The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-02-02
Pumpkin Pies.

Pinkie was balanced on the toes
of her slippers, upon the top of a
cinder.barrel, gathering hops, when
Tom Carroll drove along with his
wagon, piled up with rcd and yellow
apples, and a big, luciously golden
pumpkin in the corner. and stopped
at tue gate.
Pinkie Immediately hoped off
her perch, and hid behind the barrel
but Tom, coming up the walk with
the pumpkin, saw the edge of her
pink dress.
Can't fool me, Miss Pink Pendle-
ton,' said he, rolling the golden
sphere upon the porch. i can see
through more things than barrel.
There's the first pumpkin Of the
season.
Pinkie scrambled up, shook out
her skirt and surveyed the pumpkin,
haI haIf-wonderingly, from under the
brim OF her hat, turning her back
upon Tom, who, however, only went
off down the path, whistling care
lcssly, and drove off to town with
his apples.
Tom and Pinkie having indulged
in a neat little tiff the week before,
had since amused themselves by
trying to freeze each other, very
unsuccessfully, it would seem, judg-
ing by the warmth of temper both
could exhibit ON the smallest provo
cation. And this was the first time
Tom had called her since the last
unpleasantness.
Did | ever" said Pinkie, and
glanced over her shoulder to see il
Tom was looking back, which, OF
course, he was, whereat Pinkie
turned scarlet and scowled, though
Tom was too far off to see that. III
he's trying to make up she con
tinued, what does he be such q
stick about it for? Expects me to
90 two thirds of the way, of course
men always do, But he began the
row, and if he wants to make up
let him say so, out and out. See
through more than barrel! just
him-always insinuating things
And Pinkie, thus foolishly fan
ming her anger, sat down on the step
and kicked her toes against peck
measure.
! The bone of contention which had
served Tom and Pinkie with ex
lcuses for more than one squabble
was gentleman fopW the city, who
was spending the summer at the
farm owned by Pinkie's brother-in
law, a comfortable, old-fashioned
homestead, with cover carpeted or
chards, cooled with dense shade
and haunted by the gurgling mur
mur of brook and the slumberous
hum of bees.
Perhaps the boarder found an
added charm, though possibly {
feeting one, in Pinkies spirited
brown eyes and plquant manners
And Pinkie-why Pinkie woult
have been coquettish to y muller
of'th es tho .'n,s mater hae st on
Why shouldn't she walk to churcl
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tor a. tha;r last tilt and perhaps-
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ny .audar ao
n youna Hatherton strolled aroun,