The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-10-20
LOST ALL AMBITION.
WY One Of widow S0ythe's Admtrers
Has Ceased Calling on Her.


WY One Of widow snythe's Adutrers
Has Ceased Calling on Her.
had been waiting on" the Widow
Smythe for some time. and thought
my prospects in that direction tOlcra-
bly, bright, when one sunny afternoon
presented myself at her residence
with my horse and buggy, and invited
her to 60 driving with me in the park.
But the widow had a severe headache
and couldn't 60. dri|
Cant I 90, mar?" bawlcd her
eight-year-old son. Tommy.
"Of course not, Tommy. Keep quiet.
do" 80. ~
Now I hated Tommy, but I was
bound to make myself agreeable at any
sacrifice, and so, with a reckless disre-
gard of the truth, said:
II should be delighted to have
Tommy 20. if you have no objection,
my dear Mrs. Smythe.'
"You are so good, so thoughtful,
Mr.. Bulger." said the widow, with an
eloquent look. Every well, then, he
shall go. Hurry and get ready, dar-
ling"
Tommy's preparations consisted of
filling his pockets with peppermint
lozenges-a confection detest with u
detestation that knows no bounds
and putting on his hat. Then. after
manv admonitiOns to me to be very
careful of dear Tommy, and to dear
Tommy to be a good boy, we started.
II hope you will both have adelight-
full drive" were the widows last words.
Did we have a delightful drive? Well.
that drive was not one Of those expert
ences calculated to give cynical: and
world-weary man arenewed confidence
in humanity in general. to strengthen
and reinvigorate him for the battle of
life. Not exactly.
care you fond of driving. my little
mani" l asked. as we started, screw
ing my features into what was intended
for an agreeable smile.
''Becherlife," was the quick response.
"That your horsep'
Eyes Tommy" replied, ''that y
my horse"
| wv ucTc YOU SCt iIui'
Bought him.
"Of course. Didn't think you stole
him. But where?"
"Oh, down town."
whereabouts, down town?'
ION Twenty-third street F"
"Fronl whomp"
"A man named Brown, Tommy"
"Whenp" a' Il.
.'About two months ago."
IL don't think he's much good
"Why not, Tommy"
'Oh, cause. Y'oughter see the
!, horse that Captain Jowler has when he
takes mar out ridin'. Jimminy, amt
he a goer!''
"Oh, Captain Jowler takes your ma
out riding, does he, Tommy?'
"Yes, an he brings me pound boxes
o mixed candy Say, how fast can
your horse goP"
II don't know exactly"
"How fast do yer think?'
II don't know. l say, Tommy
'.But how fast do yer himk?"
"Well, perhaps mile in three min.
, utes." sc VA
''POOh! that's n0thin'. Are you
worth much money!?
mot very much, Tommy"
THAT'S what / thought. Mar was
, wonderin' the other day. an tod hel
l thought you hadn't got much. Say
,, if you was my dad would you lick
!, mep"
THAT would depend entirely upor
yourself."
"Mar said that when YOU got to bt
my dad, if she concluded to throw her
,, self away on you, she'd bet you't
!, make it hot for me-"
''Oh, your ma said that. did she
TOMMY"
"Yes; an have you got much sense?'
II have some left, Tommy"
. San do YOU think mas Skye-terriel
has got muchp"
E II don't think that he has yer,
= much"
} me neither. But mar said yester
!, day she didn't think you had as mucl
= sense as he's got; an she said sh'
thought you dyed your hair; and sh'
! said she thought 1t was ridiculous for
!. man as old Us you are to fix up tn
= way you do; an she said"
4 boy" said l, interrupting hin
= with much firmness, II am going t,
y drive you home now, and if you S,
: much as open your mouth again, Ii
- take you by the neck and drop you out
. hope you understand.
,, Not another word did Tommy ute
:. until we reached his home. Then
!, lifted him to the sidewalk and immedi
ately drove of. l have not been t
y the Widow Smythe's since. am no
= ambitious to become Tommy's step
. father. It'd Bits.