Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-02-09

lUNttu' DlSdhlHet H''s '
at 10 particular hour, and everything
ot skies and sevens I'm not used 10
It. and II upsets my digestion be-
siGes-there's that nephew of mine'
I suppose boys must exist, but they yre
a nrodigious nuisance. | told my SIS
ter I'D try six months with her ano
I've tried 'em. Now I'll go back to old
Mrs, pry's boarding house, and my
secoud-story front room, with the
crate fire and the weather strips IN
every window. My six months are up
ON the 14th o. February, and on the
llth Of February I'll go!'
The major was a stout, short old gen
tleman. with a shining bald head
bumpy forehead, light blue eyes, when
always seemed as if they would touch
his spectacle glasses, and frost-Wh'te
mu,tache. He was an inyeterate old
bachelor. with all the subtle ways and
habits of old bachelorhood and had
money TO leave-at least so said the
tongue of popular rnmor-and ne hao
also furtive suspicion that all the
ladies were in league against his sin
gle hlessedness.
"Im write TO Mrs. Pry.' said the
major; and accordingly he sat down
and wrote, succinctly:
"Mv Dear Madam: | am heartily sick
Of this sort of life. VIII you take me
II If isn't convenient don't mind saying
so. prefer the second-story front room
No piano practice, no cold ulhhers' ho
neglect about my shirt buttons-Sou uii-
derstand my idiosyncrasies, ana VIII
doubtless accede to them Please let me
hear from you at once yours very 'e
milo MIDGEFlELD.'
~ think that expresses my IDEAS
nretty fairly" said Maj MidgeiieId, as
he read the letter over not without
complacency. "Yes, yes, pretty fairy
Now what is that woman Pry's first
name? I've got it signed to some OF
my receipts upstairs, and l DO IKE
things TO be shipshape and precise.
And, leaving his letter neatly fold
| ed on the laDlt' III " 0i'i''" =
ervelope. the major trotted upstairs
"a find ont whether old Mrs, Pry's name
was Paulina, Patience or Parthenla'
all three of which names buzzed, ike
familiar bees, in his brain 49, 81,
81 know it's one of the three, he said
20 himself. "But suppose it wouldn I
do to write 'em all down and let the olu
woman take her choice!
No sooner had the major vacated the
s,n1v than in rushed Master julius
Carey. only son ar1 heir OF the heV,
Josenh Carey, tnd the aforesaid
nephew whose boyish peculiarlties
we're so trying 20 the major
"Where is il =" bawled Master julius
y promising youth of IA. where my
valentine? Mother wouldn't let US
come in while Uncle Midgetield was
here. and now I'll have to step lively
to catch the post. Where is it, say
/ do hope Uncle Midgefeld hasn't beer
sending it off to any pretty girl on the
sly" u.s
"Ny dear julius" demonstrated Mrs
Carey, pretty, faded little woman
with colorless eyes, hair in crimplns
napers. and shabby cashmere wrap
ner. trimmed with imitation lace
ITS just like him said Maste'
Julius. mo fox so sly as an ola ION
Oh here it is! | say, mother, can yo'
lend me postage stamp?
And. amounting with his tongue I'M
gummy flap of Maj. Midgeheld's brie'
letter TO Mrs. Pry, he addressed !
with many fourishes to Miss Adel'
FORESTER, No. ----- - street
won't she be pleased said julius
a picked out the very prettiest ,i',,l' iia.i'
valentine in the store--Cupid hidins
under wreath of roses and ! low
YOU. in golden letters. coming ou' 0
bis quiyer, chose it because y wa