The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1882-09-09
It Must Go Back.

occurrence, though tho San Francis.
co llaSp found ever so much moro
to be told. Tho fact If that Mrs,
Wallace was sitting at the front
window of her Conatantinople
house, on the verge OF gong down
10 the bazaar for snm0 embroidered
stulfs to send homo, whom II Gaval-
cade drew up before the door, a
huge eunneh, arrayed in Saltan's
livery, knocked at tho door and
slam-slammod, and theh two Gu
nuehs, sizo smaller, brought in and
deposited upon the inside door mat
Il big eyed, beautiful Creasslan girl
whose lustrous orbs as sparkling
jewels were but little obscured by
the tilmy gauze yelling that covered
her from head TO foot. Mrs. Wal
lace stared at the girl in dumt
amazement.
"What do you want 2" she said.
The gil shook her head.
"Mustaby, Mustaby?" cried Mrs
Wallace, sharply. "What does Thu
moan p
Mustaby came from the floor be
low whore he bad boon polishing
some knives with Bristol brick. lie
dropped knife and brick when he
caught sight OF the visitor.
"Ah, ah," he calculated with salts
faction, as he saw tho imperial in.
sigma. at is present. 1t is q
magnificent present. Hls IIighncss
has smiled upon my master and has
sent HIM his choicest slave"
"And what is the choicest slave
going TO do in this house, would
like to KNOW" continued Mrs. Wal
lace with a vlnegary CLEAN OF sar.
easm.
"She will bring my masters coffee
TO him whom he awakens IN the
morning and attectionately superin.
tend his mornings ablutIohs.p
"Sho will, will she z" remarked
Mrs. Wallace as she gntted her teeth
very hard. "Sho will affectionatoly
superintend his morning ablutlons,
will she p and she stealthiIy fin.
gerod bric-a brac oimeter and glar.
cd at the offending Present.
Thon she Walked straight up tC
the beauty on tho. door,mat, pointec
her index finger out of tho from
door and remarked" "Go way /"
Tho Present stared at her stupid
ly.
"Go way. tell you. You're {
shameless hussy to come intrudlnq
on rosooctablc family in this way
The Present did not look 81
though she had done anything par
ticularly infamous, and showed nc
disposition to move.
Mrs. Wallace could contain her.
self no longer. Sho few at tht
Present, grabbed her by the shout
der, and was hustling 1T down thC
stairs whom General Wallace CAME
around the corner, rather fushoC
from rapid walking. Ho took in
the situation at a glance.
"Oh ! lewis" cried his wife, will
accumulated horror, "did you evoI
hear of such thing p
Lewis did not look horrlfod
though he evidently was, lie evI
IDENTIFY had heard OF such things, iol
there was a doubtful look on hi
face. Finally he SAID;
8" don't think, Martha, that
would put 1t out INTO the street, Ii
not to blame, you know"
There was FAINT snap In Mrs
Wallace's eyes, but she nodded ano
lured him on further.
"Iou see IT'S Present, and 20,
can't give away or throw away.
Present, you know. If We coul,
send 1t back saying VIC had no US,
for it, or that we had ono already
and couldn't he mako it somethin,
else it would be the best way. Yol
have to consult custom and otiquett,
in these things, you know, dear"
"Y-e-o,s," said Mrs. W., with
sinister sweetness in her compli
anco,
"Besidos," he continued, as he
carolessly took hold Of the Presents
hand and began stroking the Pres
onts brow in gentle and fatherIy
way, "l don't really know if il
would be safe to send 1t back at all
You see these foreign powers are
mighty touchy, and don't know
but ii | was to send this proscn
hack and turn nm mr nnsn NJ II II