The Sauk Centre Herald (Sauk Centre, Minnesota), 1867-11-07

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SAUK CENTRE, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER T, 1867.
NUMBER 23.
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PUBLISHED   EVERY   THURSDAY   MORNING,
A.t   Sauk Centre,   Minn..,
BY J. H. & S. SIMONTON.
U®* Office corner Third and Seventh streets,
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JOB PRINTING
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
W. H. MINER, H. WEKN.
Miner & Wren,
Attorneys and  Counselors at Law, Notaries
Public and Conveyancers,
Special attention given to proceedings in
Bankruptcy in the United States Courts.
-Sauk Centre, - - Minnesota.
Office over the Post Office.
■Efl-w-ai-cl  O.  Hamaliua
. iSm^JWlsE''.
'    t-HAS RESUMED—
The Practice of Law
IN    T. LOUD, MINN.
Special attention given   to  proceedings in
Bankruptcy in United States Courts.
Office in Aiden's brick building, up stairs
Oct.-L 1867.- , /oc#0*6m
R.
R. PALMER,
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BUSINESS CARDS.
SAUK CENTRE HOUSE,
(General Stage.. Office,)
SAUK CENTRE,       -       -      MINN
E. P. BARNUM, Proprietor,
Has been thoroughly refitted and furnished
throughout, under its new management.
The comfort of guests wffl at all times be
made the special care of the proprietor, and
no expense or pains will be spared to give
entire satisfaction to boarders and travelers.
Excellent Stabling attached to the premises. E. P. BARNUM.
•QAUK CENTRE
Livery, Sale and Feed
STABLE.
Office on Third street, one door west of the
. Printing Office.
Having  our  Stable  completed   and  well
stocked., we  are  now  prepared  to furnish
those who wish, with good
Horses and Carriages or Sleighs at  all times
on reasonable terms, so that
.All can   Take a. Hide.
H. DOTY & E. L. WRIGHT,
Oct. 28,1S07. Proprietors.
AN ODE TO POPE COUNTY.
BY BELLE
FEB6US0H,
atchmaker
AND
:jfcWELi
Third street, Sauk Centre, Minn.
Watches, Clocks and Jewelry carefully
pairCd and warranted.
IS®- All work from a distance promptly
tended to and safely returned.
PH YSICIAN W SURGEON.
JS3T- Residence near the Mill, Sauk Centre, "SU.
H. Dili GORDON. L. W. COLLINS.
Soi-doii «& Collin's,
Attorneys   at   Law,
-.   St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota   »
/Kgf- Particular attention given tb-business
in adjoining counties.
Saint
ILLIAM J. PAR OIXS,
A TTORNE Y A T LA. W,
Jcrrciaine street, over Lnrljank Bros.
St. Cloud, Minnesota.
Photograph -Gallery,
Sixth street,  opposite the  Amerkun House,
,   SAUK CENTRE,  MINN.
- The undersigned ■"wonld" respectfully announce to the public that he is now prepared
to accommodate ail who.may desire any thing
in the line of Photography at reduced prices.
Carte de Vii-itns, per   'dozen -    W 50
dozen       -32 3 °°
2 00
• in Oval Guilt Frames 5 00
..rjf gutta perchado 3- SO
3 of all descriptions con-
kl.forsale.
r  work may  be  seen by
-i'J",
J. ELLIS, Proprietor.
', size G
U size Piiotogi'
JlisizC I        "
'   Frames and
stantly on turn
Specimens oj
calling at tile
P.P. EDSON,
Attorney at L;i.w.and
CHAS. WALKER,
Attorney at. Law.
Notary Public.
Eclfson .& Walker,
REAL ESTATE AGENTS,
Office over Philadelphia Store on Third street,
Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minnesota.
Business Property, Houses and Lots; Farms,
Farming Lands, etc., etc., bought and sold on
commission.
ATTENTION"!
is called to the fact that our facilities for making out Pre-emption' papers and for locating
and entering.Government Land with Cash,
Scrip or Land Warrants, are unsurpassed by
any office west of St. Cloud. A large assortment .of Town Plots for the, use off seekers ot
Claims on hand and kept constantly cprreet-
o-l by correspondence with the Land Office.
We have in our hands for sale some of the
finest Farms and Farming Lands in this
upper countjy.
Some poets singln flowing verse
Of cloudless southern skies. >,
Where Nature wears a gala dress
Of thousand varied dies;
Some of wond'rous coral isles,
Where graceful elm trees wave.
