The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-04-18

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! @rned crimson under her continue,
500, 500, At length she said, turnin
, ""a,IIfNy to Harry:
Morgan % ,Gs~ s'~ garding seed, Miste
Icy, i" Yes, MADAM , said Harry,
intend gardening to some sxten
this spring. wish :, nIant SOM,
early vegetable now; No waatha'
seems so fine, but | az. nn;t,
a novice in the art of sort;
culture or agricultural of any XIII
l will plant some squashes, CARROT
beets and cucumbers tomorrow, a
any rate"
81 ginerally.. raises the fines
cowcumbers of any one at the Cove
but l has secret way to plan
them, which makes them bear dou
ble-twin cowcumbers-I calls 'em.
All" said Harry, "then yol
had better tell me your secret, sine,
| am such new beginner"
" Well, / don't mind telling you,
she said bonding forward with =.
conscious toss of the head, and
adding in a loud whisper, "plan
'em on Saturday evening artel
dinnerw
Eva bent low over her work tc
keep down the laugh that threat
ened to escape, but her hardest
trial was when she looked up and
saw Tony pressing both hands tc
his sides, and actually raining at
long strides across the back
grounds, to safe distance, to in.
dulge the laughter, with which he
was actually convulsed.
"Miss Morgan" said our lady of
the cucumber mystery, ewes a
"a gwine to have 'raffle' at our
house next Friday night, and we'll
feel nightly honored if you and
your husband and brother will come
over. Well have plenty cake, and
no end to the gumbo."
"Thank you, Mrs. Seawell," said
Harry answering for his wife, who
he saw was quite at loss to do so.
" We never attend balls, generally,
but we will certainly attend yours
awhile. What are you to rattle ~
I" A quilt aud a turkey" she re.
piled, "my ole man is kind poor.
ly, and me and my darter, Louise,
IA right purity gal, has sich two or
three times a season, to make
enough to perfide for the family.
We make fifty dollars some times.n
Just then Tony Ie-entered the back
1oor. You, too, Mr.. Tony" shout.
ed the old woman, must come to
.he ball."
"Of course, Mrs. Seawell, and |
Deg the honor of dancing the first
yet with Miss Louise,n said Tony.
"Listen at the rogue, Miss Nor,
gan, but ! do say, it bOthers me to |
all you Miss, you're so much of |
,al," ratified the old woman; "I |
vas little and fairlike you, too, and |
mighty purity, too, when l was
Toung and dressed in the fashion,"
This last, which was addressed
o Tony, made him laugh in her
ace, and his looks of "you have
'ravely Outgrown it then" would
ave found words sure, if dignified
1arry's eyes had not been on him,
boxing as gentlemanly as if he
7as not bored half to death.
A little rutffed at Tony's impu.
ent look and laugh she took
asty leave, and calling " Mig"
nd "Coon" she went tripping
way to tell the rest of the Covers
hat friends she had in the Nor
ans.
Our friends, the Morgans, find
lemselves at last fully established
nd acquainted with their neigh
ors. Tony is sparkinn Louise
eawcll to the infinite chagrin and
Isappoirtment of the rest of the
,ir sex at the Cove, and Eva is
aching vast assembly of chill
zen, youths and misses that defy
| attempts of description. She
as perfectly astonished at the ig-
,rance she encountered every.
here in this beanteous spot, where
Every prospect pleases, and only
an is vile" Here, within twenty a
lies Of the city of c., was t
lganism more complete, more ut
r darkness than exists in the Z
Indwich Islands. Why not send
ssionaries there, to the /" Devils v
alf Acre 7" as Tony had christen- J.
it. At last the bail night drew u
ar, and our heroine accompanied l
Harry and Tony set out to the v
II. The house was a low, long, .
rrOw one built of mortar with "
all, square windows and i'm. u
,nse mud and stick chimneys, q
d the low, upper ceiling of loose !,
INKS had been taken out to admit u
good "break down. without "a
mping heads. If the schools III
fled description, truly this molly OF
ng of guests and hosts beggers "a
attempt at description, for there c'
s Colwell, the deaf fiddler, and
IS Caddy, halt intoxicated, with NJ
nense pair OF horse-pistols buck W
about her with broad, leath. al
belt; and there was Greek
IN and his quadroon wife, and til
arley Bigtoe and Goose-neck m
n, Long Jane, Bill Red.Head, of
host of others equally as in
esting and conspicuous. Tony or
5 nearly tickled todeath at Eva's he
lely dilated eyes as she cluuC en-