The Forrest City times., 1895-02-15
FOktEs CITY ARK FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 15 1895

Carrie and Fred Jones, with his red cutter and a great chestnut horse, The captain was wild at the thought; sure ly he was vanquished.
 ''I won't wait another moment for him." said Carrie Brown, coloring up. with tears in her blue eyes. '.Go on, girls, l shall spend the evening at home.''
 ''There's plenty of room for you in our sleigh, Carrie, coaxed her brother. Bessie Andrews will be glad to have you go along"
 NO, she won't either" pouted Car rie. "As if 1 would spoil all her fun! No; if 1 can't have an escort of my own I'll stay at home and mend stockings. and never will speak to Capt. Logan again."
 Charlie Brown was on the point of arguing the matter with his sister when the door opened and in walked Fred Jones.
 Not gone yet, Carrie? Where is the captain?'
 Il don't know," said Carrie, tartly, and don't care. Am Capt. Logan's keeper?"
 Will you go with me?'' "Yes, I will" said Carrie, her eyes lighting and shy smiles dimpling her face.
 "Of course," said Fred, ''I can't ex- pect to make myself as agreeable as the city captain, but"
 ''The captain! The captain" cried Carrie, little irritably. I'm sick of the sound of his name I never want to see him again. What a nice new cutter this is, and how easy the wolf robes are!"
 Carrie" whispered Fred, as he touched up the horse and felt her nest ling close to him, lis it for always?" Yes, always" she answered. "Jerusalem!' said Farmer Kendrick. It was past ten o'clock at night, and the old gentleman had come out as usual before retiring to rest to see that the dumb members of his family were all straight and comforta ble. 'I do believe that's old John Hendricks ghost come to life again, poundin' like all possessed on the barn chamber foor!''
 Its m-ee! It's m-ee" bawled the l captain. "Unfasten the trapdoor and let me out.''
 Slowly the farmer lifted the ladder to its place. With rheumatic awkward | ness he climbed the crealking rounds and undid the hook from it's clasp.
 How in all creation came you here?" he demanded. Why, thought you were out a-sleigh-riding with the gals"
 Ut was all the doing of that villain, Sam," gasped the infuriated captain, his teeth chattering with mingled rage and cold. II won't stand this | sort of thing. I'll leave the place to- morrow"
 ''As you please" said the farmer, to whom the prospect of losing his guest was not unpleasant. I'm dreadful sorry this should have happened, though. I'll talk seriously to Sam" ''So will l." gnashed the captain. 'Tll break every bone in his body"
 But Sam had taken particular care to go over to his grandmothers, six miles across the snowfields, to spend the night, and the only person the captain saw was old Mrs. Kendrick, sitting by the kitchen fire. You've lost your chance, captain" she said, good humoredly ..Dorcas Smith has just gone by on her way home from the sleighing party, and she says Fred Jones brought Carrie Brown in his new cutter and they're engaged"
 The captain left the next day and Mrs. Fred Jones has never seen him 1 since. And when the affair came off Sam got piece of wedding cake big enough to give him dyspepsia for a 1 week.-Boston News.