The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-06-24

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WHU. ItD board mI r. fhff fsyio1
tH8 sHl ihr tlH1ghtf vftt .rrti pity
anI sbs . sH r%tetH 500 H4ttl He
vlid 10 marry ST. Adams nIl iho
trrihlf caller
"ipn mBy toll ,pHr mamma thfi !
ma not rntIy ip iBll iuip Ne AlAm
arms fp. answered Mis- Lawrence
shortly md she lrtt luf srat ml eom.
mmtel VI whter lthe plants that Oiled
her hal sindpN " think. she CON.
luurd. presently, that sou had
Dr.ter go home. Daisy. your muihrr
would he distressed II She kncW what
YOU were about" Both irlt uucpm.
Portable Miss Lawrence felt hurt that
her pastor vito had spoken II her o.
M old maid. aud the accusation oi
wishing "a marry Mr. Adams was The
more BITTER because In the depths Of her
heart thuro had bonn Just such o wish
DAISY lelt huri at boing advised to ~
homci she didn't believe Il wa quito
proper 30 send callers home But after
4 brief hesitation she started. She had
gone but y few steps from Miss Law,
renee door when she met Mr. Adam.
Why DAISY he exclaimed. are
YOU really out alone this aftcrnodn?'
Yes, I'm making parish calls, she
replied. with n most important air;
"rvc Just been 10 see Miss Lawrence.
and | told her she'd better get married
10 YOU. but -hc said she wasn't ready 20
fall into your arms yeti
"Whew' exclaimed the surprised
gentleman. 'lm very much afraid YOUR
parish calls have been offs very eccen.
iric nature. You had better cut for
home as fast as those small legs will
carry Won" and Mr.. adams passed on,
bu a, b. went By Miss Lawrence win
dow be- glanced up. and, seeing her
flowers, bowed md smiled AZ she re-
turned his greeting the recollection Of
Daisg = words caused her 10 blush, and
Mr.. Adams wondered that he had never
before noticed what a very lovely woman
she was, aud how gir,ish she looked
when she hlushed
DAISY reached home without further
adventure. ard found her mother great.
Is alarmed At her long absence. Daisy
frankly confessed where she had been.
and her mother talked kindly With her
about her wrong doing, but the child
interrupted with;
20. muuma, | most forgot; Miss Law
n told me to tel you that che i.n'.
rcady to fall INTO Mr.. Adam arms vet"
What DO you mean. Daisy? How
came Miss Lawrence to say such n
thing7 questioned the surprised
mother.
why. | told her thai you thought
she would like % marry Mr Adams
'Oh Daiyl | wonder how much mis-.
chief you have made this afternoon;
am ~ sorry you canRos be trusted y
and fpor. disr1nrsred Mrs. Green
lcoksi - Il she eoald codurv M more.
4 few days prcroEs 20 DAisy's esea-
pale. M. All Mr. Green had been
speakiug togehef q M~ Lawrence.
sbOm they hoih greatly simued, aud
Mr.. Geen had sd that & was n wDn.
der that - lovely $ woman had been
allowed % remain unmarried. and that
she shoald think Mr. Adams would try
and get her, adding; IL don't believe
ihs cDnld help liking hun II was this
conversation that Daisy had 20 strange.
" msneprcscnied Mrs Green went to
scc Mi., Lawrence without delay. wld
her u the message which the child had
delivered. and then made a full aud
honest confession Of the conversation
which had passed between herself and
husband Miss Lawrence was greatly
relieved b find tina, her friend had mo-,
. spoken slighiingly Of her as Daisy's
words hal seemed 10 indicate. aud the
two ladies' parted as sincere friends as
ever.
4 few iays later Mr. Green met Mr..
Chellis oafhe street. and after chatting
n few moments. tho latter. who was
swoklng. offered his pastor . cigar. A
little surprised. yet taxing the offer rs a
Joke, Mr.. Green laughinely refused.
Don't be bazhful Ahoni n" said
NJ. Cheliis we have fopnd YOU ont;
DAISY .le, The cat ont Of tho bag the
other day."
II don understand ron. said Mr..
Green. with atcwiIdcrcd look.
"Daisy told Us tho other day that you
were 4 smoker" and Mr.. Chellis re.
peaicd the conversation which had
passed. between them on Tho occsaon OF
I Daisy's cal. aN AN As IN
',welll Well exclaimed the father
Of that small mischief maker. "the fact
y, ! have hecn inhaling iodine for my
throat, and Daisy calls II smoking. I
keep my inhaler down cellar. and use Il
thore because the oior Is 50 offensive.
But ] should think people would make
allowances for children : stories. Daisy
always gets things mixed and distorted
In soae way"
Mr. Chcllls made p%ruiusc apologies
for having credited such a thing Of his
pastor for a moment. but ho thought
With dismay Of the dozen or more par.
tiralar friends 10 whom he had conf.
dcntially impaired the fact that their
pastor was addicted 10 smoking.
There was also In the depths Of his
worldly heart . secret regrrt at having
. found that the flaw In his pastors
character was wholly imaginary, yet he
was really an honorable man, and lost
: no time IN contmdictinr the story he
had started, aud explaining IT, harmless
Hut the end was not vet. Whenever
Mr.. Adams met Miss l.ax rencc. naisy'.
words would come intp hi mind. and
The idea 81 Miss Lawrence s'fsllinv into
!. his arms did not seem NJ all distas,e.
|. ful, IN fact each time they me, he wa.
more impressed that she would make :,
very desirable armfull. and At Last. 4,
A spiia n Miss Lawrnce's hlushes an.
evident avoidance Of his attentions. h,
1 proposed aud was accepted. And Ilaiu
Green. aside from father and mother
has nc more devoted frisn,ls than N,
a and Mrs. Adams They date All thai
nj happiness from tbe day on which nals,
4 vent ont making parish calls M;
4 SUSIE A. Bsb,s. 10 delass Rnfs.