Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-07-12

| plishmcpt possessed. aud one can't SHOW
that oil before the ladies, you know not il
tho wayyou can dancing. disrobed undci
the branohes ofa huge alder, or syoapSore
or some such tree, and struck out FOR the
other side of the, 3lakosssJrho moon was
|shining brightly,a AID the water was warm
aud delightful. Having crossed to the
opposite side, swan along in tho dark
shadow of the aldcrs until / came TO the sea
beach. Than I noticed that tho moon was
gotting low. l must return soon, before l
was missed at the party. After short rest
plunged 10 again, and struck out for the
place where left my clothes. could
find it easily by the largo tree growing
tberc. In fifteen minutes wns there; and,
Pills, | tell you, tho situation of things
about that time was prccarious."
FLOWS thut2"
II couldn't find my clothes! Conc, sir
evcry article, except my plug hat! | rushed
around among the brush aud ncttlcs and
poison oak like o setter after quail
Jerusalem! Whew! tell you got dose
that lasted me for month Not rag of
clothing could find. At length I hap
pcncd to look up the pnth toward tho hotel
What do sou suppose I SAW A cursed
greyhound that belonged to my rival with
my white vest, tossing it upon his nose and
dragging it about among tho dust aud tar.
weed Us though it had been an old dishcloth.
The situation flashed upon me in an instant.
The dog had stolen my clothes 10 sport, and
thcro wos-out there in the night air
with no possible show of getting into the
house without discovery. Pleasant wasn't
it2"
"Decidcdly!"
"You don't know anything at al about
it, sir! That was nothing to what followed.
Justa was wondering how in tho dickens
was to get out Of the scrape, looked up
toward the hotel again and saw something
that fairly made my blood freeze 10 my
veins. saw three persons coming down
the path, and at once recognized them as
my rival, Wilkins, Miss Tootic, and another
young lady. They met the dog when about
half way between the lake and the Eotcl.
They all came hurriedly down the path
toward the very spot where stood. Pills,
that was situation l hopo never to be
placed in again"
"UndoubtcdIy? Did you toko to the
watcr?"
81 dared not do it; but it would have
been better if had. You see, had been
in the water too long already. / was in an
awful shivcr-gooso flesh all over nc.
There was no time to deliberate long. NV
first thought was to spring up the tree, and
did so. They came rushing down to the
waters edge, under the tree just beneath
me. | could hear their voices quite plainly.
They wore discussing the probability of my
being drowned. was roasted up there on
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my plug hat, you know.
'By-and-by they began to talk about
going back to the hotel and giving the alarm
could hear one Of tho young ladies weep
ing; but hang me if could tell which Que
| was anxious to know, of course, for if it
was Miss Tootic, the fact would be signiG
cant, at least In my anxiety to discover
which one was crying, crept noselessly
out few steps further on tho limb.
didn't stop to consider that the sycamore is
very brittle tree. Stretching my neck to
tic utmost, pcercd down through the
leaves, and-crash!"
"The limb broker"
,"Ycs, sir; and found myself stretched
at full length on the sand, right in the
midst Of them! Oh, Jupiter! Pills, you
don't know anything at all about it. prayed
for an earthquake to open the earth and
swallow me up; but it didn't"
"Wel, the dcnoucmcntI"
"The girls looked at me a moment in as |
tonishmcnt, end there was tremendous
fluttcring of white dresses as they ran back
toward the hotel. Wilkins burst into a roar
of laughter, and kept it up until l spraug
up and colarcd him, aud told him if he
valued his iifo to go to tho hotel and bring
me my valise, which contained an extra suit
of clothing. | made him promise to keep
mum, too, until I was clear of the place.
lie was glad to do it for if left he would
have the whole field to himself. lie brought
tho valise as he promised, and | walked
eight miles that night to the next hotel.
The following day | took The stagc for the
city. Miss Tootie Tusby married Wilkins,
and have never seen her since that fatal
night"
"And, therefore, you hate dogs?"
"And who wouldn't? If it hadn't been
for that dog, 1 never should have met with
that accident. l might have won Miss
Tusby. might now havo been tho father
of large family, instead of a misanthrorio
bachelor. | might-"
Hero Bangs was interrupted by some one
rapping at his Office door. lie unlocked it,
ushercd in disconsolato looking fellow,
who, on seeing him, intimatcl wish to
consult him privately. Bangs private Office
is separated from his reception room by
sliding doors. Bangs invited his vsito, in
there, and closed tho doors, as be thought.
But it happened that the track on which
they run was out Of order, and tho doors
slid open about three inches. UnayoidabIy
listened IN thn vholr conversation