Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-09-11
mering and ready to boil ever when his
wife's gentle remonstrance had checked
the outbreak.

mering and ready to boil ever when his
wife's gentle remonstrance had checked
the outbreak.
Carswell refused the cordial invitation Of
his hosts TO remain all night and he drove
off musing over his astonishing reception.
He now felt as though he had known the
whole family for q month. II was not
till he had driven o mile or two that It
occurred TO him that Tom Landstreet had
not even learned his name nor the object
of his visit Sill after he had almost COM
rianded him TO stay TO supper and
ordered Billy to put mp his horse. He
laughed to think what would happen to
the dispenser Of suoh undisoriminasing
hospitality in Boston, and then his
thoughts REQUIRED to Rstie's eager In
quiries about that oity.
He liked the girl. "she was" he said
to himself, ''aquare, honest and whole
some, aud no nonsense about her."
Though fairly we'll educated and educated
In city, too, she was without trace Of
foolish shame on account Of the unoouth-
ness OF her father Of whom she was mani
testify both. fond and proud. "But by
George" Carswell exolAimed to himself
aloud, i'6he's not afraid Of the old man.
There was something under that soene,"
he thought, sand am almost curious
enough 10 wish they had fought II out,
UNPLEASANT as II would have been for me
afterwards. Old Toms eyes and nose
and forehead confronted him In his
daughters face for, q momsnt," he
unused, ''and though suppose shat
pretty mouth would have done no swear
ing, doubt II the old man would have
gotten the better Of the dght."
Thus musing he arrived at Bagdad, q
country town on Tongueoteague creek,
instead OF q city on the Tigris, and with
ont any sign Of the Orient about 1t except
the peach trees which are said to be Of
Persian origin. Why It had been called
Bagdad, heaven only knows, but Bagdsd
1t was, and Its principal hotel was the
Jones House. Thus mingle the old and
new, the poetry and prose In our con-
glomerate republic.
As Carswell entered the Jones House
he was cordially ssluted by it's landlord,
Dick Smith, and asked II he had found
anything to suit him. Everybody in the
neiehborhood II seemed TO Csrsweil was
something more than willing TO help him
to get settled there, as soon as they found
he was seeking land. He replied that he
had been looking at place over near
Landstreet station.
"Did you happen to see anything OF
old Tom," asked Smith.
.'I took supper with Mr.. Landstreet," !"
Carswell replied, feeling some resentment
at the familiar way In which Smith had
alluded to his host.
"That's first rate,n continued Smith.
SIT old Tom chooses to bestir himself he
osn do more for you and give you better
| advice than any other man around this
| part OF the country" but he added,
The isn't famed for putin himself out Of
| the way to accommodate Yarkses."
| "I presume Iumor doesn't do him
Justice tben," replied Carswell, "Ior
never was more Hospitality treated by
ybody in my life, and he knew was
| from Boston"
"Maybe you're right" asserted Smith,
"but I'll bet that Yankee school master
down at Iron City, who's been outtin'
around Migs Katie, don't think the old
mau's no ways extra fond Of Yankees
They do say the old mans forbidden him
the house, but the girl is just as strong
headed as her daddy and II the school
master can git her consent Pll back him
for winner. II seems as though old Ton
might have learned better than TO foo
with the girl by this time"
Carswell did not attempt TO draw ou'
his willing and garrulous host, but
went off to bed with what he concluded
was the key to the suppressed passion II
the scene at the supper table, AID beins
bachelor himself he felt Cor q moment
the selfish pang common to all the trib'
on hearing that some really charming
girl has been appropriated, for Carswel
had no doubt that If this Yankee schoo
master wanted that girl and she wanted
him that they would have their way de
spite the old mans political prejndioes
though the school master were as poor q
Lszarus and, politically, as black as tn
ace of spades, provided he had pluck.
Meanwhile the young woman who wa
figuring in this mental drama wa
indulging in pleasant recollections OF tn
visit Of the bright young Bostoniai
that woulda probably have filed th
school masters heart with jealous rag
had he known Of them. And old Tor
was thinking to himself what a satistae
tion II would be II Katie only had enoug
sound political principle to fall in lov
with this fine young fellow, who was
Democrat, and whom he might easily g
, into the state Legislature and possibi
, into Congress, the latter being an ambitio
. the old man had once cherished for hin
self and then for his son; and now that th
F., latter had become independent or worse, b
could cherish 1t no longer for any OF h
a kith or kin if Katie did NOT choose to bel
him to good Democrat for son in-lsv
He lay awake an unusual time turnir
!, over these matters In his brain to l
effect, and finally dismissing the pc
!. picking matter with an audible al
emphatic ''d--n that school MASTER"
turned on his eide with an infantile lot
4 OF peace on his big red face and slept u
d sleep Of the just.
[To BIZ CONTINUED.