Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-04-06

class of beings styled handsome men
at least the ladies all said he was hand
some, though for the life of me, coul,
not tell wherein his beauty consisted
But as l have no particular fancy fo
masculine beauty, it may have escape.
my notice, or the natural selflshness o
mankind may have prejudiced my judg
meDt.
My friend was acknowledged by al
the ladies' To he remarkably handsom,
man aud probably this was the secret o
his Immense success as a salesman.-
Whether he reckoned his beauty as one
of the items of his stock in trade, whel
he commenced business, am unable tt
say but | have not the least doubt h.
based mis- hopes OF success, to a great ex
tent, upon the influence of his proposes
ing personal appearance.
Frank fixed his eyes on the young la
DIV, as the merchant-who had as he en-
tered, half read money article in his
paper, turne to finish IT. Miss Allen
such was the name by which she hae
been presented TO him-was bui,ily en-
gagged in crotcheting a little silk purse
! aud as she bent over the work Frank wa.
perfectly satisfied that he had never seer
so pretty a face in his life
I And then the nealest, most graceful
little foot in the world pro,ruded from
beneath light siIk dress-a foot, whlcl
completely turned Franks head, so tina
he forgot all abou, the notes aud the mer
chant.
Without the least regard to etiquette,
pollteness, good breeding, and all ,ha,
sort of thing. he stared mercllessly at her
and never, even for the fraction of mo.
men remove his gaze, not even allowing
/ himself the luxury OF wInklng les, the
time so employed should be lost.
Frank was perfectly sure that he had
never before lelt exactly as he did at that
halcyon moment. |, seemed as though
all the divnl,les of paradise were Con.
centtatcd in the fair form before hlm-as
though he had been lran>panttd d TO an
eIys;an OF love.
| Aud the maiden was not altogether
unmovcd. The embryo merchant sever.
Al times detected her in the act OF steal.
ing a glance at hlm through the long
fringed el lelashes that adorned her peer.
less brow. He plainly saw her blush
saw her bosom heave With hutier as
>he caught his earnest gaze, Frank
| Howard was handsome man, and some
how or other, men aud women who are
favored IN this respect, always eontrivt
to lind 1t out. Frank knew tha. he wa:
a handsome man, and never IN HIS life
did he more devoutly thank his stars
which had given hlm personal beauty
than at tins particular moment.
The lady had already found out tha,
he was handsome, aad ii the stupid lel
low had not stared SO iurlou>ly y al her she
would no doubt have done the SAINT
thing be was dong.
! Mr. Allen finished the money article
and laid down the paper Frank ha:
owned To me that he wished il had been
twice, or even four times as long.
! The details Of the business were dis
cussed, aud the papers drawn. While ii
was IN operation, Frank more than onct
detected the beautiful fairy IN The acr OF
looking at him-several tunes detected
her in the very act OF blnshlng when
their eyes met.
The business was finished at last
much To the regre, OF my handsome
friend, who, when he got into the stree
went straigh,way into fit of abstraction
aud had walked half halt way acros
c. bridge on his way home, before
he happened TO think tina, he lived at tn,
South End.
1t was all up with poor Frank he hat
fallen in love-~as stark, staring mad IN
love-wlth whom he knew not, for i
vas well known that Mr. Allen had n,
daughter. She was relative, however
for she bore his name.
1 But if Frank was in love, there wa
some consolation in the fact that the fair
creature who had stolen his heart was il
the same predIcament.
The next day she came shopping
his store, ant the next, and the next; in
deed, almost every day. No converse
iion had passed between them, aud tho
he had been introduced on the evenin:
Of his visit, he had been too much over
whelmed to use words.
My friend, however, did not lack tha
necessary attribute OF successful wooe
somewhat vulgarly termed 'Spunk.' IL
had no further business with the mer
chant; but then his case was desperate
one, and he made an errand.
Miss Alien blushed as he entered. bn
she was social aud agreeable to the las
degree so much so that Frank staid III
the bells rang for nine o'clock before h
knew it. The ice was broken and IN.
friend was in for it.
The lady was niece OF the merchan
twenty .one years Of age. and an heiress
In the course Of few months Frank
energy won the victory, and 1t Was un
derstood that they were engaged.
The merchant did not like 1t. Being
somewhat exclusive in his ideas OF socia
intercourse, the prospective marriage o
his wealthy niece to poor retailer, wa:
repugnant to the last degree, and he re
soivad ,n thW1rt the purpose OF the lov