The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-08-07

Young man, are yOn must say,
: whoever picked yon out showed no
mighty great taste; lwasn't for
} your beauty, that's plain"
"No, madam" said the arrival,
) "it was NOT for my beauty. Do |
! address Miss Seabrlght 2"
"Why, who else should | be r.
cried Betsy. ''Twas not for your
cIeverness, ne tier, you Were
chosen. Bat now you've COM, sll
down: Been in the wars, haven't
you p
my infrmities," sighed the
young man, "are The result of my
recklessnesS as boy. | had most
sympathizing letter rom you upon
the fall that broke my limb. You
remember ii? You also condoled
with me upon the careless shot
which cost me my eye, though you
did not know how serious was the
result.
SIT was while l was on trip TO
Switzerland that | injured my
back, and while endeavOring to
drink some boiling tea the house
keeper had left carelessly on the
table | scalded all tie hair from
my head. This scar upon my cheek
is the result of having attempted
to shave myself with my poor
fathers razor. 1t was iljudicious
in him not to tell you the result of
my injuries, but now you see them
tor yourself, | will not go into fur,
ther particulars. You remember
all my accidents"
"Yes," said Betsy, sand a fine
figure of a man they've made you;
you'd do 10 scare The crows from
an orchard, | must say, and you
are sent to me, that | might have
my pick and offers to marry. It's
enough to make one die of laugh.
ing9n
"Then you refuse me p said the
young man eagerly.
"Oh, no." said Betsy. "Oh, no,
| don't; there's the fortune, you
know. Money is money, and even
an object like you is better than
poverty. I'll have you; though
how folks will laugh 10 see us pair
ed off together! One comfort,
though; so broken as you must be
you can't last long"
"On the contrary, | expect to
be eighty" SAID the young man.
Expectations don't 90 for much"
said Betsy, Look how the old
folks went"
"We were deprived OF their af-
fections very suddenly" said The
young man, signing. my father
loved yours dearly, Miss Sea-
bright"
"Folks will take queer notions,"
said Betsy. "Well, | must say you
are an object. | can't help laugh
ing whenever look al you"
ave shall have very merry
life together" said Harold, ''if
your disposition continues"
"Oh, | shan't see much of you,"
said Betsy, II can promise you, af.
ter the ring is on. What possessed
you 10 smash yourself up so ?
But | shan't refuse you. IL's mon
ey makes The mare go says the
old song"
ut may be-" said Harold. "But
let the mare stand still for me,
then. | quite decline to fill the
engagement. So, madam, you
have The fortune without any in
cumbrance in my person
"And a good riddance of bad |
rubbish, say l." cried Betsy. There
are better fish in the sea than you,
or women would be poorly off.
You're going, eh9 Well, the soon
er the better. Miss Smith, ring the
bell"
Elsie arose and touched the bell.
But now the deed was done and
her object obtained, she felt dread
fully ashamed of herself
Certainly more unhappy and
singular object than this before her
could not well be imagined.
Indeed, compassionate as was
her heart, she felt that his appear
ance was not only painful, but al
most ludicrous, but all the more
should he have been tenderly used.
Why bad she played this childish
prank, and allowed a vulgar wo-
man 10 insult him in her presence!
And this gentleman-for hideous
as he was, he was a gentleman by
breeding as well as by birth-how
would he henceforth think of her!
He would always believe that
she had uttered those rude words
she, and none other.
And as he left the room she fol-
lowed him, and tie servant who
the bell retired at her
nod and lett the two together in
the long hall, where they could
hear the long and violent explo-
sions of laughter with which Betsy
was was now filling the drawing
room.
"Mr. Harrington" said Elsie, her
face crimson as she spoke, al can
not let you 60 withOuta a word of
IL have been so
grieyed that you should be insult
ed. never meant
"My dear young lady, you have
nothing to do with il, and my feel
lngs are moi in The least huri,' re-
piled The young man. "Who would
care for anything a person like The