The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-02-27
miscellaneous.


Mr.. Popkins was bachelor. Imentioi
this fact with all due reverence for the NAM
and sympathy for the condition. lie wa
well-to-do in the world, ifowning fine farm
and being plaintiff in a lawsuit is any critic
rion. Aside from Mr.. Popkins' misfortune il
being a bachelor, he had one fault-a genera
aversion to Miss Sallie Hopkins, the defen
dant in the above-named lawsuit.
| Now, be it known, that though Miss Sal
lies name was put down on the list of o. NJ ,,
told maid,) she was the roundest cosiest
most dimplc-checked spinster that ever LIVED
in Lincoln. She had the softest brown eve
with a trick of looking down and peepins
under the lashes, perfectly bcwilderng, ant
her hair waved and shone in such manner
that a susceptible man like you andm me would
have felt an irresistible desire to have sol,
ownership Of the nut brown locks"
But, however fascinating Miss Sallie wa.
to the sex in general, AS | have said, between
her and Mr.. Popliins there was a deadly fcud
and the cause of all the trouble WasSa mea
dow, spreading far and. wide and uncon
scious between Miss-Sallie's and Mr. Pop
| kins' farms - e..
| Nov the truth of the matter was this =
Tleimcadow justly belonged to Mr. Popkins
but INSTEAD of going to Miss Sallic and frank
| y stating the case, he must serve a process.
of law. Miss Salle flew all to pieces, and de
| clared that she would maintain her rights a
any cost
From the manner in which it ended ont
could see that had Mr. Popkins gone to hel
himself, she would have relinquishcdit grace
| fully, but woman has Il mortal terror of be
| ing forced to do anything. Tie II string
around her neck, feed her with sugar pums
and you can lead her to the jumping off place
ht,f MOI To, lp,-a nj ,1,, Il.
will beat Mark Twain's mule all to pieces
When Miss Sallie met Mr. Popkins on the
! street her nose was decidedly let,Vussa, an(
Mr., Popkins looked like an automaton Car
diff giant. The neighbors were forced tc
take part i'll this case, for when invitations
were issued for the regular tea parties, those
who invited Mr.. Popkins were obliged t.
| omit Miss Sallie, and rice reySd.
In the meantime the lawsuit dragged it,
SLOW length along from session to session
| from term to term, until it was as familiar AZ
| A b c. But fate had taken in hand the DIES
| tiny ofthese two obstinate individuals, ant
| soon brought matters to satisfactory con
clusion, though the unconscious mediator
was rather bnrlesquc on high tragedy en-
acted
There lived close to these belligerents
good natured old man, nearly as deaf ms
l III.
derinr IN unG,rtnn,fn facts 81 o,,' }nl;,i,,n
known either in ancient or madam h;si ,',,
He never heard anvthin~ cnrroc,iy onI !;
was nm utter impossiIiltv IN trv ta nv "L
and if Won attemnted il Won womb tinj r"nr
self floundering in ner}ect sIom"h Of Josn mG
Miss Sollie and M ponkins had rec s,
notice that their ease wonII com" nm tr ,L
final hcorin~ in Uorrow nn Tm".5 III, '"t W, ",
newt week Miss SolI;s c"n,,",I"i =, W ta w.,
the stage. Irncle Ron Drnm,,or or w. ' Inn
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