The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-07-25

sea 'front.' was quite
rv-------==sy a sight Every
--.-s=-s1S AIRY and 'Arriet
.II from the metropo.
- u lis appeared to be
strutting along the esplanade, dressed
in their Sunday best, looking very
conscious and important
Bill Barnett had come down from
wandsworsh for the day with his
sweetheart, Annie Miller Bill was EN-.
ployed at some local stores. Annie
served in n neiS Shboring linendraper's
shop. Both had turned out in their
best style for the Whitsun-Mondny
jaunt. Bill sported new billycock
OF striking shape; black cutaway,
very full about the tails, and boldly
checked inexpressibles, having all the
air Of first appearance. Annie dis
played really fetching thing IN hats
a smart tippet of three tiers, profusely
spangled with sequins; n blue crepon
skirt, spreading toward the feet like a
bell; Il stflly starched white petticoat,
magnifccntly frille1 round the Dor.
der, yellow open-work stockings and
tan shoes. Annie had donned all her
little stock of jewelry pres
ents from Bill, which had cost him
many months savings to purchase.
BY . o'clock in the afternoon they
found themselves growing rather
tired. They sat down upon the shin.
giles under the sea wall to rest, and to
watch the trippers dIsembarking from
the Skylark. With fatigue, a certain
tendency to crossness had come over
them. Sing accentrated in '-.,ie's
case by the consciousness uga-s the
glare of the sun reflected from the
water had 'caught" her face and blis-
tered her pretty nose.
In this condition of things very
small matter is sufficient to create a
quarrel And a quarrel shortly arose
between our loving pair over the fol-
lowing absurdity;
"See that couple over there, gal?"
said Bill, giving Annie nudge.
"Rather to!lish looking, doL't you
Think"
MANS we'll enough" answered
Annie. ''But | don't think much OF
her. She's been turned out 10y d
country dressmaker. That's evi.
dent"
"Ah! no gal ever does think an
other gal dresses fit to be seen, re.
marked Bill, with superior air.
Anyways, You can't deny that she
pretty little tart"
"Call that painted phia pretty !" ex-
claimed Annie, with contempt. "Now
the mans 'audsome, ii you like"
"You've been heyeing i'm for
some time, MS if you thought So" re-
piled Bill, inclining to wrath. 'I've
spotted you ut 1t, gal -
"And I'm sure you've been hey
eing 'er," retorted Annie, sharply
"and, wot's more, she's been re.
turning your looks. I'm not blind,
Bill, don't think it,.
"if | see that ieIier there turning
his spooney binoc'lals on you again,
as he ave bin doin', I'll knock his
ugly cad oil, said Bill viciously.
"Ho, indeed! :" cackled Miss Andie,
with dangerous laugh. al tank
you mean to quarrel with me, Bill
and think, she added sarcastically,
"that your pretty little tart is up to
the same game with her bo, oveI
there. just look ut her !"
Iawk, how silly she looks, making
exhibition of 'erself like that, COM
mented Annie, with shrilI contempt.
"Pore man! l am sorry for i'm
that | am.
"Pooh It's the man that looks
silly said Bill, scowling. "rhe ga
wants to get rid OF him, say and nc
wonder, with that ugly mug OF his
Amt fit to be seen by daylight no
1t. Ard lines on 'er 10 be associated
with such chap-aud nice littl,
bit she is, too !"
"Bill, calculated the foolish girl
half.crying with jealous rage as sh,
intercepted mutual look between
Ler lover and the woman under dis
cusslon, "lf you does any more OF that
l shall take and leave you.
"To pal mp with that over-dresse,
monkey. l supposeY" r.torted Bill
hotly.
al should fare better with i'm for
sweetheart than with you -ony day,
she cried, too angry now to measur
her words.
niel !" cried Bill, rising majes
rom his seat on the shingl
-aAlng with tremendous i'm
i. CHESS, this Is enough tor me
~ = eer. gal?'
'Blli," answered Annie, also rising
nj standing before him III perIec