The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31

 came running after her lover, caused him to change his tune. Neither mrth nor an- ger longer stirred the huntsmen, but all stood amazed at the wonderful beauty of the young girl and at once. turned their thoughts upon her. The squire was es pecially sfnitten, and exchanging signif- cant glances with his companions he apol- ogized to Adams for the action of his dogs and begged him and his fellow tray elers to accompany him to his house and partake of dinner
 Arriving at the house and at the dinner table the squire and his hangers-on played many practical jokes upon the parson and tried their best to separate Fanny from Joseph But Joseph was on his guard, and finally. seeing too evident ly the object for which they had been invited to the house, the parson wasted a good sermon on the company and he and Joseph departed in indignation, with Fanny closely guarded between them.
 Coming to the inn they sought its shel- ter, glad to escape from such hospitality as that of the squire But they had not been long in bed when some of the squire's servants. led by two of his rois- tering companions, forced entrance into the house and after a stiff fight over came Joseph and the parson and tied them to their bedposts, while one of the hangers-on started off with Fanny as his captive for the saure's house.
 Fanny called out for help to a gentle man who was passing on horseback, but the man who had her in charge said that she was his crazy wife whom he was taking home Soon after appeared a travelling chariot escorted by armed foot men. Fanny again called out for assist ance and the man in the chariot ex- claimed. Bless me! but is not this Fanny Goodwill?" The man was indeed Mr. Pe- ter Pounce preceding his lady to Booby hall, and the ruffian agent of the squire, seeing that the game was up, made off. Mir Peter took Fanny back to the inn. where they found Adams in sore distress.
 When he and Joseph had been released from their bonds by the landlord and would have gone after Fanny, the good man found that he had no money to pay the host, the guinea which MT. Wilson had loaned at parting having been ab- stracted from his pocket while at tho squires. As for Joseph, he was about to start to attempt Fannys rescue anyway, when she appeared with Pounce.
 MT. Pounce relieved the necessities of the party, and in due time they all ar rived without further adventure at the village, near Booby hall. Also the par sons nag arrived there, for Peter had recognized it at the inn, where the ab- sent-minded Adams had left it, and had brought it along with nlm. Joseph and Fanny were now for getting married at once, and the very next Sunday Parson Adams published their banns for the first time. Lady Booby, who had arrived at the hall soon after the return of Adams from his party, was furious at this, and forbade Adams to proceed further in the matter upon pain of being turned out of his living.
 Not that a person of quality like my Lady Booby would have anything to do with such low person as her former footman. No indeed, perish the thought Slipslop, who suggested something of the hiiiu' heoiiy h"u icA o"iS poAcu pJ iiei lady, and would have had them. roo, and have lost her place in the bargain had it not happened that that mature damsel had been listening at the keyhole when Lady Booby had played the part of Poti- phars wife to Joseph before discharging him and intlmated as much to her mis- tress, whereupon that lady calmed down a bit and declared that her only object was to prevent two such impecunious per sons as Joseph and Fanny fron>0arry- ing and bringing upon the parish lot of young paupers.
 As matter of fact, Lady Booby was torn by two emotions-rage against Jo- seph for living up to the reputation of his biblical namesake and tenderer feel