The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1888-08-08
The End OF q Quarrel.

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sllo in the cottage opposite, and they
were mortal enemies. lie despised her
because she kept two cats and Q canary
and she lOathcd him for his affection
for u huge mastiff, and an old knock
= kneed horse.
Miss Briggs would have hardly felt
pleased had she known that MI. Perry
rode back and forward on this worm
out piece Of horse-lesh for the purpose
Of annoying her.
They never spoke, but they managed
to keep up q perfect warfare by. dis
agreeable manners and wrathful
glanccs.
She sat hour after hour beneath the
canary bird in the window, with hor
cat perclled upon tho sill and her knit
ting in her hand, throwing glances Of
scorn to the opposite side, whore he,
with 4 cigar and newspaper, received
and paid thom back with interest.
For two years they lived and fought
and no one could bring about peace be-
tween them. 1t was u pity, the neigh
bors all said. for Miss Briggs vas u
dear littlo soul and there was not q
better man in tho country than Mr..
Perry.
"Julia, my love-" said Mrs. Perkins
IL afternoon, as sho entered tho coy
parlor, 81 am going to have a party and
/ want you to como down i'll the after
noon to tea and remain during tho
evening. Every ono will BIO there"
"NVill that old bach oyer tho way DO
there?
"Nir. Perry2 Oh, yesl Wo could
not got along without him."
'"Then that settles the matter. /
sllan't go"
Nov Julia, don't be SO foolishl Ii
you remain at home ho will think that
you are afraid of him."
Miss Briggs thought tho matter over.
We'll, it would look q little like that,
and She would not hayo him think SO
FOR the world-thc concoitcd wrctchl
Mrs. Perkins went homo and 1t was
arranged that Miss Briggs was to
spcndFtho afternoon and remain for tho
party.
She was a pretty little woman and it
was always u puzzle to every ono why
she never married. Sho had Il round,
rosy face, clcar-Drown eyes, and beau
tiful hair, and il she was 80 there was
not u smarter woman in town.
She stood before the looiing-glass in
the chamber and fastened her lace col
lar over the neck Of ilcr dress Will AZ
plain gold brooch, and began to think
that she looked very we'll. There was
n bright, healthy flush upon her cheek,
and her eyes were full Of light and
beauty.
She walked into Mrs. Perkins, sit
ting-room and found her awaiting her
with q smiling face. She thought that
She must be i'll q very good humor, but
said nothing, allowing tho good lady to
smile as long and pleasantly as she
wished.
She understood it all when supper
time came and Mr.. Perkins entered,
followed by Mr.. Perry. This was d
well-lald plan to mako tho two become
friends.
Miss Briggs bit her lip and inwardly
vowed that nothing would tempt her
to give 'that man" hor hand III friend
ship. She hated him and always
would.
lie was placed directly opposite at
the table and many times forced to pass
the biscuits and preserves, and Miss
Perry accepted them, although she de-
rlartd 10 Mis- PcrNjns After sUplcr(ilIi
they 0oNlly choG&d hcr.
Before cYWuing tllor Nycco Ndti,J}af
Sua3Vl 70 be GIN, a}id Miss l}ligSs M,as
lsightoneG Wii@il siiD foulId1 hnIUGtl tAlk-
ts% 10 lima WIN case and pie3s;ilttyinil-
kuity.
at the end Of the evening Miss Briggs
was at tho door ready to depart, when
lie called:
"Miss Briggs, 1 an going right up
your way. Will you rido?"
Would she ride behind that old horse
and beside that detostiblo man2 She
was wondering whether she would or
not when Mrs. Perkins came and tri-
nmpllant'y led her out and packed her
into the carriage.
1t was rs dark as pitch and they had
to let the horse go his Owl way ana
find it the best he could. He did so
very well until they reached the cottage,
and then he was bcwildcrcd.
MI. Perry spoke, jorked the reins,
but TO no purpose. lIo then took out
the whip. Whether Ills natural dislike
to that article or the memory OF the in
dignities lIo had suffered from the hands
OF the owner Of the cottage overcame
him IT is hard TO decide, but at all
events he kicked up his heels, raj u
few yards and fell, o%yerturning the
buggy and it's contents.
Miss Briggs was up in a moment, UNI
harmed, but Mr.. Perry was silent rs
Ilic grave. Onc ran shouting tllrOuBn
the darkness until Mr.. Perry's "hclp''
came with a lantern to her assistance.
They found tho poor man half dead
beneath the carriage, and While Dan
was at work Miss Briggs ran home for
her own servant. After much hard
labor they succeeded in extricating him
from the wreck, but he was scnscless
and they bore him home and sent for
the doctor. Upon examination they
found his leg TO be broken, and thus
Miss Briggs enemy was at her mercy.
The days and weeks that followed
were dreadful ones to the sufferer, but
Miss Briggs ncver left him. Day and
night she stood beside him and her
plump hands administered to every
want.
lie forgot tho cats and the canary.
lie only saw a little patient woman
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