The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1880-11-13


me, think Of any plan that woaId
enable me to disable my rivals
without endangering myself
therefore | was forced to abandon
The enterprise altogether. But
while i was rambling along the
bank Of the river meditating dire
destruction, young gray squirrel
ran across my path and | caught
him and carried him in triumph to
the picnic headquarters. My girl
cast on me another one Of her sweet
smiles, as she begged me to give
her the pretty darling little squir-
rel. lofcourse forgot my angry fit
and gave her the squirrel; and it
was but moment after l had given
III .ayl ner hand when she uttarct
a Io1ri scream ana JeT the ....
squirrel drop on the ground. The
entire party took after the squirrel
except me and my girl. sawtthe
blood streaming from her hand,
where the little animal had bilteR
her. | took off her glove and wash
ed the blood from her hand then
tied it up with my handkerchief l
hid her glove in my bosom, where l
have worn it ever since. Here tits
now with the stain Of her dear blood
on it! Why, Scottie, | declare you
are weeping sure, enough. What
on earth is the matter?-pray what
is il?' Scottie made no reply--she
was weeping--the tears were run
ming down her cheeks in a stream.
Have SAID any thing 20 offend you!
| did not intend it i'll did, 1t was
some time before Scotlie became
composed-and IVanhoe was very
much astonlshed at her weeping
so. | believe | have about finished
my narrative. | did really love
that girl dearly, but her father did
moi like me. Now, Scottie, tell me
your love affair"
you have knocked the founda-
ton from under my story, for you
have told it yourSelt--and | must
ASK you to give me Lack my glove.
1t is mine, and here is the scar made
by the bite OF the squirrel"
| "Good heavens! Have | the hon.
or to again NEE. Miss Mollie Dar-
llington!"
"If you will leave out the honor
part, will answer yes! And ! have
I I tire PrrasuTc TO Trre'SUv-'1s'E' s''alE--'''l-
leigh Burk, | presume"
"You have guessed my name at
any rate--but was it true Scothe
! (pardon nae please, but mean to
call you Scottie all the time, for l
like iU that you dad love me-"
10, you must not ask lmpertinent
questions; you know we were joking
when we commenced it." I
"Nu. l dont!-tor never was
more in earnest in all my life. |
have kissed this little glove thou
sand times; and the dear image Of
the Pearl river girl has been in-
delibly stamped on my heart. 1t
has been two years since last saw
YOU. and it has seemed an age to me.
II was sure that you were going TO
marry that other fellow with the red
hair"
30, no! detest red hair-and
then could never marry a man un-
less | loved him. The fact is, it
wouldn't 40 for me to marry at all,
for have such temper"
30, bother the temper, Scottie-l
am willing to risk it. Laying all
Jokes aside, love you deyotedly,
and won't you promise TO be my
wife,"
: III | lose my temper and break
your head with the broom handle,
: YOU won't beat mes"
! "No."
! "ItI throw the frying pan at your
|, head you won't resent it"
MNo."
"lfI get angry and throw your
! boot IN the well, you won't strike
: meso
mo"
"lfl break up the furniture, Will,
!" : in a passion, you'll 90 and buy
morep
: "Yes,"
!. "Very well, I'll take your cas'
y under adyisement, and give you al
! answer when we get back iSomt
] " provided you don't conclude I,
withdraw the proposition before j
. is too late"
i sSea. here, Scottie, this il q mai
j ter of TOO much iplportanee 70 m
{ 70 be made the subject iof 4 Joke;
II don't believe you mean 10 woun
n my feelings, yeti had rather yo
yeould MT ugn sOillueh lAVity abOE