The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1870-11-19

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Here aats |. ARISES a difficulty"
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Well, | was the fellow that was walk.
ing with her, says Knight, quite triumph.
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"Yon LIEF says Charley Coitle, first q
turning ned and then a turning white.
Atthai, Knight missed bis hand for 10
strike him but | caitght hold of him. and,
before he could say a word, Cottlc broke
In
"Forgive me-" says be, shut my temper
got the better Of me. It's the first worl
tha, has ever passed between us, and ! can
never forgive myself that II came from me-.
But, rs sure as I'm alive, that girl was out
walking with me last night"
Look herr, fellows says i; you
mark my words, that girl Is going back on
one Of you. You'd better find out which
II Is, tonight, and so have the affair set
tied"
Well, they finally agreed that this would
be the best way, and so they left me. or
course, | went to the theatre that night,
because | Was anxious about them but
things kept a happening and happening to
detaln me, and | never got there till full 10
o'clock and, as ! went In, ! met Coggins
coming out, and saw at C that he was
put out about something.
what is the matter, CogginsS q said |.
'The matter is said he. that the devil
has broken loose here to-night. There has
been an elopement and an accident and
know no more what to do than | know
how to fly"
Seeing 1t wasn't advisable TO say no more
to Coggins just then, | went behind the
scenes, and there | saw Knight.
"Well Joe,n said he, you told us this
morning she was going back on n of us,
and you was partially right
"How, partially" says /. "How, par
tiaIlys"
because, Joe" says he, she's gone
back on both; shes run OIL with that
Hobbs
At first | felt like laughing, for | knew
how roaring mad old Mrs. Hobbs would
be; but, when | looked at Tom Knight:
face, ! saw il was a serious thing.
"That isn't the worst, Joe" says he
"You see, Charley heard of the news be
fore | come to the theatre, and he wa
afraid 1t would be pretty rough on me
He thought more of me than Of himself
Joe, when it can't to the worst and so HI
rushed through the carpenters room, dowT
the stairs there, which are very rickety
and he stumbled over some rubbish, fel
his length, and broke his leg in two
places"
Well, sir, you might have knocked mt
down with a feather when | heard that.
just sat down to take breath.
"That isn't all, Joe" says Tom. Cog
eins come TO me, and saws that he was ,
ruined man without no yocalists, no
trapeze performers, nor double song ant
dance men; and could | 90 on alone for
: single dance. | told him 1t wasn't no use
| couldn't do nothing alone; but he tease,
and leased. and he seemed in such troubl
that finally ! gave in. Well, they ap
plaudcd me. and | started all right; but
hadn't danced Two stems when | begun Il
miss Charley, and | grew confused, an'
forgot nv steps; and. Joe-Joe, they hisset
me Off
And Tommy Knight. sir. he lust lait
his head an nv sho1lder and he cried
cried like an infant and / tell you, sir,
shouldn't have minded CRYING. too. Wen
the long and the short of ID Was. that Cot
tIe Ne Inv sick for two months with fever
brought On bv Ne main and the excitemen
together. and Tom Knight he stuck b,
him until they could move him up to nv
farm, where they come finally, and re
manned some time with me and Mrs
Briggs; and a more emacerated and hol
low-eyed looking chap than Charley Cottl,
was then, o never see. II made me thinl
of the day in Cairo, when Tom Knigh
first brought him to me, and said as how
he wanted him for a mate.
One day in August, we was all sitting
around on the steps at my place, and Ton
was d reading the evening paper, and sud
denly he calculates out, and then stops.
whats the natter" SAYS Charley Cot
tie. He was looking better than I'd seer
him for a long time.
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