Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-10-17
FROM A FENcg CORNER.
Grace Taylor, in Chicago Current.

Wne6lS on the graVet ROAD that mac
a gras streak through the green an
yellow fields, and straight past h,
fathers front pailng fence.
"There it amt him neither Whe
does he expect body to start to
picnic? After it is all over? que
that's it. Tom Mason and Ell Jones
Why, they've come three times as Fl
as Ike has to comei It's too bad
oughn't put up with it"
.'Oh, Kit Amt you going?"
Looks like Il amt! / don't think
have any use for a picnic to-day" X
is really vexed and angry enough t
cry.
| "Come with us, Kit" said Ell, gen
| erously, Like to have you along, any
| how"
"Yes. Plenty of room Tor you" sal,
Tom, little awkwardly but good ma
| tured, too.
@Pve great mind to- | really be
lieve 1 wilI.-It would serve him abou
right! You must make people NOR.
careful OF their word if you want then
to" and she broke off as sh,
climbed skilfully into the buggy onl,
finishing with compression of hel
lips, that spoke Of sudden and awful
resolution.
@Now drive on whenever you're
ready" continued Kitty looking back
in time TO see bIack-horse that she
knew very well, and buggy in which
a large, very young looking man, whom
she knew very well. too.
There's Ike now" said Tom, grin.
ming. "Lemme, drive on before he
comes up. It'll be too good
81 don't know that it would be ex-
actly right, either. Maybe we'd better
wait a little-only minute" said
Kitty, half relenting as she pulled at
her brown frizzes with her slender
fingers. Ike experimenting the situa-
ton drove coolly alongside.
"Howdy do, Tom Howdy, Ellen p
then only slight nod for Kitty. go
ing to the picnic, / see. Be lots there
l hear. See En- Carter this morning,
Ell? I'm going round for her." and
Ike pulled his straw hat down over
his eyes, gave his black horse cut
that astonished him wonderfully, and
went flying down little grassy lane to
the left of where l sat, whiting. on
the top rail of the fence, and where |
had fair view OF Kltty's brown eyes
stretched wide open in a stare after
the black horse. Then heard three
laughs-two hearty and natural and
enjoying, and one not so much so, If |
know anything about it. And think
| do? i should think ought to
Then away went Tom and the two
giris-one on either side and laughing
still And still the same way-one
hearty and natural as you please.
And the other. All the otherl |
think I'll hobble over to the picnic
grounds myself Idon't care for young
folks company But
Here goes Mr.. Ike and Miss EN-
Carterl En- don't look so bad in
pink! Looks really pretty Now sup
pose this little disagreement should
end in a permanent one. | wonder il
Kitty Kitty always thought the
world and all of me? I wonder now
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 or walking around as
still as mice nearly! They've gone off
in little knots of two, four or six Not
to exceed six! About the stiffest
looking lot of young folks that man
of fifty years ever sawl Ha! these
FIVE are punched togetherI Playing
croqueti
won't you take this mallet, Miss
Martin ?" Ohol She's got to be Miss
Martin, has shes zIsaaci How about
,,loi,a ooa, r. rloptial Lyif Toyv
4Oh no, thank you, Mr. Davis, |
much rather prefer to look on. Gro
quet doesn't interest me much y
Well, well, Kitty How you did miss
itI You couldn't fool anybody that
wayl know what you're thinking |
Oh. how you'd like to hate him And |
oh! you know you will hate him the |
longest day he liyesl The awful, awful
mean wretch to treat you that wayl
And Ike! Let's see what Mr.. Ike |
4AlI right. Thought I'd ask you,
No harm in that? Here, |
Miss EN- Here's your BALI Lemme |
show you how to make thatstroke
That's badly done, TOO, Isaac! Not |
he stroke That was well enough |
But that attempt at lofty indifference.
Why would you raise your eyebrows |
high enough to look over Kits broad |
white hat and at the same time, keep
your fat eye-lids down SO you couldn't
ook higher than abouta yard this side |
If Kits little shoes And why will |
you go on whistling that way! Don't |
you know little lonesome, aimless |
whistle of that sort betrays fellow,
iatly? You'll know it some of these
lmes
But Emf Really En- is so quiet
md so ladylikel Who would have
hought it?
"Won't you play in my place little
while, Kitty ?" she says, offering the
nallet after an hour or so. al want to
70 and get pitcher of water I'm SO
'hirsty." Now when she does a thing
ike that sfie's-well she's angelic! But
Kitty is the most bewitching pretty
title creature! UNI huml fifty
Nothing like trying, anyhow
''No! mol En-. I'm determined to
20 and bring the water myself I'll be
he little water-boy like men have
when they work the roads or thresh."
Kit, you missed it again Too gay
With that laugh! Too nimbie with
hat skipping round after the pitcher!
All the same to Ike, thought You
ooled him. Couldn't fooled him.
Couldn't fool me. that way, Xiii Eh!
leI heI he-eh Old mans mighty
martl See Ike's under-lip and hear
lim whistlel What will such young
elbow be such fool Tor? Em sees it,
90, and laughs SO slylyl And upon
ny word / believe she winked at me
She knows | know! Eh hehl heh
leh ? heh ehl
Kit over the fence already l be-
ieve I'll trot along and catch up with
,er! While she's mad is-well, as
rood time as any! Hellol Ike after
Ter, tool Well, I'll take my perch on
he fence and-whittle!
Miss Martin ?"
Oh, no Ikey! She won't hear that!
Try it again!
dMiss Kitty Oh, Xiii Oh, Kitl"
Now see her look around up into the
ky She's sly onei
"Kitl May go with you ?"
OF course, Issacl Go right alongi Il
would wouldn't stop to bawl that
way! II
l shouldn't think you'd want to go?
Tou're so interested in that game OF
roquet | don't see how you can leave
tt
Now see what look of scornful
espair and hopeless disgust on Ike's
aan