The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1895-09-03

~ - NpAiNN NAl
Ed down from London
" E33 by lnnumcrable ex-
Ed cursion trains. The
6ct@A sea front was quite
[-c-=~---SsES11 sight Every
- ---.7,--ss-fnS1' AIRY and 'Arriet
IE from the metropo-
~ lis appeared 10 he
struttinS along the esplnnadc, dressed
IN their Sunday best, looking very
conscious ami important.
Bill Barnett had come down from
Wandsworsh for the day with his
sweetheart, Annie Miller. Bill was EN-.
plOyed ut some local stores Annie
served in a nei Shboring linerdraper's
shop. Both had turned out in their
best style for the Whitsun- Monday
Jaunt. Bill sported new billycocIl
OF striking shape; n 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
smart tippet of three tiers, profuselv
spangled with sequius; blue crepon
skirt spreading toward the feet like n
bell; a stiflly starched white petticoat,
magnificently frillel round the Dor
der, yellow open-work stockings and
tan shoes Annie had donned all her
little stock of jewelry-mostly pres
ents from Bill, which had cost him
many months savings to purchase.
by o'clock i'll the afternoon thev
found themselves growing rather
tired. They sat down upon the shin
giles under the sea wall to rest, and to
watch the trippers discriminating from
the Skylark. With fatigue, certain
tendency to crossuess had come over
them, feeling accentuated in Annie's
case by the consciousness that the
glare of the sun reflected from the
water had caught" her face and Bills
tered her pretty nose.
In this condition of things very
small matter is sufficient to create n
quarrel. And quarrel shortly arose
between our loving pair over the fol-
lowing absurdity:
Sec that couple over there, gal 2"
said Bill, giving Annie n nudge.
Rather tof1ish looking, dou't you
think?"
"Man's well enough" answered
Annie. "But [ don't think much of
her. She's been turned out bv n
country dressmaker. That's evil
dent.
"Ah no gal ever does think an.
other gal dresses fit to be seen" re-
marked Bill, with n superior air.
Anyways, you can't deny that she's
a pretty little tart"
Call that painted phiz pretty !" ex-
claimed Ami,
the mans 'andsome, if you like.
You've been IL heyeing i'm for
some time, as if you thought So, re-
piled Bill, inclining to wrath. 'I've
spotted you at it, gal -
"And I'm sure you've been n hey
eng err" retorted Annie, sharply :;
'and, wot's more, she's been n re.
turning your looks. I'm not blind.
Bill, don't think it,
eff see that Teller there n turning
his spooncy binoc'hrs on you again,
MS he ave bin dom, I'll knock his
ugly cad of, ~ sad Bill yiciously.
"HO, indeed ~ cnckled Miss Andic.
with dangerous laugh. 81 tnlnk
You mean TO quarrel with me, Bill ::
and think, She added sargasticallv.
THAT your pretty little tart is up TO
the same game with her DO, over
there Just look at her %
'Lawk how silly She looks. MAKING
u exhibition of 'ersolf like that, " com
meuted Annie, with shrill contempt.
Pore mani / am sorry for inn
that / am
"Pooh IT'S the man that looks
silly, said Bill, scowliuy "The gal
wants TO get rid OF him, say aud no
wonder, with that ugly mug of his.
Ain To- to be seen by daylight not
It, Ard lines ON 'crto be associutcl
with such 70 chap and nice little
bit she is, tool"
Bill, calculated the foolish Girl.
hnli-cryiug with jealous rage ns shc
intercepted mutual look between
her lover and the woman under dis.
cu.siDn, 'n you does any more of that.
i shall take aud leave YOU.
To pal mp with chat ovcr-drcsscd
monkey, ] supposoY r,tortcl Bill,
hoUy.
'I should fare better with i'm for n
sweetheart than with you -ony day, 8"
sine cried, too angry now TO measure
her words.
'Hauniew cried Bill, rising majos-
tically from his seat on the Single
aud speaking with tremendous i'm
prcssiveness, this is enough for me.
D'y'ecr. gal2"
Bill, answered Annie, also rising,
end standing before him in q perfect