And whose encircling waters roll.,,.
O'er many a gem lit cave;
-   Some of countries old.
Away beyond the sea,
Whose by-gone years have classic made.
By art or chivalry.
But no such hifalutin theme
Shall tip my humble pen ;
My simple homespun verse shall be
For. simple homespun men.
Fair Pope County is my theme, [. i
And so the muse " pitch in "
And for thyself and poet poor
Immortal honors win.
Tell how her rich fields yield her bread,
Her sweets the maple tree,
And all the daughters in her Bounds
•  Are some at pies, sirce.
Pork and potatoes, peas and squash,
And partridge in the wood,
And elk upon the river wide!
Oh, bless me, ain't they good!
: And cranberries are dreadful thick; . i
Or if you wish for fish
Just crook a pin, tied to a string,
■   And take along a dish. .
. Her glorious lakes, so clear and deep, |
On them we take a sail;
We make a boat out of a log,
And if it leaks we bail.   ■■
Some men swear at Gleriwood's bluffs, *
But all such men are " gumps ;"
That is where her genius lies,
Those bluffs they are her humps.
You know that she is young,
These bumps will cultivate,
Improve her manners and her looks
And highly educate.'
A word to folks who don't live here,
As good old ladles say, .
■    I cannot see how folks can hoar '
| To live SO far- away.
Lake L., Oct., 1887.
ONE STEP JIOEE.
<TMTY RESTAURANT^ .
JOSEPH GOYETTE, Proprietor,
Wafhinfon Avenue,  St.  Cloud,- Minnesota.
A ladies' and gentlemen Vice Oream "Saloon has been fitted up In first class style on .
the second floor.   Ice cold Lemonade, and
Soda Water flavored with all kinds.of syrups.
Fresh and Canned Fruits, Confectionery,
and Nuts of all kinds.
Hot Meals, Lunch, Cofi'ee, Tea and Pastry
furnished to otder.
BUSINESS   CARDS.
TVp-  H. MINER,'
Insurance -A-g-esrt,
Sauk Centre, - - Minnesota,
Represents the soundest and most reliable
Fire, Life and Accident Insurance Com-
paniis of the Eastern and  Western
States. .Office over the'Post Office.
DWARD DREBLOW,
A MERICAN HOUSE,
CornerZdandothSt?., SaukSentre, Min.
DAVID   FRANKHAUSE,  Proprietor.
The proprietor, having just* completed this
large and commodious building, is now prepared to accommodate the traveling public.
/&• A good barn connected with the building. jyl8-3m
Cabinet Maker,
Mam street, Sauk Centre, Minnesota.
Keeps constantly on hand a complete stock
of Furniture, Coffins, &c.
All orders will receive prompt attention.
. OLLLIARD SALOON,
A. DE GROAT, Proprietor.
Third street, Sauk Centre Minnesota.
*
Has first class Phelan & Collender Billiard
Tables.
Choice Wines,   Liquors,  Ale,  Porter  and
Cigars.
OB PRINTING.
-JOB* "W~£K53'jSI "
Of all kinds,
Come to the Heklad Office. Having a good
stock of material, we feel confident that we
can give satisfaction.
SAINT PAUL,
What though before me it is dark,
« Too dark forme to see? .
I aak but light for One-step more;
'Tis quite enough for me,  .
Each little humble step I take,
The gloom clears from the. next •
So, though 'tis very dark beyond,
1 never am perplexed. ;
And if sometimes the mist hangs Close,
So,close liear-to stray, .
Patient I wait a little while,
And soon it clears away.
I'-woitldnOt see my further path,   '
For mercy vaiisitSO;
My presen t steps might harder he  ,
Lid I the future know.
it may be that my path is rough".'
Thorny and hard and steep;«..
And, knowing this, my .strength might fail.
hi TnrOugir fear and terror deep.
It may he that it winds along
A smooth and flowery way■;
But seeing this I might despise
■   The■ journey of to-day. :''
Perhaps my path is very Short,
i' My: lourney nearly done,
And I might tremble^at the thought
Of ending it so soon, j
Or, If I saw a weary length
Of road that I must wend,   •
Fainting, I'd think, "My feeble powers
Wj ill ill me tie tne end.-"
And so I do not wish to see .
My journey or its length■; -
[Assured that, through my Father's love,
Each step will bring its strc-i^iii.
Tims step by step I onward go,
Not looking far before;
Trusting that I shall always have
Light for just "one step more."
