The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1873-06-07

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pyrha lIppu lIrunlI T. under
'hr wp. aI teuIy Ni
ulun laaf ltinf tw ha'iaf
900 lho slippers Iniho wap
asa, VA em sIano. they /. b0 mn
Nv tonight
l|uI. Tom. lhoy look a1 unldt
why no lhey don't ihnF
looks a. well lnona pu0en uolbu
Whnl ii tho uao aoofnmnn hpunvn
humn II ho.uut Keep things whore
hc vnhla to
"Whrs thcu.eot keeping $50.
man ou hor feet nll day to pick up
things after you asked Nellie,
. without the lcnst Show ot lcmpcr
"Doutp.ck cmur Just lot EN-
hc, aud thcn can find EN- when /
want en-, declared Tom, a. ho
gave hcra ki@upd took himself
. OF
And az the moment the door
closed ON him, Ncllie'a rcd lips com
pressed again aud her brown eyes
wore the same look they had worn
yesterday.
"Waris It, then" she said to her.
sclf-"Now master Tom, We shall
see who wins the field.
She set quietly about her morn.
ing work, and when Tom came
home to dinner, everything was II
| it's usual good order 1t remained
so, and Nellie busted herself with
her sewing until nearly time for Tom
to return 70 supper,
Then sho arose, put away hcI
work and prepared 10 opcn the
campaign,
First, she put Toms slippers
where ho always left them, undci
the sofa. Then she tossed the shaw
upon tho piano and his best hat up,
on the center table. She brought
some of her dresses aud flung then
across the chairs aud on the sofa
Her iurs and slcque rcposcd OF
Toms especial arm chair, and hel
best bonnet kept Toms slippers
company under the sofa, while hcl
own slippers lay on the mantle.
And then, thinking that feminine
ingenuity could make no greater
sacrifice than her Sunday bonnet
, she sat down to her crochetIng.
Presently the door opened and il
walked master Tom. He gave a low
} whistle OF surprise as he glanced a
; the unusual disorder, and at Nellie
sitting calmly in the midst with her
crochet work, ahd then came into
the room.
! "lIouse cleaning Nell = he ask
: ed.
"Oh, no. Why y said Nellie
looking up in sweet unconscious
ness.
II thought maybe you had been
} that is all" remarked Tom, dryly
ae he looked for a place to sit down
Nellie quietly pursued her work
! Presently Tom said
"Paper come this evening 2
"Not yet answered Nellie.
Tom gave a half sigh.
: "Nellie, met Granger up town
: and he said he'd call around thi
evening"
"Very well probably he won't b,
: here before tea. II will be read,
soon,' said Nellie, working away il
, demure innocence.
"Iladn't you better pick up thing
u little before he comes p said Tom
} glancing around the room.
"Oh, no; just let 'em lie, answer
= ed Nellie, sweetly.
"But they look 30 bad 2 sale
J Tom.
"Oh, no they don't said Nellie
8 sweetly as before. "a thing look
"a well IN one place as another >
5 Toms faced REDEEMED.
J 81 never saw your room look lik
= this before" said he hesitatingly
81 shouldn't like to have any on
c step IN now
y "Why not" said Nellie, "w
r might as we'll keep things hand,
s What Is the use Of having hous
y If you can't keep things where yo
c want tol"
II Toms faced grew redder aud rec
It der. lie tned TO look sober, an
!. then be broke into a laugh. 90
: that's your game, is it!" he salt
:, "trying 10 beat me with my ow
i weapons, are you, little woman
d "Well, don't you like the plan
It said Nellie, demurcly.
y mo, By George, | don'r' sa
At Tom.
"Well, then, III make a barga
! with you. As long as you will ke,
ie your things in their place I'll do u
I'd same with mine, and whenever 81
te don't"
"Oh, I will" interrupted TOT
ut "Come Nellie, I'll own up like
ed man-youye bea, me tais time. o
ch Iy just straigh,en up this awi
he room. and I'll never throw anythiI
at down again. There, now. let's K
al, aud make up as the children say"
Nellie rose and laughingly ht
to up her sweet mouth lor kiss
as peace. And then under the maj
he influence Of her deit fingers conl
nd sion was suddenly banished, n
at when Granger came around to spe
Ely the evening he decided that no5o
Ter had q prettier wife or n tidiof hol
for than lie friend Tom Carter.
Wise little' Nellie having pnir