The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-02
Our Daily $bort Story

| Miss Annie opened the door and in- for med them that her father had been
 absent all day visiting his sheepfoid | "A box just came for him from you. | toaptatn, she said. You are very klnd.
 suppose you haven't ss.1nn. opsnseas Tsss la- M
 bcred carelessness. No; it's in the dining room" re-
 piled the young lady. II. .n.
 skipper, in a fierce whisper to the dea-
 con. and III try to slip in with the
 box and get the other one"
 tans ms psrs sss for iss01ase ss was @ srtting h1. teeth at the wasted chance of a half hour alone with his sweetheart. but the
 emergency was great.
 | The deacon, racking. his mind for
 subject, gazed stonily at Miss George while the skipper glowered at him. | Spurred by these baleful glances the
 o asec9n began rambling ornns cattie and oysters, in a melange, while Miss Annie looked in evident wonder at her sweet l heart. standing silent and pertur6ed, | Finally Miss Annie suggested the
 deacon's examination of favorite rose. and they walked down the porcn. | Instantly the skipper snatched up the rocm The room was dark, but he could discern the other box on the floor. and was just about to seize lt
 when he heard the two returning to the | He rushed out on the porch, appear. l ing not unlike burglar interrupted
 at his calling, and scowied horrioiy at | Miss Annie, turning her back on her | trccreant lover, invited the deacon to have a g1assfuI of milk.
 did not crave milk, but the fiery shaft
 from the shippers eye made him assent | at once.
 ! ing room to the pantry. followed by the deacon, and he, stealthiiy, by the | skipper No sooner had the young lady disappeared in the pantry than the Skipper snatched up the box and flew through the hall to the gig barely es- fcapine Miss Annie, who was returning
 with the milk. The deacon sro swaliowed .i aed with a hurried farewell the two con spfrators drove away, leaving. a very indignant lady behind. .. had reached his house, I'll give my hoss a dose of medicine.
 You old hypocrite," snarled the skip per, T really believe you try 10 pam
 'seth,s walled the deacon. you've brought back the same box. Hyar' s that thar pesky garment. m aBy Gum" groaned the skipper, it was so dark and was in such hurry I picked up the same box l brought. . "Ef he smells 1t I'm ruined" moaned "oh. he'Il smell 1t, and he'll smell a hypocrite, too" assented the skipper; "hut it kills my chances.
 Best Maryland rye. lamented the deacon, "emptied on the cold, unfeelfng 'aBest girl on the eastern shore lost by your blessed love O whisky" growl- 6d the skipper.
 Morosely the deacon drove the cap tain back to his schooner, and sleepless was the mariners night. Unava1lingly h4 threshed over every chance for ex- pIanatiofi with only chan as a result. and wer,t ~-> anck in the morning sulky as a hungry bear. At noon letter was brought to him. aCaptain Hopkins-Rev. George asks
 mo to thank you for vo'lr present of a pair of patamas, and will much appre- ciate them this winter It seems odd that the giver of a present should find 1t necessary to act like wild animal,
 Annie George"
 "Did any one ever see such knot?" rasned the rnvstihed skipper.
 q I.ettah sah," said Pete bringing an- other epist1e into the cabin.
 Bv an oversight the bottle of .medi- cine was left out of Deacon Jobe's package and pair of pajamas packed instead. We have forwarded the bottle securely packed by express, and apologize for our mistake
 'Pete." vociferated the skipper, DOT row Mir. Giles gig. I'm going to drive over to Parson Georges this after noon."