The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-09-15

mother. The colonel was tall,
soldierly looking man, who told me
locked like my grandfather, and in
sisted upon rehearsing pages of my
family history, while I was longing to
talk to "sweet Annie" He might have
been talking still had not the patter of
feet made itself audible, and who
should come gayly into the ro ON but
Lagniappel Making straight TO Ami g,
he jumped into her lap. This was The
FIRST thing that puppy ever did that gave
me respect for him..
"Oh, law oh, gracious |" A .nnis cried.
jumping up and spilling Jim on the
floor.
"Please excuse the littl wretch" I
said, when I had thrust hiy n 9. ut forcibly.
"And have another Apology to make
for him." added, produ .cip.g the volume
of poems.
"My book! Why, Svsn'ma, you know
have been wonde ring where it has
gone. Do you r.pcse he stole it out
| of the summer-ho use, Mr.. Campion?"
"Pm afraid he did," said L ellis
name by rights. should be Barabbas."
"What ear cunning thing he must
bep' she Cried. "Give him to me;
won't you, please?"
"No, anne; not another dog shall
come in'eo this house." the colonel an
swere1, in an aggravated tone zone
can't move at present without tumbling
over one or two. That great brute of
st. Bernard takes pleasure in making
himself look like door mat, because he
knows / am nearsighted."
"0h, but this is such smart, inter-
estiug puppy" urged Anne, giving an
ecstatic spring upon her chair.
, $'My dear Anne" said Mrs. Page, in
, diligently, "what will Mr.. Campion
think of youY'
: "I can't help it, gran'ma," replied
, Miss Anne, blushing up to the curls on
7 her forehead, but laughing at the same
9 time. "Even if L should be prim now,
: Mr. Campion would find me out sooner
! or later. I shock every one; but it is my
Q nature. just as dogs delight to bark and
d, bite. Even Abram-why, Mr.. Campion.
I [ can see disapproval in his very back
/ at times" .
"He must be hard to please" said I,
Q trying not to look guilty.
I "The truth is" replied Mrs. Page,
Q "he is ali old family servant. and we
Q endure good deal on that account
i to me totally unnecessary explanation
D My acquaintan ce with "sweet Anne
n prospered finely. She had q whole
u regiment of first, second and fiftieth
g masculine cousins, who visited her in
platoons, presented her with the latest
y sentimental ballads, and were never
n weary of chronicling the smallness ol
o her glove and slipper. There were
/, moments when I hated them. For 6
8. time ZANE, and quickly too, when the
}. cnt-otf seemed the length of an eternity
g and Max's tieetest pace could not keer
;. step with my desire.
d AS for Lagniappe, he became her alb
!: ject slave, testifying his alteration By
rolling his eyes and lolling out an inor
p dinately long red tongue when she helt
!" him in her arms and addressed him a
re can old precious" and "too cute t.
live" His greatest breach of decorun
er was to bite the ends of her long braic
N as it tossed over her shoulders, and t,
lg take rides on the train of her gown
i'd Tagniappe's heart was in the righ
te place, that was clear. But all tn
ls world was not of our mind.
Ga one occasion 1 found Abram leis
n urely setting "figger-fo " trap amon
re. the cotton as / crossed the field.
he He looked up, and remarked, as h
tn pulled his grizzled forelock: "Howdy
| Mas Campion? hope 1 see y wei
} l Is jes lookin' everywhere fer you"
$50 it seems" said /, with sarcasm
IN. he was obtuse.
to eyes," said he, artlessly, "dats
to fac Missy Anne she sent me obef in
to big hurry wild sumpin-now what was
ye, she gimme? A book -or-or--ni
So twas letter; n where'd put dat air
1st Glare to mussyl hope l amt loss j
to Won't she skin me alivew
n This was soothing to lovers ear.
"You had better try to find it," &C
e's vised him.
,he "Well, amt I a-tryin' Law shucks
led won't missy be rampagin' She WI
in, an tore up, an writ an tore up, fort
The 'leven times, reckon"
the As he said this he fumbled wildly
da numerous pockets too ragged to no
on anything, up his sleeves and in his ha
J, 1 and at last produced it from one of Il
of gigantic brogans that adorned his fee
ich I improved the occasion by fe
ng, words of advice; but he replied, calml
mopping his forehead with dim
avy bandana: " knowed I'd put it some'el
"'o only i ulSf6mtulociou pT6nhch
est, whar. Mighty lucky 1 foun' dat 'ere
s. he added. "Tell you what, dol
ers like to git little missy in my wool. G
gro mistis she'll do pooty good, ef y let b
p be; but Missy Anne, she's mighty p'
ng, nickety. An headstrong. Dom I p
ger. de gentleman what marries her Sh
'me little, but, oh, lawdyp
"Abram," said I, with all the dign
lp," [ could summon, "be kind enough
It's keep your opinion to yourself"
"Yes, sah-yes, sah-yes, sah-s
you tainly, sah," responded Abram, obi
7. ingly; but be did not seem to
vays crushed to earth.
you The note was merely an invitation
Ion ga little dance" at The Oaks but
y er me it proved a momentous occasi
tile for before left the house sweet An
der. Page was my promised wife.
age, From that time worked with grea
aves will than ever, inspired by happins
act, Meanwhile Lagniappe grew apa
'uY not losing a jot of his impudence
you trickiness with his increased growth.
girl, Spring was drawing near, and as
had been hard winter trouble was
ne pected from the breaking-up abe
me, Colonel Pages house was situated O
slope, so 1 felt tolerably sure of AM
tho | I..k Il.