New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-10-01

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cobo!as,on read that tie s@oilersyille. Rae;
- haAw dStoe1k10& Nv xnA su6otaneai
EOken Of .thoir0 Gn61n1zIN&ae644ould Oo
presented to Miss Brown and Mr.. Thor !"
e,d that snhScripione we4s d.stsee wn.os
vile, 0bstasel.a becaine 70 wret0hedIy
baoonfortsbls over lit en-. that y was 2
telief ywhen the tnstrumsnt commenced
working It said -s.~sl
'".Smoil TO Thoe. Heroio preeerver Of heu-
dreds of livee!. How can appreciate the
noble work done! Mother hopes you will
lin the church after this, for you axe dee
tined to noble fature. some CREST ssd ana
ame Hearing Of your Aarrcr escape nas
pus me all in shndder. EUSEBIA."
I could mot say the message was exactly
an important one, and Mr.. Thor was 80 un-
certain in temper that he might scold mo If
l rang the bell for him. While was hesi-
tatlrg the machine started. II said
"Was last messsge recei vsds Please do,
do, do reply. T." Then there was pause
and it resumed: pray do not be haash
Tharsh?I with me. Let me, as poor, con,
iiding woman. twine crown of laurel tn
,lsce ut your feet Do not stamp GU it..
Here there was hiatus, and it went on:
..Watkins Just in; will use the wiree; need
not reply now. E" Then came rafting
message: ssIs THOR at station?' My an
swer was: mo. Brown" No~ come gal
Topping ever ,he wires: 80 X Glad to
make Miss Browns acquaintance. Miss
Brown is trump. jackson Watkins takes
Of his hat to her. Howdy, MISS Brown.
Tell Thor, mixed deputatiOn from director
of both roads coming 70 Thor to day, to
wait on him; likewise our long winded
mayor. Champagne, cigars. chickens. ear.
dimes and general spre al, with niggers and
ice-cream, on the twelve forty train. Tell
hn tN v<yrito a Miaa II
d. it, too. Big thing. Miss Brown may
count Tn Watkins until somet hing freezss
over. say crack of doom, for short. She is
pluck, and so is Thor. Whole office, down
to messenger boy and p0le.raiser, send CON-
pliments, as does j. Watkins" n
| could stand it no longer, so rang The
b. II loudly, more vigorously than should,
for in a moment came Mr.. Thor
"Weu, what 10 the matter, Miss Br0wna"
he asked. -- s.s- -. .s EN-
Two or three messages which have
copied" and handed him the lady's mes
sage. .li rzlai a@7 ~s7Hf -rs -sts
He scowled fearfully. "If am to be rung
up for trash Of this kind, shall never have
time to attend to my work at the depot"
he said, rather snappishly.~ sis that ALI"
mo, sir. Mr.. Waikins sends q message;
Lere it is." f
He read It, and commenced stamp ping up
and down the Office like an infuristed mas.
todon. 1.-THE idiots. the ounces. the ssses!
That COMPOUNDED SmOilersville Sentinel
Did you read the stuff -.,r-. !
Pack of lies.r - io s. 81 go. u.s..
"No, not all of them. What they said
about me was fearfully false"
II beg your pardon"
Pardon me, sir, but it Was"
"You are the heroine of q dime novel. |
You shall receive the deputation."
Now was my chance, and determined to
m Ike the most of it, "Mr. Thor" said,
this morning, how we'll YOU behaved on |
and how much / respect IN ao-
tom =.
WAS that what you rung the bell for 7" |
He looked at me Grossly, but there was 30 /
much earnestnees about my N amer that he
now took on an sggrieved mien, and said,
= Mics Brown, should hardly have thought
{. from the limited acqusintsnce- have
nad with you, that you would have joined
With Smoilersville in doing what. you Ger
,ainly mast be aware, can be. nothing else /
han an annoyance to me-" M Pa 49,
II win never mention the Circumstance
gain; drop it entirely out of my mind, if I
1Qu desire it," said. AT least, L will try
o." was my mental reservation. ~ Il
But, Miss Brown, though you are per-
,sps unaware of It, If you had not opened
1
AVE shot me. 1 saw he had an ugly knifs,
'u5 l had NO idea he had = revolver uatil
eard the explgsion. l did not notice how
GU managed, but 1t seems to me you muat
ave knocked the pistol out of his hand or |
urned his arm. OF course he was M |
match for me; this kne W all the time. His
ruHkenness gave me every poss bio ah-
antage. 50 you see, Miss Blown, l,oleas
olens. You are heroine. Here is where
Ia ho N;,k, 1
II these proofs of prowess, Miss Brown
lust certainly receive the deputation in
" stead"
"Ar Thor said, getting in ,snsed now
my turn, as he seemed to be quite in
arnest, 'if you mix up my name in any | ,
az whatsoever with this disgusting bust II
ess, or put nue. in position Ut false notori. i
~, which l should despise, will quit
horsdale instantly" II
"And pray where will you 60 TOT" he
.ked, quite denurely.
Fered, tartly. TX
The c nversation was becoming acrimo- 8
nus, 80 I went in high dudgeon to my g
tile room. There pulled q rose from the | s
unch of flowers, and put it i'm my bosom. I.
would keep that, at least.
"Mlss Mary Brown said Mr.. Thor, in q 2
Ither sing song voice, after q pause of at /
D, ct least tor the present, that il, for the | q
ext twenty-tOur hours, exactly as 1t shall t
lit your august and somewhat exacting | q
easuIe. Bong justice of the peace of /.
bOrsdale, likewise notary public and con- p
able, will, If You please, write it all
'wn officially, and swear to 1t and sign it g
my triple function" did not snswer 9
9 You Gan not leave, you eee," he con- =
nued, without great detriment to the
ate; you will be wanted to give your i,
stimony In this business" f.
"is ksttridge deadf l gasped out. & Z,
Not quite. vi course there will have to f,
an official examination and consequent h
hitewashing, and as executive officer Of il
lorsdale am quite capable of issuing u h
arrant for your arrest. There, what do II
u say to that Look up at the left hand n
rner of the map, and tell me what you Y
ad there, under the plan of building like
gridiron" a
"A prison." said, reading it off. a.
6 That is where yOu will have to Ian guish." o.
"a prisonr' exclaimed, as l examined | h
9 map. 'How queer! for next to it is la
bile garden and park. What q strange | fc
ncy. to put prison there"
Not at all. The locality for that prison o,
TO * me q long time TO decide upon. Alas b
at there should be squalor and misery in | s
cry town. a.
Il accept the agreement" l said, as l
me out from the closet; "you are to do la
y bidding; that is understood. Then. II
silly, you must reply to NJ Watkins and al
form him that you will be prepared to At
let the deputation." W
The Humiliation Of beng put in an ON
ous, with band of music on top!" Here b.
groaned aloud, and seemed inclined to
cOntumaci0us. l felt that l must get il
} mind away from the subject of the depu b.
ton, If but for moment t.
What has become of Kettridge! am te
thankful you did not have to hurt him." Il
"a, po ia ar rho Nopot "a o,,;a< | /