—[British. Messenger.
ing people can read hini through at
almost the first glance. We cannot
" see ourselves as others see-us," and
that explains away very much of the
impudence and swagger of the multitude, which passes for.genuine energy
and life. If you- would know more of
an acquaintance- than age, occupation,
capacity and temper ; if you would inspect tile secret sources whence he.
jdraws .supplies of impulse and of comfort along life's toilsome arid dusty
highway, look into his face and read
the whole elaborate story of his striv-1
in-gs, his loves and his aversions,- bis
triumphs and his failures. It is all]
there, locked: up in fleshy charactets,
in folds arid furrows made by the plowshare of time and toil, or the exhausting stimulants of license and prodigality. We literally iturn ourselves inside
out through the face. The love, -the
composure, the passion, the unrest, the|
hatred and revenge, the strength and
weakness, the angel and the best of onr
natures, all collect and come to a focus
in the face, and make disclosures which
no cunning magical art can conceal.
And it seems, to us that when the great
apostle said " some men's sins are open
beforehand, going before to judgment,"
he must have been looking into the
hypocritical faces of the old scribes and
pharisees. Throughout all her wonderful array of diversity and magnificence, nature abhors concealment, and
this accounts for and magnifies, fed,
the revelations of character shining
through the human face divine.
KBROSIUB
OIL       AND
CANDLES.
TALLOW
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'ST. PAUL, MINN.
%AT   J-. WHITEFIELD,
House & Sign Painter,
raining, Glazing, Paper Hanging, &c, done
with neatness and on reasonable terms. •
Work warranted  equal in quality to that
r 'reed upon or no charges made.   4®- Paint
£ nop next door to Thomas & Co's.
Sauk Centre, Minn., June 5,1867.
Assets oyer
$530,000.
TOHN CHRISTGAU,
Boot «Sfc  Slioo Maker,
Main Street, Sauk Centre, Minn.,
A Complete stook of Boots and Shoes kept
constantly on hand, and made to order on
short notice.r Good fits warranted.
Repairing  promptly  done,  at reasonable
prices.   All kinds of Shoemaker's Tools for
sale."
AND OFFICE
I AGENCY.
IV.  H.
&  REAL  ESTATE
Miner,
Lands sold on commission. Farms composed of Prairie, Meadow and Timber Land
for sale.
Persons desiring to .enter Land, with Cash,
Scrip  or  Land Warrants, or to file Pre-
■Emption claims, can do so at my office
and avoid the"time and expense of
a trip to St. Cloud.
Office over the Post Office, Sauk Centre,
Minnesota,
Insures Buildings, Merchandise and other
Property, against Loss or Damage by FIRE,
at Rates as low as other first class Stock
Companies.
Particular attention given  to  Insurance of
Farm  Property,   Isolated  Dwellings
and tiieir Furniture,
FOE ONE, THREE OR FIVE YEARS.
Also Inland Navigation Risks on Cargoes or
■   Freight.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
J. C. Burbank,
John L. Merriam
W. W. Eastman,
John S. Prince,
Horace Thompson
Wm. Lee,
•psjttttatttj.
THE FACE A RECORD OF LIFE.
Theo. Borup,
Peter Berkey,
W. F. Davidson,
W. P. Murray,
Geo, L. Farw-eU,
E. F. Drake. '
John Nichols,
J. C. BURBANK, Pres't.
JOHN' NICOLS, Vice Pres't,
S. S. EATON, Secy.
XV. A. WELLS, Gen'l Agent.
' N. H. MEM, Loeal Ag't.
SAUK CENTRE, MINN.
|T>    P. EDSON
Is Agent for sound and reliable
FIRE,    LIFE,    ACIDENTAL    LIFE  AND
LIVE STOCK INSDRANE COMPANIES.
He insures Live Stock against Death and
Theft, in the Hartford Live Stock Insurance
Company—the'. soundest and  only  reliable
Live Stock Company on this continent.
The record of a man's moral and intellectual life is written in his faGe in
such indellible and striking lines that
anybody tolerably well skiiled°in the
science .of physiognomy can .quickly
and accurately measure such. subtle,
unseen characters. There is an old
maxim that "blood tells," and it does
reveal its gentle or boorish, its virtuous
"MvvicibuS nature in the mqvem&htsof
the body and mode of expression, and
also in the related and prevailing ideas.
