The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-10-07

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sruns va desperate nov rushed
down stairs Fortunately " was NOT
raining found ms hArtel ~ en0c,
anil that Nas frassurnE e,cOrsiol
myaflf Agsin uaied tho wall and
landed with = crash 81 the uiher SHE
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carlessly placed thee waited =
mnment Tor the nuisa 81 suhsihe ]
knew that II auy robbers wcru ihera the
ms had made must sianle them. ]
rubbed stcry bad skinned snkle and
waited and nothing came
Night after night went on that sc.
cursed hammetihg Waslto be- doomed
% the terrible task Of discovering
thieves In that old lady's garden; and.
what WIS worse my chivalrous con.
duct. my d~allyIng with death. received
no ~rccogniuonP Evidently there was
some mystery. ] was the victim whose
sal end was being plotted.
never went TO sleep after that with.
out stuning cotton in my ears, and al.
WAYS In a most wretchod frame Of
mind. / was n martyr of my disinier-
cstcdnoss. was being robbed Of my
sweet sleep. Iiife became a burden 10
me. The old lady was either laboring
under some Authorization or ] vas
crazy. There was only n thing which
made me .uner all these tormcnts. and
that was the belief that | was n hero In
the eyes Of the grand laughter. n
not say that she eyer directly expressed
herself. but looking at her Mt times
when | met her in the street, ~ ! nd.
dressed n few words 10 her, 1 thought
recognized nm expression on her face
which told me If her sympathy.
These nocturnal visits nj last preycd
on my spirits. ! went TO bed now with
my clothes on. ! had bought n second
hand revolver. ] had become reckless.
| am quito sure that had | met n small
boy Of about the size OF Oliver Twist nj
night in the old lady's garden | should
have shot at him.
Tho rapping would cease for n night
or two and then commence again. J
felt that this business must come u n
stop. My employers, leading groccrs,
had noticed my sleeplness during bust.
ness hours and had complained about it
One night this spring YEARLY ]
climbed the garden fence. pistol in
hand for ii bad become n mechanical
process now-and ! dropped into a
washtub Of water. placed with deyilish
ingenuity on 4 threc-lcgged stool A.
! fell over my pistol went OF. The
neighborhDod was aroused at last. but
| distinctly heard in the bathroom that
overlooked tho old lsdy's garden pcals
Il laughter. and = young woman ap-
peared II the window who was appar.
rently enjoying the scene.
II This brutal conduct on the par, Of
that girl were not sufficient. think OF
the im~pcriinence OF young man who
called next dsy on me st our place OF
business As ! have said. | am a clerk.
in the Wholesale grocery line. and drug.
gists' clerks are always stuck.up creat.
urc,. That young sprig twirled q stick
In n hand and IN the other he hsd 4
card. | am TO suppose his name was
written on H. '.See here" said he.
making his stick whiz through the air
within a few inches Of my nose. "See
here. oleomargarinc. Goldfish. prunes.
pickles and glucose. you have been fool
Ing around grandmothcr's place long
enough. and you are = p~reciou, ass. and
Mary Jane that's my cousin. = lady
sm going IN marry has had quite
enough of your nonsense. What aprime
proprietary IDIOT. with n stiml
on Il. you must be not 10 know that the
old lady has god robber on the brain had
when she's awake. bat when she'l
asleep Of nights. bles, her. she snore'
away like a bumming Top. A Chimes
cracker under her ear wouldnt NJ much
q, faze her. Now. the old woman novel
had any use for your hammer. but
guess from what MARY Jane has told
me she has been pounding around will
Il quite promiscuously. Now. see here
here j. your hammer. and do YOU taxi
Il before I make you swallow Il. handle
CLAW aud all. just ~ II II were n glass o
cream soda. and tho very next time
hear you have vcnturcd to eros tina
fence. or 10 put that big foot Of yours II
nv grandmother's house. | viii JUS
thrash youdizxy; and Just listen 20 SOM
good advice change your boarding
house. figs. even u you have 10 20 bacl
nm voar l.ndIadv. ~. II. nmea.