Weekly Trinity journal., 1877-11-03

had been an old debt. 1T was on the
night Of the 9th that this strange feeling
dtwned upon him. He had purchased a
quart Of new apples, and had taken them
u her house. There was company pres
ent on his arrival, and he requested to see
her privately in the hall. She complied
with reluctance that struck him as being
singular.
"Here is something for you julia :" he
whispered, extending the package.
She colored slightly as she said
~ cannot take it-thauk you ~
"But you don't know what it is" he
urged. at is a quart Of new apples, just
from market"
She made no move.
"Why, Julia Take them. They won't
hurt you. They are ripe"
"No +! I must not" she persisted, keep
ing her eyes cast down.
You won take them ?" lie was very
white, and bis voice trembIed with sup
wressed passion.
mo ~
"Thcn III 20 home and cat every gol-
darne1 one Of them before l touch my
bed, II they XIII me doader than Go!iah -
and with this ferocious threat he bound
cd out Of the house.
Whether he did as he promised is not
known but as he was around on the
street next day, it is more than likely
That wiser thoughts prevailed.
That afternoon he started for her house
to see If the dreadful thing was true that
the jeweler whom he designated by the
prefix Of "poIe-legs"-hsd really sup
planted him. AS he neared the house he
saw wilhangor thst the jeweler was there,
playing croquct with Julia. The sight
lnaddenod him. Fora moment he looked
ut them with clenchod hands then he
hurried away with CLEAN in his eye
Tint denoted u storm. In a quarter of an
hour he was again approaching the place.
He had both hands in the pocket OF his
sack. as if he were holding on to some
thing valuable, The dapper jeweler was
still engaged in the game with the fair
Julia, and their laughing remarks grated
distastefnlly on his ear. lie marched
ptraight into the yard. Julia looked up
and saw him, and trown covered her
faca. He saw it and understood its i'm
port at once. His own face grew black
with wrath. Returned to her.
"Julia, have you given me up for this
cuss ?" he favagey inquired, while the
. party thus ndelicately Indicated stared
ut the new conner as if he very much
doubted his own existence.
"What do you mean by such language
as that ?" she angrly demanded.
'Just what l say" retorted the discard
ed one.
"WeI, the quicker you leave thi.
yard the better you'll please me-" was
the spiteful rejoindcr of the fair one.
"Then it if true !" he howled in a voice
of anguish. "She has left me for Ole
Pole legs. Oh |" This with sudden
reversal Of tone as the name brought M
realization Of the hated presence. "Yot
nre the scoundrel that left me to buy heI
things for whole month, to get he
eweetened up for you, and then you com
in an take her yourself. Where wer
you on the Fourth ?" he screamed will
biting sarcasm. "Why didn't you sho,
yourself when thero was money to spend
an things 10 show her that cost casI
down? Where were you when the ice
cream an cake was round Oh you oil,
gimlet.eye !" he added, suddenly remov
ing one hand from the receases Of a pocb
et and hurting raw egg full in the fac
Of his rival, which breaking in the contact
completely transformed tho entire ex
preston Of the jeweler. "Where wer
you, | say ?" he yelled, dancing aroun
and drawing iolth another egg At til
advent OF this awful article Miss JUL
scampercd into the house, and the alright
ed and almost blinded rival struck on
wildly for escape but tho foe was afte
him, and not ten feet had been cleare
when the second egg caught him botwee
The shoulders, and aprinkled its CLOWN
colors over his back. The unfortunat
man ran with all his might, seeking fo
escapei but bafilel in the search. II
flew over the vegetables and darte
around the tree, but the avenger kel
close to him, plastering him with que
lions like these
"Whore were you on the Fourth ?
Egg. "Where were you when there WI
money to be spent ?" Egg. "kel
away did you, till the Fourth was ov,
the costliest day ;r the year ?" Egg
"Kncw cream was up that day, did you?
Egg.
And the eggs flew with all the yer
geance an unrequited affection could in
part to them. And the unhappy JUL
standing in trance OF horror "a. the vii
dow, saw her favored one pelted in Il
back, in the side, on the head, and aga
on the legs saw him tear through Il
shrubbery like winged omeette sa
the golden liquid stream from his hni
lis chin, his coat tail, and his tinger-tip
saw him shed scram bled eggs, chrom
and circus posters at every jump sa
him finally bound over the bacl; fen
and sweep ncross the back lots like
moon of bilinusness, and then she gave
fcreafn ard tainted away. DaHbu1
Ncps.