The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1870-08-27

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there amidst a ihfune n rflekeitfa who
ssrs sitting standing, sHi lying 10 sli
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ofltkctiuf honlsi others faHtaetluf their
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d0fel others ready i0f the contest. and
talkinF and booking At The ioE tsm0ngs,
them vas the stumpY Fodgerhy) who bal
not yet len on the %prclusivo practice
Loudest among The takers waa the hurley
and mbicuhd Me- Middleton, aitircl In y
purple Jersey, and swinging In hls hands
a pair ot wichet.keCptrs Flnv,a Tie
welcomed my entrance with a shout
where's 1hcodoro1 Alb gone 90 ace
Ina, | suppose
And with a voice very little mblucd
he added
poor fellow but he'll gct over a."
Hadn't we better begin, Mr. Middle
ton = one of his side said. "fhere are
thirty-throe men 10 90 In"
may here remark that the match 10
be played was between Devriet's eleven,
Of whom ! was one, and Mr.. Middlcipn'a
twenty-five, including Fodgerhy.
"Oi course we had, replied the captain
OF the twenty-five. even 20 out into
the field NJ once, Would you mind" he
said, addressing mo-"would you mind
fetching Theodore, and telling him to
send bis first men inf'
| set of ut once In the direction Of the
phAeton, which | reached unnoliced either
by Miss MiouIcton or Theodore, who, with
his elbow on the splash board, was talk
ing TO her eagerly, and she listening. |
stopped about five yards Oh aud coughcd
twice, 10 no purpose. | then advanced
and took Oh my hat While | was per-
forming this operation, Bliss Middleton.
perceiving some n was near, looked up.
And | at once acknowledged 10 myself
her attraciiyeness. Her iooe VIA A sweet
one, but IL was as pale Just now AZ It was
sweet; and she seemed Agttated. SO Gid
Theodore, ~ he turned round apollo.
gized tor my arrival, and gave Ne Md,
dleton's message whereupon rhsOdore
with rather a sad last look At Mr.. Midtls
tons daughter, left the Lection, amt re-
turned with me.
"lts all over he said, hgrrtEdlY, "a W
went along. "Fodgerby proposed YgasEr
day evening"
"And wa accepted" | asked
"And was accepted. Poor taA q
course, Is miserable Sae saya aaF lAsAe
was kind about Il, oonfouna him."
Surely | said, wrAthfully, she o1z
have claimed some right o. dsciz1z 6
the matter. II passes ones paslance. ia.
idiolic, Chinese obedience 10 pafcts
) Aud how can q eii who's woy;a
thought like such a dufer a. Fo3gc
; by Y
any dear fellow, bear In mind It.
women look at men from a difsere.
standpoint 10 ours. No wCman real
despises a man.
at would be very well for YOU ! cal
; 'ff Fodgerby were 30 ~tri'aie MI ".
; dltton somehow as be irritstcd The Pre-
. tor
, II don't know Whist would i~rri,ate y
Middleton, particularly Just ROW, WI.
|, he's manUuyred this engagement Their,
I only n thing that's certain 70 put b
back up"
. whats tbatf'
But We had arrived n the tent BIZ 1
time | asked this question,
I "You and may as well 60 in irs
= Theodore said, gloomily.
, you were going 10 tell me the We
= spot In old Middleton's amor | said,
we walked together into the wiokets.
"Tell him he ought TO play in the
England Eleven" Theodore repll
VI and you will be holding q red Tag bcf
a bull. You know they let m amat,
play with thom now and then and ?
for ii too, | expect. Well, Middle
wanted to do II once, and they would
have him. Said he wasn't quite up
y their mark. He's like a volcano
= when It's mentioned. But here We
a at the wickctsn
= "Will you take fret over ?" | asked,
- "Yes," Theodore said, indiiferently.
y Guard = called the umpire.
~ Theodore put down bis BAT.
!! "A little too OIL
~ "Thatu do" Devrient said, making
smallest possible mark with his hat,
~ throwing it up behind him not his VI
custom, His play was generally grac
-, and scientific rather than slashing.,
he could hit when be liked, and | saw
meant TO hit to day.
=, PLAY !" the umpire called.
NV The first bali wa wide. The sec
eI0 was straight, but Theodore drove 1t
- with tremendous force; and, II q boy
ne is to be expected to catch q cannon
=, he ought 70 have caught this. He diC
however; anu we a q tonr. The ]
ball, a leg shooter, my friend condescer
ha 10 block; but the fourth, being
!" theleg, farther away, he lifted clear ,
the biggest marquee into the turn
10, road. And thus he went on. | am
q slow scorer, but when my runs
twenty-five in number his were
Ihe AT which point Mr., Middleton took of
an wicket deeping gloves, and essayo,
iu bowl slow underhand. His first ball
q odore hit 20 the end Of the ground, al
pitched in front Of Miss Middleton's p
my ton, and bounded over the pony, We
'at' I'VE. | regret TO say, however. IA