The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1880-12-30
Revenge is Sweet.
BY L. j.

II believe he has made love to
every girl IN the village" cried
~ Belle Rathbourne. "It's per-
GS fectly scandalousl"
"He told me last night that 1 vas
the sweetest girl he ever met" said
Tina Salter
"He has assured me fifty times,
if once, that if could not love him,
he would never survived"
This from Daisy Howard.
"He loves me passionately, devot-
edly, madly, but he has never
reached the momentous question,
wilt thou be mineP declared mis-
chievous Bel.
"And never will, answered Daisy.
The three girls looked at one an
other and burst into a chorus of
laughter.
They were ensconced in Be Is
snug little sitting-room, whittier they
had repaired for a regular good lit
tie chat. They were firm friends,
and all three the pets of the village.
Pretty, and sweet, and full of
spirit, they were adored by the
young fellows and envied by the
girls, and to think that they should
all apparently be the victims of one
man was little toe ridiculous.
The subject of their discussion
was young gentleman who was rus
ticating few week in their neigh
berbood Handsc me, well educa
ted and rich, was it a wonder
that everyone went wild over him,
and that he was courted and feted
until it was enough to turn any
mans head.
But it did not turn Horace Fern
leigh's. Oh, no! lie was used to it,
and he rather enjoyed it. 1t was
his DO sst in his private club that he
had made more love to more girls
and b 'oken more hearts than any
other young man of his set, and
here he was in his element.
Mr.. Horace was sauntering slow
ly tow lrd the Rathbourne mansion
on the very day and hour wher
three of his victims" were raking
him over the Goals in a mRnnel
that would have been decidedly
startling to his complaceney could
he have heard them.
'He ought to be punished in {
way that would be lifelong lessor
to him." declared L my. "Why, h'
has almost broken nv hes IT."
And looking the very pc 'sonifica
tion of grief, she shed an imaginary
tear.
"He actually believes that hav'
succumbed to his charms. laughed
Bel. "You ought to have seen me
girls, when he told me that he loveC
me. 1 blushed and stammered in I
truly conventional style, while al
the time 1 was dying to laugh. L
he would fall in love with one o
US, then we might find some way t
serve him as he deserves, but Tn
afraid he's impermeable. His
hearts encrusted in such an awfullJ
thick coating of self esteem that i
would be;impossible to penetrate it.
He'll disappear suddenly SOM
day, after he thinks he has don
his work well, and we'll never Sc,
him more. Ah, 1 wish l coult
make him love me-would'nt
scorch himp'
THAT sounds like BEL" came il
an amused boys voice from behin
t he window curtain, and out steppe
her sixteen year old college brother
home on a fortnight's vacation.
WI tn rush the girls were o,
him, pounding him with their littl
fists, and hugging him in the sam
breath, for he W as a favorite wit
them, 'If he was "only boy" an
glad enough were they to see hir
so unexpectedly, if he had intrude
toto their secret session.
"I had no idea you were so vim
dictive, BEL" he renewed, when tn
greetin gs were over. "And who
the object of this bitter outbreak? :?
"Oh, Mr.. Horace Fernleigh-
city gentleman who is spending
few weeks in our suburban retreat
He's a regular lady-killer, and
trying his charms on US as well 8
the rest of the girls"
Rather a new role for you thre
the heart broken instead Of tn
heart breakers, and l suppose yo
don't relish it much, eh, girls?
"If we could but be avenged
groaned L my. "But to think {
h $ imagin ing that he is leaving L
or ushed makes me fairly wild"
"You are right there. Revene
is isweet. Let me help you. VIII,
do you say to having him mah
love to mep
"To youg" came from all thrc
simultaneously. "W by, Willie. whi
do you mean?"
Don't you think l would NAL
first rate girlP' A regular hear
breaker? You needn't look so a
tonished. 1 have taken girl
part more than once in our thea
ricals at college on account of n
smooth face and slender fgur e, al
I tell you make up stunning, if
do say it I've got it down to
fine point, voice and all. Be
where's the wig l left here at II
last term?"
Willie, you're an angelw erie
Daisy.
Do you really believe you cs
carry 1t out?"
! Rather! Let's begin operation