The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-20

Good evening, Miss Carraway."
Good evening, Mr.. wigtree.


| And as these salutations of conyen.
ton echo themselves away into the
! cold and barren limbo of potatoes.
, prunes and prisms, let us take a pinch
of the snuff of true philosophy and
see if any joy remains in a little ru.
i mination
Time: Eight o'clock in the evening.
Scene: The country on a balmy
night in June-a vine-sheltered YER
anda. Above: The moon and stars.
Below: A man and a maid.
Let us therefore look at the man.
So.
Whereupon we will turn and regard
the maid and Immediately we know
that joy remains. She had a complex
ion like strawberry and vanilla, and
the sweetness of her ruby lips no NOR
tai tongue could tell. Wherefore we
will tell it. Take a barrel of sugar
and concentrate all its sweetness into
two small pieces, sha ped like little
lady's lips. Take quart of honey, If
you please, and refine it into two
drops; place drop on each of those
two little sugared lips.
Take bouquet of lilies, bouquet
of violets and bouquet of heliotrope:
extract the scent from each, distil 1t,
place it in an atomizer and spray
those two little sugared lips afore-
said. Take a bottle of the strong
est rum, bottle of brandy and a case
of vinegar wine. Distil them into two
drops OF concentrated intoxication and
delight and place a drop on each of
those same two little sugared lips.
Take lambert flame and turn it
down to a glowing sensation of
warmth; take the velvet from a thou
sand red roses, and place them all
upon those two ravishing little
sugared lips, and there-and there
you have the sweetness that no NOR
tai tongue can tell.
You are just in time, Mr.. Wigtree."
Just in time for what, Miss Cara
way, may l ask"
Just in time" she answered him.
ito help me put up the hammock. One
end has to be tied here and the other
end there, but it has to be done aw-
fully strong or else it comes down
when you try to sit in it. So perhaps
we'd better leave it,
20, think l can do it, Miss Cara
way" said he, and he squared his
shoulders until one could scarcely see
the tips of his ears. I'm not SO ter
ribly weak, you know" he added
Dear me- she said, 81 never knew
you had such broad should ers!"
Even the tips of his ears disapp-
cared from view.
WHY" she said. They're i'm
mense!"
And as for Mr.. Wigtree, Mr.. Wigtree
began tying the hammock into place
with such a stimulation of strength
that one instinctively knew that If
Hercules had ever tied a hammock
in place he woul3 have tied it in Just
that way.
"There!" he said. That's one end!"
IF you can only tie the other as
strong as that" she exclaimed.
"There!" he said. Now If that
isn't up to stay don't know what is"
And he drew chair along the ve-
randa and sat down with a manner
like that of man who has already
earned his entertainment.
Can sit in it now?" she asked.
you certainly can," said he.
Il feel so nervous" she cried.
But, gathering her skirts about her,
nevertheless, she sat down in the ham,
mock, through in tentative way and
with the appearance of a girl who
fears the worst
Are you sure you've fixed it good |
and strong, Mr. Wigtree?" she asked. |
Yes, yes" said he.
And it won't break?"
And it won't break" ..-@''N -
= Not even if l swing my feet? she |
whispered.
Very dark it was behind those |
vines. and very snug. A single moon |
beam stole its way in beneath the |
leaves of the vines and kissed her |
sweetly-sweetly on the lips).
Not even,' said he, IF you swing
your feet"
She swung her feet and one of the |
ropes creaked.
"There!" she said, stopping.
That's nothing" he assured her,
goodnaturedly; that's only a rope
creaking"
YES" she cried. And, first thing
know. it will let me down.
Why he said, lit would hold
dozen"
Il don't believe it would" she said.
Il don't believe it would even hold
two If Annie Smith were only home
Id call her over and show you"
Wait" said he. and I'll show you
myself"
He arose from the chair tnothing
warned HIM and walked over to the
hammock. She made room for him.
"There!" he said. Now do you be-
lieve?"
Il don't believe you dare swing it,"
she said.
They swung it.
20. wen." she said, Just for little |