SHORT STORY.
PIGGY GOES BUNTING.
A NEW PEOGY STORY, BY MARAVENE KENNEDY THOMPSON.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JULY 19, 1913,
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"There was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the Mother of Jesus was there. And Jesus also was invited, and His disciples, to the marriage.-St. John ii., 1.2.
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Hoogkuse, 22nd May., 1918, (- But to get rid of Letty, manifold may be. Make our Lord the verandah, hie hand resting on the household treasure, would not sharer of your joys and of your knob, his face turned sideways to be cause for mirth. He had be- sorrows, of your hopes and your
TO LET-Godow n153, Pragu view the challenging eyes raised come habituated to Letty's ventures, of your disappointments and your losses. Let Him be the saqoily to his. The owner rocked orderly household regime.
chief guest in your house, and herself easily meanwhile. It was Hands off Lotty," he gave everywhere your one beat friend. rather an ominous rocking, so notice laughingly, but with a It Be does not at once mir steady it was and serene, as though warning note in his voice." Lety sculously supply your material isn't to be chucked, out or thrown no doubis pervaded its propelling in as good measure to a second- wants, if for the present He comodations for 30 Servants:
shall see fit to give you only force. Unconsciously the man's band man."
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"You can't mean Bug Whee- wife. "I won't agree to that proposi-lock. He's lonking for a tion, l'oggy, so no use talking any But he's fou th band man."
"You know, what I mean all more about it. And you yourself
right. Letty stays right here. don't want to kick Letty out, for This is her home for life, same that's what it would really amount yours. If you-~** " to."
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Ed! The eyes lifted to his Kick Lalty aut dimpled held a wicked little gleam, and Peggy. "I should say not," the lovely face was piquantly a Is that-dare ? Edwin Trowbridge laughed.parkle.
Sounds like it might be." Letty The thought of
"You know what it is, you hundred and weight
little sinner," he returned with seventy, muscular as bimself playful roughness. -being kicked out by little Peggy
a clo-e, and the jaded appetite losing its relish for the thinge
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Baluchistan Infantry, Kowloon "Yes, F., 1 know, she answer-trition, with the rare rich wine kong Telegraph." was a mirthful one. But he re-fed with a laugh. But under her of His heart's beat love.
WANTED. turned to the serious side of the light tone was an undercurrent
matter.
I'd do most anything you ask quicker 'n this. Laity was bere 'fore I was born. The first thing I have any remembrance of was her throwing me up in the air and oatching me, and-by George spanked me too, when I needed it."
That was botter'n throwing you up in the air?"" cried Peggy.
H
or any home but ours."
strangely like restraint to breaking.
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Next day abs sat on her mother'r porch, seven miles distant childishly on the steps, her pressed sideways against mother's knee.
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Then when you shall feel His embracing arma shout you, and hear His kindly voice cansoling you, and breathe His strong love at encircling you, you will begin to cerealise that Christianity means & her what I have said it means, the friendship of Jesus Christ, Who usually keeps the brat wine of His love for the day and hour when you need it most at the end of life's feast, when the wine) is done and the cap of pleasure broken.
Ma, do you know som body who might marry Letty?
Mre Patton stopped short with her mending.
"Peggy Wh" Then she laughed, a big laugh that shook
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about 70 miles from Onton, way, and will follow the line of the old imperial mail and courier road or path a road over which imperial dispatches have been transported for hundreds of years by relays much in the manner "Don't either seen to have her pump porson perceptibly.tana an Indian chief lay dying, of Hongkong. Mr George E. of the old pony express in the stanted my growth, "he chuckled. "You'll never lose Letty if you surrounded by the braves and the Anderson writes:-Chinese en Western States of the United "No"-answering here beseech-wait for that. Letty isn't the squawa of his trita. The Blackgineers, under the direction of Mr Satee, except that as a rule the "You've struck a marrying kind. And whatever Robe stood by his side with up- Jick G. Wong, an American-service was performed by runners, ing gaze.
