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August had come. The musical sea
son was at its height. The grasshop
per chirped all the morning, the locust
sang in the afternoon, while the tree
toad was preparing for an engagement
evenings.
Within the drooping boughs of a cop
per beech hung a hammock, and in
the hammock lay a girl. There was
not a bit of color in her attire, from
the lace about her neck to her white
shoes. She had promised him a game,
but it was very hot, and instead of
going on to the grounds her steps had
been deflected to the hammock.
What’s that triangulating on the
tennis court? White trousers like a
pair of dividers give an appearance of
triangulation. The owner of the
trousers is lazily darn ing a ttVuis ball
on a racket. He wonders why she
doesn’t come. Presently h<> strolls to
ward the house to look for her. He
doesn’t find her on the porch, so he en
ters the hall and calls to her. No an
swer. He returns to the porch and
stands looking out at anything, every
thing, nothing. Then he catches sight
of something white moving under the
branches of the copper beech. He tri
angulates there, moving with more
animation than before, and, lifting a
bough, looks under the green foot'. She
sleeps. Intent on the lovely sight be
fore him, it doesn’t occur to him that
the vibrations bad stopped rather sud
denly. So still Is she that life Is evi
dent only by the rising and falling of
her bosom. The mouth is in an admira
ble position to be kissed, the head
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mock's side. The birds above sing
love songs to one another; the insects
on 'the lawn give a fantasia in the
same strain. The man—well, the man
stoops and kisses the girl.
She does not awaken, and he kisses
her again.
Thrice he kisses her, and the third
time she moves. Then after a bit she
opens her eyes and blinks at him.
“Whs where did you come from?”
‘‘From the tennis court, where you
were to have joined me.”
“It’s too hot for teunis.”
“I think so too. Much pleasanter
here. I might have won a pair of
gloves.”
“You wouldn't do that.”
“Why?”
“Because you are a gentleman.”
“Would you never have forgiven
me?”
“Never—that Is, unless we had been
engaged.”
He thought a moment, then said,
“There was no temptation under the
circumstances”—
“No temptation! How complimen
tary’”
“I mean that knowing I w-ould incur
your displeasure if I kissed you I
wouldn't think of doing so.”
“Oh!”
He was sitting on a wicker chair be
side her hammering the ground with
his racket absently.
“What are you thinking about?” she
asked.
“I once kissed a girl in a hammock,”
he said, “and I wasn’t engaged to her
either. She was asleep, just as you
were. I kissed her three times, and
the third time she awoke. She knew
very w<jjj I'{] kissed her.”
“What did she do?”’
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“She didn’t ao anyttung.”
“And what did you do?”
“I didn't do anything either at the
time. But that evening it was moon
light. She went to sleep on the wicker
lounge on the porch—and—well, I kiss
ed her again.”
It was now her turn to do the think
ing.
“I suppose,” she said presently, “that
so long as you had kissed her once be
fore”—
"Three times.”
“It didn’t make so much difference
about the fourth kiss—that is, from
you—and since she was asleep it
wasn’t her fault anyway.”
“If you should go to sleep on the
wicker louuge on the porch ton%ht and
I should kiss you, you wouldn’t be to
blame, would you?”
“Gertainlv not. Tint m’"
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The moon shone down on a corner
of the porch covered with wistaria, or,
rather, the moon shone on the wistaria
while the comer was in deep shadow.
This distinction may seem trivial, but
It is not in this case, for on a wicker
lounge in the comer a girl lay asleep.
True, one tiny ray struggling through
the vine touched her lips. He was sit
ting beside her. This time he was in
the hammock.
“Asleep?” he asked in a low tone.
There was no reply.
He bent forward and kissed her.
She awoke.
"I believe you kissed me,” she said.
"I did not. A ray of moonlight was
kissing you right on the lips. I kissed
the ray.”
“Ob, in that case”—
“It wasn’t so bad, was it?”
“I suppose so.” But she looked trou
bled.
“7/ell, since you seem to have some
doubt about it you might make it all
right by marrying me.”
And she did. F. A. MITCnEL.
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TENNESSEE CAPITAL
Home Coming Week Will At
tract Crowds.
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—Nashville expects to entertain mora
visitors this week than have been
within the city's gates since the great
exposition held here more than ten
years ago. The occasion is the Ten
nessee home-coming and the annual
state fair. The city has put on its
gayest holiday dress in honor of the
visitors, who are arriving in large
numbers on every incoming train.
A variety of entertainment has been
arranged for every day of the week
in addition to the regular attractions
of the state fair. Addresses will be
delivered by such famous Tennesseans
as Senator James B. Frazier, Senator
Robert L. Taylor, ex-Senator E. W.
Carmack, Governor M. R. Patterson,
ex-Governor Brenton McMillan.
Never write a compromising letter
—and never destroy one.
Diplomacy is what ws use when we
wish to tell a lie politely.
On Pa.
“That'll be finite a swell wedding at
your house tonight,” said the old
friend of the family. “Os course you
will give your daughter away.”
“No,” replied the girl’s father, “I
guess I’ll be lending her. I believe
rifiey'll bo bade to ' ki.p us."
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The constant aching of a had back,
The weariness, the tired feeling,
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, Dangerous urinary troubles follow.
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J. B. Edwards, farmer, living just
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IVlien Greek Meets Greek.
“Gracious my dear,” said the first
society belle. “I do hope you're not
ill; you look so much older tonight.”
“I’m quite well, thank you, dear,”
replied the other, “and you—how won
derfully improved you are. You look
postively young.”
A .Tab at Him.
“Oil! my,” complained Airs. Nag
get, “I never had such an unsatisfac
tory day’s shopping.” ,
“Huh!” grunted her husband, “I
suppose you were trying to get some
thing for nothing.”
“Yes, dear, I was looking for a
birthday present for you.”
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