The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1861-03-14

fiN VIZ NNN NiNN wv IVY "" HNii
l0nt you f.oL ! louk hotter than
frn here, IT wy bonnet il smashed
hW
Wy mouth eni here stopped ny
Inda Toms mousiache. a. ho NJ.
tempted 70 ist me-. and then had
70 hnto another speech, IN order 10
get him to kiH fan. 40 that she
wonldu'i h. quarcling with me a.
soon as wo got up stairs Uncle
Tom, bachelor though he was. didn't
seem to feel very badly about 10 md
that grinning man, who slill aat there
s'rokins his whiskors, hal the nudn
city TO wish that u bcyy Of nioces
would fall upon him from the skies,
even IL they came with smashed hcad
gcnr and dirty faces The lmpndcnt
wretch cuilcl his ears aud told
him that would answer his turn but
he took this as signal for n general
fight, and chased me all over the
house end yard, until my hair all
tumbled down over my shoulders. aud
hc finally kissed the back of my
head, installing il for my face.
"What shall We wear p said Fan.
ns soon IA We got to our room. and
prepared to dress for tea. "Somc.
thing killing, pray; for that Uncle
Tom of yours Is Ne handsome os Jupi.
ter; and I'm forty thousand fa,homs
deep in love with him"
~ always knew your time would
come, Fan, when yon mercilcsslv
held mo up to ridiculc because ! held
my music-,cachcr's red hair in adora.
ton, and could not sleep nights for
thoughts of Jim Badgcly's corn.col.
orcd whiskers. The Malakof has
surrendered; I!alaklaya is won hur-
rah for the maid who has shown the
white feather All hail the conquer
ing hero Thrcc-timcs-thrcc for Tn
Gle Tom !"
"lf you're Finished. please to dcs-
ignatc the articles Of wcariug-apparcl
with which ,hall robe my unprc-
tending self this mcmenious owe
ming !"
"lIcauty, when unadotnol, il al.
orncd the most. Fan :"
(which means that | shall
Wear u white something. Fan
but no, too much: that ro-c-muslin.
for instance, with neither neck nor
sleeves. and your hair perfectly
plain"
"And you =
"0h ia M mait"r abou, me I'm
10, in love; III 90 10 the white wrap
per-"
''1'he idea"
"Silencc. Fan. Uncle Tom won /
care anil what 10 care for that
other old basswool slab r
"I'll wager this bracelet, he'll
break your heart in q week"
"ponc: and III wager that set Of
laccs we're both dying fcr--,hnt he
shall propose 30 me in n month";
On descending to the parlor, we
were introduced to the gentleman We
had been discussing ss DR.. Richard
Webb and ! took tho opportunity
to whisper to Fan. to know if she
thought was foolish Ny to be
caugh, by such Webb ~ thati
1--WE shall see what we .hall scc, =
quoth that infatuated damscl, g'anc.
ing asksnce at Uncle T0n. but pre-
tending to look ut DR.. Webb, as he
fastened some crimson roses in my
hair. and In the girdle Of my white
wrapper.
What a charming evening il was
How We fingered over the tea-tablc
an hour-,hr doctor and luarreling
amicahly all the time to sec who
should have the mos, of the cold tur-
key and Jelly. and Uncle Tom satiri.
cally begging me all the time not to
be at all bashfal and to hare another
biscuit. | hal complied with this
request 80 often. that fully eSpec-
ted to nccd Dr. Wclb's professional
services before morning. and he offer.
cd them to me gratuitously: but e.
nally. human nature AMI it, stomach
could bear no more. aud We adjourn
ed to the rarlcr. where Fan nni Tn
Gle Tom went to singing sentimental
duets. in a manner perfectly alarming
to mutual friends and the doctor
and soon left them for the garden.
Somehow. I never could act SO badl )
in the midst of flowers as elsewhere,
and therefore I behaved myself tol.
erably well. and sat down on the ar
Dor seat ani discussed Lamartine.
Madame de Stsel. and Prescott, with
DR.. Webb IN the most sentimental
manner. stopping occasionally to hear
the voices in the parlor miugling in
the words:
"Oh. wssld ss hal sene little isie Of
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