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About Schley County news. (Ellaville, Ga.) 1889-1939 | View Entire Issue (June 9, 1898)
My J.ove went berrying Where brooks were merrying, And wild wings ferrying Ueav’n’s amethyst; The wild flowers blessed her, My dearest Hester, 'The winds caressed her, i* The sunbeams kissed. I followed, carrying Her basket; varying Fond hopes of marrying Wit!) hopes denied ; Roth lato and early 8he bowed deemed me surly, No her curly r Fair head and sighed. ‘•The skies look lowery ; It will bo showery; No longer llowerv The way I And. No use In going ! ’Twill soon be snowing • If you keep growing Much more uukiud.” COUSIN MORRIS. I \ To awaken at a second-rate Mon hotel with a .splitting headache, (knowing you have come to the end of ;your resources through folly and eJ> 'traVAgance.is net a pleasant reflection. And Morris Seymour sighed, but icoidd blame ©ene but himself. educated, He was an American, well 28 years of age, a sturdy, good-looking young man, whose chief fault was too 'much generosity, which his London .acquaintances took every advantage • of as long as his money lasted. After a light breakfast Morris proceeded to a newspaper office. One of the clerks (with whom he was slightly acquainted) advised try ing advertising.- This suggestion was notoE-Iy acceptable, but put to the test, and dt did not take Moms long to write out the following: "Situation Wanted — By capable neAvsjwiper clerk, Avhose many qualifi cations include honesty of purpose and .strict attention to business where em ployer's interests are concerned. Apply--•” affixed number T 830. The clerk the Punctually at noon the next day 'Morris presented his ticket at the ^newspaper office,receiving one answer. ..Judge of his astonishment when he ireefi the following: “X Y Z: Meet me tonight at 8 o’clock at the entrance to St. Cather ine’s docks. Fail at your peril. This is to our mutual advantage.” Examining the envelope he discov <ered that it was addressed “T 320,” but the figure 3 looked more like an 8. So it was a mistake; be had been given some one else’s letter. Out of mere curiosity he made a copy and, procuring an envelope, .correctly re addressed it, putting it in the basket on the counter. Looking through the personal col umns of the paper, be eaine across the following: X. Y. Z.— Where caa I see you? Answer at once to T 320. So here was the solution. Morris had been so preoccupied reading this •communication that he had not no ticed a young lady standing by the counter," who was visibly surprised when she noticed the envelope he had placed in the basket; she then pro duced a ticket and this same letter was safely placed in her pocket, while now, standing unobserved in an is olated part of the office, she was watch ing him in a peculiar and expressive manner. He was too much disappointed to notice anyone and felt like giving way to despair, so tried to walk off his de pression and must have gone a eon siderable distance,for,looking around, he found himself in the vicinity of Russell square. While meditating whether to return, a young lady who was passing gave a faint cry and half •sunk to the footpath, evidently over taken by illness. Morris hastened to ffier assistance. ' “Would you help me home?” she •said, in a weak voice, indicating.one of the largest houses. ■“Certainly,” and,taking held of her arm, he half carried, half led her across the square to the palatial man sion indicated, giving a vigorous pull to the bell. The door was immediate ly .opened by a footman, who called to a trim maid, requesting Morris to wait a few moments, ushering him into a small apartment. The room was magnificently furnished, there being an abundance of old china, val uable curios and beautiful oil paint ings. left in He was not long suspense. An old gentlemen entered quietly, care |fully closing the door. He was trem bling with excitement and, holding up a warning finger, exclaimed: “Morris, why have you caused me all this trouble? I’m perfectly inno cent. A few more weeks of this worry will kill me. No explanation now. When I die you will not be forgotten. I never thought Ebenezer’s only son would have threatened me. “Two questions only for the pres ent: When did you leave New York? And x* hat s earner did you come by?” To say rhat he was astonished at being called by his Christian name would be a poor his way of describing his feelings,but reply was straightfor ward. f “I left New York, sir, three weeks j ago today on board the B -; but I BERRYING. fear you are laboring under some un fortunate mistake.” “Hash; not another word,” said the old gentleman, producing a roll of banknotes, which he thrust, into his hands. “Put these in your pocket quickly. Some of the servants might overhear us. Ah, here comes Alice,” and the young lady entered the room, looking none the worse for her slight faintness. “Alice, my dear,kiss Cousin Morris; he is coming back this eveuing to stay with us. ” How lovely she looked as she shyly approached, saying in a low, musical voice: “I’m so pleased to meet you, cousin,’’holding up her sweet face in a modest, natural manner. What could lie do under 4<be circum stances! He was almost intoxicated with the strangeness of the position and kissed her not once, but tivice. He felt as though he could do any thing for her sweet sake. How he had scoffed when hearing of a man falling suddenly in love, but here he had accidentally met a pure and beau tiful women with large, wistful, blue eyep, who had spoken to him kindly. Her presence made him feel a differ ent being, happier than he had ever been in his life before. She had a truly sympathetic nature, and his heart went out to her at once with a passionate longing, an intense desire to do something for her sake, and Morris for the first time in his life knerv what it meant to fall suddenly and desperately in love. There was an awkward silence on his part which was broken at last by her gentle voice: “You will come baek tonight, Cousin Morris,as father Aiishes,nnd do exactly what he desires by letting the past be forgotten?” Before he could reply or think of an answer there was a knock at the door, and a footman appeared. “The carriage is waiting, Miss Alice,” he said, respectfully. i i Thank you, Reuben; good bye, cousin, till the evening. Tell the coachman where to leave you, and in the meantime I will practice