The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-03-04

| ,tN 'N'' Nh' WINS II iOECIy lJtt.ttfrca-r
despair, rs she stood gazing atthc Zero.
clo"s dog and the unhappy cat Tho
Professor was spcechicsS with admira
ton. He stared at Alice ~ hc hal ncvc,
look 1T u woman before. Then his scat.
| tered senses bcGrn To return To him, and
he felt the blool mounting to his fore.
hcad, while his heart was ooinr like n
steam fire engine. lie glz,l about him
and finally perceived the cat, but not the
dog,
'Can l-shall THAT isl bcr par
don-but-but--do you want the c.t2"
he Stammcrcd.
eyes, sir; il you--if you -p. please,
sir, was the reply.
The Professor advanced slowly aud
hcsitatmgy toward the fence. Sad.
denly he heard II low growl lie paused
and looked around; but, seeing nothing,
| again advanced.
GOA" exclaimed Alice; "takc care
there's h.h-hole in the fence; he can
got throu IN"
The Professor stopped and pccrcd be-
tween the picllets. Then he saw the
bulldog. The next moment the Pro-
tcssor had vanished into the house.
"Ah-h" screamed Alice; "please to
come back and save Jane"
She had miScaculrtcl the Professors
gallantry. In another uoncnt he re.
appeared, bearing in his hand n huge
navy revolver.
"Plcasc go in:o-thc house." he said;
81 might hit you"
But Alice remained trausliycd with
brcathlcss anticipation. The Professor
advanced cautiously toward the fence.
When he had reached a position from
which he could sec the dog, ne pointcl
the pistol carefully, turned away his
head, shut his eyes and pulled the
trigger. There was Il Tremendous rcDort:
splintcrs flew i'll every direction and a
cloud OF smoke obScurcd the Professors
view. The astonishcd dog laid back his,
cars and He'd down the street rs if he
thought the cud Of tue world had come.
No sooner had he gone than Alice rushed
TIT "'''''' 'efheu rrIc unhappy cat,
IN |, pressing the animal colvulsiycly To
hcr bosom, rushed into the house.
hen the Prnr"ss1r got i!.- sJi,>y ,,is
OF ms cycS, and found thlt girl, cat and
dog had ail disappeared, he marvclcL
greatly at the extent OF his oyn rrn,vr.s.
anu hat he not caught a rlimnsc nf
.'.',' t.r"uSh the wlndow, would Ger.
lainly have gone aud surrendered him.
sell To the town constable The next d,v
inc Professor rose early and robbed his
llndEtdy. lie stole Il saucer of milk and
went out to look for-tor the .,r,v cot
OF course. He found Jane bas,<irm in
the sunlight. AS baskcr in the SIM.
lI%ht there was no cat that could SIR.
pass Jane. The Professor stole throuoh |
'hc opening in the tcnC" and set the |
saucer OF milk undcr James whisk,rs
NJ that instant u window flew OMEN -
aIr hcad popped out, and timii voice
.aid:
'rhank you"
Then the window shut with n b,pr
II" 'F"'"SsH: Jumped cictr over the fence
mt disappeared. When he returned
rom sch""l THAT afternoon he found ,
'"tc on his table. 1t said:
OF milk 80 '''' "'I
That WAS all. Day after i,y ;',c Dr.,
cssor Shci vljnly for ap oo,,r;r,;,,,,
&c '''' SlrI again but he cculi not. lie
ild vague suspicious tllt shn wl,rhcL
''''' 'Nh'i'l nlll-tiOSCI blinds and |
ia'l drawn winlrN curtains: but mo
o"'h not verify his suspicious. rhry
we're true enough. Poor Alice! She wn,
II Il miserable stat" of mind ON account
Il her own dreadful rorwardncss in srpJ
h% mat note. But the DAMAGE was don,
Ow
ihe Professor sought Cons,lptirn in
nc society ot Jane. With stolen s,ucn,.
l milk he cn,ircl the cat thrpu .hc
'nce, and finally up to his room. Thrrc
= used to pick the purrint animal nm
AK about the room with Lcr in hi.
rms, aud humble ridiculous nonsense y
or dun Co,orcd ear, ,
"Shc,S the mos booful"st lady n
"r'd' KITTY. f"s, Sc is. D,n' 20.
aE you ear an' say s'c's not An olo
"'cSSor, he jus lubs her-um.m.m 50 q
nch. But YOU mustn't tell. Kitty" I
And Jane didn't. She never said q
nrd about it. t'Sstrangc, too; bacouso T
hcn she went home, her mistress used +
selzc her and embrace her, and say; s
"ob, Jane, darling, you've been TO i
him And I'm sure he must bavo
'sea you, because you're so lovely,