Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-01-02
A LOVE sTRAPE

ted the house, under pretenc of scom-
ing to see her BROTHER - wild, mischiev-
Gus chap, who loved fun better than he
did his dinner. And from that I got so
fast that | became an ''every evening
visitor" TO see my fair charmer.
Now, my fair ones father was very
quiet, sedate old gentleman, and was
down on fun or mischief of any kind
But with all that, he had many fine
points about him. He was very fat.
think if there was chance Of measur-
ing the least section through hin he
would measure at least three feet in Ill
ameter. But never having All opportu-
nifty TO calliper him, can't say for Ger
tain how large he was. 1t matters not,
however; all | know is he was a fine
old man.
Nov, the old gent, or the Glover
nor" as we used to call him, had taken
a great fancy to me. | used to stand
and talk politics 10 him, and he often
said was fine, quiet, considerable,
"perfect model young man." And he
would not suffer Leila" his pretty
daughter, to go out of his sight with a.
NY one but me--''the nice young man."
And he always wished ME to be more
intimate with his wild son Charley,
thinking he would reform, if he was in
my CON- pany part Of the time, and I'll
assure you did not undeceive him as
10 my character, for the fair Leila 5
sake.
One night, I remember, Chow can I
forget it?) Charley, jolly friend nam
ed Frank -, and myself, returned
from days fishing. There was the
fair Leila preparing our supper for us.
Charley had slipped from the kitchen,
and Frank was apparently amusing HIM
self by poking his cane in cage az a
favorite Canary. Ifelt as if was alone
with the girl / adored. Presently we
sat down 70 supper.
While | was "wrestling" with Joint
Of beef bang came cold potato in the
door, and struck me in the eye then
we could hear footsteps and hearty
laugh retreat through the entry.
We had by this time finished nearly
all there was or the table.
Leila" said I, apoligising for our
swinish propansities, "you know fish
erman's luck, and all that"
Excuse the light gentleman" chined
in my lady, cutting me short in my a.
rology, II will bring you something more
to eat,"
While we were waiting FOR the 'tfod-
der" Frank sat thinking of don't
know what, and | about Leila, the pos
SCISSOR Of my heart. Or, at least ] tho't
she possessed it.
And from hearts got to thinking of
nice little cottages and from cottages to
Cradles, and from cradles TO some
"Hist - said Frank, don't you hear
Charley coming He wants to give US
another shower of potatoes
Well, we listened, and / heard some
one coming down stairs, chucklng.-
"Now," thinks [, ''this is amusing, to
be interrupted while such pleasant thot's
are passing through your brains, to re-
ce've cold potatoes in your eye. Ro-
mantle, isn't it ?''
"Let US give him a trounclng," said
Frank, with a chuckle, that told plainly
he wished to turn The tables.
We crawled around the room in the
dark, and Frank had found a broom, and
| had got hold OF a plunger of churn.
We sneaked TO the door, just as the OBJ
ject Of our revenge arrived.
CRUSH on," said Frank, and with that
we made an assault on the ''fellow ere
ture." | felt the plunger dash against
his ribs, not even giving him chance TO
say word.
Throw potatoes, will you ?'' said I,
"we'll show you, you rogue you"
Then up from the cellar emerged Lee
liza, and as soon ms she reached the top
OF the stairs with the light she let
scream /
Well, she had cause 10 scream, for
here against The wall, with ribs all pun
ched in--broken, for all | knew--and
the wind entirely punched out of him,
(not because he had not good bottom,
!hough) stood the 'svenerabie paternal
relative" of the girl | loved yes, there
he stood, and the ''model y young man
had punched his body for him. And
Charley stood at the head OF the stairs
with an armiul OF potatoes and corncobs,
and laughed till the water appeared in
his eyes.
What sigh, to gaze upon-the
GREATNESS body of my fat friend 1t
may be imagined how horror stricken
we were, and how soon we made our
exit through the basement windows.
like thieves surprised in their midnight
depredat ions and after leaping over
the area railing We made staight shirt
tail of il until we could no longer see
the house that contained her--the first
giil ever loved
aSSome years ago, Roger nj. Sher-
man and Perry Smith, of Connecticut,
were opposed to each other, as advocates
in an important case before court of
Justice. Smith opened the case with ei-
client and foolish TRADE against Sher
mans political character. Sherman rose
in composed manner, and remarked:
Il shall not discuss politics with Mr..
Smith before this court. but am per-
fecily willing 10 argue questions of law,
to chop logic, or even to split hairs with