Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-01-30
WOODBURY., N. ], THURSDAY, JANUARY go 1896.

the deodars at ADnandale, where the
grand stand Is now, and, alone in its
glory, winking i'll the sun, sat the dia-
mond bracelet in blue velvet case.
Miss Beighton was anxious-almost too
anxious-t0 compete.
On the appointed afternoon all Simla
rode down to Annandale to witness the
judgment of Paris turned upside down.
Kitty rods with young Cubbon, and it
was easy 70 see that the boy was trou-
bled in his mind. He must be held in
nocent of everything that followed. Kit
ty was pale and nervous and looked long
at the bracelet Barr -Saggott was gor-
geously dressed, even more nervous than
Kitty, ana more hideous than ever.
Mrs. Beigbton smiled condescending-
y, as befitted the mother of a potential
commissioners, ard the shooting be-
gan, all the world standing a semicircle
as the ladies came ont one after the
other
Nothing is so tedious as an archery
competition. They shot, and they shot,
and they kept on shooting, till the sun
left the valley, and little breezes got up
in the deodars, and people waited for
Miss Beighton to shoot and win. Cub
bon was at one horn of the semicircle
round the shooters and Barr -Saggott at
the other Miss Beighton was last on
the list. The scoring had been weak,
and the bracelet, plus Commissioner
Par7- Gac,c,f,f+ 1ra. If,..a, =,
The commissioner strung her bow
with his own sacred hands. She stepped
forward, looked at the bracelet, and her
first arrow went true to hair-full
into the heart Of the gold d'-counting
nine points
Young Cubbon Oh the left turned
white. and his devil prompted Barr
Saggott 10 smile. Now, horses used to
shy when Barr Saggott smiled. Kitty
saw that smile She looked to her left
front, gave an almost imperceptible nod
to Cubbon and went on shooting.
/ wish | could describe the scene that
followed. 1t was cut of the ordinary and
most improper. Miss Kitty fitted her ar
rows with immense deliberation, 50 that
every one might see what she was do
ing. She was perfect shot, and her 46
pound bow suited her to a nicety.
She pinned the wooden legs of the
target with great care four successive
times. She pinned the wooden top of the
target once, and all the ladies looked at
each other.
Then she began some fancy shooting
at the white, which, if you hit it, counts
exactly one point. She put five arrows
into the white II was wonderful arch
cry; but, seeing that her business was
to make Colds and win the bracelet
Barr -Saggott turned delicate green
like young water grass.
Next, she shot over the target twice
then wide to the left twice-always
with the same eliberation-w while a
chilly hush fell over the company, and
Mrs. Beighton took out her handker-
chief. Then Kitty shot at the ground in
front of the target and split several ar
rows.
Then she made red--Or seven points
just to show what she could do if she
liked, and she finished up her amazing
performance with some more fancy
shooting at the target supports. Here is
her score as it was pricked off Miss
Beighton-Gold, I; red. 1; blue, O;
black, O.; white, 5; total hits, z; total
score, 81.
Barr Saggott looked as if the last few
arrowheads had been driven into his legs
instead of the targets, and the deep still
ness was broken by little snubby,
mottled, half grown girl saying in a
shrill voice cf triumph, fThen I've
won ~
Mrs. Beighton did her best to bear
up, but she wept in the presence of the
people. No training could help her
through such a disappointment. Kitty
unstrung her bow with a vicious jerk
and went back to her place, while Barr
Saggott was trying to pretend that he
enjoyed swapping the bracelet Oh the
snubby girls raw. red wrist. It was an
awkward scene-most awkward. Every
one tried to depart in body and leave
Kitty 10 the mercy of her mamma
But Cubbon took her away instead,
and-the rest isn't worth printing. -
Rudyard Kipling