The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-11-12

low many berries 20 got Nary"
Lry started guiltily and faint
pi color cume into her sallow
q SKIS as glancing up she beheld
, -d6r questioner.
! Most enough. anyhow. This
here baskit Is bout all kin tote by
! myself"
is you goin' to town by yo'self in
| the mornin'P
Una hunt"
Mary continued to pick tho ripe
fruit and ere the sun was very low
her basket was full and she started to
walk home the short half mile through
the wood. Picking few green leaves
| from the bushes she covered the fruit
[, with them. and lifting the basket on
her head. started homeward. Jim
Davis scrambled through the bushes
and followed breaking down the
thorns with hickory switch. so that
none OF them might come in too close
contact with his bare feet
MIN was ne'er- do-well and shift
less character OF the neighborhood; a
.trifin'. no count good-fur-nuthin'
varmint Mrs Galley called him. and
she was not far wrong; but just the
same Jim had decided there was to
be a wedding In the hollow; that he
and Mary were to be the star actors
in the play. and no disapproval OF
Mary's mother could alter his pur-
pose.
When they reached the sandy pub
lie road they walked leisurely along
together Mary taking the string
!. from about her hips and letting her
gown fall to its usual length. When
they reached the rickety little foot
bridge across the creek, Mary rested
her basket on the rail and observed:
Reckon you better not let nav see
yo'"
Il amt sxeered."
Mary laughed. you will be,
though II she takes arter ye"
Jim didn't seem to relish this allu-
sion; he rubbed one bare foot against
the shin OF the other and tucked his
hands snugly into his trousers
pockets.
Il amt skeered O. yer nav. an
we're gwine to git married just the
same without her say SO.
.'G'long Jim Davisr'
.'Ye heered me. Mary"
Mary heard him to such purpose
that core they parted a well-iormu-
lated plan OF elopement was made be-
tween them.
II Mrs Galley could have looked
into her daughter room beneath the
shed OF the little lean-to that night
she would have been somewhat sur
prised at the preparations her daugh-
ter was making.
After ascertaining that the family
were fast asleep Mary took from be-
hind curtain a vivid pink calico
frock. short in the waist and scaut t.
the skirt pair OF worn. coarse Shoes,
tucked into the tops of which were
pair OF gaily striped stockings and
lastly q whito bonnet starched,
very stiff and crimped carefully around
the cape and crown by the owners.
own thumb AVID finger. !
All these ARTICLES sho tied into a
neat bundle ana creeping stealthily;
from the house Nhrust them into a.
prearranged spot In the hedge
AS i'll luck woulS have it Mira
Galley awoke and missed the girl
who in a moment came creeping back,
quaking inwardly at every futtering.
leaf and shadow. Mary's heart gave
one great jump then seemed to
stand still as her mothers voice,
reached her from between the shut.
tiers.
Mary yo' no count creeter What!
you dom gallivantin' in the lot and
hit night toop'
Il heared the hogs NAV. and
thought 1t mought be Smalley's houns
arter 'em agin."
Hogs! umph. I'm good mind to
slap yo' jaws"
The bundle had not reposed long in
the hedge before a shadowy figure
emerged from the thicket and taking
1t from among the leaves slouched
of. The figure looked suspiciously
like that of Jim Davis and he seemed
to feel prodigious amount OF salts
faction In securing the article. There
was no suspicion OF holiday attice
about Mary Galley as before sunrise
the next morning she set out to mar
ket her berries but mile or two
down the road behind thicket of
dense sparkle bush the transformation
took place. Jim Davis appeared a
piece farther down the road and the
two journeyed along together quite
happily.
Mary was OF rs thrifty nature as
jim was shiftless and with much
pains she marketed her berries and
turned the proceeds into the common
exchequer which was soon emptied
for the mysterious piece Of paper
called a license and with few words
they were made one quicker n'er a
hound pup could lick skillet" as
tho happy groom expressed Il When
tho mischief was done Mary was
afraid to face her mother until peace
was restored, for nav was terrible
in her tantrums and wouldn't stop till
she had whopped both son and daugh-
tor" Jim also had more consideration
for his personal safety and dignity
than 10 faco the wronged woman. 60
an obllging neighbor was entrusted
with the delicate mission.
Mrs. Galley was indeed .turribie"
and rafuaed IN sea eithor If than