The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-06-12

score Tor her naughtlness, an III
tell you how to bring her round"
"DO you really think she was on
ly jokin', Mike 2" asked Tim, with
a sigh of relief.
"To be sure l do, lad, replied
Mike, sand now I'll tell you how to
get her back again"
"Ye will, Nike" repeated Tim,
eagerly +; 'Oh, an you're blessed lad
if you'll do that same. Do tell me,
quick p
"Well, listen then,' and Mike
proceeded to unfold his idea to Tim,
who, at the conclusion of 1t, hug
ged him like IL bear.
"FaiIh, an you're jewel iv IA
boy, MikeW he exclaimed ecstati.
ally 81 hate to trate the purity
Creature so, but"
"Sbe deserves it, am it's no more
than fair,' iuterpOsed Mike, calmly.
"Weil, good bye, them" and
whistling gAyIy, Tim went off to-
card his home.
The next day as Tim was saun-
tering across tho fields to his din
ncr, who should he see tripping
along over the green, looking ten
times prettier and more coquettish
than ever, but this same capriciOus
Mary, who had taken his suscepti-
BILE heart so completely by storm.
AT the sight of her Tins heart be-
gan to beat wildly, and he could
hardly keep from rushing forward
and catching her IN his arms and
kissing those tempting cherry lips,
but a little saucy toss of her head
aS she came Oh decided him, aud he
resolved to follow his friends ad-
vice.
Tue fact was Miss Mary had felt
a little uneasy as to what the issue
of her last evenings coquetry and
ill-treatment of poor Tim might be.
She loved him dearly, aud had
done so long before the momentOus
question had been talteringly pro.
pounded by brave Tim, who hadn'C
been absolutely certain whether he
stood on his head or on his heels
tor as much as two hours after;
but she was such "A wayward little
spirit that she was bound to torment
him to her hearts content, aud let
him see what sprightly little will
she had OF her own, when she chose
10 exercise 1t.
She expected that lie would step
in aud see her OH his way 10 work
that morning, as he had been wont
to do; but as the gentleman failed
to make his appearance, Mary be-
gan to fear that he had taken hec
words in earnest, aud SO at dinHer-
time she threw on her bonnet aud
tripped across the fields, to inter
cept him, aud bring him into allie
glance again by one of her capti-
valing smiles.
Accordingly she hurried forward
to meet him, but, to her surprise,
instead OF waiting for her to over
take him, Tim walked leiSurely aud
lnconcernedly on, aud when at last
she reached him, all flushed and
little "spunky," he lifted his hat
aud said, in a very polite, but cool
.one:
"GOod morning, Miss Mary"
"Miss Mary, indeed!" echoed our
heroine, greatly surprised at this
Unexpected greeting, aud shrug-
ying her plump shoulders "for
low long have we been such great
strangers, Master Tim 7"
81 believe you have broken our
engagement, SO that is enough to
make us strangers replied Tim,
,Oolly.
"Broken the engagement! fiddle
ticks p rejoined Mary, beginning
o get a little alarmed at the cool,
lncOncerned manner of her usually
lover, although sue would
Tot have shown it for the world
what are you talking such non-
iense as that for, Tim ~
"YoT told me so yourself, last
light, ma'am, responded Tim, com.
DOsedly. "I've been thinking the
natter over, au' 1 don't know but
What the plan would suit me as
yell, after ALL"
Had Tim spoken less cOOlly, or
lad his voice faltered any, Miss
dary would have turned aud walk
ID of, sure that he wOnld follow
Ter before long; but matters really |
appeared so alarming, and Tim
eemed so perfectly resigned to bis
OF, that she resolved to stay and
OAK him into good humOr again.
"What plan do you mean ~ she
sked, somewhat family, puliiug to
'ieces a half-blOwn rose that she
ad in her baud.
"Why, of our forgetting all about
ach o1e other, and taking up with
ONE else, > responded Tin. glibly;
I've been thinking who 10 choose,
~ guess I'll take Kate S0mers
he's about the incest girl l know
shut, Tm-7 began poor Mary.
"And she has quite a nice little
um of money, too, in her own
ight," pursued Tim, remorselessly,
'bO now, that be was fairly i'm for
!, began TO enjoy paying bis sweet
cart back ''iu ber own cOin,S "and
he's pretty, aud has got an excel
mt temper, and would make a very
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