The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-12-19

aunt wrote Gerard u letter Of rrlcYah.t
against MuSgiEa, AlugplnS hnd IFS.
ErAccd himself. Marie had hrlbel tho
mate or I've 6icnmbOut to tnl.c Churgt
or MuEglns FOE the night, aud thu man
had chained MugEinR to the leg OF tho
lower berth In his EtatcroGm. MuEginl
had promptly chNwed-no Dthcr
word Expresses MuCglas' method.
chawed II through ana when the mate
turned IN Mt $3.50 IN the morning hn
found MuNg,ns peacefully snoring IN
Iho lower berth, witll Ma head on the
pillow. Tile man was Ntrlid to w,llr
Muggns, and ufraid 10 climb over him
To tho upper berth, "a hD turned the
words:
"Ghuckrd him out AM hc runs nil
over lie boat and inter Lc lndlls' cabin,
AMI .Gcarus the Wlmmrn half ter def,
III u engineer CATCHES hlm nUd manrI
him fast Ter lie c2psSan."
the cGpHi0u NDl Lcsn freshly paint
cd NerulIliiOn. AMI IN the murnIn,;
MGHgins WAS Eutr horror, The mon
Stcr CcruBed TO RET into thu carriage
which awaited chem at tho lauAu.,
ana none OF the dCci; bands wouid "a
near him. So little Marie had to boost
him IN herself
Nun Caters dIiHt go TO Europe at
all. lie went down TO LONE Island IN
stead Hrs aUnt wa8 surprIsrd 10 see
him walk IN one hpt day.
Well" said his uuat,
~ Cams down" slld Van Galtcrs,"tn
look ag'er Mugs lus,"
"MugesnS Is out wailIiNu now" said
his aunt "rnd Marie Is with him. be-
lcvs They ere it,-~pIrAble"
Which way" asked Van Gaitwa,at-
ter Er had something c5gI tN dllnE
You arc throwing Yourself away"
Gerard, said his aunt, hat K you iul.
low The pain thrOUgh the Ar,d there,
Into The woods, yoa win GnG-ainE.
Cins"
Thank you, unnty." said Van Gal,.
Van Caters followed the path until
1t led hlm Into tho thick % u" woods
SIN no MuGEtns, no Marie. lie hoped
MuEE!nS would hIyc sense enough To
make himself scare" He wanted to
say s0Inc thlrrs tN lit;lc Marie. tAIagS
no fellow could say with frog. (aC.d
Nuli pup stirring 1T him Tha; gugGlc,-
eyed MnggtrS would take the sent
ineat out OF any maU
stu 10 Marie Perhaps AGuEglns had
cavorted her OF through the under
brush and led her away from the beat
on path. Perhaps they We're coming
home another way. PGrNnps--What was
that?
\ shrtll scream. and another. and an.
other, Van Caters set of at run.
That was Marie as sure as fate What
could hive happened? Was she hurt?
Why was she 81 quiet now? And where
was MuGS!ns" MurSlns should be taxi
Ing care Of her.
must be hurt. What right had thcy TO
let her run about like his. little Marie,
with no one to look after her? lie
would soon stop all that.
\ turn In the woodland way, aud
Van Caters almost fell over hex 81"
was sitting IL the middle OF the path
with MuGgins' head In her lap. she
looked NJ Gerard with her mouth omen,
nnd the bly, tears running down her
cheeks.
gins"
What has happcued?" gaspcd Van
Callers. kneelfas down beside hnr
There was n distinct cracking In the
unGerb:ush. Van CATERS sprang 10 his
feet
NO. no" said Marie, catching n,
his arm: rs too late nuw-the mIn-
oh, oh, such brute! II II hadn't been
for MuGEIns-'
MugEiEs tried to LIT his battered head,
but dropped with queer. grun groln.
He WIS covered with blood, and - was
Marie.
TIE man spraHg out and caught my
arm. ard | called Muggins. who was
some way behind, and MuEg!ns flew at
hts throI: and the man let 20. Art! then
MugEins ght him by the arm. end hung
on. ana wouhn'. e shaken or And ;hc
fellow beat HIN with great stick, and
finally MuGgins dropped"
MUEg;Es qu!yrred and waGged his
Stuni. OF :Eil fcebly. ana Marie took
one u. his clumsy paws tcndrrly and
held 1t In hcr small hard.
Poor Nidsglns: Poor. bad, brave old
MugEy. who JovrS me-"
"Rook," said Muggins family. "A
rock. rock" WoOt"" And so, VITA
that hoarSe bark. h" died. game to thu
last. and mos! t.nderly incurred.
Van Caters buried him there under a
big live OAK Tree. and Cui "AIuSglns' In
the bark. and proposed GEltu TO little
Marie on thu way home.
Pleas. Gerard" said little Marie.
another day"
To-day. sad Gerard. s:ouiI?. But |;
was 10: that day. nor for many n long
day after. that little Marie made an
swrT.
By that time Muggins' epitnph had nX-
tended until Il climbed up Into the
branches. Wan Callers added something
70 IL every time he and Marie visited
MuSgiUs' grave,
"Tha; btas;iy bull rnp." said Gerard.
jealousy. one day when Marie was real
Ing the finished cpitaph aloud. we've
made him ont regular angel"
Poor MuEEy," said Marie softly. pu;-
ting her iraiI l!t;l" hand on his sleeve.
Poor, bad, brave old Mi&sgy, who love!
me-"
And that. ;hirk. should have been
Mugy!ns' cp.juph.-Eogue.