Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-31

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don't want to send their tender young
innocent girls-they're a mighty hard
ened and knowing set, nowadays,
though, / must say-to superinten-
dent that stands on bridges Of nights.
holding hands, and her a young slip
Of thing. His a-standing on that
bridge"
HE amt stood there as often az
I've been worried to death a-hearing
Of IT," growled the ungrateful Bob, who
was immensely fond of Abbott
Miss Sapphire spoke with amazingly
significant double mods between each
woodland saw
only four q days
ago"
She pointed at the school-house.
which was almost directly across the
street, it's stone steps facing the long
veranda. They were the last to come
out of that door. You may say she's
mere child. Mere children are not
in Miss Bulls classes"
But Abbott says the girl is far
advanced"
Far advanced! You may well sayl
I'll be bound she is-and carrying on
with Abbott on the very schooi-horse
steps. Yes, l venture she is advanced.
You make me ashamed to hear you"
Bob tugged at his straw-colored
mustache; he would not swear. for
whatever happened, he was resolved
to lead the spiritual life. See here,
Sapphire, I'm going to tell you some
thing. l had quite talk with Abbott
about that bridge-business-
you'd spread 1t all over town, sis-and
IL you'll believe me, she waylaid him
on those school-steps. He didn't want
to talk to her. Why, he left her stand
ing there. She made him mad. ind
ing fault with the very folks that have
taken her up. He's Disguised. That
night at the campmeeting, he had to
take her out of the tent-he was asked
to do it"
He didn't have to stand. a-holding
her hand"
And as soon as he'd shown her
the way to Brother Gregory's, he came
on back to the tent. ! saw him In the
aisle"
"And she whistled at me. cried Miss
Sapphira-'the fimbl"
Now, listen, Sapphire, and quit
goading. Abbott says that Miss Bull
is having lots of trouble with Fran"
See that, now!"
Because Fran won't get her les
sons, being contrary"
II wish you could have seen her
whistling at me, that night"
Hold on. So this very evening
Miss Bull IL going to send her down
to Abbott's ONCE to be punished, OF
dismissed. This very evening he wants
me to be over there while he takes
her In hand"
Abbott n going to punish thai
girlI" cried Miss Sapphira; going tc
take her In hand? What do you NEAR
by taking her In hand? She Is toe
old! Robert. you make me blush"
You amt adjusting. Sapphira,
her brother assured her. goodnatured
ly, you're suffering from the no
weather. Yes. he's to punish her a
four O'Clock, and I'm to be present, Il
stop all this confoun-I mean this un
cody gossip"
You'd better wear your spectacles
Bob, 30 you'll look old and settled
I'm not always sure of you, either"
"Sapphira, II l hadn't joined tn
. church, I'd say" He threw up hi
hand and clenched his fist as Il h
had caught an oath and meant to hol'
1t tight. Then his honest face beamed
See here, I've got an idea. Suppos
you make 1t a point to be sitting on
here on the veranda at about half-pas
; four, or five. You'll see Fran com
, sneaking out Of that door like
= whipped kitten. She'll look everlasi
ingly wilted. / don't know whethe
! Abbott viii stuff her full of fraction
j and geography, or make her stand 4
= a corner-but you'll see her wilted."
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