The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-03-11

old watson get the start III the flrst
place."
Ell could scarcely help laughing
outright, but he hastily hilched the
bags on his shoulder, and with
low chuckle at his success, started
home to tell The news to Nellie;
and about 5 o'clock that evening
they saw Bill 80 by with his horse
and buggy on his way TO the wild.
ow's. He logged along quietly
thinking Of The old singing school
days-and what a pretty girl Susan
was hen; and wondering inward.
ly il he would have more courage
TO talk 10 her, until at a distance
OF about a mile of her house he
came loa bridge over a large creek,
and 1t so happened that Just as he
came 10 The middle of the bridge
he gave tremendous sneeze and
blew his teeth out of his mouth,
and clear over the dash. board, and
striking a plank they rolled over
the side Of the bridge and dropped
into four feet Of water
Words cannot do justice 10 poor
Bill, or paint the expression of his
face as he sat there completely
dumbfounded at this startling
piece of ill.luck. After Il while
lie stepped oul of his buggy, and
getting down OH his hands and
knees looked into The water.
'Yes, there they were,' at the bot
tom with a crowd Of lille fishes
rubbing t heir noses against them,
and Bill wished to goodness that
his nose was as close Tor one sec.
Ond. His beautiful teeth, that had
cost him so much, and The show
coming on and no lime 10 get an
other sel-and the widOw--and
young Sockrider. Well, he must
try a"d gel them somehow, and no
Time to lose for some one nigh,
come along and ask him what he
was fooling around there for. He
had 10 notion of spoi;ing his good
clothes By wadlng in with them on,
and besides if he did that he could
mol 60 to the widows that night.
SO he took look up and down the
road to see that no one was in
sight, then quickly uudressed him.
self, laying his clothes in the buggy
to keep them clean. Then he ran
around to the bank and waded in
to the ice cold waller, bu, his teeth
did not clat,er in his heatl-he only
wished they could. Quietly he
waded along so as not to stir up
The mud, and when he got TO the
right spot he dropped under The
waller and came up with his teeth
in his hand, and replaced them in
his mouth. But hark ! What noise
is that? A wagon. and a little
dog barking with all It's might, aud
his horse Is starting. "Whoa
whoa ! stop, you brute you; stop y
But stop he would moi, but went
off at spanking pace, with the
unfortunate bachelor after him,
and The little dog yelping after The
bachelor. Bill was certainly in Il
capital running costume. bu.
though lie strained every nerve,
he could not touch The buggy, or
reach The lines that were dragging
on the grounl.
After willie his plug hat shook
off The seat, and the hlnd wheel
went overi it, making il fiat as a
pancake. Bill snatched it as he
ran, and, alter jamming his fist in.
TO il, stuck il, all dusty and dIppled
on his head. And now he saw the
widows house on the hill, and
what, oh, what will lie doy Then
his coat fell out; he slipped il or,
and then making a desperate
spurt, he clutched The back of the
seat aud scrambled in and pulled
the bufalo.robe over his legs, and
stuffed the other things beneath.
Now The horse happened to be one
that he got from Squire Moore,
aud he 60, it from the widow, and
the animal took il into his head TO
stop at her gate, which Bill had no
power 10 prevent, as he had no
possession of The reins; besides,
he was Too busy builonln2 his
coat up 10 his chin to think OF do.
ing much else. The widow heard
the rattle OF The wheels, aud looked
out, and seeing that il was Smiley,
and that he did mol attempt TO gel
out, she went to the gale 10 see
what he wanted, and there she
Stood, with her white arms on The
top oflhe gate and her faco righ,
toward him. while the cold cmlls
ran down his shirlless back clear
10 his feet beneath The buffalo.
robe and the water from his hair
and the dust from his hat CON-
blncd 10 make some nice little
streams Of mud, that came trick.
ling down his face. She had ask.
ed him to come in. "No, he was
, in a hurry" lie said. Still he did
not attempt to 60. lie did not
like to ask her to pick up he reins
for him, because he did not know
what excuse to make for not doing
so himself. Then he looked down
the road behind Mim, aud raw a
white. faced horse coming, aud ut
once surn,ising that il was Gus
Sockrider coming, he resolved Ia
d. or die, and hurriedly told his
errand. The widow would he te'
lighted 10 90, Of course she would,
But, wouldn't he come in. mo,
| he VIVA in n hurry - Aa anil whati