The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-08-08

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running 10, and With very n joy fpfa6g
10 Ahhy's Anma
on. Abbyt' She said, have ,ou
come ~ live with us7 b. come and 1.-Two
with ~ We could -ond away The
house keeper and have such fan ! love
YOU ~ much, Abby ! love SOU 80
muchi'
When Abby having easily wan the
child over 10 her plans. timidly asked
Worth, "You will come io the picnic
too9 he refused
ono I'm not In the mood Tor such
things and he turned away from bor
Before night Mason store saw elab-
orately lettered Ia culored inks, this ma.
ucc
rHE HiRTHDAr Of orR ORGANIZATION
THURSDAY. Jutr ,Tu
dRANp Picnic At CLArrs NH.
~ Ma HOLLOWAY Cn]sUurG,rtos
Gices and Choua.si Root Beor loo plenty
stmwhorr"s .takest and Grafton. vhIah
thotgh Roasting ouIy one " vii hU excellent
Great Attraction
Little hAirl Worth Oil rrHItr .srha Drummer
Hoy
Object ~ Picnic ~ s,rrsf to raise funds ty.
Wari purchasing q Church Organ.
Tickets % Cents children quarter pr,
Tully. the whcelgnght, Applcgatc.
the cHpoier, aud a ,uiky Young gianl
known a. Dave Brown stood reading
the gorgeous plAcard In ominou. silence
Say Rubc, asked Iully. with An
expression Of wounded coincidence,
amt them but one = In o~ratIon9"
some puts two answered Apple
gate, automatically "but that ain'tthc
pint The pint is, are Dodd' folks
to put up with au insult from Holloway
fOlks?N
No responded Rubc. "Naw-not
much, growlcd Dave Brown. And
just then Godfrey's pallid. nervous face
appeared in the doorway. flanked by the
broad, freckled c%ountenances of ,the
Sparks fellars.'
"Hcllol' shouted Brown. II see a
sneak"
Some young man must be looking in
the glass remarked Godfrey. while
supporters raised n OUTLAW.
SAY demanded Tully. striding n u
TO Godfrey, did you write that thinpP'
and he pointed TO the offensive paper.
II did and ! spelled il too"
Can you spell thatpn asked Dave
Brown, thrusting a brawny fist right
under the school-master's nose.
"fcs, r.o-w-dy. answered Godfrey.
but, thanks TO the hardness of Dawes
mental processes, other villagers had in.
terfercd before the bitter rct0rt had been
fairly felt. The Dodd faction retired.
but only to mediate vengeance.
Middlcburg ON the Fourth Of july
poured itself out in two streams. one sci.
ting toward the store. the other toward
the school.hou
The processions-well, they were
something 10 see as by different roads
they started for Clapp's Hin. The Dodd
party led by the great brass band. l. C.,
one French horn blowing or Yankee
Doodle" In style, while the drum nov
and then struck In with an Obiigato.
Behind the music rode the orator VI the
day -Slocum, the shoemaker. mounted
on farmer Days old white mare, which.
although q patient creature ut the pillow.
was not friendly TO = drum: 50 Slocum,
being a careful man. kept one hand
twisted In her = The orator wore
4 cooked hat, which was yiciously In.
clined 10 settle upon the top q his nose;
he worn also an Odd Fellows scarf Of
gorgeous design, and the Grafton an
enormous roll-stuck out Of his breast
pocket. Next strobe Ed Tully aud
Rubc Applegate, arraycd In the blue
badges ~lmproyised In paper-muslin. but
OF generous proportions. Then cam
the ice-crram wsgon. and. rs n guard
toll Dave Browns slouching strength.
made conspicuous by 4 grand sash Of
the national colors. Behind him fell In
a hundred Of the village people two by
two, old and young. hallooiug boys and
toddling babies, pretty girls and siocky.
low.browed farmers.
AZ q certain cruss-road the Holloway
procession came mp and struck into the
turnpike. As neither party would give
way. the two marched along side by
side, scarcely = burrows width between
them.
Little Mabel Worth, carrying a blue
silk banner, headed the Holloway party.
She was dressed In a white frock, and
although the wreath in her hair WAS de.
signed BY the village milliner. so stub.
bornly lovely Is childhood that the small
creature, wide-eycd and serious with the
Importance II the occasion, locked like
some holy martyr child stepped out from
an old picture. Even the Dodditen re.
marked her beauty. and I'd. Tully. In
pure jealousy. directed the horn-blowcr:
foot up now. h~rst-clas-"
but the Holloway merry. makors hal A
surprise In reserve. A dozen Rayly.
dressed girls, and dozen young fellows
with knots Of ribbon In their hats. struck
up the Red, White. and Blue" School.
master Godfrey whippedbut \ flute. 4
boy welded an accordion powerfully.
and a stalwsrt youth beat = large lin
Kettle with superb effect
$50 btVNhs neuppotiunn. turned
purple with rage. aud yelled down the
line OF his command "Sing. yer foolsi
why don't yer singh" But as this had
not been laid down in the programme.
people only looked At each other sheen.
ishly, and nobody liked to begin. The
whole Holloway line was now one grea,
choir. Everybody sang at the top q hs
lung. Godfrey, mounted astrfdc the
barrel Of rcot-beer, which was made fas,
upon . blackboard wagon. led oil the
tunes with bis shrill Aute. while the
oolorsof freedom STRAINED from his hal.
and his heart rose high in triumph and
On went the two armies. e,ae,lv
abreast until. Just botop p.chiny
Clapp's River. that white mare tool :
notion 10 show her ms,tle' e. The
Dodd procession was DELAYED. and fully
. oossn yards ahead Of liz van l,,,ls
Mabel put her foo, upon the Ar, .l.nt
Of Clapp's Bridge. Over IN. br,dg,
was the only way Of reaching Clam.
Hfl. and Ne structure wa hardly vi.
enough 10 take In tho rival rcasnes
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