The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1893-12-09

slowed very little attention upon that
lady. Yet she was very fair to look
upon. She was tall. handsome, rosy
checked, and the play and sparkle of a
perfectly healthy life shone in thou
sand lights in her dark-blue eyes. AS
Jacks normal appetite and reawakened
mind returned he began to take partic-
ular notice of Mary's personal charac-
teristics. She was an early riser and
was generally to be found in the flower
garden, or among the cows, or in the
field where the farmhands were at
work. Jack had worked for years at
night upon a daily paper, but somehow
he had not been long upon the farm
before he, too, had become an early
riser. 1t was also, at least, singular
coincidence that in the course of his
morning strolls around the farm he
met Miss Mary frequently and found
her company grow more and more
agreeable. He had intended to return
to the Marigold Mirror after weeks
absence, but at the end of that time he
wrote to his sub just to keep on sub.
bling until further orders, as he found
his health improving rapidly Owing
to the peculiar characteristics of farm
life Jack and Mary were thrown a good
deal together He always found her
merry and full of fun, so that, although
he was at first inclined to play the mel
ancholy Dane to attract pity and inter-
est in his case, he gradually found him
self being laughed into state of abso.
Lutte jovialty. Cupid must have been
hiding in the grass or among the rose
bushes. for certainly great changes
were taking place in the demeanor of
the shark" chairman of the Marigold
A fortnight, three weeks. had slipped |
away, and July was melting into Au-
gust, but still Jack Rule fingered on the |
farm. He explained this frightening |
Of his stay to his cousin by saying thar
his cure wasn't quite complete yet, |
although he felt himself getting better
every day; and then the cousins wife
winked and smiled slyly-very slyly-
Ind whispered to her husband that per-
laps Mary Blame would have a good
ieal to do with the ultimate cure; with
which opinion Jacks cousin instantly
oncurred. One morning when the
birds were twittering merrily among the
pushes and the sun was spreading a
enpered radiance over meadow and |
rec and brook, Jack found himself
altering posy of dew-drenched flow
rs What will l do with them?'' he
sked himself. "Well," he answered
. himself, 'I'll give them to Mary,
nd as this lady, with her pleasant face
in large sunbonnet, APP
cared az that moment in the doorway
nd called him to breakfast, no doubt
e carried out his intention.
Six weeks after Jack Rules vaca ton :
he reappeared in the Mari
old Mirror Office, looking as brown as
berry and as happy as the biggest
lnfiower ever seen. His manner was
} different from what it used to be, he :
oked SO much more like a good !
stured human being. that he was
allied with inquiries on every side. Z
Hello, Jack How did you enjoy yonr :
ip?" First rate, never enjoyed my
If more in my life. feel as X don't
re for typesticking any more. Any
wv. I'll put on . sub for two nights
SEX for some time to come Another =
i'd: Hello. Jack. how much do you
sigh now?" And Jack replied: More 3
an twice what / did when / went 3
yay.p s'Why, how in thunder is that?" 4
Yell, You see. I've got better half Z
W, and the weight of the whole nat !
ally exceeds the weight, OF tx 5
'iety.r Then Jack set them up for 4
> whole house like a mall--an extrav. s
ance such as he had never before
en- guilty Of - Malcolm Mcl'hersor, :.
National Printers Journalist