The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-04-01
NUMBER 289.
Ca.Eh, in !. Shove Or UMIrell. Csurs.

1t was during one Of those dtizzly, cold
and cheerless evenings of last winter, that
brace of lightly clad, "poor but respectable"
girls were hurrying home from their employ
ment on Main street, to distant part OF the
city. As they passed over the sleety and
sloshy pave, unsolicited BY umbrellas or
heavy clothes 'gainst the pittiless storm,
couple of gentlemen passed them near Fifth
street and something like the following con.
vers alton ensued:
on, did you notice that girl'"
"Just past us!" =
"Yes, the one on the inside"
81 saw her, what of her!" ~ sI .Iit ~
"By heavens she had the handsomest face
ever saw"
"Pooh!" said NJ, cha! ha! well a. was
saying In regard to that note" -"H
81 won't listen NJ, that face has got met
no umbrellas, and see how the rain is COM
ing down, egad I'll 60 give the girl ny um-
brella and have word with her il il costs
law suit Go on down to the Office, I'll be
there in ten minutes" act ., t..irrr
The friends parted, the younger Of the two
followed the girls, and tn other kept on his
way to his Office on Fourth street. In course
of an hour, the gallant returned, evidently
pleased with the result of the little incident:
"That girl, M, is not really beautiful bat
witty and intelligent as as a lawyers clerk"
"Ah! SO you really did scrspe an acquain-
tance.
81 did, accosted the girls, gave them to
understand it wss raining rather sharp,
and having an umbrella at disposal pressed
them to acceptit. After some hesitation on
the part Of my beauty, she observed:
e"You are very kind indeed sir, but aswe
are already very wet; and you are dry, it would
prove poor rule. working only one way.
wetting your 6ne clothes aud not drying u.s."
"The pleasure Of M attempt to benefit
lady 90 agreeable and well-fsvored az your.
self" says l. "forees me to persist in tender.
lug you my umbrella, take it," ,T - s.ss
"Where shall return it tomorrow" says
she.
"Keep II, or direct me where shall call
for it," Ass Is .s4e~ sa.1 ID
"Call at No---streets in the morning, you
will find it at the store with our complimentss
SIR"
"Quite an adventure you Tennesseans
would call that, / suppose" said the friend,
"but we citizens get used to such mere acei.
dents of every day life in our growing city,"
"Perhaps you do, perhaps so," said the
young man musingly, "but. NJ, I've not only
lived in Tennessee, have lived in most Of
our great cities, travelled over Europe, and
you may smile at my apparent lackadsisicsl
twaddle, but NJ, that poor girls face and nsn1
ner has made, though sudden, and everlast-
ling impression upon me. cannot account
for it, you may grin and smile, laugh il you
will, but it's true. However, let u to busi-
ness"
g
On the early part Of last week, the finale
of this little affair, came of, in oar city, it
was the wedding Of Col. John A. T., Of
willie, Tennessee, to Miss May-. .
poor shop girl. The umbrella courtship has
terminated in trsnsplanting one of the pres-
test, most amiable naturally gifted young
women Of Cincinnati, from her humble home
, and occupation in the city, to one Of the
finest old homesteads of q fourishing Plsntas
ton in Middle Tennessee; truely,
a. "Ail the world'sa stagei"