The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-08-29
A Trifiing Fellow.
BY b, NJ, NEIL.

"Annie, when you are as old as
am, you will not judge SO quickly.
know Mr.. Craver we'll. Light as hi
heart like lion.''
Annie Leigh pouted, impatient o
contradiction. .t
"a heart like lion? Like 6
sheep, you mean It could imagine
him capable of no brave deed"
why, Annie. do you want men to
initiate the example of bloodthirsty
knights, and kill for the sake of q
kiss?"
You know 1 don't aunt, so don't
tease. But L do admire men in
whom I see the possibility of daring
action. Mr.. Craver is such trifing
fellow that 1 could never imagine
him doing anything grand
Annie Leigh was very charming
young lady. Everybody said so.
and everybody must be right. If
she had a fault, it was that she was
little too demure.
Annie's aunt was lady of forty
FIVE. keen and a judge of human ma
ture. Edward Craver could hardly
have had better praise than hers.
Annie. looked up. saw the trifing
fellow coming toward them.
He certainly might have been
called handsome. The compactness
of his frame denoted strength, his
features were reasonably regular
and his eyes were of dark brown.
As he advanced, those brown eyes
twinkled with the fun that bubbled
in him. He could no more help be-
ing merry than he could help breath
ing.
"Ah, ladies. this is pleasure 1
haven't seen either of you for an
hour. Miss Annie, have you run
out here to this bench to escape
your admirers? Isn't it a grand
party? If you don't believe its a
success, look at the lights flirtations,
music. moonshine, and all that sort
of thing"
''Oh, Mr.. Craver do be more seri-
ous." pouted Annie.
"Never was more so in my life.
My apparent gaiety is only the
sickly mask of mirth hiding bleed
ing heart ! and here the young gen.
tleman placed his hand upon his
vest. in melodramatic way. 81
believe my hand is on that portion
of my anatomy where the aforesaid
bleeding member is popularity sup
posed to be. How's this for posish p
Annie couldn't help laughing at
his attitude as she asked:
"What is the reason, Mr.. Craver,
your heart betrays such sanguinary
symptoms ?"
"You are the cause. You have
too many admirers. I see in my
minds eye minds eye is Shake
spearean-ahem !! a terrible tragedy.
see a gushing gushing young lover
at your feet-hair parted in the
middle, swallow-tail coat, pomade
all over him. Enter, at right, villain
GUS rival, to slow music and bass
drum. Villainous rival steals on
thus" (Here Mr.. Craver slouched
his hat over his eyes. gathered his
coat collar about his neck so as to
conceal part of his face, and strobe
across the grass. after the fashion of
stage ruffians) Onward he comes.
'Ha, ha! revenge! revengel Gore |
gore give me goreP he cries, and
buries knife in his rivals bosom.
Fiendish laughter is heard in the
background"
Annie Leigh actually looked dis
gusted.
"Good-evening. Mr.. CraYer /! / am
getting cold"
"Deuced cold = thought than gen.
tleman. ''Deuced sudden, too !"
''Aunt." said Annie. when they
had left him.
"What is it, dear?'
"Mr. Edward Craver is a fool |"
A few months after this, Annie
and her aunt were stopping at q
watering-place situated by beauti-
ful bay.
By a strnge coincidence. Mr..
Edward Craver was stopping at the
same hotel.
Annie began to suspect that, II
earnest in nothing else, be was in
bis love for her. he never was SEN