The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-03-20
The Pawn Party.

We remember, not long ago, being with
crowd OF girls at a country farm house,
some twenty miles from San Francisco,
telling each our experience, when black
eyed bundle Of mischief, who shall be
, known as Mary Bowers, rather astonished
our weak nerves by relating all adventure
that once occurred to her. We will let her
relate it in her own words:
81 never did like Lew Parker anyhow!"
She always got mad when she talked about
Lew. 'ld just as lieve be kissed by an
onrang -ou'ang rs fellow with bushcl of
hair over his facc. lie was Just as hand
some rs he could be, but he wore his
trowseis so tight that he appeared as if he
had been melted and then poured into
them.
'"cl, there was Il pawn party at our
house last Fourth of July, and of course,
Lew was on hand, looking as slick as new
beaver. Pawn selling time came at lust,
and Nellie Williams was chosen pawn
seller, and Ned Halifax to be the Judge
Heavy, heavy, what hangs over you2'
said Nellie, holding u jack-knifc which had
been forfeited by Lew Parker.
"'Finc or super!inc!
"'Finc.'
'What shall the owner doe
ihS H'"ii ieti't tllC gin lOPCS DcSt
The centre OF the room and kiss her
"Evcry eye was turned on Lew, and the
girls began to gigge Lew stood up, aud
walked toward me, and | began to run.
Round and round the tables and chairs.
out of the door and under the grapes, with
dozen madcap girls at our heels, went
l.c" and |, until we were stopped by the
barn door, rickcty, crazy thing, that was
full OF splintcrs and broken nails There
ne caught me, and although struggled
Ikea good one the fellow nearly kissed me.
when l think Of it now have to laugh;
first he was slammed against the door, then
was; but knew about the splintcrs and
twisted my elf loose, when crash, lie went
s,iinst the door.
"Mm moment, cried, and his hold
relaxed.
"'Don'L let her gol cried the girls.
NO. Kiss her Lew, she's only playing
you, bawlcd that wiry headed old Scrnggs,
the grocer. and rs the moon was shining
bright rs day they could see everything
that was going on.
''Of course didn't like ii, 80 I dropped
on one knee in the grass, when down came
Lew after me; then, oh, then, there was
raspmg sound. Il momcntary pause,
smothrrcd groan, and rather profane com
plimcnt to the barn door. Lewis hands
grew suddenly cold and tremblcd violently.
and MS didn't know what to make of 1t,
raised my eyes to see what was the matter,
when he looked straight down into my face
and-but guess | won't tell the rest'
ION, go on, cried Carrie Foster, whose
cheeks were like winter apples; 'what are
you afraid ol3''
"Nothing."
"Wcll, why don't you go on2"
"Why the rest Of ii isn't nicc"
"Pshaw! What of tlat2 Amt we all
girls together? Go on"
"Wcll then, he turned Just as white as
a sheet, and you can imagine how felt
when saw him fold the tails of his coat
together behind and make a bcc-line for the
gate"
"'lIold on, Lew, wc'll let you off,, cried
tho girls In q breath, but he never an
swercd them; he just ran like a deer
straight up the road till he was clear out of
sight,
"Why, what in the world was the rea.
son3' inquired, dcmurely.
ooh, nothing, only he took his meals
from the mantcl piece for more than week
afterwards, and slept leaning against
rail-"