The Forrest City times., 1891-03-13

only acquaintances who arc far too busy amusing themselves up the hill to attend to old partners The idea of using a cemetery as rendezvous is distinctly a feminine one. A man would have said simply: Let people talk. We'll go down the mall" A woman is made differently, especially if she be such woman IS ths Mans Wife. She and the Tertiata Quid en- !oyed each others society among the graves of men aud women that they had known and danced with aforetime.
 They used to take big horse- blanket and sit on the grass little to the left of the lower end. where there is dip in the ground. and where the occupied graves die out and the ready made ones arc not ready. Any self- respecting Indian cemetery keeps half dozen graves permanently open for contingencies and incidental wear and tear. In the hills these are more usually baby's size, because children who come up weakened and sick from the plains often succumb to the effects of tho rains in the hills, or get pneu- monia from their ayahs taking them through damp pine woods after the sun has set In cantooments of course the mans size Is more in request. these arrangements varying with the climate and population.
 Que day when the Mans Vile and tho TertIum Quid had just arrived in the cemetery they saw some coolies breaking ground. They had marked out a full-size grave, and the Tertium Quid asked them whether any sahib was sick, They said that they did not know, but 1t WAS an order that they should dig sahib's grave.
 Work away" said the Tertium Cuid, and let's see how it's done"
 The coolies worked away, and the Man's Wife and the Tertium Quid watched and talkeI for q couple of hours while the grave was being dcep- enea. Then coolie, taking the earth in baskets us 1t was thrown up. jump cd over the grave.
 That's queer." said the Tcrtium Quid. Where's my ulstor?'
 Whats queer?' said the Mans Wife.
 Il have got s chill down my back just us if a goose aad walked over my grave.
 Why do you look at the horror then?' said the Mau's Wife. Let us go,"
 The Tertium Quid stood at the head o' the grave, and stared without ans wering for a space- Then he said, dropping Il pebble down: "lt is nasty and cold; horribly cold. l don't think l shall come to the cemetery any more. 1 don't think gravs-dig- ging is cheerful."
 The two talked and agreed that the cemetery was depressing. They also arranged for ride next day out from the cemetery through the Mashobra tunnel up to Fagoo and back, because all the world was going to garden party at Vicerceal lodge. and all the people of Mashobrs would go too.
 Coming up the cemetery road tue Tertium Guld's horse tried to bolt up- hill, being tired with standing so long, and managed to strain a back sinew.
 Il shall have to take .he mare to- morrow" sa.d tho Tertium Quid. and she will stand nothing heavier than a snatlie.
 They made their arrangements to meet in the cemetery. after allowing all tho Mashobra people time to pass into Simla. That night it rained heavily and ncxt day. when the Terti- um Quid came to the trysting- place. he saw that the new grave had foot Of water in it. tho ground being tough and sour clay.
 ''Joye. That looks beastly," said the Tertium Quid. "Fancy being boarded up and dropped into that welln
 They then started of to Fagoo. the mare playing with tho snatllc and pick ing her way as though she wsro shod with satin, and the sun shining divine ly. The road below Mashobra to Fa- zoo is officially styled the Himalayan- Thibet road. bat in spite Of it's name it Is not much moro than six feet wide in most places. and tho drop into tho valley below may be anything between 1000 and ?. % feet.
 Nov we're going to Thibe." said the Mans Vile marr!ly as the horses drew near to Fagoo, She was riding on the cliff side,
 Into Thihet" said the Ier,inm Quid. ''ever go far from people who say horrid things aud hubbys wSo write stupid letters With you-to tho end oI tho world"
 A coolic. carrying log of wood. came 'rounl corner. aud the mare went wide to avoid him-foro feet in and launches out as sensible marc should go.
 .'To tho worlds end" said the Mans Wifc. and looked unspealSable things over her near shoulder at the Tertium Quid.
 He was smiling. but whilc she look ed the smile frcze stiG. IS it were. on