The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-08-22
A USEFUL LESSON.
Taught by the Interference of n
dossipy SpinBtor

Taught by the lntorforoneo oi q
uossipy spinstor
Betty sighed Now why h' .houid
havc sighed ri lhs particular moment
no me on earth could $40 Atd 70 wa'
all The morr c,a-pcmung becnu.r John
had just generously pui into hor little
shApcly hand o hnnd.nrv fem dollar
bill And here began The trouble
What he matter. be- said hl. face
falling at the faint sound andh mouth
elApping together IN what those Who
knew him but little called an obstinate
puckcr." Now what j. it,
Betty, who jus, began 20 change the
sigh into a merry little laugh npplIng
al over the corners u thc red hp., stop
ped suddenly. tossed her head, and with
small jerk. no way couriialing sent
out the words
You nccda Z insnuair. John. that / ~
always troublesome
Il didn't Insinuaie who. talking g
i~nslnuAiingi" cried be-. thoroughly n-
oensed Al the very idca. ani backing
aSAy a few steps. BE- glafrd down irlm
bis Tremendous height In extreme irr'a-
ton. "iis you yoarah tha'. forever
ins nuAiing and All ihat Aud then Tor
ron % pat i on me-.ts really alom-
lnahle
Tie voice uas harsh auI iar eycs
that looked DOZEN into hers utr n0t
pleasant b. tshold
And 4 you thisk, John Peabody
hat m stand sBd have such AinE. al
70 ne, you m.s. your goes thsl .aI
cied Betty. Wih tao he ns .P1t.
coming IN Der cheeks 81 shf iuri 90
draa her hrle erca figure up t1 ts
utmesi Dimensions tarever ns'uHsf-
ing' ! guess you uUuldn hare sadthsi
tsiore / mkuiei y1u Oh, now sou
ran q course
'Didn't you ssy il fr-t, I'd IKE %
know' cnei John. 10 great excitement
drawing nesrer 70 the small creature be-
called wife. who VA gazing At him with
blazing eyes q Indignation u lean 90.
durr everything
And Il you hear more than DO.
cried Betty wholly beyond control now
"why. then I'D give up. and ,he gave a
bitter little laugh and tossed her head
agsin.
Here they wer in ihe midst IT q quar-.
rel These two, who, bat a year before.
had promised 20 love and project and
help each other through life.
Now said John. and be brought
BIZ hand down with such q bang on the
table before him that Betty nearly
skipped out Of her little shoes, ouly she
controlled the start. for she would have
died before she had LET John see il, "well
have no more ot this nonsense,
His face was very pale, and the line.
around the mouth - drawnthat II would
have gone to any ones heart 10 have
seen their expression.
II don't know how sou will chang,
Il. or help IT, said BETTY. lightly, "a
conceal her dismay At the turn Attain.
hal taken, I'm .uref and she pushed
back the light, waving hair from hcr
forehead with a 'aucy. indifferent grs.
ture.
That hair that John ALWAYS .moolhcd
When he petied her when tircd or Dis.
heartoned. and called her child Hci
gesture struck TO his heart As be glanced
At her sunny locks and the cool. in. (
fercui face underneath. aud beiUrr b,
knew IL he was saving
There Is no help for IL now, ] sup
pose
'Oh. ,cs there i, aid Betty. still il
the coal, calm way that ought not Il
have deceived him But men know 81
little ~ women hearts. although the.
may live with them Tor years In CLOSES
friendship. "iou necla't tfy Ia endur
Il, John Peabody. II you don't want Ia
I'm sur ldun't carr.
What do sou meanf"
Her husband graspcd her arms an
compelled the merry brown eycst 10 loo
mp 10 him.
Il can 20 bark 10 mothers, al
BETTY. proyokibgly "She wants me m
day, and then vou can live quietly M
live 10 suit yourself. and Il will be beii,
ell around
Instead u bringing out n violcl
Protesiation II fond affection and r
morse which she iully expected. Job
drew himself up. hooked al her fixed.
for a long, long minute. then dmpp,
her arm. and said, through white III
VERY slowly.
Yes. Il may be. A. sou say. better .
around. You know best and wasguI
from the room before she could recny
from her establishment enough 10 Of,
ssound.
With = Wild cry Betty rushed acrr
the room. hrst tossing the icn.doll
bill savagcly a. ,faF A. she could ihr
H. ADD. fipging herself on the col
Portable old s0ia. broke into \ food
bitter tesrs-ths first she had shed IL
ing her married LIE.
''figu could be have done IL
shat have ] said' Oh. John. joint.
The bird twiitsrsd in hts little %
over In the Window among the plan
Betty remembered like a hash how j.
and ,ks allied the seed-cup that v
morning. how he laughed when
tned 70 put I, In between the bars.
rhep she couldn't reach without gssi
npon > chair be ionk her In bis a
snd held her up, lust Ike A child,
shs might IL Il 70 suit herself. And
bits that he had said In his ter
vss. they had gone down 10 the De-
II her foolish little heart. sending
about her work singing for very <
ns~s Of spirit And nowi
Betty stuffed her hngcrs hard Into
rosy ear 10 shut out the birds Oh
ins.
III he kue~ why I sighed"
nosued. Oh. my hushandi b
day-nothine win make any differ
~. o.. Why cant / def"
nsv loas ~ stayed there. crou'
ervu - Ne Old sofa. shs never h
VyU - ova ~ dreadful scene
uess s-es'-'rE y a8fsl features
- = ee1(olr. untl heavy fooa.
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