The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-05

broke the glass oil the dairy WIND oW,
arter the pans O cream"
Il am very sorry, Betsey," said I;
Gut
But I'm not" flashed back Kitty
(whoso maternal grartl father had come
from County Cavan, III Ireland, and who
thereby had inherited Il strain Of fight
ing b.oodJ. Didn't your Nero break
down our prcttIcst chrysnnthemums last
fall? Didn't he worry mr incest white
kitten to dcathl'
b tscy took her yeast cake and
foun ced out of the room
''Now she will 60 and repeat all this
to Mr.. Chandler" said I.
LIT hcr' said defiant Kitty. cts
nothing more than the truth"
'But he has always beeH such pleas
ant neigh Dor, " said l, Iiteously, "anI
Nero IS a very nice dog, after all, when
he isn't in mischief"
''WeH, he wouldn't remain at Elm
Lodge much longer, anyway" said
Kitty. '.If he's really going to marry
Miss Poultney, at the Cnlrt, it's likely
that he'll 90 there to live. Though it IS
rather nice, having the minister for a
ncxt-do5r neighbor, the dog to the con-
trary Notwithstanding. Handy in case
of a wedding"
.'Kittyw
TeIocI- INV boa6 or bor
'rWel," cried the wild gypsy, chow
can one think of anything else on St.
Valentines Eve2'
Just then Grayettc came Incur great,
purring, bcryl-eyed household pet, who
was dcarer to my old maid soul than l
cared to acknowledge, even TO Kitty.
''Poor puss,' said l, cacssing her
with my disengaged haud- But You
will have to go away if you are becom-
ing a nuisance to the neighhprs."
And then and there it was that 1
secretly made up my mind what to do,
The sun set fair and golden, as if it
were spring evening, the stars
gIistened like dots of fire against the
heavens Kitty came home from the
postoffice with sundry significant letters
in her bag, and scarcely less significant
roses on her cheeks, and presently the
Iiyht flashed into Mr.. Chandler's study
window, on the other sije of the fence.
In the summer time it was hidden in
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eco to bed and don't be sillvIp said
T laughing.
Early in the dawn of the next morn
ina. rose and dressed myself I had
determined to take Grayette over to
the Widow SinoIcton's before Kitty wos
~, IN +bo ,oorD;nc, 70 p,ol-o . f,,O, about
it. Mrs, SINGLETON was fond of nets
and knew nv cat would have GOOD
home there.
And sri+o If my, Snor+o, roso1,,+,oo,
. toar Smashed down On ,,uss7,s ,,ro,,
coot os tncllol bor ,,dar nv, ,71oid
blanket shawl and etannod boldIv ont
info the moIting snow NOW all mink
with the oIow Of sunrise
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