The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-11-24
COURrING IN THE SOUTH.
How The Neighbors VIII Turn Out to Lend
Hand.
Helping n StTanger-LOye Letters Car.
ried ON the Sly-Thc Maid in the
Riverside Hamlct-An Accommoda.
ting aud Substantial Citizen-Safe
at Last.
[Atlanta constitutional

at Last.
[Atlanta Constitutional
A stranger Deeds no guide book who
goes courting In a quiet Kentucky vii-
Iage, II he can make any sort Of IA
vorahie impression upon the villagers
they will speedily get up poo! to help
him wan the object of his affection.
They may not help him any, but there
wilt be apparent enough good intentions
to pave the bottom Of the other place
aud to reconstruct all the sidewalks on
Broad way. Sometimes girl will live
in riverside hamlet, mile from the
nearest railroad station. II the quiet
of the place be of exceptionally high
order nnly three strssEsrs per week will
stop there, but light wagon will be
run out to meet every train to keep the
horse in exercise and to enable the inn
keeper to remember from day to day
what his occupation is.
One day the wagon will take up q
young man passing through The State,
who remembers that somewhere near IL
Il bright-eyed, nischevious girl whom
he hirted wits, once in tks mooelieht
while she was away at boarding school.
She was charming then, ahe must be
more so now, and he has heard casually
IF late that she ia stiil unmarried. Ths
young man travels with an accident in
surance policy, and he VIII dare even
to stop here and see this minister's
daughter, This ia to he moonlight this
evening, too.
s.Be you drummer ?" the grinning
darky coils out ssom the drivers seat.
"No."
"Got any kiu-folks bout here:'
"No."
Pomp does not need to ask any more
questions. :He only fails to musing
upon what girl in town is without
steady admirer at home.
"Po,np, run out with this note and
brlax an answer" and the grinning
harky knows in advance OF the direc-
tlons to whom 1t is addressed. Before
many minutes he is at the travellers
room door.
"It's all right, boss."
"Wbat's all right, you impudent
dog ?'
40, I axes yo' pahdon, but I see 1t
in her eyes. Yes, sab, Miss Kate's to
homa"-ail this before he can deliver
the written message from the parson-
esc.
The grinning African is soon for
gotten under the influence of MOON
beams, hammocks and Titan locks.
But Pomp's memory had served him
better. The stranger who bad arrived
in the afternoon is SOON stranger no
longer. "Miss Kate's new beau" is a
subject of wide speculation before the
hamlet is asleep. More Than one
village next day makes overtures to-
ward an acquaintance. And the over
ture always leads up to-
81 believe ! saw you walking ont
with Miss Kate this morning.
eyes, sir. The walk up 10 your
cemetery is delightful. Really, 1 had
no idea Of the fine view to be had from
the river"
eyes, it's pretty fine, but Miss Kate
there ain't many girls like her now"
And one is told of her good qualities
as if he had never yet beheid her.
AT the inn dinner is tsble d'bots, ul
course. There is but one table. The
proprietor's wife and all the ladies
beneath the roof are ranged ia a line
opposite the man who came a-wooing.
Pomp has done such good service thai
formal introductions are unnecessary
I(bcSH CsS1 toAy Cb'" '''p otiobSSA
mission now? And doesn't the regis
ter tell his name:
"Its nice weather, Mr.. DASH" the
!andlady observes.
"Very fine, madam
s.Aud good weather to be uut with
so fine girl rs Miss Kate. I declare
it amt every town where there's suci
fine girl lives. Why, She"
There's her good looks for soup, he>
nmiability with the entree, her wit fol
the roast, and her popularity for dos
sert. And when the ladies leave th'
table they ''guess your be going ts
see her again this afternoon
Is there livery stable in town
Ah, yes, thanks.
elbow long will you he out :' ask
the livery man.
"Oh, an hour or So"
"Goin' TO just drive about town,
reckon?
dwell, not very far out"
"Just goiu' to take Miss Kate Oh
tor a drive, | reckon 2' This hones
man of business, in the democrat
com mmunity that this is, seems sut
stantial citizen and pillar in society
and one cannot be rude with him.
81 am anticipating that pleasure
SIR"
"Ah, thought so. Aud I may ss
that you'll get mighty fine youn
lady when you get her. 1've know