The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-06-23
MY NEW NEIGHBOR.
SHE WAS A QUIET LITTLE BODY FOR
TEN YEARS,

When Mrs. Croswald moved in
TO the "big house, on Pervost
street opposite my own humble
dwelling, | was extremely anxious
to know all about her affairs. Nv
sister Cora, who was visiting me,
sal in the window half the fore
noon watching the draymen I'm.
load. II was she who discovered
The name "Closwald" on the piano
box. Piece after piece of brand
new furniture disappeared Trough
the wide hall Coor, eliciling litl lie
envinus comments from Cora, who
had begun housekeeping on the
second hand scale a few weeks
before. Pervost street was 81
quiet that if Il family moved in or
0ul il WAS IN event. There was
nolhing-absolutely nolhing-ln
which we could interest ourselves
that would afford so much variety
and pleasure as did the affairs OF
our neiehbors. The bump of Gu.
rioSily-one of the predominant
feat ures Of woman-was fully de-
veloped in my sister ard myself,
though hated to have anybody
know the latter fact. 1t was noon
before We gol Our morning work
done. So far we had seen no
tenants only the drayman and
furniture.
About 4 O'Clock Cora called me
from he kitchen. | leanel over
her shoulder and saw a lady anghl
from carriage two hoys and a
lille GIRL had preceded her to the
house. We stretched our neck
this way and that to catch a
glimpse of IA man, but no MIR. Cros-
wald did we see. We looked Just
as long as there was any light; we
swept off our porch a dozen times
we became deeply concerned about
the gate, that had been The play
thing of the winter wind for many
months. Cora took a hammer and
gave the broken hinge a couple o
intantiIe taps, then thought Tom
could fix il better than she. Day
hight didn't last any longer thar
The time prescribed in the almanac
and, after one long, lingering lnoL
a, The house across the street, We
drew our curtains and sat down t,
| talk about Mrs. Croswad's nice
furniture. We wondered where
she came from If she was a widow
or grass widow. We imagined a
much evil as one woman could i'm
agine about another.
| The next morning We had caller
who came TO ascert ain what W,
had found ont. Mrs. O'Searl,
rolled her eyes and shoulders a
she came up The walk. | knew III
slgual; il meant: "Open you
ears, my friend, I've heard some
thing you ought TO know" Sh
took a chair Just inside the dool
"Them's nice children" she said
as the three children scampere,
abonL The lawn in the opvosit
: yard. "lve found out thei
names, Mrs. Mitchell. Hev yo
BIN over yil ~ Without waiiin
> for my reply she went on; g.
) hain't seen no,hin' of him yll, he
yew? Them's nice things she
o got. watched out of my sid
e WInder an saw every bit of tn
furnitur' that was took in! The
S hahn It no man about the house q
$ | kin see, so she must be II wild
y der" and Mrs. OSearly stopped [
wipe her heated face with he
l. apron. | wouldn't Tor The worl
n let Mrs O'Searly know that ha
!, made my neck lame trying To Sc
: through the cobwebby curtain
y across The street. Twas beginnin
a to dispose myself heartily, an
mentally declared that whatever
J, should find out III The future
: should keep TO myself. l felt lik
a martyr, though, when made III
resolve, but knew it was bette
= late than never TO mind ones ow
= business. Mrs. O'Searly took he
y leave, and q few minutes later Mr.
BrOmGeld called 10 borrowa q ba'