would you do without her? You lifted cross. The chief, the Fly-trained engineer, have been in The new road will extend to cropper this time. I won't hurt could never find her equal, noring Eagle, drew himself up, and, Hongkong for some time making the town of Kong-si, near the Letty, and that's all there is to it anything like it. Ed's mother seated on his robes, spoke these arrangements for commencing border of Fabkien Province. It is last words to bis tribesmen : the aurvey of an automobile truck planned to give the new road con She hasn't any folk of her own, trained her and she was
Morton, and the Mortons am leaving you, Loing called road in Kwangtang Province, siderable hard surface dressing
themselves Ipride
away by the Great Spirit above. which is designated as a feeder and to build substantial bridges, "But you said once you'd eet housekeepin' more'n sny folk I But I am well content to go from for the Kwangtung section of the gh no very important bridges her up with a place of her own know. And, no use talkin', y'could my hanting grounds and from the Canton. Hankow Railway will probably be needed on the 33 the enterprise planned at present. if ever she left you. You did, Ed; never manage that big house's
Railway in No decision has been reached as I heard you."
Letty does. When learn- wig-wam. I am going to live and also probably
with Him Who for fifty years has beginning of a "But I'll never learn with Letty lived with me. I go from below connection with the trunk line yet as to automobile or other The road now planned and trucks to be used, the expec there," came wistfully. "Llike the moon to above the stars. May Letty. No one could help it. the Great Spirit receive your souls for which detailed survoya are tancy being that the road as She's as good's gold, and a won-as now. He receives mine, oleans being commenced will be substan- finished will be used fir drawn, derful housekeeper-so wonderful ed of sin and full of tenst in the tially 100 miles long. It is vehicles for the time being. The that way, Ed. You know that I would never dare to put up might of His mercy and of His expected to start at a station company undertaking the enter Whatever else the redskin called Po Ko in Chinese in section prise is composed of Chinese cap wouldn't hurt Letty, any more my own ways and ideas against love."
chief may have lacked, he lacked 12 of the Canton-Hankow Rail-italists. than you would. But we might hers."
not true religion. keep an eye out for a middle- aged man to marry her."
"Sare if she le'tus of her
own accord. But that's a different matter from kicking her out."
"Kicking her out! Don't talk
He gave a searching look to see
on their
But if her ways are good ways?" suggested her mother.
"I know, ma; but I want to be! if she were in earnest, then threw the head of my own house."
"Land o' living. darling, when
back his head to laugh up have a woman like Letty' t' roariously.
take the brunt o' things, let her
to
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"By George, that's funny. do it. I can't begin 't tell you Letty's lived in our family for how thankful I was you married twenty-seven years since she a rich man, and one who'd let y' was twenty-and she's never had take things onsy, and I'm grateful a bean to my knowledge, and It Letty for shoulderin' the bur-to remember m»'s saying the same." dens, if you aren't."
Personal attention is given to There's worse things than the examination and the fitting "But why?"
abouldering burdens,'; said. of lenses that will relleve all That's easy. She's always been deaf's a poet. A man can't Peggy with a quaint lift to trouble. The only charge is for
the brow"and that's to the glasses. make love through a mega-be incapable of shouldering phone."
'em. Folks who amount to some- He can look love, returned thing aren't afraid of respons Baggy- "And Latty's real good ibilities. I've done an awful lot of to look af, even now. I'm sure thinking lately. I find I'm a Note: there's some one for her, if we elever schemer at getting my own could find him.”
way, and that's 'bout all I am so
ly:
N. LAZARUS,
Ophthalmic Optician, 1A, D'Aguilar Street.
The Only far. But it isn't all I could be. I Optician in D'Agullar. St.. could be a-a fine woman, I think,
European
"A Jaok for a Jill-eh? "Yes," seriously. Then eagar-
Why, of course, Ed, there if I had a chance to express my must be eamcone for Letty. It's own ideas and plans every day intended that a man and a woman just as they come to me. But I just can't with Letty thero. She makes me feel incapable and "Another good intention being
young and silly. Perhapal am- deed for underground pavement you never let me depend on my by the loose gesse and ganders self for anything. Now I want to round here."
learn-I do, ma. I want to stand
should love and marry.
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