Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-09-01
HOW JESSIE WON HIM.

Crash bang whizz splutterl accom-
panied by diabolical yells and bowls
from the yard.
Neil Manning, from an upper veranda,
shrugged his broad shoulders, leaned
over the railing, and expressed devout
hope that they had caught it now"
They were squirming on the
ground, hapless heap, kicking, biting
and Something's young imp OF twelve
and an understood fiend of six, inter-
spersing their pow-wow with shrieks and
whoops of rage.
The cGSuS 6eLLi was an armful of cro-
quet mallets, which lay scattered in all
directions. Among the Debris was cage
containing a woebegone black topnotted
canary. 1t was recumbent and evidently
az ertremis.
Prolonged boots from the cubs, then
rush for the cage.
After the performance the animals
will be fed, ," quoted Neil, overhead.
Shades of Herod! never were such
couple out of the Inferno-neverl Bv
Jove! if they had been run up by CON
tract, they couldn't be a more complete
success. Now, I'd rescue that paralyzed
bird if thought it belonged outside of
the family Poor Finley7 If his wife
brings forth pests, let her enjoy the
monopoly"
And In gloomy, morose mood. Neil
returned to his book and pipe, trife
disturbed, if the truth must be told,
that the objects of his maledictions had
not sustained some serious bodily in
jury.
The belligerents spluttering and roar
ing below were scIons of the house of
Finley-imps, let loose for the torture of
fallen race.
original plan, but the Lord merclfully
nipped one in the bud to bloom per-
petually in Paradise. Below, it was
tucked away under FRAGRANT mound
of violets and costly Carrara lamb,
while the two remaining scourges rioted
on, disseminating their Ubiquitous prac-
tees on wretched mankind.
Mrs. Finley was woman of the
sweet" type-that is, her friends found
nothing else to say in her favor, so they
compromised on ''sweet." She never
exacted obedience from her children, I'm
sisting that the dear boys would come
out all right, they were so full of soul.
Meanwhile her friends were expected to
admire the gambols of the youthful
panthers, and smile indulgently at their
ingenious diabolisms
Neil Manning had supposed he was
fond of cherubs until he was iuxtaposited
with the Finleys; but they had created
such malevOlence in his manly breast
that he was firmly persuaded that the
q da1 -,
sacred history was either a much ma
hgned party, or else at some period of
his reign he had formed the acquaintance
OF couple of young Finleys.
IF | could only give those Utes fifty
lashes apiece, I'd give up smoking for
well, say three days" he murmured,
gloomily, as the subjects of his remark,
with lively whoops, made charge for
the cage.
In moment more it would have been
in the past tense, when lo diversion
appeared on the scene in the image and
likeness of Miss Jessie Hayward, flushed
and painting from her ride
She took in the situation, then made
dive for the eldest Finley. With half
sob she caught the cage from his hand,
fell on him literally, and with her sting
ing little whip administered the most I'M
mltigated thrashing that that particular
tiger had ever experienced. When she
was through with him she repeated the
operation on the little beast of six.
Never had the Finley duo been so
routedl 1t was their first experience in
corporal discipline, and the eldest,
Frederick-Ouray, for short muttered
sullenly:
s'You needn't murder a fellow, Jes-
sier'
You horrid little wretches, if you
have killed my bird / will-oh, just you
see nowr' and she flung herself on the
g.ound in passion of tears.
Suddenly the youngest ursune re-
membered that undue liberties had been
taken with his person, and as his injuries
REQUIRED to him they increased in mag
nitude. and he ran up gamut of dismal
protests.
Tell my ma bout you now. Hkise my
pa-likise anybody. he numbered.