The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1889-02-13

lIlChS. IL yOu NUhC uliu up III VdO uSho Va
night and accused him of something he
never thought of in his life, he'd have an
excuse for doing it pat to the minute Now,
Cupid, attend to me-"
"Yes'm"
'Do you see this letter?'
"Yes'm."
81 shall wrap it in this piece of paper to
keep your dirty fingers from sOlIng it,
and you're not to open it tor single in
stant.n
NOM"
Garry it to tho post-oftice and drop it
through the slit in the door. You know
where it is!"
"Yes'm."
"tSure of it?"
"Yes'm, rsc sho'; case dun po' err hat
full er SAM down dar las Sunday"
you little villain! IT.; lucky for you
the postmaster didn't catch you"
He cudn't do dat, missy. Dat ar gem
man too fat He eat two dozen roas' EN-
ears ~
Never mind what he eats You attend
to me-"
"Yes'm; Pse 'tendin''
Take this letter to the office and slip it
in that hole, and be sure you don't let
anybody see it. Now, mind what / tell
you. If you play off any of your tricks on
me, I'll tell Aunt Caroline, and you know
what you'll get"
Please, IN, rse be good. Dom you top
mammy-she say she skin me entire eff she
heah any mo- 'plaints bout me from de
right"
IL ,,-,t
and another snatch at his wool, placed it
C irefully in his pocket, vanished from the
room, aud a minute later was heard in the
street initiating the yell of a locomotive
with frightful fidelity.
why do you trust your precious mis-
sive to that Hilbert gibbeta' asked Miss
Fairfax. Has he sense enough to carry
it to the office?'
Sense! He's got sense enough to do
any thing in this world he chooses; but
he's the very spirit Of mischief incarnate,
and there's never any knowing what he'll
be up to. He'll keep straight this time,
think, for fear of his nanny. She's the
only creature he stands in awe Of, and
always threaten him with her when / want
to insure good behavior"
Two hours passed, and the bel rung
more than once befors Cupid male his ap-
rearance. He looked very demure, but his
hands and face were sticky and his eyes
suspiciously unsteady. He seemed to have
been taking refreshments on his way
home
cupid, whero have you been all this
t;mel What did you DO with my letter:
Did you carry it safe to the Officer"
"Yes'm. TUX i'm 'traight tub pos orfus,
des ez yer tole me, but never poke i'm en-
dat ar eetie hole.''
Then what on earth did you do with it!
Aud why didn't you do as | tt Id youw
&C sem, wen got tub de orlus Marse
| Cubberd Marshall st mini dar wild he ham
en- he pocket. M he say: Cupid, yer ra =
kill wat yer want ERE dis time err night9
| Dom yer know yer orfus am shut upH
NJ say: 'Yes'r; but my young missy gin
me dis lilly bit er letter fuh tub poke en-
dat hole, m spects it am err walentinum
case she wrop it up ser keerful.' M he
laugh m say: Cupid err good messerag sr
fun dem sorter things m Oh, Cupid he
say, I'd gin yer CO. bits eff dat was fuh me-
M say: We'll, Marse Cubberu, l spec
missy des ez lib yer he'd It ez airy oder
young genelman; m TUX off de wropper
m ham 'um de walentinum, m be look
sorter skeered tub TEX it, m all on err sud
MT he snatch i'm outin my ham, m say
1T am fun me sho' huff. Oh, Cupid, gawd
er hub, ERE am yer fo bits, m tanky, too.
| Wat 'em mean by dat, missy!-call um
| darby boy gawd err lub vi! hi! hi! ent
dat funny?"
Until now, Master Cupid had delivered
his story without interruption. Mamie,
struck dumb with horror and amazement,
sat with uplifted hands and eyes, appar
emily invoking thunderbolt from plying
/ heaven to annihilate this imp of mischief,
while Edith Fairfax laughed until the
room rang
"Oh, you horrid little wretch p cried
Mamie, at last "What shall / do with
you! You ought to be killed! Go to your
mother, sir, this minute, and tell her say
to whip you till you can't stand up"
"Oh, fun Gawd sake, m ssy but here
missy descended on him Ike a whirl
wind and swept him from the room
Then she turned to her cous n with the
| calmness of despair.
Now l am in nice fix, am I mott
| Edith, shall shut myself up in an air
| tight box for the rest of the year, anG
never look at Cuthbert Marshall again as
long as live"
Stuff and nonsense! You wanted
him to know the valentine came from
you; of course you did, or you would
never have sent it. Well, he does know
it new, and no mistake! Look out to-
morrow for bijou in paper and verse
Hes bound to send you the finest one the
town can afford, if only out of gratitude"
''Thats it, said Mamie, mournfully
II shan't prize it bit, now, if it comes
for I'll know he only sent it out of polite
ness"
Next morning however. she watch ed
the clock sedulouslv, anI when her cousin
proposed a shopping expedition. declined
on the everready plea of headache.
Shall l call at the p ost-office for your
inquireA Miss Fairfax. with a m: sch ievous
smile, as she buttened her glove.
mot for the world | wouldn't have
either OF us seen near the Office to-day FOL
any thing. Cupid will go for the mail
just as usual no one can think any thing
of that; and he can't make any mistake
bringing the letters, as he does every
day"
AS soon as Cupid could be spared from
his numerous and important yocat ons, he
WAS dispatched on his daily errand to the
post office, with fearful threat; from his
nanny in case he overstayed his time or
was guilty OF any more mistakes.
Nevertheless, period thrice as long as
usu Il elapsed before he returned, in a
state of violent perspi ration, and looking
as If he had just come eff victor in two
mile heat
There it isr' exclaimed Edith, who