Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1913-08-16
Two of
A Kind
The Widow Won
Out
BY cLARIsSA rfAcKIE

cookies while | sat In the hot Kitchen
reading aloud from the column of
social lettings" in the ounce Harbor
Weekly Echo.
",Our genial neighbor Captain Bar
nabas Fish. spent Thursday in the
great metropolis. read at last.
Trash snorted Maria. popping
pan OF cookies into tie oven and dying
back to the table to grease another
pan.
ITS true" remgrked mildly. for !
found the Echo fascinating in th"
extreme. for it carelessly tossed halo
Of adventure or romance about the
most trivial facts Of daily life in the
little Long Island village.
That's as ii may be rctorted Maria
grimly. "hni faint no news to nobody
that the cap'n went TO the city. Every
Tom. Dick ana Harry IN town saw
him 20 or on the stage, and those that
didn't was up to the station loaiing
around when the train went"
True, murmured but it does
sound SO impressive when one reads
that Captain Baruabas went TO the
great metropolis It's much more
suggestive than plain New York or
the city"
You mir romantic Miss Telham."
Maria wagged her head severely at
me You can see romance in almost
nothing Mebbe you can find speck
OF rosy color in the fact that Barnabas
met that old scamp Ananias Slime, in
New York and has invited him down
to Ounce Ilarbor for a spell"
"Ananias Sline-here,' | cried joy
fully. oh Maria. isn't that too splen-
did. Just think Of hearing his yarns
at first hand instead Of having the
captain relating them"
More lies. Miss Telham. don't
encourage Barnabas in repeating those
old yarns of his shipmate."
Has Mr. Slime any relatives;" ask
ed, with interest
HAS sister somewhere who dress
makes for living and | reckon pro-
vides a home for him when he's ashore.
He was married once and had a wife.
but | hear she ran away and left him
because he was SO mortal mean and
stingy. don't blame the woman
Most any human being would get tired
OF living with a google eyed goldfish"
"A google eyed Goldfish. Oh. Maria.
ia he as homely as ihat?" gaspcd
Judge for yourself Here he comes.'
said Maria simplify as she threw off
nj tF,fa
the front hall Come along. Miss Tel.
ham. You'll have TO talk TO him while
I'm getting dinner"
Maria's bark was always worse than
her bite So ii proved in this particu.
lar instance when she greeted the dap.
per little man whom her husband in.
troduced
Maria. let me introduce my old
shipmate. Ananias Slime Ananias.
shake hands with my wife. Ha hunt"
The captain smiled delightedIy as Ma.
ria gave pleasant greeting to The little
man. who did bear a striking resem.
blance to the google eyed Goldfish that
Maria had So graphically described
Pleased TO meet YOU" grunted Ana.
Mas. bohbing his long head first at Ma.
great effort. as II the mere formalities
OF conversation caused him agony. he
muttered Nice day
pretty fair. considering that the
winds in the east. retorted Maria. Il
guess I'll leave you TO talk 10 Miss Tel
"a. "a.
ner. Captain. can you clean them
fish now
Course. asscntcd the captain cheer
lily as he picked up Mr.. Shines shiny
black bag and left II at the foot OF
the stairs Make yourself conform
Bile. Ananias Smoke II you want 10;
Miss Telham don't mind"
Really. | don't object" ! said
rive given up smoking" he said sol.
EMMY
Indeed: Since when"
About an hour ago I've taken a
position in the hank said Ananias
turning iishy eye toward me. "a po'
sition Of trnst
How very nice You mean In the
Ounce IIarhor hank"
Yes m
pundrrcl carefully what position
Of trust might he untitled in the village
bank.
At that moment Captain Barnabas
drifred IN 10 the porch and sat down
in his old hickory chair
"Annnia> been telling you about his
good jnh:' h" asked
Yes isn't il >p"ndid:"
Fine. Rollins has been talking
about taking uu ianltor there said
be could act a. night watchnan. too
and / Thought Ia myself that Ananias
was ihe man fer the job. and he got
IL too.
AnnniuS sho, q sly glance NJ me
"Thanks 10 the captain" he muir
| INJURED
ooh happen 10 he one Of the stock
holders" explained the captain.
Then MIR Slime will live Ia Ounce
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