The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-02-14
A STORY WITHOUT A.plJIEIclfitEEEs

A STORY WITHOUT ADJECTEYES.
Al small company assembled during !
the evening might be, amused By tie
surd by the insertion of adiectives not
at all appropriate to the subject. Phe
names of some of the ladies and gentle
men present-Or boys and girls-aEe' to
fill the blanks represented by stars; the
other blanks are intended for adj
iectives. These are TO be given to the
one appointed as reader and not 10 he I
made known in their connection. untibI
all the blanks are filled. Each one
present is to give an adjective in order
until the story is filled, when it is toshe
read aloud.
The one who receives the adjectives
must faithfully insert them in the order
of thesblanks. = A greater number of the
guests names can be given at the close
Of the story if desired, as many curious
offerings can be brought to the heroes
of the events by others than those the
author has referred to without knowl-
edge of the number present.
The - Miss was walking
one day in the woods, when she
was 'overtaken by the - Mr.. -
who requested the -- pleasure of ac-.
cOmpanying her on her way. She ex-
pressed herself with her usual - po-
likeness, and they entered into very
conversation as they rambled on
They discussed among other things, the
- Oscar Wilde, and the - contrast
between him and the - Matthew
Arnold, just now the -- object of at
traction in the 49,. world. Very --.
conclusions as to the latter were ar
rived at; and as the two became rather
4 ,,,. Ill
WAS decided that they would rest
awhile. SO they seated themselves in a
very - spot, in a grove of trees
| where the L. surroundings of nature
caused their hearts to beat in - sym
pathy with the --- scene. They had
not. been seated long before the -
Miss appeared with her -
| friend Miss Their presence
gave a. charm to the delight the
Bvo- had been experiencing, for the con
versat:on of Miss was fresh and
bright, and that of Miss was
| full of - spirit. Literature and art
| gave way before the -- talk Upon the
| - times promised during the season
| of the holidays, and in their --- mood
they took no note of a --- change in
the sky. -tH .o-
Suddenly a<----stOrm arose and there
] was no shelter near. Very much af-
! frigh ed, the - ladies looked to the
gentleman for help. But how
/ eouldthis be given, when the wind
was raging, tho thunder resounting
fearfully, and the -- lightning threat-
ening t cir lives at every FASH If they
/ remained in their --p position they We're
/ exposed to peril by the vicinity of the
trees, and they could see no place of
| safety .as 80
this extremity the - Mr.. ap-
| peared, ike a - angel He-was re-
turning from a call upon the go Miss
ai*-* alvhose sympathy in his $780, state
/ had been his Joy for more than thirty
wears, and he was ready for any work
l. of daring or skill -
| He was driving pairof - bays, at
tached to a -- wagon; and in an in
slant he brought the -1- steeds to
stand-still before the -- party of his
friends, whom he recognized at once,
as in - peril.
He sprang to the ground, and, catch
ing tlpsone of the ladies' in his - arms,
| he drove with -- speed toward a cave
| in the mountain near, and leaving her
! there, brought one after another to the
haven of safety. ? g - -
Just -the-last of the group had
| been whirlel from the spot-bgithe ---
activity of the hero. of the scene, the
grove seemed to be obliterated from the
earth-by the -- hurricance.
The rescued. peering from their place
| of safety had occasion, indeed, to bless
their --- preserVer for his agiltyiin
saving them from this - fate, and a
vote of thanks was presented to him on
the spot, with a hint of a more --- ae-
knowled gment of his - services.
But 10 new danger threatened
| them. A --- grOwl was distinctly
heard from the depths of the cave, and
the -- tread of an animals foot was
heard approaching thence. The gen
tlenien were not armed, and so a -
fate seemed to .awaittbem even worse
| perhaps than being carried away on the
wings of the wind But now -
| bravery was shown by the females
who before had appeared to be of the
-- sex The gentlemen appeared to
be paralyzed With fear and would IN
this - condition have proved a -
barrier to the animal in his progress
toward the mouth of the cave if they
had beer inclined to remain so. These
gentlemen so brilliant in the ---- circle
of society did not care to become the
victims of this creature SO I'M
known to fame; they might be ready to
! die for love in a - sense, but they
! preferred to have this happen in a -
way than that approaching from be-
hind
The tread became more distinct! The
breath of the coming thing was almost
on their - cheeksi r. despair
weighed upon heart and soul! when
To-! a. tread in front of them
!i!!i a whisper! ~ : ! And then
a bali whizzed by their --~- forms and
they were saved! !! !! The
angel of this second rescue was the
- Mr.. X, a sportsman, who had heard
the cry for rescue, and knowing the
home of the animal bad recalled
from his--in intuition that beings
were in danger. He had a ---eye and
- aim, and the result was the foe
dying dead behind them. Tears and
embraces fell upon the sportsman, until
his modesty was overwhelmed; and an
other vote of thanks was Immediately
raised to this second of deliverers, with
a hint similar to that bestowed upon the
first.
And testimony was really presented
10 each at a gathering in their honor.
A bas-relief by the----Miss X illustrat-
ing the scenes was presented to the
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