some songs, for your especial benefit,” and gently pushing Morris she led the A\ay to the front door, the old gentle man warmly grasping his hand, giving him a significant glance to keep si lent. In a half-dazed condition he en tered the carriage, telling the coach man to drive to Fleet street. Dis missing the conveyance close by the Bank of England.he hurriedly walked to Holborn, entering the hotel and going directly to his rooms. “What did it all mean?” he solilo quized. “Evidently they have mis taken me for someone else.” “Cousin Morris”—how the name seemed to ring in his ears. Like a flash of lightning it crossed his mind that he had been taken for the person who had answered the advertisement to the personal, and, drawing from his pocket the copy, he again read it. “XYZ: Meet me tonight at 8 o’clock at the entrance to St. Cather ine’s docks. Fail at your peril. This is to our mutual advantage.” “That sounds like a threat. I will never believe that the old gentleman and that beautiful young girl have ever done anything wrong. I will keep this appointment.” It was a cold, damp night, with plenty of mud and fog, but exactly at 8 p. m. Morris was standing close by the entrance to St. Catherine’s docks. It was so dark that he could scarcely distinguish the faces of passers-by, most of them being sailors and dock hands, who had been drinking. At last a young man,similar to him self in height and appearance, took up such a position that he knew it must be the person he was looking for. Suddenly he was startled by a great commotion. Cries of “Stop him!” 4 i Runaway!” resounded on all sides, and a horse and wagon came thunder ing along. The man he was watching sprang forward, attempting to stop the terrified animal, but slipped and was dashed aside. It was so quickly done that lfo one noticed the accident, and Morris immediately went to his “Are you much hurt?” lie said, helping bim to his feet. She said It tearfully; '4– And I, all fearfully, fully Replied, ‘‘Right here Will I explain: dearly, I love you Yet look not clwerly When all says clearly I love in vain.’’ Then smiled she graciously; Spoke out vivaciously; So I audaciously Did then decide. And, drawing tow’rd her, i; I th«re Implored her— 1, who adored her— To bo my bride. Ab, sweet simplicity, (Jharmiug duplicity, rusticity, Without Whom love made know— * In wooed and wooer, No world is truer, And berries—fewer Than kisses grow. —Mudisou Caweln, in Judge. He groaned and in a dazed manner said: “My arm is broken; help me to a cab; there’s a good fellow. Rut who are you?” lie gasped, 'suspicious ly. “I had the pleasure of your com pany on the steamship about three weeks ago,” “I remember you now. I wish now that I had never left New York city.” Morris hailed a cab, and they were driven to a boarding house at Black Heath, and it was found that a severe ly sprained arm was the full extent of liis injuries. “Supposing I stay for tonight. There are two beds, and you and I are not strangers, both hailing from New York,” said Morris, His offer was thankfully accepted, and after half an hour’s chat the band ages were carefully arranged, the sleeping draught administered to allay the pain, and Morris had the pleasure of seeing him sink into a deep slum ber. This is just what he desired and thought it no harm to make a careful examination of this individual’s pa pers and effects. In an hour’s time he had possession of the true facts of the case. This imposter Was formerly a bauk clerk, whose correct name was Robert Moore. The president of the institution, one Ebenezer Burton, had persuaded his brother to sign a bill of exchange for £15,000 as an accommodation. A for gery had been perpetrated, the figure having been raised to £25,000. In the meantime the bank went into liqui dation. The president committed sui cide when he discovered that his sou, Morris Burton, had committed the for gery. This young man then attempted to m 'ke his uncle, Erasmus Burton of Russell square, London, pay the full amount of this forged bill. A number of the true facts coming to light dur ing an investigation, the nephew ab sconded to parts unknown, but wrote a letter charging his uncle with the full offence. This communication was never sent, being in the possession of Moore, who in some manner secured all these doc uments and came to London to act the part of the nephew and endeavor to get a large sum of money from Eras mus Burton. In the morning Morris made very short work of this imposter, who, being threatened with speedy arrest, gave up everything. Later in the afternoon he drove up in a cab to Russell square. Alice met him at the door. She looked worn out, and there were tiaees of tears on her sweet face. . . Cousin Morris, you never kept your promise. We had almost given you up, and father is seriously ill.” “May I see him, Miss Alice? I could not come before.” She glanced at him shyly and, with out further comment, led the way to her father’s chamber. > The old gentleman was in bed, seemingly ill and careworn, but, seeing Morris, cheered up wonderfully. At last he had told his story, every minute detail was gone over and the papers handed to the old gentleman, and Morris prepared to depart. Alice was softly crying tears of joy, while the old gentleman grasped his hand in a vigorous manner, more ex pressive than anything he could have said. Needless to say, Morris stayed the remainder of the day and in a few weeks secured a splendid position. i$ix months later he married Alice, his first and only love, who often laughingly remarked: “Ah, Morris,I examined you thoroughly in the news paper office (the afternoon I fainted, you silly boy), and I told father that you were not a bad man; you were too good-looking and gentlemanly.” — Chicago Daily News. Couldn’t tjuit Gambling. Driving a cab in the streets of Lorn dop is a young man who has literally thrown away $400,000. The son of a wealthy family of Yorkshire, he went into the army, but soon became dis tinguished by his gambling propensi ties. He ruined himself and had to leave his regiment. A short time ago, while living in a garret, news was brought to him that he had been left $400,000. There Avas a condition attached to the legacy— that the money Avas to immediately pass to another person, named in the will, if the legatee Avas ever found gambling. 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