St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1897-09-18
TWO PERAMBULATORS
~ AGNES CARR SAGE.

81 AGNES CAK8 SA6E.
nH. JACK, JACK! You are my one
~ ray Of hope amid Egyptian dark
Ae1S!" And little Nrs. Henley precipi-
tated herself headlong upon her broth
Ees breast. regardless of consequences
~ very stif and immaculate shirt
boanm. 1T was so good of you to come
1arly, for never was woman nearer the
verBe Of nervous prostration. You
know the Whist club meets here to-
night and that Charlie has been sud-
denly called out of town ON impor-
sant business. Then this morning the
cook had . flare-up with Ruth, the
nursemAid, and took French leave; Sill
vezmaa q Co. have failed to send the
fan-such . beauty painted in orchids
which ] ordered for first prize; the
baby has just cut tooth and is-well-
not quite 50 angelic as usual; while
] now, to cap the climax, here comes a
cOte from Mrs. Sherman saying she Is
down with m attack OF la grippe and
cannot be present this evening; 30 one
table win be short, as it is nearly four
o'clock, altogether too late to invite
anyone else"
And when she paused from sheer
Nant OF breath all Jack could calculate
Wss ~By Jove!"
He succeeded in looking % sympa-
1hetfc, however, that it was like tonic
70 his depressed sister, who soon rail-
lied. 'For you win help me out; won't
you, Jack?"
ssSure; II I can. But, though there is
considerable Of me. hardly think I
eou:d divide myself into two, and the
1ellowx Ia camp decided that golf and
basket ball were more my forte than
cooking. Too apt to sugar the soup
and salt the strawberries"
Then you sha'n't make the coffee or
1nrn out the ices, !" laughed Mrs. Henley.
srn let you on that il you'll 60 at once
down to Silverman's, see the manager
Isbe somebody and demand that orchid
Sllm or his life. And, Oh, jack, would it
= an awful bore to take Harold with
yor IN his little carriage7 The poor
child Is really suffering for breath of
fresh mir. and it would be 4 positive
eharitys to Ruth and me, who have .
Aunilred things 10 do"
Now. If Jack vinton had not been Just
The big, unselhsh, kindly chap he was
. he would certainly have refused this
1ast-sequest. But az It was, he said:
All right; trot the lid outs" and said
! il with snile, too Nor would anyone
have supposed him . victim ON the
altar Of fraternal affection as he strobe
down the crowded avenue at the FASH
3onable hour, pushing before him Z
peetty pink and white canopied per
ambulator, in which. under soft white
] far rug, nestled that scrap of humanity
Ae called his nephew.
Wonder If I have the true pater-
nilias air?" he thought, as he OBJ
ervcd sundry quizzical, girlish glances
sf In his direction. "And, bless my
4oul what il I should meet her!" his
lind reverting, rs it had done very
often OF late, to fair compagnon de
voyage with whom he had crossed the
ocean three months before, but whom
- had not seen since they parted on
z1ne wharf, their homes being in Diff
zent cities. 'Dcarlittle pocket Venus!
too, had married sister living in
s and said she frequently visited
k1esk Wish"
But 1t this juncture his meditations
fc rsdcly broken by his coming into
oaent collision with another wicker
kSqulpagc advancing from the opposite
rection- One which might have been
ewtn to the one he was wheeling.
Be9orra, and can't ye be afther
a1<in' where you're a-goin'!" ex-
Aimed the Celtic maid who was the
opelling power Of the second tiny
esno0t. and as he appeased her wrath
esh humble apology and one Of his
annsng smiles, he discovered that they
eteFieht abreast Of Silverman & Co.'S
|9nst emporium, where everything II
pld from . paper Of tacks to . iiia-
nond necklace. Most imposing it was,
seen. with its gayly dressed Windows and
%eep. tiled yestibule.
1hiss likewise. appeared to be the OBJ.
cttve point Of the nurse girl. who, =
3ock cried out in disgust: ''Cncky,
lave got to tote the kid through Ill
4hat crovvil!" volunteered: mo, sir,
Hes sound aslape, 20 ye kin iist Fave
lin right here In the restabull, n rm
M-8oin' to do mine, !" and she pointed to
= row ofoccupied and unoccupied baby
nHfinees lining the epacious en-.