Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-01-28

= Att uLlllCA GfUI
Bat hTEl HubeaS somuiI n
grows interesting AVe-ty
4,ls mana ghT re tee-aF IL r-
la % eayesduopRhe te ll4ea. n
voh pwba6y have tlkeu Tue I'd
~ a .0l>e the slv4k@. hl- G.1l
uasnt cveT-fs6diIs. IL
anL after q prelude II snues thar
msce the window VaHeS rattle rhS
VS. East he hesrI:
eu4-aSrti- ebT-
1Nove bHr co money ~
Grds welcome 20 her eaqr
saort Hip sa2r po,yte-.ich asa
jeT-.alnd j. OIL by accident
.s7ors. NGS. NARY lie. -;gLcawaY
before Grif finds il o1c-ae~t-
With a start Hubert sat dolr un-
right IN gLe bed. and caught Griffin
II tie same posture
So, ve been talking N my sleep.
and yoC'Te 5een playing the SPY M
on me- said Hubert in a heat
Beg pardon. Mr.. Payae-III-
s-aHmered Griffith.
"Nha. did Soy Hgber= 1e-eslv
deaanded. "No,hGg-aha IS moth
ing Cfthe slightest eonSe9uene" the
other FASTENED % aSSarc Inn.
Hubert Looked s1swcouslv a-
Griffith; 8al mEu.arins something
about hrs Geucei unfortunate habi-.
c1mhrSel himself 70 s'eru again
"AAl~sa.d Griffith 50 himself.
t1at'sths game. $ III Well. wen
see t Fwo can't pay az IT,.
And -ae mex. GAY Ee secured an
Introduction 10 Hyppo.vre: and from
that time forth was hecm1s- devoted
attendant.
Meantime poo. Bertha was sadly
neglected by her srre- lovers Bur
size was a s7uuky ,--.e thing. and
didn't a,el To hel-c much.
Notwithstanding his disadvanta-e
In point al looks, and his irier.0uv
As @ speculative philosopher
Griffith gained rapidly on Huber.
n HipTolyts's favor Hubert al
vancad on her heart By vav Of her
head, which was beginning q long
way Of. Griffith adapted the plan
Of direct approaches, and had the cit,
adel well underline before his compe
titor could bring up his guns. Hip.
liked talking philosophy but
she liked talking JasiaI@ better, and
Griffith talking business.
Hubert grew iealons, and p5uted
For days he refused to tslGuItA 60
even became taciTuTn in his sleep.
snored spiteful,y. bucin other ne
spects kept q close mouth.
one morning HippoIyye and Gzif-
nth were in the surf t0-etheI.hIs
arm encircled her waist, The sea
marmered, and they mlrmeredAr
last Griffith murmered something
must have been a question,
for, in the geutles, cf whispers, Hyp-
answered:
"Ya."
Griffith would have given vocal
vent 70 his ecstacy, but HypPolyte
had ed him further ont than his
stature Justified, and a huge wave
breaking over his head checked ms
utrerance.
Next day the pair took their le
parture; and within a week, under
the head Of "HYNENEAL. and EN-.
bellished with a couple Of spiuei
hearts. appeared the announcement
IF the union in the holy bonds of
nacrfmony of GRIFFIN GRIFFITH,
Esq. and Miss HIPPoLYTE HE
iNS. No cards.
Hubert quickly recovered his
and los. no time in making
Up with Bertha. Indeed the two
appeared peter friends than ever,
lud were continually tittering over
iOme secret that seemed to amuse
hem vastly.
Mr.. Wilson was much iHoeUsed
It Grifith's shabby behavior and, to
how how much he didn't care, with,
rev all opposition to Huberts suit
which he did the more readily that
he latter had lately achieved tri-
Imph which had set him. at q jump.
a the front rank of his profession,
nd given him a fair start on the
Dad 10 fame and fortune.
III the confidence of the honey
noon , poor Griffith learned how
title eredence is due TO a sleeping
mans word. Hippoiyte's fortune
-onsisted of a not very sumptu0us
7androbe and a roll OF leetuIeS-the
Vhole comprised within the compass
i a Saratoga trunk. Griffith was
Orely shocked; but Mrs Griffin
lad taken time BY the forelock, and
iad him already too well disciplined
0 murner. He signs sometimes as
e thinks Of Bertha; but smiles
gain grimly at the thought OF the
nspeakable fortunes she must en-
.ure, as the wife Of such a dibolicsl
as Hubert Payne.
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Some time since Forney's Chroni-