The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1885-10-08
FROM A FENCE CORNER.
How ! Found Out with Whom
Was Dead In Lovo.

fThc following pleasant little love story,
taken from recent number of the Chicago
Current ia from the pen of Grace Taylor,
Young miss OF fourteen years. The story Is
written rs though told by one or the parties
o. the rOmancc.l:
Kitty ran to the front door, rustling
her s!arched and ironcd white dress rs
she ran, for the twentieth time. on that
no, July morning. She had. prob
ably, heard the sound OF wheels
on the gravel road that made n gray
streak through the green and yellow
fields, and straight past her fathers
front palng-fence.
There! II amt him his time,
NEITHER. When does he expect n body
10 start to a picnic? After it's all oycr2
j guess that's IL, Tom Mason and Ell
Jones! Why. they've come three times
rs far as Ike has to Gomez It's too
bad! / oushtn't to put up with it."
30. Kit, Amt you goin'3'
Looks like l ANTI l don't think
l have any use for picnic to-day"
III, is really vexed and angry enough
TO cry.
Come with us. Kit" said Ell, gen.
crously. Like to have You along,
anyhow"
Yes Plenty of room for you"
said Tom. little awkwardly but good
naturally. too.
I've a great mind to! really be-
licvc will. 1t would serve him about
right! You must make people more
careful OF their word. il you want them
TO -" and she broke of as she
climbed skilfully into the buggy; only
finishing with a compression of her
lips, that spoke of sudden and awful
resolution.
Now drive on whenever you're
rca ~" continued Kitty. looking back
in time 10 see black horse that she
knew very well. and buggy in which
sat u large, very young-looking man,
whom she knew very well, too.
There's Ike now" said Tom,
Srinning, "Lemmy drive on before
hc comes up. tn be too good"
II don't know tina, it would be eN-
actly right. either. May be we better
wait littlc-only a minute" said
Kitty, hall rclenting as she pulled at
her brown irikzcS with her slender
fingers. Ike apprchcnding the situa-
ton drove cOOlly alongside.
llowdy do, Tom! Howdy, Ellen"
then only slight nod for Kitty. Go
ing to the picnic, ! see. Re lots there.
] hear See LIN Carter this morning,
Eli? I'm going round for her." and
Ike pulled his straw hat down over his
eyes. gave his black horse a cut that
as,onishci him wonderfully. and went
flying down little grassy lane to the
lcf, Of where l sat, whiting. on the
top rail Of the fence. and where had
fair view of Kitty's brown eyes
stretched wide open in n stare after
the black horse. Then heard three
laughs--two hearty and natural and
enjoying. and one not SO much so-not
half so much so, il l know anything
about it. And think do. l should
think ought to!
Then away went Tom and the two
girls-onc on either side and laughing
still. And still the same way-one
hearty and natural as you please. And
the other! Aha! the other! think
I'll hobLle over the picnic grounds my
self! I don't care for young folks
company! But
Here goes Mis,es Ike and Miss En-
Carter. En- don't look so bad in pink!
Looks really pretty Now suppose this
little disagreement should end in per-
manent one. ! wonder IL Kitty
Kitty always thought the world and all,
Of me! | wonder. now! Wouldn't
that be funny2 Wouldn't that be TOO
funny? Yes, I'll go over!
There! Look at that. for fun! Did
you ever. Fifty couples of young folks
standing round as still as .mice nearly!
They've gone OIL into little knots Of
two. four or six! Not TO exceed six!
About the stiiIcst looking lot Of young
folks that a man OF fifty ever saw! Ha!
These five are punched together! Play
ing croquet!
Won't you take this mallet, Miss
Martini" Ohio! She's got to be Miss
Martin. has she IsaacP How about
plain confidential Kit, now?
20. no! thank YOU. Mr.. Davis. i
much prefer to look on. Croquet
doesn't interest me much" Well, well,