Cheraw chronicle. (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, November 11, 1915, Image 4
A Matrimonial
League
By SARAH BAXTER
"1 think, girls," sulil Miss Clara
Mansfield to four other young ladies
who were sipping afternoon lea with
her, "that if something is 1101 done,
and that, too, pretty soon, we're all
booked for old maids. Xo young men
come to this town, and those who are
here are leaving. There are still left
enough of them to provide us with
husbands, but they have grown up be
side us, with nothing oceurring to
make them matrimonially i; '. ! i
ward us. Those uien who
rled have chosen wives i! < v . h r !
provokes me to see so.no i.
neither brains nor l e nity l*n . .: . <
here by one of our feli u - ....1
cause she was new to Id. 1."
"Xo such thing, ci.ua." pi: i . .1
gnret Stark. "Ti.o re;. >u wli
from other places arc gtshe .
lows away from us is that tin ;, g . I...
them, while we sit here i lly su Mm:
our thumbs. L5ut you are r vht when
k;iv finmethitinr must lie dole; or we
shall all be old mal ls."
"I've heard of a custom somewhere,"
said I>ora Elkins, "that gives the ailvantage
to the girl, if a woman wants
a man she paints a red heart on one
of her visiting cards and pins it on to
the coat or the hat or something of the
man she wants Now, how would it
do for us to form a league of heart
pinners, each girl member pledged to
pin a heart to some man?"
"Horrible!" exclaimed Lucy Jones,
throwing her eyes and her hands up
at the ceiling.
"Better than everlasting splnsterbood,"
said Evelyn Trcbornc.
The upshot of the dialogue was the
formation of the league proposed, each
girl making the pledge, though it was
decided to leave out the card of the
one pinning on the heart. Modesty
would not staud this. Besides, an anonymous
heart would excite curiosity.
But the intent of the token was permitted
to reach the young men who
were to be the victims. Miss Mansfield
had a brother who was wanted
by one of the young Indies?whi-h one
she was not told?und she volunteered
to give him the notice.
One night the league was discussed
at the club by the young men. Every
man tiuif tint idea was ore
iliUU VIUIUJX M ?*?MV ??v -- .
posterous and that if ho received a
heart he would pay no attention to it.
But there was not a man jack of 1'ioin
but feared lie would not revolve one
The next evening when the men strayj.
ed in at the club Jim Mansfield conI?
* "=~ ~ fessed that he hail found a hfral't piiv
ned to his hat when he took it up to
go out in the morning. lie said that
the lady could send him a dozen hearts
if she liked; she would get no reply
from him. At the same time lie was
racking bis brain for a plan to find out
which girl had sent him the heart.
The next day Stevenson's attention
was called to a red heart pinned to
his coattail. How it got there lie did
not know, but supposed it had been
placed there by a small boy hired to
do the job. The same evening there
was a small social gathering at the
house of one of the league, and two
other men on going to the coat room
found hearts pinned to tin Ir overcoats
One of these men when about to put
on his hat found a nor her hea:1 In the
lining.
Alas, this was the cankerworm that
was destined to spoil an excellent plan.
Ned Somers, who was blessed?or
cursed?with two hearts at his disposal,
Instead of keeping the fact to himself
boasted of it to his companions. This
excited the spleen of Arthur Reeni.
who received no heart at all.
As for the girls, the apple of discord
was also thrown among them. The
two girls who had set their hearts on
the same man each began a sis-ret inquiry
as to who her rival was. Ni Ither
was long in gaining the required in
iui iiici iluu. ?um >uuu nun im* vip? ??
ery they were not on speaking terms.
Evelyn Treborne had sent a heart t<?
Ainly Skinner, which he surmised came
from Jenny Brown. lie aecuscd Miss
Brown, who indignantly denied the
charge. Slie spoke disparagingly of
Skinner to Margaret Stark, who hail
sent him the heart, and tills made a
break between the two girls. Within
n week after the establishment of the
league there were half a dozen quarrels
between the different per on - sending
and receiving hearts, including
some of the men who had not been
honored by being wanted.
Then en mo frliumin.ehnii, a sti auger,
to the place, and, hearing <>f the
league and having secured the nanus
of the members, he wrote each one a
note stating that he had received a
red heart; that she was the only girt
in the world lie wanted, and if the
{heart came from her he had one to
give in exchange
For J*. few ?'a.vs after this every member
of the league was in a ilinter. l'ive
notes went out to Triinudnyhaiii from
live different trlris. e:' ii Uehiiowledg
' intr that > ii?? iia<l sent I.ini a heart.
