The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1872-03-09

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You know uncle hs given bic con.
'gut i1 tnHr engagement. and you
know Lawrence saith man"
Bot Frank, why lii No make
that ymnrk i1a stnrgcrf
4" 4 strn ger, indeed A" laughed
her cousin, at was nobody bot
brother Harry. llaying hh hat
pulled over biz face, aud his hack TO
you, made him appear Ike a stmn
ger probably, especially o. you bad
eyes and ears ior nobody bit Law.
renee.
VIII YOU ton me, then, what he
meant hy that remark 2" said Fan.
uie, her heart iocIing q triho lcss
heavy.
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'rtMA RI vtY Nh9& F$ou by tho
tciag trbwr aRi' heard your voice.
Your big bouucts prevented your
seeing rs.
" Wo all began to wonder how TO
make you go home, Tor If we had
let you know that we recognized
ycu, instantly you would have
pouneed upon US for escorts and
stayed as long as YOU pleased
Keeping you in sight for some time
! finally hit upon the plan Of making
Lawrence say what he did. Il had
the desired effect, for you both went
home in a hurry. We watched You
until we saw you enter Mrs. Carrie
TONS door,
Very indignant and half crying.
Matte replied:
Il wonder why you couldn't
have mado some such remark about
Matte just Ns well as Lawrence
could about inc "
Because we both knew our mad
cap cousin had drawn Matte into
the scrapc, and Matte would not
have been 50 easily deceived had
she not been SO afraid ! would re
cognize her, she would have been
able to tell you that Lawrence was
talking to Harry"
"Mr. lmpcrtinence! / will never
speak to you again, or to Mr.. Law
renee Lacy, either; and see if |
don't have my revenge, | shall tell
Matte Of that Irritation of yonrs in
the country last summer, when all
the while you we've engaged to
her"
"Do so, fair cousin. She will
thon have heard it twice, as shn las
already heard it once from me-"
10th 10 acknowledge her impru-
denee to her teasing cousin, with
flushed checks and flashing eyes she
arose to leave the room. just then
some one rnng the door bell, and
Lawrence Lacy entered before she
could escape.
Excited and angry, instead Of
speaking she drew tho engagement
ring from her finger, dropped ii in.
to his outstretchcd hand, and with
a naughty bow Of her little head
swept past him. But he caught her
little hand, and looking at her with
his fine grey oyes, begged her 10
listen to him for one moment.
She stood irresolue, and cast u
defiant glance at her cousin. lie,
bowing and lauging, left the room,
but not very long alterward peep
cd in. Lawrence was looking very
penitent, while Fannie allowed him
to slip the engagement ring once
more on hor finger, looking happy
and forgivink through her tears.
Frank thought tllisf 50, pretty that
he concluded to have aihlve aaarrell
with Matte. IIe did 80, then hog
erI 'her' paf4loii, and 'sdcf Nf6P f6r- |
eivchsss. Hetbc1aiu IA JeHlm4nedl
ntthe tine istgoi l,br 10 tiveitte4
him, and when she did 50, be felt !
twice as happy as when he began
the quarrel.
They met at lnasqued party that !
evening, as happy as could be. The !
close of Mardi Gras brought with It |
ali due enjoyment. Frank and
Matte, lawrence and Fannie, MI !
acknowledging that they had acted
a little comedy OF errors.
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We are panied to announce that
Mr.. John N. DoWen,e and pro-
prictor Of the Coiteeyillc Times died
at his residence in that place on
Friday morning the 1st Of March.
We had learned of the serious III
ness Of Mr.. Bowen, and were Pre-
pared in a measure, to hear Of Ills
death, but the public will be unpro-
pared for this intelligence. Mr.. B.
as a newspaper man, was widely
known in this portionof Mississippi,
and while ne, ike all Of MS, had his
faults and enemies, yet he had his
yitues and his friends, and many of
them too. lie was an actira and
Jealous member &C the Babtist
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