The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1883-12-21

thinking of how hard work, how
much | am tied to the house with
the care of our children, and how
l have no time to make a dime for
myself, how many little things l
have to perplex me-oh pshaw,
what do you want me to be so fool.
ish tor,n bursting out atresh. And
away started Eugene second time,
but not to escape so easily. In the
hall he was met by bis little daugh-
ter Pearl, a bright-eyed rosy'cheek-
ed girl ten years old.
"Oh Papa, do give me two bitsl'
"What n
III want two bits. Do please give
it to me.n
"What in the world do you want
it forf'
~ want to buy me q hoop. Laura
Taylor has got one, aud so has
Georgia Roberts. Mr.. Bromberg
has got some pretty ones to sell.
Mayn't / get onein
"Nonsense, l can't afford to be
buying hoops for you to trundle
about the Streets
"Please, para, please sir.n
sNo, tell you."
The bright eyes were filled with
tears, aud as her sobs broke on his
ear, Eugene hurried from the house
with some very impatient words
upon his lips.
This was In the morning. At
noon when he came to dinner there
was cloud over the household.
His wife was serious, and he was ST.
lent, and even little Pearl, usually
so gay and blithsome, was sad and
still. But these things could not
last long in that household, for the
husband and wife loved each Other
devotedly and we're really at hear
kind aud forbeariug.
| When Eugene came home to te;
Lille greeted him with kiss ant
| iu a moment tue sunshine had com,
back, and had the lesson ende(
there the husband might have fan
cied he had done nothing wrong
that the cloud had been but th,
exhalation of a domestic fermen
for which no one was particular,
responsible, though be might no
Danish the conviction that woman
fashions were not IA nuisance, a
well az draft upon husband
pockets.
Alter tea Eugene lighted his pip
aud walked out. He had goue bn
a few steps when he met Pearl. Il
her right hand she dragged an oil
hoop which had been taken from
dilapidated flour barrel, while wit
) her left she was rubbing her re-
aud swollen eyes. She was in dee
grief, for she was sobbiug painful
ly. He stopped his child aud aske'
her what was the matter. She al
swered as well as her sobs woul
let her, that the other girls ha,
laughed at her, and made fun 0
her hoop, they had, all, nice prett
hoops while hers was old, commo
and ugly.
"Never mind, said Eugene, pal
ting his little darling on the head
for the chlld's grief touched hin
"perhaps you'll have q new hoo
too, some time"
"Mayn't have one now, papa
, Mr.. Bromberg has but one left, an,
its such q pretty one.'
The sObbiug had ceased as th
. child caught her fathers hand es
gerly.
"Not now, Pearl, not now, Y
think Of il though"
t Sobbiug again, the child move
on towards home dragging her oil
, hoop after her.
Presently Eugene met some q
7 his friends on Royal street.
, swell, Eugene, what's up n
"Nothing PARTICULAR
"What do you say to game {
. billiardsr
!. "Good, I'm In for that.n
And away went Eugene to th
J. Battle House billiard saloon, wher
he had a glorious time with hi
]. friends. He liked billiards. It wa
Q a healthy, pretty game, and Cap
4 CharpeDtier allowed no bad condut
= in the ball. They had played fou
. games; Eugene had won two an
his opponent, Blackman, had wo
/. two. "That's two and two, says B
! what do you say to one more, th
Q loser to pay for all and the treats a
I the bar p
J. "All right, 90 on,n said Eugen,
full Of animation. Another fit
Q game was played. 1t was all exc
. ting contest, both made capits
shots, but In the end Eugene We
+ beaten by three points, aud with
r light laugh be went up to settle tn
9 bill, which, with the treats, came I
/. one dollar and q half. Not much fo
1 such sport, and he psyed the bi
Q with good grace.
s "Have q cigar" says Blaekmar
0 "Yes.n
0 They lighted their cigars an
{ sauntered back to the saloon to loo
!. at the players. By and by Eugen
4 found himself seated by table a
A which some OF his friends we're play
4 ing, and close by him stood tw
9 gentlemen--both strangers to him
one of them was explaining TO th
| other the mysteries Of the gam'
!. at Is a healthy pastime,p said b
I who had been explaining the game
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