Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1853-1853, 1853-05-28

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acquaintance, he was one Of the most active and !,
successful sulesmen In the FadSi and being a
prudent man, had saved ANAL sum Of, money,
With which, and the credit he might be able!.to
obtain, he proposed 10 commence business on
his own account,
Among his acquninlance' he had the good, i,
fortune 10 include wealthy merchant, whose.
judgment had led him to form lofty estimate
Of the business capacity Of my friend.
To him the young SspirOnt for mercantile
honors stated HE case, and the conference end-
ed n voluntary proposition on the part OF tho
merchant to supply the goods necessary to-
stock his store, and taking his notes -'iliG
first Of which would fall due in one year In
payment ,,..- q,
The arrangement was completed, and in few
days, Frank found himself installed IN Q new
store on tho best part OG the street, ready to
strike for his fortune.
The notes had not been signed and one even.
ing on soma business connected with them,
Frank called, by appointment, at the prineely
mansion Of his worthy beneiaeior. lie was
usheFed into the sitting room, where tie mtr.
chant was reading the evening paper. by his
aide was beautiful young lady, 10 whom his
patron politely introduced him.
Ny friend belonged 10 that anomalous olnm
II beings styled handsome mcn--at least tho
ladies all said he was handsome, though for
the life Of me ] never could tell wherein his
beauty consisted. But, rs | have no pNriic.,
ulOr fancy FOR masculine bcanly,it may have
escaped my notice, or the natural SelkShnces
of mankind may have prcndicCd my judg'
ment, ,., - ~
Ny friend was acknowledged BY all the Ia.
dies to he n remarkably handsome man, and
probably this was the Srcrct Of his immense
success AZ sslc,man.' Whether he rcckoned
his beauty one Of the items OF his stock in trade,
when he went into business, | TN unable 10
SOyi but have not the least doubt, he hastd
his hopes al success 10 great extent, upon ihs
influence Of his progressing personal appear.
ance.
Frank fixed his eyes on the young lady, as
tho merchant who had, O he cn'crcd, half
rad \ money article in his paper turned ~
finish it, Miss Allen---suvh was the name by
which she had been presented 10 him-waS
busily engaged in. e,ocA,itNg Rule Silk purse.
and as rho bent over the work, Frpnk WA
perfectly satisfied that he had never seen ~
pretty face in his life.
/ And then tia neatest, most graceful liu'o
foot in the world, proruded from beneath silk
dress--a foot which completely turned FIR mis-
head, 50 that he forgot all about the notes and
the merchant.
/ Without the leOW regard to etiquette polite.
ness, good breeding, aud oil that sort Of thing,
he stared meroileSsly at her, and mover, for even
the fraction Of q moment, removed his ggZe,
not even Nlswh q himself the luxury Of wink.
ing lest the time thus employed should be
Lost.
/ Frank was perfectly Aure that he had never
before felt exactly As DO did at thO, haleyon mo.
men'. 1t seemed as though all the diViniirs Of
paradise were concentrated in the fairy form
before hlm---Ns though he had been trans plant.
ed TO an clySium II love.
And the maiden was not altogether unmoVed.
The embryo mer' liant several times detected her
in the nc, OF stealing glance at him through
the long fringing ego lrShes that adorned her
peerless brow. He plainly saw her blush
saw her hOsOm heave with o 1atter, as Nho
caught his earnest gaze,
Frank Howard was q handsome man, and
some how or other, men and women who ara
favored in this respect always oon,rive to iind
u ont. Frank knew that he was handsome, and
never in his life did he more deVotcdly flank
his stars, than at this particular moment
The lady had already found out that lie was
handsome, and IL the stupid fellow had ne, star.
ed 30 hriOusly ~ her, che would no doubt huN o,
done the same thing he was doing,
Mr.. Allen finished the money article, nul
laid down the paper, Frank has owned 10 me
that he wished il had been twice, Of even our
times aS long,
/ The details OF the business were discussed,
and the papers drawn. While il was in oneNl.
tion, Frank more than once detected the b,auri.
fnl fairy in the act Of looking at him - several