The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-10-25

will you promise to act like man 7
afterwards Is he asked with sor
rowtul earnestness. l
"Well, but | have my father to
consider" pleaded Knagbone.
s'Oh, LII see your father, an" i.
he'll listen to me-" continued the
Proctor i'll agitation. just give
me your word and that will do"
otis really very kind of you,"
faltered Knagbone, much puzzled
that tie Proctor should thus IN
terest himself in his love affairs;
and he gave the required promise,
rot knowing to what exact things
it pledged him, but satisfied to
reflect that it would at least assist
him to take his degree, which
was the main point for the pres
ent.
He didsget his degree an hour
afterwards, for Miss Figgle was
not there to stop him. Then. be
ing free to depart from the UNI
versity. Knagbone bethought him
that his luggage was at the sta
ton. so that he might as well
abscond without looking at Miss
Figsle again. He did depart az
cordingly. 1t was a mean thing
to do, and he vas rightly paid
t for his conduct by undergoing
terrible anxieties during the dur
ing the early period of his sojonrn
at home. Every morning when
, the post came he tremblea lest it
/, should bring a letter from the
Proctor to the Archdeacon, or
Z, one from solicitor to him. An
Z thony, announcing an action for
breach of promise. Meanwhile;
y "liv,ry in the &c , ars, Anthony
Kuaebone was afraid to pursue
o his theological studies, lest the
5 scandal which he feared to be i'm
e pending should prev emf him from
T. entering the church, and he was
on the point Of declaring to his
father that he would take to the
# Law as a mofe ZION, when one
e morning, looking through the
1t Times, he came upon this start
ling announcement:
DISQUALIFICATION the 81
r inst. at St. Uifri1's Church, OK
e ford, by the Rev. Thomas Fussel
X brother of the bridegroom, the
d Rev. Jeremy Fnssel. late Procto,
o of the University, to Martha. elt
d est daughter Of Richard Figgle
o ESQ. No cards.
n No cards. l should think So
II calculated Anthony in wonde'
a and delight. ON send my care
e.! with compliments and thanks tt
" him, thought
is ITO whom are you going t.
" send your card. Anthony T. asI
,d ed the Archdeacon sravely.
al "To my old tutor, who has jus
~ married my old scouts daugl
ln ter" answered Knagbone, no
ut anle to relress a smile.
vd cab, yes. / was told of tina
us coming MARRIAGE said the Arc
IS deacon mildly. "a most suit
di bic match. | hear Miss Figgl
I'M is a very we'll educated girl. am
ne the other day an uncle Of her
ut who died in Australia-an e
as gold digger, | believe-left be
en- forty thousand pounds. Br
ais what's the matter with you, A
III, thony! You look quite pale"
Sc. II don't think the fish we Al
in at breakfast was quite cooke
in enough" whimpered Anthol
yni Knagbone in the most doleful
voices; and he let the Times IA
a with a SWIVEL and a sigh. 20
me the heartless girl,' cried h
our "When | think Of how | love
rch her. and was ready to do al
0 a thing for her sake. . wome
ak women. There is no such THU
cks as honor among them"
lad And he fell to reckoning he
sub many years of an Archdercon's
rld come it would take to ma
ack 10000.