The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1889-01-25

'NiHo'ioll WIN hVU
''Now, | should be pleased 10
know why you did not obey my or
ders this morning. and where have
you been all The forenoon 2"
"Where | have been this fore.
noon, MIR. Pepper, | have not the
least objection to tell YOU; | have
been down town doing little
shopping. ] have purchased some
lovely napkins; Just do look at
them" said she. holding them up
denurely Tor his inspection; II
only paid a dollar apiece for them
extremely cheap, don't you think
so ~ she added.
Mr.. Hopper was asionlshed how
she dared to i1rn The conversation
III This way was D mystery 10 him.
Suddenly his bottled wrath broke
loose. Turning liercely upon her,
he said:
Betsy Jane; you disgust me
you seem to make very light OF
this matter, but il is more serious
than you imagine, as YOU will find
to your cost presently. If YOU do
moi instantly beg my pardon in a
submissive manner | will exert my
authority to bring you to proper
sense of your misconduct by inn
prisoning you in one of my cham
bers until you are willing 10 pro-
mise strict obedience 10 my wishes" ("
Al the close of this very eloquent
and dignilied speech, Nj. Pepper
drew himself up to his full height
and stationed himself before Mrs.
F., ready 10 receive expressions of
sorrow and penilIence; he had no
doubt that she would fall down at
his feet aud say
"Dear Philander, won't you
please forgive me this time, and
I'll never do so any more -
And he was going to say, Betsy
Jane, you'ds:better not . but m
stead of doing all this, what do
you think she did? Laughed him
right in the lace.
Mr., Pepper was awfully wrathy.
He spoke up in voice of Ihlnder
and said:
Mrs. Pepper, walk right up
stairs This very minute, and don't
let the grass grow under your feet
while you are gong, neither. You
have begun your antics in good
season, Mrs. Pepper, bnt I'll have
you to know that it won't pay for
you To continue them for any
length of time with me, Mrs. Pep.
per. Again | command you 10
walk upstairs"
"Well, really, Mr.. T., il is not at
all necessary for you 10 speak so
loud am not so deaf as all that
comes to; but as for walking up
stairs have not the least objection
Ia doing so, if You will wait until
| have recovered from fatigue I;
but can't think of doing SO be.
fore"
"But you must, Mrs. F."
"Then all I've got to say is This,
you'll have TO carry me, forI won't
walk"
Mr.. p. looked at his wife for a
moment with the greatest aston.
ishment; but as she began TO laugh
at him again, he thought TO him
self
'She thinks won't do il, and
hopes To gel off in that way; but
1t won't do; upstairs she's got 10
60, il | do have 10 carry her; SO
here goes" and taking the form of
his lady in his arms, he soon had
the satisfaction Of seeing her safely
lodged in her prison, and care.
fully locking her in, he stationed
red headed youth on the front door
steps to attend TO callers, and also
to see that Mrs. Z. did not escape,
and then he belook himself TO
restaurant for dinner, and after
dispalching that, he hurried off 10
hls Office, and was soon engrossed
in business.
About the middle of the after
noon our young sentinel rushed
into the Office, aud said, never
stopping to lake breath:
"Mr. Pepper had betierrun home
just as fast as he can, for that wO-
man what's shut up be making an
awful racket, aud she be learin'
round there, and rallling things
The dislressindest kind, and If she
heant splitting up something or 9th
er, then | don't know what split
Ting ber'
Without waiting 10 hear more
Mr.. p. seized his hat and hurried
off home at a most undlgIiiied
pace.
Opening the hall door he stole
up stairs as carefully as possible,
and applying his eve 10 the key
hole he beheld sight which fairly
made him boil with rage.
Mrs. p. WAS sitting in front OF
the fire place reading his love let.
iers. The one she was engaged
in peruang at that particular
moment, was from Miss Polly
Primrose. who, il appeared, had
once looked fsvorably on the suit
of Mr.. Pepper; bni more dashing
lover appearing on the scene, Miss
Polly seni him a leiterOi dismissal,
promising her undying friendship,
aud accompany The same with a
lock OF her hair and some walnut
usrnIn