Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-08-19

! TO the surroundings was aOAnuOneu
| when be looked for Alice. Come with
| vour mother an me, Alice, Mind your
! father. do YOU hear?" be roared across
Itbe church. And, crushed and humlll-
| ated. Alice followed her irate father
The rupture proved a serious one.
| Arbitration was attempted ana sCOrn-
fully rejected by the deacon. rev
| Raggett attempted to call, but the door
| was Locked on MIN by Mr.. Lowe him.
| calf II was rumOred that the deacon
| waited 10 leave the church, but that
Mrs. Lowe for once had dared assert
| herself and both she and Alice refused
| 10 ask for their church letters nut
/ they were compelled TO absent them'
selves from all services and were Tor
hidden all intercourse with the Bag
gets.
II was six weeks later that the shoe
maker startled Deacon Lowe oy the re-
mark:
son. hev you, parson? l own l was
amazed. l says TO people whey lowed
vou'd knockin' under 10 Baggett Tore
long. sd. Not him, sir. Deacon Lowe
Amt the man to knuckle TO NOBODY II
they do wear a long-tailed coat. 30 l
was considerable took back to know NV
IT,"
The deacon was astonished. More
over he hated those words "knucklln'
and "knockin' under" applied to him
self He prided himself upon his frm-
ness BY others termed Obstincy, and he
had no idea why people should suppose
he had forgiven the minister.
al don't know what you mean, he
said, irrltably. Il aint made up with
Baggett, and never calc'late to-"
'Oh! So us jest the young folks Is
itP" said the shoemaker, with vicious
twinkle 10 his little black eyes. II see
Alice and Lee walkin' together the
other eveniu', and l hear it everywhere
they're gettiu' ready TO be married, SO
s'uosed you'd made up."
The deacon'S fall was awful TO see.
"Did you see Alice with Lee Bag
gett?" he demanded in tone that made
mis- informant jump.
"Why, yes" he said, nervously. u
allowed twas knowed TO you, an they re
Young an think a heap Of each other. "
my child shall obey me-" said the
deacon, i'm still fury. AN no stock OF
mine shall mix with a Baggett. Alice
shall answer for this
"L,a. now, deacon" demonstrated his
companion, alarmed at the effect OF
his communication which had been de-
signed merely % ruflle the deacon's
complacency. They might Jest met
can't say rightly"
wouldn't pitch into Alice yet bit,
but kinder watch around some and see
fer myself. You k now we cant be-
lieve ANYTHING we hear, an only half
we. see. An l don't want my name
brung in"
Wheth er or not the incensed deacon
would have followed this excellent ad-
vice. can never be known. de was de-
tanned late in the village, simply de-
sire 10 escape observation. The demons
OF wrath took fresh possession Of the
deacon.
He was hurrying along the road when
he caught sight of tall, familiar form
sauntering across one OF his own outly-
ing fields in. a manner which to the dea-
cons frame Of mind appeared 10 denote
that il was Baggett.
IT'S that sneak OF Lee Baggett,"
| he aspirated furlously. He's on my
place for Just one reason. Like eS not
Alice an him's planned to run OF. II
ONLY kin settle MIN once fer all.
de snatched up some rough large Ike
stones, aud leaped into the field. The
man moved so leisurely that the deacon
soon gained UPON him. A stone sent
whiZzing through the air narrowly
missed its Intended victim, who, TO IN
deacon's surprise and disgust, gave a
hurried glance behind him and then
started of on run. Away went the
deacon in hot pursuit, grinding out all
epithets allowed by his profession OF
Christianity.
Coward. Sneak! Dirty pup" were
the eplthets he hurled at the fleeing
man, whom, much 10 his surprise, be
was gaining upon. In few more sec
onds he was up 10 him Phewl where
had be gone? The deacon had barely
time TO note the disappearance Of the
fugitive, when he himself went drop
ping, falling over and over, till he
brought up against a PROSTATE form
and a mass OF rocks aud earth.
"Where in the nation It's that
blamed old we'll" cried the deacon
aloud.
~ have fallen into the pit mine enc
mics have digged for me-" cried his
companion. The deacon gasped, recog-
ming the voice OF the minister
"Is that you, Brother Baggett?" he
| asked, peering into the darkness.
This amt no pit dug for you. It's
that old we'll on my back paStur fields"
"Why did YOU chase me into this
snare, " demanded the minister.
Chase uothin'" said the deacon.
"Ain'tIin the snare, too? l thought
YOU was Lee. and I'd heern him an
/ Alice was gittin' together an goin' TO
be married, au' when see you, thinks
I 1, 'mebby he's arter Alice nowp So of
I I shot TO settle his hash" He gave a
sharp exclamation as he attempted to
rise.
Are you hurt, deacon?" enQuired
Mr.. BaEgett anXious.y
Must have sprained my ankle" said
the deacon, ruefully. "It's painin'
powerful"
II am sorry to hear that" said the
minister, earnestly. He would have
said more, but that the sound OF hurry
ing hOofs on the earth above, startled
both. The deacon groaned.
The mischief's to play everywhere"
be exclaimed There's the horses in
here, an they'll be a tumbin in atop
of Us, KILN US, and lamin' themselves
| What air TO be did?'
Well the minister betOok himself to
/ his usual source Of relief, and began to
pray aloud aud earnestly. The deacon
| listened respectfully, occasionally in
terrupting with a loud whoop to the
horses when they approached the well
in their wild frOlic. So the perform
/ aDCe went