The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-09-18
AIAlgIAIIlNIlIJ8.I Observation-Disclosures

promptly collared him and hustled
him away. swearing Ia a manner that
would have given infinite delight 10
the innocent boys over whom he pre-.
sided-and doubtless. shocked the
young ladies to death.
All the next day the schoolmaster
explained the mysterlese Of the pons
asinorum to a lot OF blockheads or
made the same blockheads recite Latin
verbs. The young villains had evil
IDENTIFY heard all about the scene In
the Office Of the Wauhatchie News.
They Uttered and talked IN corners
when he was busy-and the young
lady members of the school were es-
pecially maddening.
Poor Hin stood at his blackboard
and fumed Was it not enough that
this meddling Harris should be per-
petually in his way with the lovely
and wealthy-Miss Carry-May? No!
the fellow must print IN his confound.
ed little paper things containing rep
rehensible and-what was infinitely
worse-impolltic doctrines. Then he
had the impudence to proclaim these
things as prize essays" of the pupils
Of Wauhatchie academy The pupils
knew-and Miss Carry-May would
know Of It, tco. Harris would GER
tainly tell her if nobody else did. 1t
was intolerable.
Hills wrath having cooked thus all
day, he set out as soon as school was
dismissed to find the editor once more.
This time he met him on the street.
Il want to speak to you, Mr.. Har-
ris," said Mr. Hill, siding up awk,
wardly to the place where his enemy
stood.
Il am at your service, sir" said Mr..
Harris, looking bored, but be brief; /
am in something OF a hurry"
Il want" said Mr. Hill, without fur.
Their ceremony, Ito fight you"
Il don't see the use Of that" said
Mr.. Harris.
you must apologize" said Mr.. Hill.
Il certainly shall not" said Mr..
Harris
Then I'm going to lick you right
now and here" said Mr.. Hill, flying
into a great rage and making wind.
with his arms.
Not now or here" said Mr.. Har.
ris, coolly. Il am no street brawler.
l am. as you are aware, justice Of
the peace, and do not propose to gek
myself hauled before the mayor-eveH
to oblige you. shall be more than
pleased to meet you at some more con
venient season in some retired spot
outsiee the town limits. At present !
am going to supper" And Harris
turned on his heel, linked his arm IN
that of friend, who had been a curl
GUS observer of this scene, and strolleA
slowly on down the village street. Hill,
left thus unceremoniously, stood and
stared-his mouth open-the picture
of helpless fury. Then he rushed af-
ter the editor, shouting a torrent OF
speech. in all of which the word
fight" alone was articulate.
Harris turned.
4 told you" said he to Hill angri-
~ that was going to supper" and
he resumed his walk. This time Hill.
after standing like a lost man and
gazing after Harris for moment,
swung round in his turn and strobe of
In the opposite direction. He walked
violently, Singing his arms.
The worst of it was that when the
schoolmaster met Miss Carry.May the
young woman instead of answering
his grins and compliments with smiles
as she had been used to do, was apt
now to turn her head and giggle, and
when the wretched Hill tried to ex-
plain she giggled more than ever. 1t
might be supposed from this that the
editor was in high favor. But In that
view he was evidently mistaken.
The editor came back from "up the
county some time during the next
week. and called Immediately upon
Miss Carry-May. He was receive?
with frowns. Miss Carry-May told
him frankly that she could not respect
a coward. Everybody knew, she said
that he had declined to fight the
Observation-Disclosures he had ruA
away-and well, she, for one, was sur.
prised. The editor, who had it very
bad, was dumfounded at this view OF
the matter, and hemmed and haweu
at fearful rate. Miss Carry-May
took advantage Of his confusion t.
oyerwhelm him with rsproaches.
Il never thought you would be a
coward she insisted, and was So
clearly distressed that the editor