The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-26

Il don't know. You asked why
wasn't married, and I've been telling
fcu."
well, we wouldn't put up with such
hings in Michigan minute. We give
4 girl chance out there, and some
,ody's getting married every minute
Or two. There amt an old maid mol
IN old bach within 20 miles of where
live"
"But do you think my time viii
come some day, auntie?"
Got to, dear-got to. Don't you
despair. Put on your hat and go up to
The woods l see over there and see II
you can find me some wintergreen
berries. We Michiganders are mighty
fond of EN-"
The woods were half a mile away
down the road, and were not fenced in
When one had penetrated them about
200 feet, however, there was a barbed
wire fence. and it was on the far side
Of this fence that Miss May saw the
red berries. Even a queen can climb
Q rail fence or Chamber over a stone
wall, but there isn't lady the whole
length OF Fifth avenue that can ne.
gotiate a barbed-wire fence. 1t takes
brave man and long-legged man.
Miss May went wandering along that
fence until she found place where a
hog had crawled through, and bent
one wire up and another down, and
she sank to her hands and knees and
tried the same game. The barbs
caught and held her, and she was still
and after she had shouted herself
hoarse.
Paul Ascot had come down from
the city to revel in the balmy sunshine
Of early summer. He had promised
to kill a few squirrels for a taxider-
mist friend, and 1t was on this very
afternoon that he was out with gun
in search of the little fellows. He
scented the wintergreens and picked
some and sat down to eat them and
rejoice In the stiffness around him. By
and by succession Of queer sounds
caused him to rise up and advance to-
wards certain point.
Poor May Clyde! The young man
came face to face with her. He gave
a start and rubbed his eyes. Never
before had he seen a girl caught In
the hog-hole of a fence, and he had
to have time to recover. In two or
three minutes he was christening the
barbs caught in her shirtwaist and
prying apart the wires, and when he
Huo1Iu 90 how hand IN rnaoh hnr
feet she had to have his support for
time. She had almost lost her voice,
but she managed to whisper:
"Did-did you ever do fool thing
like that?"
1--WE all do at times" he laughed
81 think you live in the village, and
you must let me see you home"
There was no talking on the way
at least from Miss May. Mr.. Ascot
uttered a few words of consolation and
left her at the gate, and she went in
and had a good cry before she could
make whispered explanations to. hel
mother and aunt. 1t was the next day
before her voice was strong enough
to ask of the aunt:
WASH IL the dWIuleSt KIM OF aW
ful?"
mo, sir, 1t wasn't" was the prompt
reply.
But you see"
81 see that he'll call here this after
noon to laugh over the matter with
you, and that it's going to lead to love
and marriage. May, every girl has
got to be found before she can bt
loved. She may be found up tre1
in cave-down the well-on hay
stack. You was found in the hog-hol'
Of barbed-wire fence, and If tina
isn't romantic enough to bring abou
a marriage then l don't know how
to put up picked peaches"
Mr.. Ascot is frequent caller a
the Clyde house, and the family cool
has winked at the butchers boy ant
limited that there was something do
ing.