The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-12-23

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turning The Dpfnrf ~ y icn.c where ilo
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season NJ The wear unless provided with
some shape or form NJ a nag And
Mr. Bfindle gated down with q wonder
That grew doop and intense nt sight NJ
the tir little face with ~ dark eyes
and slightly upiurncdno raised toward
him
"Mab Lacy'' he cried "R II Nab
| Lacy. era hfislmn %yisiOnP'
1T IL Nab Lacy she answered,
with q little, nullcring laugh, "Iyo
come back tu SEQ Aunt Nancy
"Thcn you We come on rs much Of \
wild goose chase W | have" he re-
turned. ncfully "Sho's gone gone
plum to the Branch. Her Old Pepper
beats my Floss wociully, and ! saw the
gable end If her sleigh .hy around the
corner before | got to the end Of the
lane"
"Oh, then what what shall ! doP"
cried Nab, overcome with tho sudden
desperate appearance Of her position,
aud sitting rcklessly down upon n way
side stump. whose white cap Of snow
was gradually shrinking away and ool-
ing in drops down Ms side.
"Don't do thatN' cried Mr.. Brindlo,
with alarmed sharpness; lyon muslin
sit ~ u wet stump aud catch n cold just
because Aunt Nancy took q notion to
go cumming around for n Christmas
lark. Jump In my sleigh, like n sen
sible girl, aud wen soe.N
''What the usep' wal cd Nab. trying
10 stop n little rill Of tears that was
slipping down her check with n corner
Of her gray vail II can't 90 home
with YOU. aud there's no where 10 20.
oh. Mr.. Brindle Ben, what shall |
doP"
"Do Just what | toll yon," said Mr..
Brindlc. First give me your hand,
and you jump in here back Of this robe,
Now Wen have u talk. SO you'll re alone,
Mnb?'
"All alone, Ben" sighed Nab.
"Wcll, look here. I'm the same old
Ben you always know-and hated"
II didn't said Nab. "I-I-you
know, Ben"
And you re- tho same Nab Lacy !
knew
Eyes; I'm tempted to wish | was
some one else just now
"Mcil. I ain l.. II goH're alone we r.
both alone, Nab, for | am; aud ifsrath'
or rough, In my opinion. Now, why
couldn I va drop overheard this big
slice Of time that = separated us.o long.
and 90 back to where wo left of bcfor,
we llcw out ut each othcrP'
GLOW could woP asked Nab.
'L0ok through yondcr," said Ben.
pointing To n little yellow cottage nj III,
end of y lane branching oil the road.
'Our new minister lives there. Nab"
''Docs hep MAIDS tone expressed
nothing whatever, but Bachelor Brin
dos solemn gray eyes caught tho flicker
OF n blush In the chock.
''Ycs, he does, = hc answered. "Mab
I've got ten dollars in my pocket
expect the m mister Is needing abou
ten dollars awful BAD
'llndn't you better make him q pres
ent OF itp' asked Nab. swcctly smilin!
oil ut the lace work OF the snow-dapple,
tree branches In the winter. blue dis
lance. ben looked n little discomfort
cd, then rallied.
"But Mab.' he said. ''hc's Kind o
proud wouldn't dare to offer II {,
him without giving him q chance 4
earn H. Nab -Mab. You haven t los
your tormcnting ways, but the bargail
we made back yondcr at the stump wa
that would help YOU tut OF yo r trou
bio II you Il do rs | said. There's NJ
one 10 find fault with what we do
nothing to keep us apart Now. Nab
We 70 going straight TO the minister
cottage, aud you know what for
Then said Nab. turning he
blooming face to him. ''all | w got I,
say. Hen is, II you re right sure you Il
right, why go ahead
$50 Mr.. Brind Q had a vito TO cool
his Christmas dinner. after all. Thor,
was merry busting there wa laughtc
aud gla lness in the hitherto lonely bach
clor quarters. And there was. too,
sweetly solemn hour In the tender era,
Christmas twill ht wherein Hen mn
Nab. with the big Bible between them
bent low their heads in grateful nc
knowledgment NJ the lovin : cart If III,
One who. throu!h trial and sorrow
ever and always, leads Us on.-DemO
rests Magazine.
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