The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1895-01-25

much. He just soft.soaped me till
felt like queen. l tell you Hez ha
a soft way about him sumtlmes. Nov
he had brought In bundle with him
which he kept twisting and turnin.
At last he says, says he, "Jerushy
what do you love best ?"
swell" says l, ''to tell the truth,
love apple-sass."
"Do try to guess what l brought,
says he.
Roasted chestnuts," says l.
"No, no; you aint good on guessing
Try again"
"a piece of your mas raised bred,
says I.
20, lordy, Jerushy, you do be thu
poorest guesser l ever did see. Now
if you don't guess right the next time
by hoke.-, I'll kiss you"
"Oh. no, Heck You wouldn't dare
to-"
"Wont I, we'll you jest wait and
see," and that feller had the imper.
dence to kiss me, and me lookin' right
at him.
Then he opened the paper and
showed me great hunk of lasses can
dy. My, how my mouth did water for
that lasses candy
"Oh, Hez, says I, show nice you
are, to bring me this lasscs candy"
swell, eat itquick, but don't break
out your teeth, for I've somethin' else
for them to do. Then he pulled out a
great brown paper, with six big sticks
of candy, all striped red and white,
jest like my red calico frock. Oh how
good l did feel to Hezeki
"Why, Hez, how thotful you do be-"
"Yes tolable, thanky," says he.
felt his arm goin' round my waste
and l knowed the next thing he'd kiss
me, when all at once l heard Bob's
loud whistle of the whippowill.
"Oh, Hezeki hide!" says l. "For
laud sakes hide Somebody's comin'.
You mustn't be seen here, all alone
with me. Hide somewhere or folks
will talk"
And rite inter the old safe he dart
ed, all among mas best CLANCY dishes
But it was big enough to hold him, SC
jest locked him in, and not mint
too soon, before in walked Ezra, all
dressed in his best close. l guess
was little tiustered, for he asked me
what was the matter? Was ] sick or
had seen a ghost. l told him no
jest had a hedake. Then he asked
me did l know how to make it we'll
l told him no. Then he said he't
make it quit akin so he kissed me.
0, lordy how those dishes did rat
tie!
"What is the matter with them
dishes ?" says Ezra.
"Oh, nothin'," says l, "but a mouse
l guess after the cheese.
"POor mouse !" says he. "Well you
jist got SO rosy for that, l think I'll
have another" says he, and he jest
got sassier and kissed me again, and
them Chany dishes did rattle till
thot every one would be broke to
pieces.
"Tarnation take them dishes {" says
Ezra. "They'll wake the old folks,
and your pail be putting the dogs on
me in jiffy, for you know, Jerushy,
! bleeve your ma and pa wants you to
take that long, slim bean pole, Hez
Virgins, instid Of me-"
'TIush, Ezra, for pi TVS sake, hush
What do you care what they want,
SOS you know what / want" says l
10 u whisper.
"Oh! but III have a biz smack for
that, you jest see If I DON'T" and he
did, too.
"Gosh |" screamed Hez, inside the
safe. an put up with one smack, or
two smacks, but l won't stand three"
With that the old safe tottered and
swayed, and ended by tumblin' In the
middle of the floor. Such clattering
OF broken dishes you never did hear.
Ezra never knowed how he got out
Of the house, he was so skairt. l got
out as fast as he did, and made like
was as 8 KART as he was. And just to
think, he th0t the old safe was hant.
ed. And l thot so, too. like never
to got Ezra back in that Kitchen
and when I did, mercy on US, what a
sipht 1t was, with broken Chany and
glass. Ma was there, cryin' over her
best Chany. Pa was rarin' around
like he was most crazy. You Jest bet
l never let on to pa and ma what done
1t.
They wonder till yet what turned
over the safe, broke up the Chany
dishes and smashed the safe door tu
pieces. Well the next mornin', after
these awful spcriences, got note
from Mr.. Virgins, which says:
miss Jsrushy Simpson.
"Jerpshy: I've allus thot you'd be
my oetter haf; but that can't be now
~ have had cnui otYou. a, ga1