Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1878-07-13

u"'' J'u pctH ubIDg T. ] eXcltlu
n ed, looklGa at him in ast0nishmen,.
il " Doing on, npthing, lust been SCI
ting things TO right little"
1 Well, from your looks it must hsv
been right troublesome business"
What, my eye2 Pshaw that moth
t ing, you ought to Just see him p
: " Him ! what him ?n
Why Tom Brown. I've lust fnishe,
. teaching him who it is he's running on
position to-" =
But | thought you intended goin,
around to fix up matters with Mis-
Emma tonight"
" Well, haven't |? You don't Ger
tainly think thrashing sneak, like Ton
Brown, would put man in such gooc
humor2 Z" 9O0'
Well, no ahould imagine it would
put him in a very disagreeable humor
but you only mentioned Brown"
Yes, but you knew / was going tc
zee pr so you might have Inferred 2
DID you wish me to infer that sbe
mad given you black eye, and nearly
torn your clothes OFF,
Coniound you, no! But beg your
pardon | should have explained
well, do, for the love of mercyp,
You know, as | told YOU" said
he, settling himself on the tahle
among my briefs and document.
You know intended going around
tonight, but before | went I
thought perhaps it would be adyi,
able to drop her little note, telling her
that perhaps had been to hasty in INV
concIuEions-for / do think | was ton
hasty-don't you % Wv
l think You were fool for ever com
mencing there you've been too hastv
ever since you began"
"Oh you think so, of course I tbink
II you ever were in love, it was with
those musty old law books"
Which have never gone back on me
never eaten any bon bons, and will
never put me in the notion of comnitting
suicide" ''''' wan
And which will always keen Won
from enjoying that greatest of all eafblv
happiness; and be the cause OF vour
Dying contentedly in state OF single
blessedness."
You're off the track again" re.
Piled, smiling in a settled bachelors
seltsati.fed way
Wei, as | said before, | think | was
premature. didn't constrle her re-
marks as | should have done. Yon see
a girl doesn't like to admit that she has
oeen won so easily. 1t was inst
the most delicate wav in which She
could encourage me. | see through
It all now, and l love and respect
ler hundred times more than if she
llad answered yes at first. Bless her
lear little soul! I believe she does love
ne after" '0''
son stuff. Can't you tell me what
'on've been doing without all that
,"Oh, yes about the note, Well said {
n inSG 5'.! S2Sp exp FM}ist"Een, and would like to
I've pounds 5t' Frenu,s ~. 3a peace :,
fering,"
"Well, and what answer did you get ?" :
10 why Just the owootest little note in q
he world came back--here it is-read
- he exclaimed, handing me a softly !
inted, deIicately pertumed little epistIe,
7hich contained simply the following !.
lords; Why, certainly, am still !
our friend, Emma Fitznoodle" !
anded it back to Barry, who pressed it
0 his lips and then carefully slowed it .
way in his inner vest pocket on the lett .
and side
Well" said, "you went, did you ?"
Went well should rather think !
id. I'd have gone through fire and water
0 getthoie. | went and hadn't been there
lore than a half hour, just as | had 9
often things fixed up better than they :
yer were efore-Quarrelling you know !;
sign of love; you see it shows you .
re jeal US Of each other. Don't you Z
nink so?" !
81 don't know, suppose So" re. y
lied drily. y
"And as said we we're getting on gplen, !
idly, and, my boy, she was just on the :
We of telling me a ssciet; just think OF =
), a secret. You know l must be get. q
ing along PRETTY well at that rate. She :
aid, Mr.. Creswell, ] know you are ;,
God friend of mine, and | am going to .
ell You something, something which, +,
erhaps- She had got that tar, when :
hat piebald, pigeon, toed, pumpkin. q
)uled Tom Brown, who had the internal 4
npudence to walk right up TO her aud !;
ny, Good evening, Emma, -plain y
NINA, without the sign of handle to :
er name, and then turning round he :
ffered to shake hands with me. No y
oubt lie had watched me when on my ;
'ay there, and just dropped in to spoil r
he fun. q
g | arose, bade Miss Emma good morn. =
1g, and then | turned round, scowled at i
Brown and said. =
"Mr Brown, are you going down =
Dwu?" !,
He said he was not. | then told !.
i'm that had particular business with :
i'm He replied that he would he com. y
eiled to deter it until next morning. | =
hen marched out without bidding him y
ood morning, and waited about square !,
fl until he finished loving that angel, :
'ho Bnew was worn completely out :,
Nth him, and dare say she had to hint !
i'm away. After | had waited about !
hree hours, he came whistling along in =
capital humor, thinking perhaps OF .
low nicely he had dropped in on me, ! y
topped up to him, and said, "Look here, 9
ou contemplate sneak, you thought !;
ou could tamper with me, did you? q
He backed of and said, "Mr Creswell J.
ou do not seem to comprehend my posi- +
ion at --" But before he finished | =,
'lanted 4 sumner on his proboscis, and |
e returned the compliment with one in =
ny eye; then we embraced each other, y
nd | was doing the thing handsomely !
or him, when a mutual friend came /.
long and parted us
80 now you have the whole thing !.
nd l wouldn't take fifty dollar bill '
Or it said he, laughing in high glee,
"Pd dislike very much to buy it of
'ou at that rate replied, 7
"Tll bet Brown doesn't show his ugly :
ace there soon again"
"You won't venture out soon your :
eli with that handsome eye-will your a
WE'LL now" said Barry, not needing :
ny last remark, I've must arrange the
ther matter" =
Arrange the other matter! What =
ther matter 2" !
Why, the duel Of course! Brown
will challenge me tO'moSrew morning,
md want you to act as my second" !