St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-05-14

high time for the actors to 'Iaalke MP
Rouge? Out Of the question. Lily
white? With discretion: it would neve,
do to have the water they might dxsl
in my face run of like city milk. Hair
loose and disheveled as british could
make it Bruises? Well. did try
them with ink; but not being much O.
an artist decided to omit the$, A few
rents in an old gown added e,onsidera
bly, to my picturesque apes: ance.
Ten o'clock and eight midutex All
ready? Ring up the curtaiS while
bring in the audience
l hurriedly ran downstairs. turned
out the hall light and threw the front
door wide open No one III sight.
threw An empty purse upo8 the stooy
and hurried to the telephope Trans
violently. then, dropping thu earpiece,
where I allowed it to :cmain,
screamed:
Burglars. Burglarsn burxl.r...
Help: My husband Smiths Call
him! Help! OOH"
Still screaming and calling Is I left
the ''phone," hustled abHut with a
couple of chairs. making . $istracting
noise. Then. hearing approaching
footsteps, I threw myself upon the
door and lay apparently swGoninR.
In rushed Fred. the snifHPA and sew
eral others
'.How was It? Did they get any
thing? Are you hurt? how many
were there? How did thsy get in?
Where did he get out?" were only .
few of the questions. all asked At once.
As I could not answer ali. l merely
screamed
OF course. Fred was frightened about
me, 80 to keep his interest UP had .
regulation attack of hysterid~ really
could not help them. wes 20 sufro-
Gated with laughter. It wak such fun
to see them so excited! had fully in
tended to tell them in few minutes,
but Fred enjoyed himself so. hugely, he
was in such . delightful gate Of i'm
portance had not the heart to crush
him.
By the time l was completely re-
stored and had washed OF the powder
and fixed my hair the ncighbors came
in for particulars brought out re-
freshments, and Fred told = hundred
times how he had found NE fainting
and that he was certain thu thief had
entered the kitchen window
Really. it was the plcas,ntest even
ing we had passed for nSonths, and
"Mollie's burglar" was . Soon to the
neighborhood. It is needless to say
he was never found
The following evening Fled took me
to the theater. ITO cheer sne up" he
said. For several nights following the
neighbors called to inqusr c. These
calls had to be returned. and
every evening found u together
among our friends. My stheatricsls
were q lasting success
As time passed could nd fail to see
that Fred regarded me g quite I'D.
vanced in years, though : had just
reached the quarter Of . century mark.
He began to pay attentions to the
young ladies he met in society. could
not say he hirted, but Il looked very
much like that popular amusement
,''Mollie," Fred said to NE one day,
you"
''Why?" innocently ASKED.
because. my dear. whel . woman
gets to be your age it is feally better
taste to sit down most Of he time and
make room for the girls"
II will sit down every lance with
you. Fred" I responded. bssamingly.
Il did not mean exactly ishas Nollis
OF course / would prefer It. but there
arc generally SO few dancing men I |
feel it my-ahcm! duty o.dance."
"That is very thoughtful of you, dear;
and since il is, at best, onlr disagree
lble duty. be sure you dance with that |
homely Miss Smith; she e; ss'dcm has
|. partner.
lie said nothing. but slammed the
door rather hard Is he went out, and IL
Is needless to say his sensesof duty did
,ot lead to poor Miss SmitS
There was no question "a my mind
hat he was very much Interested in
me of that seasons bids" . girl
lavoring of .bread-aud- butter and the
Men display siach peculiar
astc in such matterA Of course I was
oolish to be Jealous Of Eted's harm
ess attentions. still they Were such as
le would not have liked nj to receive.
knew jealousy was tie medicine
red needed. but how TO administer IL
vas the problem F1irv myself,
vould not: I had too mucH self.respecs
or that
An inspiration: Ny m.dicine. like
he physicians sugar pills end colored
rater. should be . justias$ PIE hoax
I took . pen and wrote in . broad
aasculipe hand: "Mollie3 You know
ct how I suffer when I De- you and I
ealize anew that We are Indeed parted
brewer. Ny only comfoSt 10 his in I
Inference. While he il dencing with
theirs can Be BY your side looking
,to those azure eyes, listening 70 The
weet voice love % we'll II
20 my darling! Why did you chooss
i'm in preference to orae who wor.
hiped you? A word and : smile from
on are now my greatesR treasures
urely. in time. his coldn,-ss and my
eviction will turn your heart 70 one
no in all these years haa: never wsv.
red 10 bis devotioa." |.