The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1869-08-28
NJ. smith ,.asa NE 90 Van.

Il therefore htramo al,aoluielt
necessity ~ ~ che old genilensas
permission. so, o. Smith ssId. tbe
arrangements might b. mado ioh8p
the rougugal tvig
Smith aid he'd rather pop ne ~
ieuogat5ry toallof oid Thompson
daughters. and bic sisters. anil bis
lady cousins, and hia aunt Hannah.
IN the hecanlry, and BIZ whole female
relations. than ask old Th9mpon
But Il had to be done. 40 he eat and
studied out q speech which he was
to di.gorge at old Thompson the
very first time he got a shy at him.
So Smith dropped in on him one
Sunday evening. when all the family
had moandcrod around TO meeting.
and found him doing sum in ale
measure.
"lIow are you, Smith p said old
Thompson as the former walked in,
white as a piece of chalk, and trcmh-
! ling as if he had swallowed n CON
densed earthquake. Smith was
afraid to answer, cause he wasn't
sure about that speech. lie knew
he had to keep his grip on it while
he had IL there, or il would slip
from him quicker than an oiled eel
through an anger hole. SO he
blurted out
"Mr. Thompson, Sir Perhaps it
may not be unknown to you, that
during an extended period of some
five years, | have been buslly enga-
ged in the prosecution of CONNER
cial enterprise"
'Is that so, and keepin it a Sc
cret all this time, while | thought
you were tending store? Well, by
George, you are one of them now
amt you p
Smith had begun to think it all
over again to get the run of it.
"Mr. Thompson, sir: Perhaps ii
may not be unknown to you that
during the extended period of five
years, have been busilv engaged ii
the prosecution of a commercial en-,
terprise, with the determination tc
, secure a sufficient maintenance
"Sit down, Smith, and help your
self to beer. Don't stand ther,
holdin' your hat, like a blind beggar
with paralysis. | never have seer
you behave so queer in all my borr
; days"
Smith had been knocked ou
again, and so he had to wander bacl
again, and take fresh start.
"Mr. Thompson, sir: at ma.
not be unknown to you that, durin,
! an extended period of five years
have been busily engaged in tn
4 prosecution of a commercial enter
prise, with the determination to pro
cure a sufficient maintenance"
"a which ance?" asked oil
: Thompson; but Smith held on t.
u the last word as if it was his onl,
chance; and went on:
"ln the hope that | might som
t day enter wedlock, and bestow m
I earthly possessions upon one whor
} ] could call my own. I have bee
: lonely man, sir, and have felt tha
J it is not good for a man to be alon'
d therefore | would"
L "Neither is it, Smith; II
/ glad you dropped in. How's th
II old man :"
!. "Mr. Thompson, SIR" said Smitl
IN despairing confusion, raising h
: voice to yell, 'it may not
!, known to you that during An e,
q . tended period of a lonely man,
~ have been engaged to enter wedlocl
II and bestowed all my enterprise {
J. one could determine to be good f
'e certain possessions--no, | mean
ID that is-that-Mr. Thompson, 81
= it may not be unknown"
ie "And, then, again, 1t may. Loo
:. here, Smith, yon had better IL
II down and take something warm.
y you amt we'll"
81 Smith sweating like four ye
IL old colt, went in again.
o. "Mr. Thompson, sir: 1t mi
~ not be lonely to you to prosecute !
re whom you friend, for CONNIE
e. cial maintenance, but-but-ell
dang it-Mr. Thompson, sir: It
he "Oh, Smith you talk like 70
he Inever seen such a first class idiot
ct the course of my whole life.
What's the matter with you, ar
nd how 2"
t,s "Mr. Thompson, sir" said Smj