The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-06-03
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feet - his being next door nsighbar
excited profound interest In the
young ladys heart They were 70 live
ao one knew how long side 10y side
They might become bosom friends pos
sihls Hke brother and sister possibly
LOVERS This may be-" Is decidedly
ple8sHuter 10 contemplate thnn might
have been The first is the bud th"
last the decaying flower on blessed
age when there are no sad memories
Nevertheless youth Is peculiar one
would suppose that. harboling such
rainbow fancies Miss Buddlngton
would act Ia way calculated 10 bring
them abont. that she would look for
ward 10 conventional meeting with
her neighbor which would grow into
frendllness and from friendiness ex
pand In some one OF the channels that
had been dug for 1t by her Imagination
She did the very opposite
While she was watching the nurses
In the park hsling their baby car
ringes for a brief bit Of chat. the
fountain sparkle in the sun. while she
listened to the chirp of birds and
distant confused noise OF many We
hiclas on a street beyond. the door OF
the next house opened. and the young
gentleman Of whom she was dream
Ing came out on the stoop. His boots,
a stlckpin In his neckwear and his
silk hat all glistened In the sun He
stood swinging his cane In his hand.
looking out on the pleasant scene be
fore him evidently very well satisfied
with himself Then. noticing that not
quite enough OF his CUTS showed be
low his sleeves, he adjusted hrsf one
and then the other But in doing so
he noticed spot on his right Gun
and taking out n snowy cambria band
kcrcbief. endeavored to obliterate II.
During all this time Miss Budding
ton was watching him from the win
dow some dozen feet above him and
two or three feet to one side. While
he was endeavoring to remove the
spot from his cuff she disappeared
for a few moments and when she re
turned held in her hand pitcher OF
water Extending her arm, she held
the pitcher directly over the reflected
streak of sunlight crossing the top OF
his silk hat
Buf she reIEulneu. W btthcl Nbi9
was on account of pangs of conscience
or desire to enjoy the situation by
prolonging the climax or from a dread
of making an enemy instead of a
friend Of her immaculate neighbor
there is no record The sensation was
certainly delicious But the most del
icatelv Favored wine must be swal-
nj Timing
the pitcher, she poured stream down
on her unsuspecting neighbor-
When Mr.. Tippler-that was the
Young mans name, II. Pemberton TIP
pler-felt the water resounding as on
drumhead upon the top OF his nat
and splattering fountain-like all over
him his first impulse was to stand
from under. the second to look up to
see whence 1t came He was too late
TO see more than the pitcher and u
shapely wrist disappearing within the
window But he had before seen the
young lady who had recently come
TO live next door and was especially
got up with a view to dlsporting him
self that she might see and admire
him Love scorned turns TO hate.
Mr. Tippler having come out to be
admired and having been treated as
he considered It. contemporary, ne
was quite sure, by the girl next door'
he swore great oath of revenge.
few DAYS later Mr. Tippler While
walking home saw Miss Buddington
coming from tw other direction ne
invomntarily qfickened his pace then
suddenly slowed up He looked TO the
right and to the left and up at the sky
The stoops of their respective homes
were side by side or, rather, there was
but one stoop with stone division
At first Mr. Tippler wished to meet
Miss Buddington at the bottom OF tins
steps that he might shoN3his supreme
Indifference TO her by turning his hace
upon her Then he was afraid h
would meet her He took out his hand
kerchief and blew his nose He car
ried n silk umbrella IN his hand an'
while trying TO walk with dignity trip
ned on il. His hat fell In front of him