The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-05-15
THE REASON
Why Mas Janoy CllnRs 70 tho
on DlnRy Plano.

Who but J, in The early twilights. re-
spending to the touch of her trembling
fingers. calls mp with my faint, mourn.
ful tones. bitlcr-swcct memories Of y
vanished YOUTH with whom else can
she commune over the long. buried
hopes, and fears, and loves OF her early
hlightod ,pringtimc, now that the au-
tumn draws nearer and nearer Weun-
dcrstaud one another, Jnney aud |, and
we have grown old, and yellow, and
qucrtlols-loncd together IN not
Jancy's own voice becoming n tribe
cracked Of late, and have not the fresh
tint1 of her girlish complexion taken on
a hue that matches my yellow kcysP
10 be- sure, ! am something the elder,
but ! am equally positive that ! have
not gone on In looks a bit more than
Miss Janey herself, although ! don't
want TO give myself airs because time
has favored me a little more than il has
my mistress. There Is tho difference Of
wear and tear TO b. considered. never
had u lover, although | can not deny
that have on numerous occasions sup
piled n necdful physical support TO
various wcak-kncud, intensely y~carning,
chaotic bundles Of masculine emotion. I
have, therefore, had opportunities Of
observing the general method and par
ticular madness Of young men in love.
and ! should Judge them TO be- very
wearing upon the nervous system; At
least ! have found some " them very
wearing upon mine. There was Almirn's
young man, for instance. lie was an
cntomologisl, and had the habit rharao-
tcristiC of his profession Of dropping all
mannc of small, creeping things In
various stages If activity out of his ca
paCiOus pockets, madc 10 order unus.
ually large. | remember particularly
that on one occasion, while the pro-
tcssor was abstractcdll turning Almira's
music in the wrong place - fine
specimen Of polydcsmus %complanatus
escaped from his pocket and disappeared
within my Internal economy, causing
ma great distress and the professor much
anxiety, not on my account, ! assure
You, hut lest the polydcsmus compla.
natus should he squeezed u little in
transit or lose a few Of the locomotive
apparatus with which nature In u gener-
Gus mood had endowed II. | really
could mol understand why tho loss Of a
few feet. more or less, where 0nn has so
many more than necessary. should be-
regarded rs = domestic cnlamity, but
then ! have not u scientific mind. do
not think Almira had. either. though
she did not spoil her prospects by saying
~. and bcslirrcd herself most actively
~ recover the pes, with the long name.
Soon after this little episode Almira
aud her entomoiaa pwere made one.
and removed 10 another State with all
their worldly goods, which consisted for
thc most part Of new dresses, wedding
presents. and a large aud varied assort.
ment Of native and foreign bugs.
Ada. the second daughter. being In
The thump and bang period Of musical
transition. when Young ladies do moi
play for company but merely for their
own amusement. | enjoyed a short bul
blessed respite from the passive super
vision ut Young men and maidrns on
matrimonial tactics bent. Less than
two years this lasted. mud followed the
most irving period Of nv whole exist
rncc. Ada was considered the beauty
Of the family. Almira had been vel
enough In her a but We had scarcely
considered ourselves fortunate In he
slowing her upon.a leaa young professor
with spcctnelcs and a very thin stand
Of sidc-whiskers. and whose hearts hes
affections were sealed up in small bot,
tlcs OF packed reptiles aud many-lcgged
bugs impaled upon pins. For Ada We
looked higher.
Ada had many admirers. considering
,he quiet country town in which We
lived. but | well remember that she had
passed her twenty.tirst birthday having
received only one offer. and that from
. local sewing-machine agent, when
Frederick Foster came TO spend the
summer with his college chum, George
Marshall. A gentleman of leisure. ap-
p%afcntly. who wore upon his little I'm
ger an elegant diamond ring. was MIR
Fred Foster. but be was %iortunat.
enough 10 posscss q physical develop
ment that rescued him from an appear
anoc Of dandyism in spite Of certain out
ward tendencies in that direction. Al
his appurtcnances. from the distin
guished little finger down 10 his iointo,
fshing-rod and gayly-caparisoncd buI
delusive box Of insects pertaining there
n. were all that the most fastidiouI
could desire. Ada. whose mind. liz,
the spare room bed. was always mad
up beforehand. said inwardly but en-
phatically here was the man for her
She admitted there might be- difficulties
He might object 10 The appropriation. o
there might be other lions In the path
but what were lions compared 10 q man
Mr.. Fred had evidently been hunted be
fore. and that In every conceivable man
ner knownto modern matrimonial wood
craft. and u was very early In the chasl
that Ada wisely concluded to feign per
feet indifference and await with wha
patience she could command the da'
when he should discover that here wa
remarkable pretty little girl-wonde
n she knows how TO firtl
A mans curiosity will usually get IN
better Of bis discretion II you give hin
time. and 50 Il happened that when ON
afternoon, as he was lounging along tn
bank Of a rapid little brook that ripple,
noisily through the meadows Of tn
Holt farm. be came upon Ada with
little willow-basket on her arm and
serene unconsciousness on her dim
pied face. be did not turn and fee .
cover as the prudent man l. understoo
10 do In such cases. but 10 q fool-hard
spirit passed on and was-well, youw wi
discover What later on.
The days drilled on In thai psrsies
larry slmie<s fashion that seems 10 sped
istoFs 70 largely prevail in oountrI6e'
litle towns. but which. nevertheless. q
days that TEEN with significant uiae
and sufficiently important issues vheI
n N 10 10 an actor In the que
r=-z' ffsna During these dAy,
fred fustef bad betome = regular si-ifel
~ The low brown house on the outskirt,
= ~ oDun. I'D ddfted irom q. isds