St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1899-09-09
W. G. KENTZEL, Editor.

"Really," she answered, "a man VII,
willingly walks Off"
"But 1 DON'T" objected. II 60 will
the greatest reluctance"
ut il very warm in the sun, mon
sieur."
Madame. 1 greatly. fear sunstroke
1t is disease which has had remark
able fatality for our family"
1 replaced my hat upon the chair OF
which 1 had previously seated myself
and seated myself upon the chair or
which l had previously placed my hat
That chair was nearer to madame BY
over a foot.
Monsieur is prudent" she said. anG
smiled. l should have been perfectly
happy if her gaze did not SO often wan
der through the window frame and
seek the sunshine outside.
"Nay, fear" murmured. looking
at her ardently, 'imprudent."
"That is hardly in the nature of Z
compliment"
Because" went on boldly, ''in the
joy of moment, minute, an hour.
peril my future peace"
She beat another solo upon the floor
and again looked into the sunshine. My
eyes followed the direction of hers, and
l thought saw hat. The hat was Sc
we're, nay rigid, it was masculine hat.
"Is the peril so create" she asked.
She spoke so softly that l pushed my
chair a little nearer to her and leant
forward.
'The answer is entirely in your
hands. madame" said.
There may be no peril" she pouted.
stfor who knows what tree of love may
spring from this mere grain of barely
ten minutes?'
She glanced at me sideways.
''Have you noticed the roses at the
Window"
NO." 1 answered. ''They are there.
no doubt-roses are often at windows
but have eyes for you only"
There is one, almost bud. 1 ,Ovet
it. must have it."
She rose and passed swiftly to the
window. Again I thought l saw the
hat. l rose. l followed her. l stood
behind her as she raised her ungloved
hand-a dainty, slender, white hand; q
hand that any man might not tire of
kissing easily. She caught the bud,
broke its stem and gave faint cry.
"You have hurt yourself" said.
"A thorn" she answered, hurriedly;
1T has pricked met is still in, l fear. :"
1 took her hand in mine. have had
some experience with thorns in connec-
tion with little hands, and did not look
for any deep wound, yet must confess
to some considerable surprise when I
found none at all, and even after minute
search no visible impression upon the
satin of her skin.
Madam" l said, falteringly, 81 can
see nothing"
Stupid" she cried pettishly yet not
loudly. "Look again. tell you have
hurt my hand badly. You cannot see
well. Hold it to the light"
i held it to the light. 1 looked at it
very carefully-the hand was really
worth looking at bent lower over it
lower still. Then suddenly glanced
upward. She was smiling. l saw q
challenge in her eyes, kissed her
hand.
''Clotilde," said q voice over my head.
1t was a strange voice, and it seemed
out in the garden little above me. I
looked up and recognized the rigid, Sc
we're hat. He looked bad-tempersd d when
he observed me; he looked penitent
when he gazed upon madame.
Henri" she cried, II have a thorn in
my finger. This gentleman is clumsy
he cannot discover it."
She glanced at me scornfully. and
out her perfectly healthy
hand to the owner of the rigid hat, who
took it. Then, in that hand, innocent OF
a scratch or mark, he found a thorn,
plucked it out, and kissed the place
whore it had been. ! think. though,
the wound was after all not in her
hand and if did not find it was not
useless in the healing.
Then suddenly l remembered that I
had not summoned the landlord. ard
rectified my forgetfulness in a violent
When mine host entered he
was in time to see the rigid hat bend. |
ing under parasol somewhat down the |
road.
"Ah, they have made it up again" he |
cried, with evident satisfaction. II am |
glad of that, for the wedding is to be in |
the early part of next week, and am |
to supply the wine for the ceremony"
Everyone seemed satisfied but myself. |
continued my walk to Pourville, hav.
ing remembered my sister who was
waiting.-Chicago Times-Herald.
Capt. Sigsbee's speech.
In an address at Fall River recently |
Capt. Sigsbee, of the Texas, told the fol-
lowing story, illustrative of the fact
that naval men made no pretense at be.
ng orators:
1T is difficult situation for me-"
aid Capt. Sigsbee, Ito be required to
make a speech, and am in the situa-
ion of the old sailor who was fond Of /
ca, and was devoted to the people who
served it. But this old sailor had no So
,iety manners, and had never attended