The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-01-19
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Nlrief have juI douhlcd trains ff
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lriee f. dmw away. hut tie taihef
half rlfugs 10 herr we've deter.
mined ~ take day 10 ourselves and
go 10 Cincinnati Now, W. want .
lheailatingl q room well room
with desperate energy, both 10.
gcther'
liride (rcpronchhdly) "Jo-icrl''
Bridegr1m - stoutly) That's
what ! say, aud We want the best
room You've got on The boat"
The clerk disposed Of them salts.
lactorily and "Maricr," blnshine
more than ever, retired 10 their state
room, Il being late IN the night, while
her jester" lighting cignr, paced
the forward cabin with the impor-
tonce which every young man feels
when he first assumes the RESPONSE
blllty of paying a young woman's
board as consideration for her
changing her maine.
Josicr at length concluded to seek
his "Maricr.' Accordingly he di.
rcctcd his footsteps toward his stat,
room. Softly he tapped at the door
but no response from within fell upon
his listening ear. Then he gave 0
louder rap, and applying his lips Il
the key-hole, whispered shrilly, ana.
ricr, open the door to your Josier ;
Still no reply. lie turned the har.
die, and the door being unlocked, i
opened readily. lie advanced ON,
foot inside, gave a look of bewilder.
ment, and then rushed back into th,
cabin in state Of frenzy and scream
ed, Stop the boat she's gone :
overheard, may be! Captain ! Oh
Mr.. Clerk ! where's my Marier? haI
she drowned herself? Why didn't
get two rooms? Oh, dear, tell th,
pilot To stop her Give me back m,
Marier /" by this time Captain
Oakes, backed by his clerks, Regnie
and Ross, and reinforced by the pas
ssngers generally, was on the spot.
"What the deuce is the matter?
asked the Captain.
"Oh, Captain !" said the distractc'
bridegroom, tearing up and down th
cabin, "she always was timid gal
afraid of gettin' married-gone Graz
and jumped overheard. Why didn
get two rooms? Oh, dcarp
lie then pointed to the state rooi
in which he had expected to find b
"Marier."
T "Why, it's empty" said the Car
tain.
! "Yes," said Josier, tearing his hal
"and don't you see the outdoor
open? She went crazy, tell ye, an
jumped overheard" Then fallin
upon the Captains neck, he scrccche'
"Oh, give me back my Marierl'
At this moment a state room doc
adjoining openel, and there was
glimpse of snowy night cap, viii
low, sweet voice said:
"Josier, you're fool; what yo
tearin' round at that rate for2 Ha,
, YOU been drinkin'?"
Josicr gave n yell Of astonishmer
, and delight, and put himself insid
Of that state room door in a twink
} ling. He had made mistake Of ii
number of his state room, that's al
! Marier hadn't gone crazy, aud 81
hadn't jumped overheard.
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