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


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t~eeAsslas. II Ne fams llms lhs ship 4
We sid siehs - hfs daerut
tah hen, shd Theodore ~ ont hil
pnxkft tpuA, snl sftrasseB from 4 aarf
shieh he haa.isd " me H. sdnk ~
feins agnin. and I heksa 81 ne portrait
u represented a gift possessed tfs sweet.
fathsf than . rfihihf aiifAri lYeassst one
a thusc hcss hat raihef light and love.
lines, rather than iuse them, The NOR,
hey ace sssa A refined face graz eyed
With. perhaps soms,hlaf n a dreamy
srpfsssinh and ihs features god, thmifl
snail Just such 4 girl A. would make I
fslf, true Enfiish wife, and eaass N,
days n life 70 roll pleasantly On amid
zach Eafllsh scenery n upland and low
land such quiei villages iAf nom The
city such houses u 4 somewhat %.
trojan stamp, scattered here and there
behind their Awns and gates, a. oharAc.
iefsfed the district through which va
were driving
II likc The look Of her, Theodore" /
said. IL suppose there ls some obsiacle.
as Usual Tel us al about H."
Il shall bore you" my friend replied
eAnd bcsidcN, we shall be after time II w
dawdle, and dawdle We shall, somehow N
other, n We begin 20 talk. And | dom
want 10 irriisie her governor by bolnp
late At bis cricket match he's sufficiently
obduraie already"
Thus speaking, Theodore laid his lash
lightly across the mares shoulders, and
we went on faster.
Il should have thought the governor
would have been sympathetic, as one
uicketer with another" | said.
80 be Is" Theodore returned. "ThAt's
why the things so hopeless. If he had
cut up rough, | might have a chance.
But he keeps telling me how much be
feels for me, and that his dearest wish has
been that | should get my salary raised,
- a. TO enable me ~ marry his daughter
"And Is equally amiable to Miss Middle,
Ion, suppose"
rs equally amiable 10 Ina Tells hcl
that he should prefer me but that, al
circumstances considered, he feels il hi
duty 70 recommend to her instead, Fod
gerby."
"H'mf" I said. "If he would only loci
her up In a hayloh from which you nigh
rescue her by means Of a rope ladder.
suppose she's softcned by his treatment
and thinks, after the manner Of girls, tina
she must do as her father tells her"
"Yes," Theodore said, touching up III,
mare again. thinks che must MARI,
Fodgcrby, though she laughs at him."
"Who Ia heg"
~"Fodgerby Of Trinity. Did you neve
hear Of the famous Fo1gerby Of Trinity
You've heard Of his father, anyhow"
Don't recolleet the name"
"The father did a very dlscrcditsbl
sort Of thing" said Theodore, ale II
vented a new sort Of troacle."
odd be advertise III" | breathlcssI
asked. with a proper sense Of the loWncI
OF tie conduct Of Fodgerby's father.
"He had the e~ifrontery to do so" The
dore replied. Haven't you scen Il
the railway stations, 'Fodgerby's GoldS
SYRUP In fact, | believe the govern,
was q Wholesale grocer But Fodgerb
Junior, was famous at Trinity"
Elbow 90 ="
"Did such remarkable things. As
freshman he created quite q far0re. q
into rather an exclusive set, somehow
other. Money, | suppose. Gave
breakfast, and put his fathers husine
card under evcrybody's plate. II ruI
thus:
"'F. Fodgerby, Wholesale grocer Al
retail vender Of Fo1ccrby's Golden Syru
thanks his numerous friends and patro
for their support, and Informs them n
hts business Is carried on as usual at 80,
"a and '35 Sugar lane, city.
AN. B.-The syrup Is patented
AFTER which, l suppose, his son W
eliminated from the exclusive set1'
said.
"Ater which his son was eliminR,
from the exclusive SET my friend q
swered.
ale then took 10 the Union and Ra
calism he was always speaking, a
never got beyond the second sentence
"Why notf"
because he had q nervous trick OF
culiar abeurdity. As soon as he got excl
and began TO warm TO his work, Fodger
always laid hisle forefnger along the
side Of his nose, which naturally hroul
down the house, and the President
frequently 70 interfere. He was II
mately rustlcated. He could turn SON
ssults, and one night, after a wine,
would turn them along the street outs
the college, and the proctor passed
l was standing at the gateway at the ii
lit was q bright moonlight nipht-an
saw and heard everything. The PROF.
interrupted Fodgerby In about the fl
teenth somerssult."
"'sirf he said, what on earth are
aboutY'
"t.You be hanged 7 Fodgerby said.
HE was upside down at the MON,
with his legs in the air, and his voice
from the pavement. But as he RICH
saw his mistake. He rose, picked up
cap, put 1t on, and touched it,"
"'Sirf said the proctor, your n
and college,
"Fodgcrby hmbled in his peck,
minute, and produced a card, which
handed TO the proctor,
"tYou will find them there, sir he
painting.
"'Why can't you tell me YOURSELF
the proctor, holding up the card to
light. And what on earth do you m
by exhibiting yourself, an under rI
ate of the University Of Oxford, d
m~ountehank =
az was only trying TO impress
friends, sir Fodgerby said, looking
ronizingly at us, who were standing
the gateway enjoying the thing. II
merely turning 10 i~nculcate my tn,
upon that difficult classical point,
petaurum.'
"Much you know about the peaw
SIR the proctor said, reading the {
Why, SIT, what i~mpniencs Il ikisy
the proctor, for the first tiaae, wss G
ly angry In reality.
~"Fodgerby, by mistake, had kantsi
him the professional card Of his FL
instead Of his v private one.
II beg your pardon, air. Fodg
said.
1T flashed upon him that he had
ed In his fathers card.
81 beg your pardon
THE words were apoIogetic emo
but unluckily, Fodgerby did whs
usually did when he was excited, he
his loft fore finger slowly and care
along the left-hand side Of his nose.
Sir said the proctor, in a ful
gather that your name Ia Fodgerhy
that you are Of the college before !,
we are standing. Call on me tom
morning