Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-01-30
CUPID'S ARROWS.


a very pretty girl, the daughter Of a
poor but honest district and sessions
judge. She was good girl, but could
not help knowing her power and using
it. Her mamma was very anxious about
her daughters future, as all good mann
mas should be.
When a man is a commissioner and q
bachelor and has the right of wearing
openwork jam tart jewels i'll gold and
enamel on his clothes, and of going
through door before every one except q
member of council, lieutenant govern
or, or viceroy, he is worth marrying.
At least, that is what ladies say. There
was commissioner in Simla in those
days who was, and wore, and did all ]
have said
He was plain man-an ugly man
the ugliest man in Asia, with two ex-
ceptions His was a face to dream about
and try to carve ON pipe head after
ward. His name was Saggott-Barr-
ggott-Anthony Barr-Saggott and six
letters to follow. Departmentally, he
was one Of the best the government OF
India owned. Social he was like blan-
dishing gorilla.
When he turned his attentions to
Miss Beighton, believe that Mrs. Beigh.
ton wept with delight at the reward
Providence had sent her in her old age.
Mr.. Beighton held his tongue. He
was an easy going man.
Now, commissioner is very rich.
His pay is beyond the dreams Of avarice
is so enormous that he can afford tc
save and scrape i'll a way that would
almost discredit a member Of council.
Most commissioners are mean, but Barr
Saggott was an exception. He enter
tanned royalty. He horsed himself we'll,
be gave dances, he was a power in the
land and he behaved as such.
Consider that everything / am writ
ing of took place in an almost prehistor.
ic era in the history of British India.
Some folk may remember the years be.
fore lawn tennis was born when we all
played crcquet. There We're seasons be.
fore that, if you will believe me, when
even croquet had not been invented and
archery-which was revived III England
in 1844-was as great a pest as lawn
tennis is now. People talked learnedly
about holding" and "loosing, .
'steles, 4" ''reflexed bows, :" "56 pound
bows, I" backed or "self yew bows, =
as we talk about rallies, I" "volleys, =
"smashes, returns and "l6 ounce
rackets
Miss Beighton shot divinely over La.
dies distance-60 yards, that is-and
was acknowledged the best lady archer
in Simla. Men call her Diana Of Tara
DeYi. -
Barr Saggott paid her great attention,
and, as | have said, the heart of hen
mother was uplifted in consequence.
Kitty Beighton took matters more calm
ly. 1t was pleasant to be singled out by
a commissioner with letters after his
name and to fill the hearts Of other
girls with bad feelings.
But there was no denying the fact
that Barr-Saggott was phenomenally
ugly, and all his attempts to adorn him.
self only made him more grotesque. He
was not christened "The Langur -
which means gray ape-for nothing II
was pleasant, Kitty thought, to have
him at her feet, hut it was better to es-
cape from him and ride with the grace
less Cubbon-the man in dragon regi-
ment at Umballa-the boy with hand
some face and no prospects.
Kiffu liEnd (inhhoY, ,,,opo fI,or, n 1ff
tie. He never pretended for moment
that he was anything less than head over
heels in love with her. for he was an
honest boy. So Kitty fled, now and
again, from the stately wooings Of Barr
Saggott to the company Of young Cub
bon and was scolded by her mamma in
consequence. But, mother" she said,
Mr.. Saggott is such--such ais SO
fearfully ugly, you know
Ny dear. said Mrs. Beighton pious.
ly, Eve cannot be other than an all rul.
ing Providence has made us. Besides,
you viii take precedence of your own
mother, you know. Think of that and
be reasonable.
Then Kitty put up her little chin and
said irreyerent things about precedence
and commissioners and matrimony Mr..
Beighton rubbed the top Of his head,
for he was an easy going man.
Late in the season, when he judged
that the time was ripe, Barr Saggott de.
veloped plan which did great credit tc
his administrative powers. He arranged
an archery tournament for ladies. with 8
most sumptuous diamond studded brace
let as prize. He drew up his terms skill
fully, and every one saw that the brace
let was gift to Miss Beighton, the ac,
ceptance carrying with it the hand and
the heart of Commissioner Barr~Sag
gott. The terms were a st. Leonard L
round-36 shots at so yards-under the
rules of the Sinla Toxophilite society.
All Simla was invited There were
beautifully arranged tea tables under
G. A. R. COMMANDER