So, likewise, character is perpetually
struggling against the bonds of restraint, and pushing out into the broad
daylight of actual recognition. By a
careful reticence at the right time, and
a sort of negative habit of life, combined with a shrewd management, a
man may pass current- for altogether
more than his value. But sooner or
later the muscles of the face and the
speakirig eye let out the secret of the
inner life.
: -It is a g-rest"'study, these human
faces looking up from the audience
room, the social circle, the street, the
car, the beaming out of an effulgence
of sympathy'and, goodness, or frowning
under the rigors of disappointment, or
flashing out contempt and discomfort.
The young man who aspires to nothing
higher than the character of a universal
"bruiser" nfay- forget that his coarse
passions are all photographed upon his
face in such a manner that all discern-1 of his mouth, wrinkling
From the Wabasha Herald.
.  Kerosine explodes.
It bursts.and scatters things.
It upheaves very inuch when it goes
off.
Kerosine believes hi a fiery baptism
and warm weather, and generally starts
a fire when it goes into business on its
own hook.
[Note. It is always ready to go into
business.] natxr
As a first class incendiary it beats
Reed all hollow.
,Kerosine kills folks. It does though.
We  propose to mention a few items,
which we have seen in the papers during a few times past. Some will bo Kerosine. and some won't.   We take the papers ,-we do, and  we  know  a. thing or
two.   We know that there-has not been
much of a Republican gain in Ohio this
fall— We  know  we  have, not a large
majority in Pennsylvania this fall.  No.,
not much.    Likewise  we have  heard
from California,   ft was not cheering.; ■
But to return to our story.
We  read the. other day how a lamp
was shivered  to flinders  while it was
engagedin the domestic duty  of furnishing light to a small family of three,
consisting of
A Father— Vi.J>r
A Mother—
A Baby.
The father was killed. (His life was
not insrired.) Sad are life's episodes
sometimes—then sympathetic persons
cry. They are ludicrous—the same
style of persons laugh. It can't be
helped. Nature is natural. But the.
deceased husband's relict didn't cry—
at least not for grief. She too was hurt.
For into her face flew fiery fluid, fell)
she to the floor. The infant, though
but lately introduced to the society of
its parents, was forced to take to a bottle and drown his infantile sorrows in
cow's mlfkr""
Was it a tallow candle that wrought
this destruction of domestic bliss? No,
it was Kerosine, foul fiend! that knocked household gods around in this;
strange, horrible manner. 'Twas not,
nor like the harmless, flickering homemade contrivance, our mothers used to
give us when she sent us off to bed.
Kerosine is born in darknestf."
It is brought up out of the bowels of
the earth, and liKe most humans when
raised unexpectedly from a low pOsi-
sition in society to a higher, and introduced to better business than was its
wont; it feels its elevation and indulges
in an uproaring burst, or words'to that
effect.
Kerosine is hunted out by long iron
sticks, Called drills. These drills make
holes in the ground, through which escapes the oil. these holes are. called
v?elte.
Therefore Kerosine is Well brought
up and should act better than it does.
Boring, buying - and selling these
wells used to form the occupation of a
large number of people in Pennsylvania^ They have quit doing it so much
as formerly. They are leaving wells
enough alone.
Remark :—We are not speaking politically, we refer to oil. It would
seem, to indulge in a quiet reflection,
as though the folks down in the old
Key Stone, had quit on Kerosine, and
gone to voting the Den^eratic ticket,
which is a worse business.]
We have one tale of horror to relate,
and our task is ended. A newly married couple was sitting, looking at each
Otheifi *»Twas night, and a lighted lamp
rilled wHfh this yile fluid, sat on a stand
nearby. It was ft honeymoon to this
couple. She had not asked for a new
bonnet yet,—he hadn't refused1 her—
■sfctf was an angel—he the "darlingest
man, 0—o—o oh !" A lamp never
shone yet on a happier couple. Why
-"Time paused in his flight, as he passed
this loving pair, and says he to himself,
says he, " When found, maKe a note
of, and! I've foundoifcj*' and the old chap
took out his "memorandum book and
made a note of it, and a broad grin of
satisfaction leaped astride of his nose
and kicked its heels into the corners
them intolit-
tle curves of laughter. The old scamp
actually smiled!
Well—not to dally on the brink of
horror, and hold you, reader in suspense-1——
That lamp bursted I It could not
look on such-a scene without envy, and
out ef pure malice, and utter wantonness—it Spread itself!
