The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-04-22

we walked tOgctner, and, Harry as q
third, rode and sailed together but still
as nurse and patient, (for / held to the
bandages and the privilege of illness with
persistent tenacity.) The mock antago-
nism, the hidden and yet revealed under
abrupt words-the condolences salIying
out and retreating by whimsical turns
the contest of wit and will-what was all
this but skirmishing on the brink Of that
great flowery depth which we call Love2
MARY" said /, one day to her, "my
arm is painful; the wound should be
dressed"
"Pshaw! | dressed it only half
hour ago"
"Then you did it badly" said I.
"Why should try again, then :" she
asked.
because it was carelessness," re-
piled" not ignorance"
But your arm, suspect, is as we'll
as mine," said she. "You are cheating
me.'
That's vile charge. But come and
see how badly the work was DONE"
She comes and says. at is perfect.
DR.. Elten could not do it better"
My well arm steals around her waist.
She starts. l hold her tightly. She
looks down into my face, and then sud-
denly away but my arm rests there un-
resisted.
II have never told you, Mary, how /
came to be, wounded nor the cause"
"The cause!" said she. Wasn't it
an accident z"
"No," / replied jealously!"
Jealously!" A slight movement as
if to escape.
"And Of you,' said I.
"Of me r. A quick, sharp glance
backward; an effort to escape, then
down-looking eyes, blush, but calm
and still.
Shall I tell you the story I" / ask
ed. A low soft husky "Yes." I tell it
with my other hand wandering up, rest
ing upon her neck and playing with a
curl. When cease, perfect silence
ensues.
"What do you say to it Mary 7"
"You were punished for bad passions"
"But mean jealously went hand in
hand with noble love-"
A bound then, but caught her with
my two arms, pressed her down upon my
knees, my face to hers, and-Oh, the
ecstacy of Yes" when breathes acep-
ted love! " Halloa! BY Jupiter!" We
spring to our feet, and stand in confusion
and bushes before Master Harry.
"What the dickness does this mean :"
said he.
Hush = said /, going over to him,
and seizing his hand She's mine Har-
ry she loves
Harry cut me short off with tremend-
Gus whistle. Then he threw up his cap
to the ceiling. Then he shouted hurrah.
with all his might, and running up to his
sister, caught her blushing face in his two
hands, and kissed her cheeks a. dozen
times. And them
shall not recount all his extravagan-
ces, nor my own.
From that day | made regular visit to
, and continued until one day in Au-
gust last, when they ceased. But that
day was my wedding-day.
In Witerate Noblemaa.-Lord Will
liam Paulet, though often Chairman of
Committee of the house of Commons,
was great Ounce, and could scarcely
read. Having to read bill for natural
zing Jemima, Duchess Of Kent, be call
cd her Jeremiah, Duchess of Cent"
A gentleman writing to desire a fine
horse he had, offered him any eqniralent.
Lord William replied that the horse was
at his service; but he did not know what
10 do with the elephant A pamphlet call
ID "The snake in the grass" being re-
ported (probably in joke) to be written
by the Lord William Paulet, gentle
nan abused in it, sent him challenge.
Lord William professed his innocence,
md said he was not the author; but the
gentleman would not be satisfied without
! denial under his hand. Lord William
ook pen, and began
This is to sertify that the buk called
he Snake"
90, my Lord" said the person, e am
your lordship has already con-
Tinced me you did not write the book
Speaking Grammatically.-" SAL ex-
laimed Ebenezer to his dearly beloved,
ghen he arrived in Gotham with his bride.
N wedding tour, "Sal, git on yer Sum-
" -go-to-metin dressins doins and let's
AXE a perpendicular promenade round
he projects of the principality"
"Well, Zeb," replied thefair one, I'll
10 it and nothin' shorter. But can't you
ay your say. without talking grammer
nd college edifcation! lfyou want me
0 take slater round with you, why in
alted Jerewsalem don't YOU say so =