Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-01-19
CUPIDS ARROWS.

f1uce upoIi si'
IN pretty girl, the daughter q = poor
q honest district and sessions judge.
- = vas 8 good girl. but could not help
u .,re her power and using Il Her
.,nms was very anxious about her
..nrbter,s future. as all good mammas
bould BE-
...h.ior and has the right Of wearing
49, rork lam tart jewels IN gold and
srsmel on bis clothes, and OF going
.s,ougb door before every one except
~s,1ber of council, lieutenant gov
.u.cr or yiceroy, he Is worth marry
IA Al least that is what ladies' say.
-. was a commissioner in Simla in
- DAYS who was and wore and did
Il have said. He was q plain man
q urIy mantle ugliest man IN Asia,
~ two exceptions His was face to
s,s,m about, and try to carve on pipe
~ sfterward His name was Saggott
-Rarr.Saggott- Barr-Saggott
"a sx letters to follow. Department
M n was one Of the best men the gov
.nment Of India owned; socially he
- like blandishing gorilla
When he turned his attentions to Miss
Re;ehton | believe that Mrs Beighton
mt with de,i-ili n the reward Provi-
Asnce had sent her in her old age.
M. Be;ghton held his tongue. He was
n easy going man.
Now commissioner is very rich. His
~ i beyond the dreams Of avarice-is
renormous that he can afford to save
md scrape in way that would almost
dscredit member of council Most
commissioners are mean, but Barr-Sag-
eott was an exception. He entertained
myally, he horsed himself well, he gave
dances, he was power in the land. and
be behaved as such.
Consider that everything ! am writ
ing Of took place in an almost pre-his-
toric era in the history Of British India.
Some folk nay remember the years be-
fore lawn tennis was born, when we all
played croquet. There were seasons be
fore that, if you will believe me. when
even croquet had not been invented, and
archery, which was revived in England
in 1874, was as great pest as lawn ten
mis- is now People talked learnedly
about holding" and '.loosing, ''steles,
"reAexed bows" "56-pound bows,
backed or "self-yew bows" as we talk
about rallies, '.volleys," ''smashes. =
returns and "l6-ounce rackets."
Miss Beighton shot divinely over
ladies' distance-sixty yards, that is
and was acknowledged the, best lady
archer in Simla. Men called her .'Diana
Of Tara-Devi.~
Barr-Saggott paid her great attention
and, as ] have said, the heart of hel
mother was uplifted in consequence
Kitty Beighton took matters more calm
E. 1t was pleasant to be singled out by
commissioner with letters after hi:
name, and to fill the hearts of other girl.
with bad feelings. But there was no de
nying the fact that Barr-Saggott wa
phenomenally ugly, and all his attempt:
to adorn himself only made him NOR
gotesque
he was not christened The Langur'
which means gray ape-for nothing
twas pleasant. Kitty thought, to hay,
him at her feet, but it was bettel
toescape from him and ride with tn
Eaceless Cubbon-the man in dragon
regiment at Umballa-the boy with
handsome face and no prospects. Kilt,
nked Cubbon more than a little. 81
never pretended for moment that h
was anything less than head over heel
u love with her; for he was an homes
boy So Kitty fled now and again fror
me stately wooings of Barr-Saggott t
me company of young Cubbon. and wa
Eolded by her mamma in consequence
But, mother" she said, Mr.. Saggot
ssuch-such ais so fearfully ugly. 20
nowr"
MY dear" said Mrs. Beighton pioul
", we cannot be other than an a
rulng Providence has made US. b.
aides, You will take precedence :
your own mother, you know Think {
mat and be reasonable
Then Kitty put up her little chin, an
Aia rreyerent things about precedenc
saa commissioners and matrimony. NJ
Deighton rubbed the top of his head. fl
NC was an easy going man.
Late In the season, when he judge
mat the time was ripe, Barr-Saggott d
uioped plan which did great credit
w administrative powers. He arrange
al archery tournament for ladies', with
most sumptuous diamond studded brae
s,S prize. He drew up his terms skill
,uny' and every one saw that the brac
s' was gift TO Miss Beighton. the a
"ptance carrying with it the hand a,
~ me heart of Commissioner Barr Saggot
ane terms were a st. Leonard's round
ilssix shots at sixty yards und
VIC rules OF the Simla Toxophilite societ
All Simla was invited. There we
autifuly arranged tea tables und
.ue oeodars at Annandale, where L
e,Ana stand is now, and alone in
sOry' wlnking in the sun. sat the di
,ond bracelet in a blue velvet cas-
beighton was anxious-almost +
aous to compete. On the appoint
A'srnoon all Simla rode down to A
pauaaie to witness the Judgment
sans turned upside down. Kitty r,
""n young Cubbon. and it was easy
mat the boy was troubled in
.lind He must be held innocent of
~ s'nlng that followed. Kitty was p
~ 1a nervous and looked long at
a.e@ Barr-Saggott was gorgeou
ssed' even more nervous than Kit
uu more hideous than ever.
4rs. Beightnn s,nslad ...>,,1a,.,.,,.3;no
vented the mother Of posen