falajl want of juilgJiibi>•t;'' ;p~estdent metead qnve meant well the uebelhon. Do enough Ill mean ' ShGW !urn ID, • sne Said m a morneut he ~a.s hy her lie 11as Hty g1ave and looked oldet than on the stud nnl.l turuea b~:: lJ':!'~~;~~~ Wk•toll's home He alone 'Ethel,' be sa'tu, \1 ti> ftee y!u Rnsb not Alibo t loves yon, and h1m Ha oes Dot lov<} you Bt~.!lii•Pt•oe•''h\'\ I do permps, but he has !ll~;J;';t~ p<o.v~u ;r~>u longm: l ree you :from you~ jl!iaJn'!lLel i engj>J,e~oettl and Go bleES you~ befo1:1 she C\oald speak to Cheater Abbott \Go to saul, she ~n.nt$ you , and hpldhtg out hts lbnntl He pauSe 1 a moment und she 1ookcd beavttu bien yon at lnm wttb woudertng eyes and bated op10n1:ed 1Jaces, haven t we ? 1 xenlb r ... ~]:t.1re:l'. love• nov;, and tt IS I wt•n l·thOS€ itrlpCISSilbl•el \Seven yeur~ ngo ~ he 'fVPDt on 1 ''I Euwpe dny rifter to morrow love 1 you I !ned lo WlU your lo~e ID Iough hl\lt fulled, nod wttb e*pet·ieiiCe 1t has ever be:n, great enJOyment I followed by a mtahap other , so, tn thts a !li'CEienl;irtjent of Impendd:t.g evtl con Wqt•~~~·,l my mmd-an<l tbe ~~~~::;~~ii:::= wttb me was-tn what •h•tne! 1 wi'lHit. appear'! pe:rllous ~<ttuottOn, howe'l'el retulD, and thought I l!ad 611 cceedal _ choktog gqod bye \\\ gone I bailoxpxessed my love to )OU lD and O~ester r~d bm name m way sa.'e lU \Vord::~ I jelt that von Uepartur~ a few days later mneh mme o; tbougb bouoo by up s1lent pl\llyevs for In• safety vo\s I WtlS on~y waltlD@i our wh1lG b.e far out at sen, to the e1ty to gmn the con\\ent of G1Jcl to bless them nnd stt:engtlH your p::ueuts before spcakmg A few lluys ltefotc om: lUtcodeil departme for ']~\:011ID.I~:!IY home Helen Gnffith and h(>r gbt(!)ther The afternoon of thetr ar r1val I w:;1s staulhog by the WltXdow: l.a:qd.EJ>~·Giov. when she came up to my s1de. You and her bwther were wrilkmg dow.n toward the shOle \\\e could see you ftom tlle .llelen looke1l out 'Dear chtldrco, they are happy agam/ she I (;~xe•~le·v, sa1J lnug\ung 1 .lohn bns been so pabeut tm tho last few weeks w come hew Elbel kept 1 pleadmg m her tulhug lnm how Q~ns litm and he was clnn deep Ill \\''\l\.wn;l.1 hot::ntllaw liu:-~mess nnd conlU not get lnlo• ,, 0, D E 1 that was neces~mry oat lte!l I shnll bo so glad \qJO>e.otli<>n ol Greeley's chances lici naiCnts l'clcnt nwl abe and can make tbmr engagement pnb the ao~mateu toptc of U may Lc years yet, but I hope I know lwwahe hntestblSBeClccy, auJ. be.\:J1J.c tl us so bnrd for he1 to tecetve tho attentions of otbet gentlemen, ll'•cesifletlCl ~;he must w1tb apparent pleasure, too ot her patcnt{J wtU sttspect Poor lt lB W~!Ll'iDg 00 her 1 rhnt but tt wns enough r to tbe c1ty m advance of t'bc re .wn.iml.et of tlte party, von remombe.t.:,~J.tb,o\li!:h ani her bmtlu r \'ho ha.ll - como ilo~ n for r day returned wtth me I H uchetl hvme I found my fa. bauble Hts buswess was 10 a !.\'\\\\ condthon-he Wlsbndly~n aud Mr Onffith htd Ilmtum had lus bu$mcos m hts hands R1s pr~sence, ol an agents was rcqutred to IO'lVl1·• arL<l auil be begged me to net nn:s~r~h.~IB;~~:~:,:·~: I Mr Grtffith al.:m made a J •wi.tlllino my father that I should malry ht• so DOESBENwoo» l<1•111~hl:er, nuU thus umte the two p1-o of Meehng eyf .New York l \as mn«l nnll 1eckless held on rl'uesday Evemng not what I d1d You had deceived BenJamtn Woou ~tliPP<!rto•d me and my lllq hcncefotth seem ell of: I u~ol:iol>, sa.;png that be belie·oed small account I mtght ns wen accede of the DemOctats 111n~~:i~B~;~~It~ to l\Ir 011ffith • proposttwn anli aecom favotahle to tbe n I mornl\'\ my father, as to ilo Greeley at that <l<>m•en.tio•n.·-1 \\'ntthiis · ... :.~ '·'' 1 ma.,Ieli Helen Gnffitb aud we Mr Wood abo the ntd of the dear crea• be m tho •noeessful the aft'atrs of mankmd smleil for Em ope I tned to be ktnd ltqd told b1m di'l•sas~\ ;;;,\. ~~~:~:~r.::;, 1 a:'J\!:It; nucl gooU to hm but she was Jealous, could cause hu \ •. :ba1mnler· al(ni·nst:h<!r l·tvi'n•>nicalnod shrewiSh Sbe mode my 11 the Democrats f .. •led\I~~:·~·~·~Jri~~r;~~;~~~;; burden On her denth-bed she he mtgh~ w1thdraw for pen mk and paper She Grant bea! JelL Dav1s, 1 Horace \f:;~~,:r~t;;~~·~~:~~ inl[u<mc\' ' SOaox..An -One ren•on why th,ol'v•\-1 mtds of Egypt st.lind the ejl'eot ao well t!i thnt. the cbmate JB drv•',onn rtothi1og I warm If they h~d been •:•'•liji>ot<!d tho~ p'laciid\'tbe snows ancl frosts o[ Amenca q~:~~i~~\%:;~~. ;~~;~~~~~o~1~~ -rould have sbop,n mlio4 r·••ter ·a: age 1:~ ' I I ~ for some hours, ami theu sealed balled btm and set h>m free - t~;,.;::::• ~:~· :~;~~~~ what she bad \VTtlten and eeut for a do the soldiers and sailo1'8 wblol:::t ..• ~~.~:'l~\ Y IltLW'V<ll'; In li•Y presence she bautled tbetr hves, died m puson and were 1 b<•rd•ers. bvl p••o!oot to nun : onying, When I for ll!e, by rebellton, led by ~e t~;~~~~~~~~~,i~~:;i;~~~.~~j~~[;~[:~; ~~n~~~ii.~l~ delld two yenrlil, glve tbl& to trat1i0r propo..ie to :reward, ibe a husb•md: Do not gtve 1t be!oce.' beat Jell' Dav1s, or the man who ~~~~~~:;;~~~~for two weeks a!t<Jr tht>t I b1m free, unpnntshed ?
