The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1897-07-23
Written for the Democrat. Star.
MYSTERIOUS MUSIC.
BY JEAN ARLEIGH.

/ say, Ed, you'd ought to be hung
for breaking in on "A thing like that"
called out Joe Mackler to his friend
who was lightly running over an &C.
compartment at the piano.
The latter, who is host Of the jolly
party which is assembled in and out
OF the old house in the "sugar-bowl "
district Of Louisiana, turned around.
"What picture is it," he questions,
seeing that Joe is turning over his
kodak views.
"This dim one OF couple In boat:
looks as II he were kissing her." COM
mented Joe.
"Oh, yes! I call that Mysterious
Music" his friend answered laugh.
ingly, while he and some Of his femin-
inc guests cluster about Joe to look
at the little picture Of a man and a
woman in IA boat.
"GUt that on the Pascagoula river
one evening while l was over there
with tho other boys in the Henrietta;
l was rowing out to the yacht just
after sundown when l espied this
couple, who never saw me az all, and
just as l was about to take a snap
shot the young man leaned over and"
Its patent to anyone who has eyes
what he is doing" interrupted his
cousin Louise; but why do you call
it Mysterious Music?'"
"Why, don't you know that there is
Il peculiar music to be heard at differ.
ent places in the Pascagoula river?
Well, l must say that you are all way
behind the times II you don't know
the old legend about the Pascagoula
Indians, who marched into the gulf
at the mouth OF the river while chant.
ing their own dirge, rather than be
taken into captivity by a vllainous
lot Of Indians from Florida"
"Why didn't they fight instead Of
chant?" enquircd Harry Clarke.
Because the Pascagoulas were nice,
decent, pcaceable sort Of fellows" an.
swcred Ed, as he shook of the superior
air which all his knowledge gave him,
as lie concluded:
"You can hear those Indians chant.
ing yet, and the couple that snap
ped had evidently rowed out to hear
the music that quiet evening""
He then went lazily back to the
piano to resume his sony and desul.
tory filtration with his handsome
COUSIN.
"Do let me have that picture, Ed"
coaxed Louise a little later in the
evening; II would so much like to
have the fun Of finding the original
while am over at s. this next
month, and you know I'm going over
in few days"
"I'll let you have it If you will prom
ise not to expose it," answered Ed.
"Of course not" was the ready an.
swer.
"When you fnd.out who SHE is let
me know, will you?"
"She!" exclaimed Louise. "DO you
think that I'm going to bother about
her? I'm only interested In the mas.
culinc side Of that picture" and she
left him to take possession OF the pho.
tOgraph while the whim was on her,
for she was only half In earnest about
IL.
She forgot all about her promise
when she got to S---,a and one day
asked Mildred Lce--thc friend whom
she was visiaing-if she knew who the
gentleman In the picture was, at the
same time producing the bit Of paste.
board for Miles inspection. She did
not see the shadow on her friends
face :
II think II IS Thco Sherman" was
the quiet answer Of the charming girl
whose jealous heart had been hurt
moro than once by her careless lover
whom she recognized In the picture.
~ want to meet him very much"