The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1879-10-31

uncomfortable every minute. The
perspiration poured of of him IN
great drops as he soliloquized to
himself:
"Great Scott! Have | got to
stay in this awfulposition unit them
burned gals make that candy and
eat itP Contound me;it ! Wouldn't
rather be tied up by the thumbs
the same length of time than to
hear them lick candy and talk
about sweetheartS. Pve a good
mind to jump right out o here and
scare them halt to death i'll my
shirt-taiI. Bless my soul! if |
don't believe this internal basket
will upset with me, anyhow But
I'll try and hold out Il little longer"
The pot Of sirup was placed on
the fire to boil; the girls drew up
their chars and formed semi
circle around it, and were just
ready to launch out into a regular
old-fashioned gossiping match,
when one Of them checked matters
by saying:
"Katy, isn't there rats III that
wardrobe? 1t appears to me that
| hear something rafting around
in there"
$50 do l." quoth another of the
party.
"JuSt you go and see, said Katy.
"There might be rats in there
She stealthily approached the
wardrobe, opened it, and cautious
ly peered in. But she failed to find
any rats. Had she listened little
more carefully; she would, in all
probability, have heard the beat
ings of Bachelor Dicks heart,
which at that moment was thump-
ing against his chest at a rate that
threatened to alarm the whole
party.
Perhaps it was another noise
we heard" suggested one ot the
girls.
eyes" answered another, "it
seemed to be behind the WARDROBE
Acting on this hint, one OF the
girls was lust preparing to extend
her researches in that direction,
when another Cne yelled that the
candy WAS burning. They all; as
one girl, rushed to the rescue of
the burning pot of sweets, and for
the moment forgot all about the
rats, greatly to the relief OF Uncle
Dick.
"Thank the LOrl-thank the
Lordw exclaimed the old bachelor
to himself, as he breathcd a mighty
sigh of relief. "If that GAL hadn't
said the candy was burnin', she was
a goin' to stick her head right be-
hind here. just like a woman
always a-pcepin' about i'll every
place"
The candy was stirred a little,
turned around couple OF times,
and some OF the fire taken from
under it, when the girls began to
talk about pretty teet--a subject Of
no small interest to the feminine
mind.
"Thcre is the handsOmest foot in
the party" exclaimed one of tile
girls, as she held up her skirts just
enough to expose her pedal eXtrem-
tiles to the view Of her companions.
Now, If there Is any one thing |
nude Dick dOtes on more than an
other, it is Il handsome foot, eSpe-
cially if it is joined to handsome |
woman, as was the case in this in
stance. He no longer felt the un
comfOrtableneSs of his position be- |
hind the wardrobe, so absorbed !
was he to get IL look at the "pret
test foot in the party.o In strain
ing his neck out to get a view OF
the anatomy on exhibition, he lean
ed over a little too far, lost bis /
balance, and tumbled Heels over
head into the middle of the room,
the basket over his head and his
shirt around his neck.
The scene that followed can be
more easily mandged tlan describ. :
ed. With a simultaneous yell and
a sCreech that nearly lifted thesrOOf
off the tOop of the house, the terri
fed girls shot out the room as if |
they had been propelled from a
cannon--solne making their exit !
the doors and others dis
like shadows through the
leaving Uncle Dick mas
ter Of the field, and it was an hour
or two ere they fully realized what
had happened.
Dick was not q whit less fright
ened than the girls. He had the
courage, however, to bolt the doors
and hold the fort until he completed
his toilet. He vows that this epi-
Sodc, in which Ire was made to play
the leading role, has made an end
ing of candy-pullings in that set
tlement for many years TO come.
Southern Herald, 18th: Handy |
DaV who WAS sentenced to tlp Dt.u-