Nevada County picayune., 1890-09-04
MARBLES MISTAKE.

by single lamp turned low. Mrs. Joyce, her daughter Mabel, aud the latter's accepted suitor, John An. drews, were discussing what they should do the following day. Afte: an interval of silence Mrs. Joyce stopped her mechanical work of Lnit- ting and remarked;
 Well have you two made up your minds what you are going to do?"
 No replied John, Il cant get Mabel to say what she desires. We could go up the river to my mothers s, but she thinks rowing so stupid.
 And so it is," remarked Mabel :; ''it is so slow and poky."
 Now the fact of the matter was that John had proposed the trip, and Mabel did not care to give in at once.
 She had an idea if she held out for ilme, and then appeared to relent, that John would think all the more of her condescension.
 Mabel was an ooly daughter. She had been reared by an indulgent mother, her farber having died dur ing her childhood. A loving mother had gratilied Mabel s every whim, of which she had many. She was the ack aowled2ed belle of Woodlawn, and many were the admtters she had sn0bbed. unt,l the rising young phy- ~ician paid her attention, then she sobcrcd down somewhat, but still she liked to eEhibit her powers, which usually consisted of making the doc tor the victim of some caprice. He had often argued wjth her on the folly of her coOduct, bot she always laughingly turncG it off.
 An, folks.' exclaimed a voice at the open window, "what are you moolng about in the darkE'
 "GooG evening, Nr. Maxwell. ' said Mrs. Joyce; wont you step inY'
 "Why, George, when did you roll into town?' exclaimed John.
 Mabel, shaking hands with the newcomer asked, "lIow's Fanny
 "Oh. she's about the sane; in fact, it was she who sept ne in. She wants you people to come out to our place tomorrow. Tbere is to be a church picujc in the morning, and a circus go, in tonight and gives a performance tomorrow afternoon and evening. l ,ake the 9:l5 train for home; what shall l tell my sister,"
 "Tcll her we will comc by all means" exclaimed Mabel. Just the thing
 The next day Che three went over by tcain to Trevor, the town where the Maxwells lived. Ms, Joyce and Ms. Maxwell were old school friends and thev concluded to stay at hone. while the young folks went to the picn,c.
 Mabel was more capricious than usual this day. She nearly drove bee ''Poor Jonn, as she called him, insane. The church picnic and ba- zaar was success; that is, a very liitle was sold for great amount of mooey jhe church leaders were sat isGed, and they supposed everybody else was in the same condi, ion.
 In the afternoon George Maxwell, hi, sister Fanny, John and Mabel attended the cjrcls, They sazed with awe at the stuffed mermaid and regarded the Zulu chief and spotted manIwith admiration.
 Toward ihe cod of tue performance toe great "HIazak' was announced ! in his wonde ful feat of handling h's family of venomous cobras. Mabel was at o1ce interested in ibis yellow faced son of fine East, aEd loudly apnlauded his dcX,ctjty in avoiding he s.aoke of thc se.pen-o 'au9s. S1c became so enihus asiic in e9A'd to the fellow 5 h,ayety ,hat teorgo ,a;,, iokngty sbc ought 70 marry q sJakc cha,mcr
 Aud iha, $ just what l iu,cnd I' dc, eolied MaoeI, for an su'e that ,Joha wit go inio that glass caa( and do what Halak does. Will Yop john: snc askeo, as she ld-ne' ,owa'u him.
 DO | uude stald that yod w'sl me 10 haodle those deadly snakes : - t.t.,,,l I,bn