The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-20
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POLLY BROWNS BEAU.
This 10 q country story.

This 10 country story,
Clark Stevens was home from college
and was over at Buffers spending the
evening with his old chum, Charlie Butler
"a better friend than he has met in the
Fraternity and Q truer friend than he will
meet in the Lodge). They and Mr., and
Mrs. Butler were sitting around the great
Fireplace, the logs cracking and burning
and the sparks flying up the big chimney,
making all look bright and cheerful, And
what reason would any one Of the four
have for not looking cheerful2 Clark Just
home and every one making 90 much Of
him, and the ButlerS had their work all
done, The horses were in the stable, the
COWS In the shade, the sheep under the
barn, the chickens safe from owls and
foxes and the cat and dog were asleep be-
fore the fire, The poor wRnderer that
passed that day had been led and given
warmer clothes, The Fall work had been
finished long ago, and 1t was entirely too
soon to commence the Spring work So
what had they 10 do but to enjoy the conn
forts Of go good 9 home,
The boys were q great many years older
than they were few years before, They
spoke OF the things that had happened but
three years before, as our grandparents
speak Of "the late war, when your Uncle
William was with Jackson at New Or
leans" Mr.. and Mrs. Butler were enjoy.
ing the "reminiscences with which the
boys were entertaining each other as
much as II they were young themselves,
do you TeColleCt the time, " said Char
lie, "thst Gus Mari, the singing teacher,
took Polly Brown home from the singing
school"
CLARK said that he did, at which both
the boys laughed SO heartily that the old
folks wished to know what was so very
amusing in the singing teacher seeing
Polly Brown home from the singing
school.
0Well," began CLARK, "Charlle and I,
you know, belonged 10 the singing class
and attended regular. After the singing
was over, like everyone else, We stood
around the door to see who went with
this or that girl, or who intended to 90
with this or that girl and was respectfully
declined, One evening, as we were stand.
ing at the door, who did we see start of
with Polly Brown but the singing teacher"
"Now, Old Gus, as we called him, was
pretty we'll up In years; but, like the old
Doge Of Venice, he was
'Coveious OF girish beauty
And q young BRIDE
among so was quite beau among The
young ladies' Of the class"
"As soon as we saw him start of with
Polly, wO Immediately decided to have
some fun, and 80 started as fast as we
could 20 for Mr.. Browns. When we got
to the house we took clothes line aud
cut off q piece about thirty feet long
Charlie took 1t, and took the other part,
and climbed with 1t into the top OF that
apple tree in front OF the house. | tied
one end OF It to limb aud let the other
fall to the ground. While l did this
Charlie stretched his piece across the path
under the tree"
"Why, did ever, exclaimed Mrs, But
Ter, "Did you boys intend TO trip them
over that rope, and then hanstAem to the
|Well, mother" said the old gentle.
man, III they did not intend hanging
them, 1t was something just as bad, you
may depend"
laughed, and Clark continued:
"Mr. Brown had got In several loads Of
pumpkins that day, and they were piled
tlp around the corn-bin 80 we carried over
about wagon load oil them, and put them
in rows below the limo across the path.
We then got hold OF the line tied in the
tor OF the apple tree, and-were about TO
eel over the fence aud hide to await 70.
suits when Charlie found an old coat in
the grass. =,
"Now have It," said he in whisper
II will 20 up in the tree and iAsten this
coat In the top and Mr.. Brown will think
1t Is one OF us.n
VCapital," said I; and 1t was no sooner
said than done, and no sooner done than
wa were both hid behind the fence, with
a good hold OF the rope which led to the
limb on which the coat was fastened in
the top OF the tree. We were only q mo.
ment in this position when Charlie looked
up the path.
whisper.
ing" TO- .,., ,.,.. .,o,, y
chimed In Mrs. Butler.
"Not q bit OF It," rejoined CLARK. ut
was worae than that; they had candle.
But we knew that both Of them would
much rather havo the light out, and We
hoped that one or the other would think
Of some way to get 1t out before they got
to the rope across the path Tor II they
did not we would have to decamp without
even sight OF our selt.promised iun.
But we were in luck that evening, for
Charley was hardly through speaking
when the singing teacher pretended 10
stumble, and out went the light.
ave now kept low behind the fence in
great expectation. They were coming
tripping along, chatting PLEASANTLY as two
titmiCe, and when they were short oil
something 10 say the singing teacher
would sing line from one OF his favorite
songs. Thus they came, evory step bring.
Ing them nearer to the line across the
path.
"'splendid evening" said the professor
Of melodious sounds.
Colts q lovely ---, commenced Polly,
but before she could finish the sentence
her musical companion struck up, In o
low key:
Counting in thGHthtllShL"
"At the last word the singers feet struck
the rope, and the last part OF II was conse'
uuentIy thrown considerably higher than
the rest Of the line, and trus 10 his orders
TO light, they both lit.
"You know II Is pretty steep down the
path to the house., and they thinking that
the path was clear"
III they thought anything aboutit," OBJ
served Charlie.
"Were making good time" continued
Clark nodding his approval Of tho re.
mark, when they struck the line. and
they both went on their heads, aud, the
hill being steep, they went rolling on the
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