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

row, shed few tears and ther
make triends-then kiss. O. that'
The girl for mel"
"You draw one side of the picture
very nicely; bet when you get 3
slap on the head with a frying pan
or knock with a broom handle, OF
a cup of hot tea on your shirt bos,
ON; when you want milk you gel
tea-when you want tea you gel
coffee, and when your head aches
and you want quiet you get thunder
when you ask for dinner you are
told to continue to ask until you
get tired, and then go cook II your
self. Now, Sir Knight, that's the
smallest corner Of the other side OF
You can't frighten me, Sc0ttle,
with such ali eXaggeration; but you
only increase my anxiety ito know
more about YOU. By the by, were
you ever in loveP
20, yes! | was dead in love with
fellow once. o. he was such a
darling! And to tell you the truth
| love him yet. lie had such black
beard, such black hair, and was so
handsome"
"My hair is black, and so is my
beard"
IL dare say 1t is. What if it
should turn out that it was you af-
ter all! We're you ever in love~
Indeed, yes! | loved pretty
girl with dark brown hair and large
gray eyes; and would have married
her but for very trivial little cir
cumslance-she wouldn't have me-"
Il suppose she didn't like black
hair and black beard"
"Well, We didn't marry any
way"
Suppose, Sir knight, you enter.
tain me with history OF your love
scrape?p
81 will on condition that you will
follow suit, with your little episode,
when | am through with Eine."
Gall right--I'lI do it,"
"Mine is a short story, but very
affecLlpg--and, if you have tears,
prepare to shed them now"
"Well, hold on then It'll | get out
my handkerchief. Oh, here it is
now!--go on"
IL was in the city of Jackson,
I nj hitisstSoiPI1ii, uuUe attvnuruS NV 7vs
i>laiure, OF which was a member.
"Walt a moment It'll | catch this
tear--I think feel one in my lett
eye"
"What have said that could have
: started tear?"
''That you were a member of the
Mississippi Legislature!--that was
the reason your girl refused to mar
ry you"
"WelI, perhaps it was; but have
repented of that, and have promised
to 90 and sin no more IN that way;
but | am cigreSsing. While | was
in Jackson, was invited by some
friends to join them in picnic din
ner on the beautiful ban ks of Pear
River Many beautiful womer
were with the party-one in partlc
ular; it was clear case of love al
first sight on my side, and sponta
neous indifference on hers. Th'
dinner was magnificent. My CIR
: unIoaded a basket, and | wish
b could tell you how many nice thing
she took from that basket. 1t mad
!; nv mouth water to watch her pret
y " little white hands lifting out tn
It nice cake, the luscious jam, tn
Ii roast turkey, the broiled chicken
the snow white bread, the grea
It yellow rolls of butter. fell i
n love with her and the contents G
e her basket-and felt like | wante
IL TO devour the whole concern the
and there. 1t would have done 20
e; GOOD to sec the sweet smile sh
II cast on me as she invited me +
RS take a seat by her side and eat wit
N her. made mp my mind to max
10 her an offer of marriage the first Of
id portunity, and I was very muc
II, mortified to learn that three otht
OF fellows had determined tOdo hk'
wise. all three of them had grei
advantages overmerthey were nj
n members of the Mississippi legisl
TO tufe and | was--I had to carrv'tC
ad much dead weight, After dinn'
st was over the band began TO play
ay lively tune and some one propose
ISL dance; and Imade a dash towar'
ar my girl, with the view Of askn
her to be my partner in the dane
: ! She smiled sweetly on me, b
ke danced with another fellow. | th'
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