Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1875-12-01
NO. 81.


"a Model Tsrss GemvfshsS.
IIe sat on Que si,lc of the room in
big white oak rocking ebair. She
on the other side IN little white-ohk
rocking chair. a long carcd sTcef.
hound swapping a. 'Iic4 3as i,y his
sid q falslssft ofscwjng Ia lxvs.
Beth nhk shsesalisly- -rthst il, ll,c
young people; net the dog and 6as.
si--IIs sighs hcaxily j aud looks ont
al ihe west wipdow at y Grape myrtle
tree she sighs lightly aud gazes out
Of the cast wlndow al q turnip patch.
NJ last he rumarkss -
10 This l..i v mighty good weather u
""ris that--lf Wa only had any 20
pick
The rocking ccntinoes. dA
whats your dogs namsr.d -
"Coony." a 1aft D. HI4Iaff
Another sigh-hroken stiffness.
"What " he good iorw mefF
"What Is who good iiir y said hs
abstractedly. M.
"lour dog, Coony."
"Fur ketehin' 'possums." -
Silence of hall an hour.
"IIe LOCKS like deerdog."
"Who looks like deer.dogT"
"Coony." f f
"lle is-but hc's kinder bellowsed
an gittin' old an slow now. An he
amt no connt on a cold trail" ~
I'm the quiet ten minutes that en-
sued she took two stitches in her
quilt; II was a great, gorgeous affair,
that quilt was, made by tho pattern
called "Rose OF sharon" She Ia very
particular about the nomenclature OF
her quilts, and frequently walks If
teen minutes to get new pattern
with . really pretty name.
Your ma raisih' many chicSingsg
"Porty odd" a.a' #HHT
Then moro rocking, and, somehow,
afterawhilo the big rocking chair and
the little rocking chair were jammed
side by side. | don't know bow il
II happened. Ii might have been
caused by some pecnliarity in the
floor, or by the magnckic sttraction
one chair had for the other; but.
strange 10 say, the basket of work
followed the iiftle chair and the lit.
tie chair had Travelled as fast as the
Big onsi Eoony had not moved; he
lay I'm the same place, sound asleep,
and he was talking In has sleep--that
Is giving faint, irregular barl<s NJ the
possums he beheld In his DREAMS. Af
ter awhile the conversation Is rc-
sumcd. AK ia
"liow many has your ma gosl"
How many whatf"
"Chickings."
"Nign on 20 a hundred"
by this time the chairs was Ho
close together that rocking was inn.
possible. a-. l1 st
The minks has eat most NIL ours" /"
Then long silence reigns. AT
last he observes: -. 49,.
making quiltsi"
, "Yes," she replies, Frightening up.
eve just fnised Roarin' Eagul of
Brazcel,' Sitting Sun, and n Ma
tons Pride Have You ever saw tho
yellow Rose VI the Pararyr
No. .-. f--
More silence then no says:
DO you like cabbager
Il do that '' tHt
I
Presently his hand is accidental
" on hers. Shc does not know il 4;
nj least, docs not seem tn be aware
OF H. Then after half hour spent
IN sighs, coughing, aud clearing of
threats, be suddenly says:
Use a great mind TO bite yon.'
What you a great mind 20 bite mo
forY
'Kasc you won't have me-
'kase you amt axed me!
Well now, 1 ax YOU f
Then now has yon.' 49,
Then Coony dreams be hears a
sound Of kissing. 1aa
The next day the young man goes
TO Tigerville after a marriage license.
Wednesday the following week. No
cards.--l Exchange.
Always be courteous. The maxim
was uppcrmost in the mind of the
lady, who, wishing "a. say lively
thing, exclaimed: sf'Whai aflovely
boyl Just the image Of his iatherg p
kneeling in simulated euthusiasm be-
side the cradle where she supposed
the babe was sleeping. when, 10 her
confusion, the cat sprang ffom the
eot and cut short her eulogiam.
| A Washington telegram says tho
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