The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-11-12

ent, Sally was jubilant. Her plan
was SIMPLE one. They were to
ride to village twelve miles dis
tant. 1t would be daylight when
they reached the village. They
would be married, and return in
time for dinner. This proSaic end
ing did not please Sally greatly,
but nothing more exciting could
be agreed upon. She would have
liked to have had her father follow
them vowing vengeance, in which
case she could have defied "him to
his teeth.'
But, as Sally diSconsolately said,
"Falher likes Seth too much to
mako any FUSS" Nevertheless,
she decided on pinaing note to
her pillow, telling her parents that
she had gone "with the man she
lOved,' and that call pursuit will
be vain.'
1t was after eleven o'clock when
Seth started for Sally's home. The
fire of romance famed not furlously
in his breast. Even love was at
low ebb. He was sorely tempted
20 give up tho whole plan, but was
afraid of Sally's tauntS.
He saddled the amazed and un-
reliable Lazarus, and took also a
decrepit old nag called "Bally,"
"Sally said sue was to ride be.
hind me, cause l was to be her
LOckinvar, or some other big fool,
but, L0ckinvar or no Lockinvar,
Laz'rus won't carry double, an
we'd both get h'isted into the mud
if we tried it.'
1t was midnight, a dark and
dreary midnight, when Seth reach,
ed Farmer Dorton's farm house.
, The rain came down in torrents,
and objects could be seen only by
the flashes OF lightning. These
were quite frequent, and by them
Seth found the ladder at the place
indicated by Sally.
Another flash and he placed il
against a side of the house. NJ
light was visable. Seth thought
that darkness would add to the TO
nance Of The affair.
There were almost constant
pc Is of thunder, and the rain beat
fnriousy against windows and
doors. Seth knew that Sally could
not hear "a pebble" against the
glass, which he had been asked TO
throw.
He decided to wrap on the win.
dow, and tell her the elopement
must be postponed, and that she
would get "sopping wet" il she
ventured out. This would show
her that he had kept his word in
regard to coming after her,
He crept slowly up the ladder,
and raped gently on tue window
With his knuckles.
There was no response. A sud
den lull came, the wind aud rain
ceased for a moment, . prolonged,
waye-lisp glare Of lightning reveal
ed Seth rappiDg vigorously on the
"Sanyl Sally = be whispered
shrilly.
A window ten feet from him was
thrown up, and a frightened voice
,aid,-
"Sethl Sethl For pity sake,
,ome away from there! You're ut
he scToBg window That's pas
Dom r.
Seth was about to fall of the lad
Ter when the window went up with
| bang, and,a strong band clutched |
lis neck.
"Ive got yel Eve got YEP
,ried the excited aud angry spa"
himself. 81 sec ye by that crack (
J lightnin'. III fix ye! No use
Iickin' that-a. way All hal Thar
soes the ladder, an now you AIR
lone fer y
1t was too true. Poor Seth's
had seut the ladder flying
rom under him.
am hang on till daylight fore
m let We drupl' cried Mr.. DOrtOn
Pun bound TO see who an what We
ir. Here, ma, run an tell the
Iired man TO turn the dog loose, an
III call him under this winder. If
his bugler ever drops into old
dsje's jaws he'll wisht he hadn't
zone buglerin' round these prim
ses.'
Explanations rapidly followed,
nd as Sally had had sufficient
she consented to be
married. in the usual way, aud to
-Iye up novel reading, and fine
wedding brought her
areer of romantic dreams to very
Iappy end.