The husband—that young and loving
jman,- - was mortally injured. The wife
was uninjured, and as she leaned over
him, she detected a faint gasp. 'fcWould
my own deary speak. What would he
say,V she.murmured between her sobs,
jwhile at the same time she wiped her
eyes' on his shirt collar. "So soon to
leave you and only two days married,
and—and all these victuals in • the
house." 'Twas hard work for him to
say, but he said it.
" I know 'tis sad, my love, but father's *folks can eat our provisions. He's
about your size and they will fit him,"
warbled she. " You mean my clothes
—my wedding suit," murmured the
young husband. " But, Oh, it is not
then. I am Crying, and i have not paid
my subscription, to. the Herald. I have
cheated, that institution. Oh, 'tis more
than I can bear, I die."
Thus saying, he died. He couldn't
get well, or if he could he didn't, and
thus this poor woman lost her husband,
and we a non paying subscriber.
Oh I mortal man,- whoever you be,
remember that you can be killed.
There is no use arguing that point, because a great many people have been
killed ere this. They have you know,
and whenever you see a lamp lighted
just think -if you have paid np your
subs. We address these remarks to
[those who burn Kerosene; if there are
those who burn tallow candles they
need not fear the bursting of a lamp,
while they do not use one.
There is this particularity about Kerosine. It don't burst when it is not
lighted. Therefore it would be no objection on the ground of danger, to
have a lamp in the house, provided it
was never lit.    Otherwise not.
ness: " Keep what you get, and get
what you can." In filling your minds
with the wealth of knowledge, you'
must reverse that rule and obey this
law : " Keep what you give and give
what you.can." The fountain of knowledge is filled by its outlets as well as its
inle,ts. You learn nothing which you
cannot teach ; you can acquire nothing
jof intellectual wealth except by giving.
In this illustration of the lamps which
I have given you, was not the light of
millions which -were lighted at yours,
as much yours as if it all came from
the solitary lamp? Do you not dispel
darkness by giving away light ?
Remember this parable; and when
ever you fall in with an unlightened
mind in your walk of life, drop a kind
and glowing thought upon it from
yours, and set it burning iii the world
with a light that shall shine in so'me
dark place to beam on the benighted.
A   FRENCH ROMANCE.
HONORABLE  COURTSHIP.
We , heard a very pretty incident the
other day which we cannot help relating. A young lady from the South it
seems, was wooed and won by a youthful physician living in California. When
the engagement was made the doctor
was rich, having been very suecess-
ful at San Francisco. It had not existed many months, however, when, by
an unfortunate investment, he lost his
entire " heap." The event came upon him, it should be added, just as he
was about to claim his bride. What
does he do ? Why like ah honorable
and chivalrous young fellow, as he is, he
sits down and writes the young lady
the particulars of the unhappy turn
whicn had taken place in his fortunes,
assuring her that if the fact produces
any change of feelings towards him, she
was released from all the promises she
had made to him. And what does she,
the dear, good girl ? Why, she takes a
lump of pure gold, which her lover
had sent her in his prosperity as a
keepsake, and having it manufactured
into a ring, forwards .it to him, with
the following Bible inscription engraved in distinct characters on the
ailfeide :
" Entreat me not to leave thee", or to
return from following after thee: far
whither thou goest I will go, and where
thou lodgest I will lodge; thy people
shall be my people ; and thy God my
God ; Where thou diest I will die ahd
there will I be burried ; the Lord do so
to me and more also, if aught but death
part thee and me.
The lover idolized his sweetheart
more than ever, when he received this
precious evidence of her devotion to
him both in storm and sunshine. We
may add that fortune soon again smiled
upon the young physician, and that he
subsequently returned to the South to
wed the sweet girl he loved, and who
loved him with such an undying affection. Young ladies who read the Bible, as the heroine of this incident
seems to have done, are pretty sure to
make good sweethearts and better
wives.—Louisville Journal.
THE LIGHT OF KNOWLEDGE.
Knowledge cannot be stolen by or
from you. It cannot be sold or bought.
