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Show A anoKEN MATCH. TI10 I'lilmpiiy l.'iiillnir of 11 I'onrlli of July rifiitiiin 'riip. Mr. Chatllicy Chlekwer-d, (lC a,.. kiiowledged leader of the beuu of Im town, and Miss .Millie Mi-ltou, a jtiuue. Ulld elia lining ei t-oture, hud beet. me en-gugtd en-gugtd lo lie mnriiod, and thejomig people peo-ple of the pluco were all asrotf over the ulluir. It wak 11 well ktiotMi I act lliul the couple hud been keiping eoiiipauv, but It was nut until ubout a week be-font be-font the rouith of July t hut tlieir en gugement liecame Unuwn. -. (hi the I'ourth theiu was to lie an ex ourkioti in carriages to u iiclghlioritig town, whore there was lo lie llreworkk ainllcktlvlty. Most of the young people peo-ple were going, and tun.eyani.itt were lu great domun.l. Chuiiuey hud liecn unfortunate In Ids selection uf a homo, lh-lng timorous nnd unacquainted with horsus he had secuied the meekokt, most duello look-lug look-lug animal in all the stables uf tho town. It hail the appearance of not only being well broken in spirit but In body a well a luge, Iumiv quit hiii.-d of tin- genu, plu. ' t'liuM In, in I, u sti ivl u .1 ,1 all tin a bn t 1 w'u '1 p ' r 1 1 It In h, , I To relit vc t' pmifni pr muirn t th" r-tryv ,j (inj. dn, ,tv C lnuil a ktciir. d it - pri cut n . b , , slblt In I'll outfit 1, u-o-, up 1 . i, ladvlovc a tl mr on tin mornlm; ni 1; fourth, attired In t, fnnlth -."uiinn nt of Ihe exquisite tint he was Miss Millie wus ull ready and wling In a perfect flutter of i)n etant.i . U"t when she beheld the unsightly d m that halted lioforo her door there a . 1 hurt! struggle between love mid Intlij-nation Intlij-nation within hcr Love gained the mastery, however, nnd sho went out III. WAR A KOIIIIV ,ir with 11 beaming smile m which was 11 mixture of iimuseuKnt ami annoyance Chnmicv iibsistetl la-r tu a seat lie-sltle lie-sltle him and stai-ti'd old Diiblnn iloivii the road in a soil nf I. t-il.. Hinble toward the remlea.oiis .. Die party, several squares dltlant Ariiviug nt the apixjinle.l plnee Chauiiey and his lady were gie.-lede it la mneh lillarlty on account of Ihelr an clent and iittcnuafeTTioatltter. Th company having nil assembled they formed Into line, with Chauney In the rear, and starli tl for the scene of revelry As they passed along tho streets of the tow ii a throng of people watched them, and the upionlous uiehlnwlth Ids pockets bulging with combustibles shouted ut them as J10 hoi led hU missiles mis-siles oflestructlon In every direction. Hardly had tho procession got under wny ere 11 eatabtrordio occurred whieh blasted tho hopes of two fond young hearts and turned tlie peaceful Lcenc Into one of wtldebt coinmottoni A large torpedo thrown by nn impish youngster lauded ou old Dobbin's Hank with it loud report, lie sprang erect for a moment mo-ment and then dashed furwuid with a suoit of terror The hist plunge brought him to the edge of a deep ditch more than ball full of stugiiaut w liter upon which was a thick green muiii As the wheels ol tho buirv ncared thti etliro Chatiuev. wllhn wild yell nn without looking whero he wus loal'l, dung hlmsell Into tho midst of tl4iul pool. With a gront splash ho KBjppeated In the malodorous ditch fr.iRwhich he dragged himself lu 11 woeful plight. HU light trousers uud inmaculute linen were ruined, nnd he was a sony Mght us he stood nnd watehod old Dobbin leui ing dow'n tho rood with Millie clinging desperately des-perately to the lines and a hundred people peo-ple In hot pursuit Tho old horse mado a good boat of it. but soon brought up agaiust 11 fence w lib Millie still tugging at the lines. She was holped into a friend's ciniago with whom she remulncd tlio whole day through without sn.ii.uch us inquiring after her cowardly Jiver. Tho young people jghctl and danced, tho orators buwlcand shouted themselves them-selves hoarse, the Hugs and banners lluttorcd lu the breeo nnd nt night the rockets hissed uud How Into the air, tlie w heels and caudles merrily whizzed and popped, but Chuuniy wus not there to enjoy them. He was ut home bemoaning bemoan-ing his sad futo and ondtiavoring lo renovato his damaged apparel. When ho called ou M iss Millie the next evening hho gave him his release She said thut she could not wtd u man who would desert her ill time of duu.r -r Chaunev Was ..vnrcoiiie with borrow at his summary illfmissjl, bm humbly ncknowUd'.td the ju.tlee ol it nnd as ho bade- her farewell he d.-elured with soma i.plul that he would never go titling titl-ing ngitlu on the roiiitUuI Julv fetMi II. M.rn. |