Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1903-03-25


lofger was safe for the night.
She took the lamp and went into the
adjoining room where she Slept anu
returned with suit of her own nan
nels which she proceeded to aooreViate
as to the extremities; this DONE sne
locked up the house and went to bed.
She was up bright and early IN the
morning, but not earlier than Mugs''
for when she open.d her door, there
he was on the hearth, before 1resnly
5indled fire.
"Hello!" he said.
"Well, I am beat" said Miss Eliza
and faint smile might have be- N
lurking about the corners OF her mouth
as she filled the kettle, but she spoke
no word of commentator. Mugsy was
q how and she did not know what ~
might not do next.
After breakfast Miss Somers brought
from the barn large basket OF driea
bans which she gave Mugsy TO snell'
and carefully locking up the rest OF the
house sne left Mugsy in the Kitchen
charging him ON no account to go out'
and with her basket on her arm she
started for the village.
There at the store she bought suit
Of bows clothes, boots and cap.
Miss Eliza hurried home and found
Mugsy playing mysterious game with
q few of the beans he had finished
shelling.
Mugsy's eyes grew round with Won
der as Miss Eliza opened the bundles
and dressed him in his new clothes.
There, you look like somebody now;
but if you'd been a girl, | could made
YOU look better; boys clothes are ter
rible expensive AS Mugsy made him
self useful about the house and barr
during the day, Miss Elias thought:
ran somewhat in this fashion,
? "He's sort of handy, and if he'd beer
q girl. I don't know but might haV'
Y kept him; but never could abide boys
/ | shall have to look about and see VIVA
r can he done with him."
r Day after day, went by, however, ant
t No effort was made to find other quar-
tiers for Mugsy.
: He had been at Miss Eliza's abou
d two weeks and the short legs, muc
d rounder than they we're the day h
asked for the doughnat at the kltche
d window. had saved Miss Eliza man
i steps.
One day Mugsy came across the var
} dangling pail from which he had Ju:
IS poured a mixture that brought JOY
0, the heart of Dennie, the pig.
ze He took the pail into the kitchen
expecting Miss Somers to wash 1t, D'
10 she was not there.
d, "Misanliza." no answer. He went
,u her room; she was not there; then
IN the door. and looked about, and at la
to the gate and down the road, al
m there such a sight met his view tn
in his eyes seemed to start from the
sockets.
Down the road with lowered hea
rs and paving the road, came MI. ~
ou kins' bull, old Plato, and before nj
fleeing for her life, ran Miss Ellza'
m Misanliza.
What could he do? AS if IN answer
&C. his question the red table cloth' nal
be ing from the line, tapped across
de face; quick as thought he tore II 1re
an, its fastenings, and screaming at
to top of his voice.
n "I'me comm, Misanliza! HI y
Plato! Hi-hi-yah-yah!"
nd Sucl noise diverted the Dulls
he tention from the fleeing figure in fro
and he turned. This fiery object VIII
ing and twisting about reused all
Rot fierceness, and with loud below
so fairly flew for Mugsy.
% After running short distance
o. the thud of the bulls hoofs com
,+s nearer and nearer, Mugsy knew