You may be poor and troubled by the
sheriff on the journey of life. He may
break into your house and sell your
furniture at auction ; drive away your
cow, take away your ewe and lamb,
and leave you homeless and penniless,
but he cannot lay the law's hands upon
the jewelry of your mind. This cannot
be taKen for debt; neither can you
give it away, though you, give enough
to fill a million of minds. I will tell
you what such giving is like. Suppose
now there were no sun nor stars in the
heavens, nothing that shone in the
heavens, nothing that shone in the
black brow of night, and suppose that
a lighted lamp were put in your hand
wh-ich should burn wasteless and clear
mid all the tempests that should brood
upon this lower world. Suppose next,
that there were a thousand million of
human beings on earth with you, each,
holding in hand an unlifghted lamp
filled wi4h the same oil as yours and
capable of giving as much light. Suppose those millions should come one
by one to you, and light each his lamp
at yourfe, Would they1 rbb you of any
light? Would youa) light burn more
dirtily for lighting a thousand miljion ?
Thus it is, young friends. In getting
rich in the things that perish with the
using, men have often obeyed to the
letter that fi/st command of selfish-
About a month ago a young man,
salesman, in one of the leading houses
in Paris, saw a. young lady enter- to
whom, during the past eight or ten
days, he had sold a number of dresses,
shawls, gloves', Sec. By he'r accent he
surmised that she must be a New York '
lady. The stranger was very, pretty,
and naturally the young man made
himself agreeable and attentive.
Whenever she visited the store she always addressed herself to him, and
while examining the articles placed before her, talked, much. The day we
speak of she was far less communicative than usual, and after having made
a somewhat hurried selection she said
to the clerk :  |
" I shall be at the hotel in one hour;
here is my address. Be kind enough
to accompany the porter when he
brings those articles."
. With these, words she bowed reservedly, and hastily, left the store.
. The young man was at a loss what to
think. However, an hour later he entered the apartment of the American
(lady, who invited him sans facon like an
old acquaintance of long standing, to
lunch with her Although thinking,
his customer's manners somewhat
strange, the clerk accepted. While
partaking of tea and cakes, the young
lady somewhat abruptly addressed her
guest, saying :
" Sir, are you brave- enough to protect a woman against any insult -to
which she might be subjected ? Answer me with truth and candor."
.'.' Without  conceit,  I say yes,"   answered the young man.
: "-Very well.    You work in order to
make money.    Is it not so ?'.'
."Certainly." N
" This is what I wish to propose. I
am alone, or almost alone, ih the
world; my fortune or my actions concern no one but myself; I wished to
see the exhibition and know Paris.
But 1 perceive there is nothing more
difficult than for a woman to be in your
country without" a protector. You
please me, and, if you do not object,
you shall be my champion. I will repay you for your lost time." ,,
The young man tried to speak, but
she immediately resumed :
" I insist on remunerating you; this
is strictly a matter of business; I rega rd
it in that light. Accept or decline.
IWhich shall it be?"
" I accept,"   answered the clerk, af- •
iter a moments hesitation.
" "I am satisfied," continued the
stranger, " that you are a gentleman,
and will not make yourself ridiculous
by making love and flattering me, for I
warn you that the very first compliment you pay me ends' our contract.
Is ii agreed ?"
" Madam, I am at your service."" .'
" From to-morrow."
" From"this moment!   I require .only
time to. write to my employers."
And the terms of this extraordinary
compact were entered into by the
latter.
The clerk was charming;'."he proved
himself intelligent, delicate, without
all that small talk men generally delight to inflict on women. In Act the
American lady was truly delighted with
the choice she had made. Two weeks
ago she handed the amiable clerk a
heavy roll of bills, and they separated,
mutually pleased with each other.
But it happened that as the lady was
about to embark for England, thence
to embark for America, a commissioner
hastened towards her and inquireajf
she was Miss X. Upon answering in
the affirmative, he plaeed a small box
and a letter in her hand. The box
contained a diamond set, the letter a
few words only, but so well chosen to
express true affection that the young
lady started, not for London, but back
to Paris. It is needless to say that $ie
letter was from the young clerk, wlio
had taken this method of returning
the money forced upon' him- by fHe
y'otBSg-lady for services rendered; fHe
had not giy.en her hisaddress,thiHking
the matter was ended.) Hn was not
likely to relftrrn to his former employer.
Ultimately she learned he had taken
in another house, a situatiesLfar inferior
to the one he had formerly occupied.
Probably tjjl then she was" undecided
as to her course, for" when she heard
4hls, her mind was made up. She
wrote ; he came at onoe.
They are to be married soon.
—On-p^af ijhe laziest men in thiscQ-an-
try resides m Iowa,. Asia.'jample';pi J^ps
inertia, we would mention that the only reason he don't, get mar'rried is because he istod laiiy to staridup. Whenever he feels like gaping, he has to
employ a small, boy to pull his mouth
open.
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