The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1883-06-28

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thought, than mere admiration.
After taking a drink, she proposed
that they try which could throw water
farthest into the bushes.
Agreed said he, and at it they
went.
1t seemed to be fun for them, but it
was anything but fun for John.
The new John became excited, and,
to show his superior strength. threw
down his tin cup and seized a bucket.
The water came down in torrents.
John in the bushes shivered and
CRASHED his teeth with rage.
Oh, how he wished that he could
turn himself into a calf, gOrilla-any-
thing-so that he could rush out I'M
known across the meadow.
They soon, however, became tired of
this and concluded the exercise by
sprinkling water upon each other
Then he arranged her curls, brushed
the water from her dress, took her face
between his hands, made her lips pout
out, held her for moment, and sha
we tell it?--stooped down and kissed
her.
John saw it all-the "green-eyed
monster took full possession of his
soul; he felt as blood-thirsty as a tiger,
and was on the point of springing from
his lair and throttling the fellow at
once, but prudence restrained him.
Another hour passed. The suns
rays began to fall vertically through the
leaves. and the mowers, making large
circles long way off, had done, as he
thought, good half-day's work.
Would dinncr-time never come? A
regular joshua day. thought John.
as he waited and longed for the ring
ing of the bell.
Soon it rang. and few minutes aft
er the Squire and his boys were at the
spring washing, preparatory to eating.
WHO was that in the field talking
to you?" said Mrs. johnson to the
squire.
Little Tommy Westlake," was the
reply:
What did he want?'
"Why, he wanted to know if we'd
seen John to-day. He says John got
up very early this morning and went
away, leaving his work undone, and
they have not seen him since"
" Strange" said Mrs. johnson.
MOL, Mol! Hurrah, Moll"
shouted one of the boys.
What" said Mary, coming to the
door.
John Westlake has found another
Mol and ran off with her.
"All right" was the reply, ''let him
90. can easily get another John"
"She has got another one already"
muttered John.
They were all now at dinner; every
thing was quiet.
Give me liberty or give me DEATH"
said John, as he crawled out.
Now, like savage fleeing from his
enemies, he ran, STOPPING, along the
fence and past the barn to the corn
field. As he sprang over the corn-field
fence the dogs caught sight of him and
started in pursuit, yelping and bowling,
while old Bull, from the barn, with loud
mouthed bays, indicated his desire to
join in the chase.
what in the world is the matter?'
exclaimed the Squire, as he quit carving
to listen to the uproar.
"Hurrahr' said the boys, jumping.up
and running to the door.
whats there?" said the Squire.
something in the corn-feld," was
the reply.
Jones cattle again. Go over, Tom,
and put them out"
Tom, when he started, saw some
thing twisting about in the middle of
the field, but when he got there he saw
nothing, though he met the dogs
homeward bound and apparently badly
rightened-J ohn, when he found them
about to overtake him, had stopped by
stone pile, and had given them a re-
ception which they could not stand.
Tom went back and reported Moth
ing in the fieldr' but it was mystery
which he could not explain, why the
dogs seemed so badly scared.
John when he reached home went
round by the barn. through the garden,
and into the house the back way.
Going up stairs quietly to his room,
he put on suit of clean clothes; then
going down as quietly as he came up,
he reached the barn by the roundabout
course he had taken when coming in.
Now from the barn he started and
marched boldly up through the yard to-
wards the house.
The family were at dinner. Walking
in he hung up his hat, pulled out his
handkerchief, wiped his face and said:
I'm time yet, | see.
Were glad to see you back, John"
said his mother; "but we'd like to know
where you've been"
Eyes, give an account of yourself, "
said his sister Julia. 1--WE had about
concluded that you and Mary had gone
to Gretna Green, or some similar place"
"Well, I'll tell you,' said John.
"YOu know | told you a few days ago
that some of the academy boys were on
an excursion to the city this morning,
and wished me to 90 with them. did
not intend to, but thought | would 90
over this morning and see them off.
"You know the train starts very early,
and | expected to be back in time for
breakfast; but when got on they held
to me, coaxing me to go with them, I'M
til the train was going too rapidly for
me to get out and of course | was car
ried to town and had to wait there until
the return train, which, you know, does
not come out until near noon"
This explanation was satisfactory to
all expect joint was lie which he
had been working up all the forenoon
for this occasion. He felt bad over it,
yet it seemed a fitting conclusion for the
blunders of the day-how else could he
conceal what for the world he would
not have any one but himself know?
That of ha it,a nxrth inor lint