: Then two : iris conip:i:<-d notes, and
there were two expressions.
"Well, I declare!"
"The horrid (him;!"
That led to nmre eotnparisois, and
the leatrue was !>rol: n up.
Meanwhile Trinnid": !\;:n had left
for pans unknown. Ai-! i! was w. !l
for III in that In* had for there were
five jrirls e ieli and e'er;, ii e of whom
was ready to sat. U phis into him
Sollle of these yonir: lad e- afte ward
found husbands, lair not in die place
they lived. There was one agreement I
between them?"A prophet is not with I
out honor save in his own country."
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ty Tax
Due
ocks now open
F Property Tax
AR 1915.
a open until
FIRST 1916.
ie penalty will
ver Merchants
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LMAN, Clerk i
fi.000,000. CABBAGE PLANTS.
Four Varities?Early Jersj Wakrtield. #
Succession, and Earlv Summer.
Special prices to persons contracting
to sell 100,000 or more plants. Cut *
prices to parties contracting to sell *
25,000 and 50,000 or more plants.
Will ship to any address by Parcels *
Post 1,000 plants for $1.25 postage paid
Less than 200 for 15c. per hundred. All
orders must be accompanied by cash.
No plants shipped collect. Plants now
ready to ship.
Prepare your garden, and take an T1
early start for your early Spring Garden.
B. J. DOUGLASS,
Pox 45 Chesterfield, S. C.
We carry at nil times u complete
line of South Carolina Lea gal Blanks
besides a line of special blanks gotten
up oy local attorneys to fit into local
county conitions. We have just added
to our stock regulation South Carolina
"Claim and Delivery" blanks. is
The BaileyA
Charles to
Fresh Beef, Pork and P<
H. A. BURCH
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Covington Hotel Bid
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The Tax Books will be open for /
15th October until 31st day of I
Tax levy for State
Ordinary County ?
Constitutional school.. i..
County Roads
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Total levy
Special Loct
Cheraw Graded Special.. 3 mills.
Alarburg 3
Orange Ilill 8
Cat's Branch 4
IVo Dee ' 3 "
Stafford 4 " ..
Cheraw (Outside) 2 "
Bethel 4
Chesterfield 4 "
Parker* 4
Cine Grove 3
Sliiloh 3 " ..
Snow Ilill 4
Ruby 5 "
\raughan 3 "
Wamble Ilill 4
White Oak 4
Black Creek 5 "
Cross Roads 6
Center 4
Ml.Croghan 3 "
V* 7 "
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\Wxford 4 "
Winzo 2 "
Buffalo. 2
Zion 2 "
Mt. Croghan (Outside).. 2
Buffalo 2
Five Forks 2 "
Manprum 2 "
Pajreland 6 "
Plains 4 "
('enter Grove 5
Friendship 3 "
Jefferson 5
Lon?r Branch 4
,T,.fVr.vt;nn (Outside).. ..2 "
Green Hill 4
Middendorf 3 "
y reP.ee 8
Randv Kun 4
Onion 8
Alligator (Outside) .2 "
Bav springs 4 "
P-ar Greek 2 "
Belhcsda 2 ' " Patrick..'.'.'
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Pat Pond 2 "
Lewis .1 "
Ousley 7 "
Pahnetto .1 "
Wallace . .. 3 "
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For IijK'lc Indebtedness and Exter
^Sf'iool: Chesterfield School Dislrct
and Ruby 5 mills.
Chora w Township. special lrvy o: 1
mills for Road Bonds.
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Sipl. 15. 1915.
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DR. O. H. PURVIS
Physician and Surgeon
Hotel Covington Building *
Phones Office 243 Residence 244 *
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OW ABOUT TOUR MARKET?
Do You Get Fresh Meat AT All
ines.
DO YOU GET CHOICE CUTS AT
IS CENTS. IF NOT TRY
J. A. HALL THE MARKET MAN
He Will Do All Of This For You
Phone 188
For Job Printing of all kinds, see
We will please you.
Lebby Co.
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the collection of taxes (from
December, 1915.
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2V2 niUs
3 mills
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?V2 mills
? 2 mills
4 mills
?. 5 mills
5 mills
4 mills
5 mills
4V2 mills
4 mills
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iding School Terms: Special
. 21 j in'l1.-;; Sit. fYoghan, 5 mills,
! lills for Roads; Alligator 7
DOUGLASS
COUNTY TREASURER.
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