The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-03-11
RANTON, MISSISSIPPI. FRIDAY MARCH

one Of The gills to help me quilt
more. just wait a second TIL |
get my bonnet and shawl, and Ill
ride with YOU" And away she
skipped.
"Thunder and lighiningv said
Bill, as he hastily clulched his
pants from between his feet, and
prepared ln wiggie into them,
when Il light wagon, drawn by a
boy, came along aud stopped be-
side him. The boy held up pair
of boots in one hand and IL pair Of
socks in the other, and just as the
widow reached the gate again, he
said:
"Here's your boots and socks,
Mr.. Smiley, that you left on the
bridge when you was in swim.
lning.'
you're Mistaken" said Bill;
",hey're not mine"
Why" said the boy, saint you
the man that had the race after
the horse just now! I"
mo, sir, | am not. Yon had
better 90 on about your business"
Bill sighed at the loss OF his Sun
day boots, and turning 10 the wld-
ow, sait:
Just pick up the lines, will you,
please, This brute Of horse is for.
ever switching them out of my
hands"
The widow complied, and hen
he pulled one end of the robe cau-
tiously down and she got in.
"What lovely evening"" said
she, "and so warm. ] don't think
we need The robe over us. do we |"
You see she had on a nice new
dress and new pair of CATERS and
she wanted TO show them.
"Oh, my!" said Bill, earnestly,
"you'll find it chilly riding. |
wouldn't have you catch cold for
The world"
She seemed pleased with his
tender care for her health, aud con.
tented herself with sticking one OF
her little teet out, with long silk
necktie over lhe end OF it.
"What is that, Mr.. Smiley-a
necklie -
"Yes,' said he, Il bought it the
other day, and mast have left it in
the buggy. Never mindll."
But said she, ''it was so care.
less" aud, stooplng over, she
picked it up and made a motion to
stuff it between them.
Bill fell her hand going down,
and making Il dive alteril, clutch
ed il in his, and held 1t hard and
fast.
Then they went ON quite, a dis
tance, he still holding her soft lit
tie hand in his, and wondering
what he should do when he got 10
Green's. and she wondering why
he didn't say something nice. to
her, as well as squeeze her hand,
and why his coat was bultoned up
so tightly on such a warm evening,
and what made his face and hat
so dirty, until, as they were going
down a little hill, one OF the traces
came unhilched, and they had TO
stop.
so, murder!' said Bill, "what
next ~
What is The matter, Mr.. Smi-
leyW asked The widow, with a
start that came very near jerking
the robe off his knees.
"One Of The traces is off, said
he.
We'll, why don't you get oul
and put it on ~
Il can't" SAID Bill; "l've got
that is, l haven't got-oh dear Pm
so sick! What shall dow
"Why, WillIe," said she tender
ly, "whai is The maliers Do tell
me )" and looking into his pale
face, she thought he was going TO
faint, so she got ont her smelling
bottle with her left hand and pull.
ing the stopper out with her teeth,
she stuck il 10 his nose.
Bill was just taking in breath
for a mighty sigh, an! the pun
gent odor made him throw back
hi, head so far that he lost his bal
ance, and went over the low back.
ed buggy. The little Woman gave
a little scream as his bare limbs
flew past her head and covering
her face with her hands gave way
to lears or smiles, it is hard to tell
which. Bill was right side up"
in a moment and was leaning over
the back Vi ,he seal, lumbly apOl.
ogizlng and explaining, when Ed
Wilbur, with his wife and baby,
drove up behind and slapped
Poor Bill felt that he would rather
have been shot than have Ed Will
bur catch hlm in such a scraLe, but
there WAS no help for it now, so he
called Ed Ia him, and whispered
in his ear. Ed was like 10 burst
with suppressed laughter, and he
beckoned TO his wife 10 draw up,
and after saying something to her,
he helped the widow out OF Bill's
buggy and Into his, aud The two
women went on, leaving The two
men behind. Bill lost no time IN
arranging his toilet ns well as he
could. and then, with great persua.
sion, Ed gol him 10 90 home with
hIm, and hunting up slippers and
socks, and getting him washed aud
cambed, had him quite presenia.
BILE when the ladies' arrived.
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