Mexico weekly ledger., 1882-04-06
rar NCLAD

ao,e,n one dress a year, and as for a
nes shawl or bonnet, the poor woman
s;ao,t knoy anything about such
Al.us. Everyone noticed how he
u,aeed up about six weeks after Mrs.
Niopers died. and how he went to
.sarch every Sunday, but they didn't
haze any confidence in his religion, and
a.ed to say that he only went to show
4. new suit of mourning and ogle
he GALS. Old Mrs. Rodgers hated
him like poison, and she said that she
helieyed that his poor wife died
broken hearted, and as for him pre-
tsnding to be sorry about it, that it
was all sham, for she could see plain
enough at the funeral that he had one
eve in the grave and the other on the
gals that were there, trying to pick
ont of EN- a wife.
With such a character among the
wimmen, it amt to be supposed that
he stood any sort of a chance of get
ting another Mrs. Nipper near home;
ard whether he was as bad to his first
wife IS they said he was or 1T, one
thing was certain, he lta.: o look
abroad for Some one 10 81: u-r place.
II. Nippers WAS .sry buck, in find
inca gal just to his mind. Il It lived
abat ten riiez from his ri~antation.
Nauey Fark.s vas rich. a...i though
she wasn't very young nor very hand
some, she belonged to Mr.. Nippers'
church, and filled his eye exactly so
he sot in courtin' her with all his
might. Ten miles vas a good long
ride, and as he was a very economical
sort of a man, he used to ride over to
old Mr.. Parker's plantation every
Sunday morning, go to church with
the family, take dinner with 'em, and
ride home in the cool of the evening.
In that way he managed to kill two
birds with one stone-that is, to adj
vance the prospects of his happiness
on this earth and in the world to come.
st the same time without losing any
Of his week day time.
A ride of ten miles on a hot Sum
Day morning, over a dusty road, is
spt to soil a gentleman's dry goods,
md make him and his horse very
fred Mr.. Nippers didn't mind the
eiaigue as much as his horse, but in a
matter such as he had in hand it was
IIpy important that he should make
y(ssd an impression as possible, so
dopted plan by which he was
D present himself before the
sobjeckM his affections in order, with
Sasdav coat as sclean and his
00Hiag r5ilies - resi- and neat as
Il taey ha1 lust cone out of a band.
box. Ids VS. a i'alqv experiment.
sand ghat noboiy but "a widoweI
Hghidever dreamed o.. lie usel Il
t9tt froGS ;ioilt with his new TO-.
nd clean shirt till up II Il Hocke
\ adkerehief, ana Aft ~1 s.a4 WIN.
u a nil & Mr.. Parhc-'
a!ation. he would .u.1t IF irto
t ticket Of cbinkapin ausneS "A,t
n5b9dy could SOC him, anu .i,ci
make his ...l l'e It.
One bright Sunday morning, MI
Nippers had arrived at his dressln
ground. 1t vas an important occ;
sion. Everything was promising, IAN
he had made up his mind to pop til
question that very day. There W:
no doubt in his mind that he woul
lreturn home an engaged man, and
was reckoning over to himself tt
value of Miss Nancy's plantation an
crops, while he was sitting on h
horse making his accustomed chang
i of dress.
He had dropped the reins on h
horses neck, that was browsing abou
making up his last nights scanty fec
from the bushes within his reach, al
kicking and stamping at such flies
was feedin' ON him in return.
III fix the business this time,
ises Mr.. Nippers, to himself. 'le
: lI'll bring things to the pint before
go home this night" ses he, as !
united the handkerchief with h
clean clothes and spread them on Il
saddle bow.
whoa, Ball." ses he. 'Ivc on.
igot to say the word, and-whoa!
SEES he to the horse, that was kicki
and rearin' about-"whoa,y you curse
old fool-and the business is settle
just rs slick as fallin' off a log
He was drawin' his shirt over L
head when Ball gave a sudden spril
81 : e. ulade him loose his b;
-Nuea." ses he-but befo
H. "a get his arms out OF t
isiee'c T. Ball vas wheelin' and kicki
iGke wEath at somethin' that SCENE
H. tg0rnte him from behind. Dow
r. .@ dean clothes, shirt, and
IupoD t. ground. "Blast your i
r artug- whoa, now ses NJ
"rahbin' at the reins. b
@ could ret hold of 'em, b.
ac q -tIeak of creased ligf
.--al ir steamboats,, with
q H IT alier jackets rou1
-
H. abbed hold OF
d smane and tried to stop the horse b
e it was no use. Away went the I'M
s riated Ball, and takin' the road
g was used to travelling IN, anotl
3 moment brung him to the nous
: The gate was open, and n dash
the horse with the almost naked n.
Il pers hangin' to his neck, holiefl
81 stop him! hornets! hornets!
loud as he could scream.
Out came the dogs, and after I
4. 400 fhnr rynA ,,r mi TOtItltI