Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-09-05

to tell you
''DO let me hear it"
''As / was coming this way tonight
who do you think 1 metz
"Who?"
your particular friend, Mr.. White
My particular friend?" sneered
Lydia.
Yes, but never mind that; I ain't
afraid of him.
But how did you know him.
80. had caught glimpse of him
before. But he didn't know me, and
that's the cream of the joke"
"How SOP"
"Why, you see, we fell in with each
other, and as he was coming this way,
we got to talking about the folks in
these diggings. Says 1:
"'Old Squire Little lives somewhere
near here, don't hep
Yes says he, grinning-for the
moon shone, and could see him grin
do you know his daughter?'
I've heard of her. says 1; she 5
pretty, they say
We'll, she isn't any thing else.
says White, and he looked at me as if
he thought he was pulling the wool
over my eyes completely"
She has plenty of beaux, 1 hear
says 1.
Yes says he, laughing; there is a
fellow by the name of Brown trying to
come in there, L suppose you know
40, yes says l, but he can't
81 looked very closely at him, and
saw he did not mistrust l was Brown,
and could hardly keep from laughing
right out.
"'He can't come in says 1: there's
a fellow by the name of White that S
going to cut him out, l hear
Yes says he, "White stands a
pretty good chance, l guess. know
White
"'Do you, though says 1; cant
you introduce me some time? In re-
turn I'll do you the favor to introduce
you to Brown. whom | am intimately
acquainted with. Browns a good sort
of fellow. although he may be unfOrtu-
nate in his love affairs. He is a good
natured fellow, and presume that, if
| he were in my place now, and you
were White himself, he'd sooner joke
you than quarrel with you"
That's just the way with White,
says he, he wouldn't quarrel with you
if you were Brown
81 talked with the fellow in this way
for some time, and kept my countenance
so well that he'll be surprised, reckon,
when he learns am Brown himself.
Wasn't it rich joke, Lydia?"
"Ah. veryr replied the girl, laugh
ing heartily. ''But what noise is that?"
There are footsteps"
30, it is fatherr' exclaimed Lydia,
not little hurried. "Quick-you
must go!"
Brown didn't wait for ceremony, but
lodged into the kitchen in hot haste.
He would have fastened from the house
in an instant, but he heard a voice
which sounded so strangely that he
had a curiosity to know if it was in
deed Mr.. Little who had come.
He crept softly back to the door by
which he had made his exit, dropped
on his knees, and applied his ear to the
key-hole.
At that moment he heard noise that
sounded so much like hearty kiss
that it made his heart come UP into his
mouth as large as pumpkin.
He looked-and oh, the faithlessness
and fickleness of woman! there was
Lydia, blushing and smiling in the
arms of his rival-of his new acquaint-
ance-White!
Browns first impulse was to burst
through the door and eat up his rival.
but he soon thought better of it, and
determined to give him a few moments
reprieve before he demolished him ell
tirely.
There, stopr' cried Lydia. You
shan't kiss me again tonight"
Nv by not?" asked White.
because you didn't come to see me
at the time l appointed. It's ALI of
twenty minutes later. That's why"
You don't imagine what a good ex-
cuse I've got" replied White, laugh
ing.
What is it?"
81 met chap who bothered me-"
That was me-" thought Brown,
still looking through the key-hole. Il
did bother him, and l bluffed him off
nicely, too. 1 wish had wrung his
neck for him.
You can't guess who it was, Lydia"
said White, laughing.
"DO you know?"
ITO be sure do! though he didn't
mistrust KNEW him. 1t was my re-
doubtable rival, Mr.. Brown"
THE deuce-r' muttered the lis
tener. biting his lips in perplexity.
Did you meet that fellow:?" asked
Lydia. 20, l wish you knew how
much fun I've had with him! Why.
the great TOOL flatters himself l am
ninny enough to love him.
Highly complimentary said
Brown. grinding his teeth, and looking
harmless daggers through the key
hole.
You'd have been amused, Lydia,
to hear me talk with him and lay on
the soft soap! got the wool over his
eyes nicely. He didn't know me, and
l chatted with him about you and my
self and him, and it went down like a
pill taken in apple-sauce.