The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-01-14
CHAPTER sKcoNp.


now rHr COURSE or TRUE LOVE PIP Sor RuS
SMOOTH.
That night hardly closed my eyes, think
ing of my "bright particular star" and
what means should employ TO find her out
knew little of the town, which was
large one, and TO expect TO know the name
OF my fair one by mere description was
hopeless; there doubtless must be great
MANY with dark eyes and black hair with
in the ''bills of mortality" there, as else
where.
My love fit grew more and more violent in
the course Of the day; but tired out at length
with my search, returned to the hotel. and
took out my dress-colt from my portnau.
teau to feed my flame even with the contem-
plation of the inanimate business button that
had detained the s'black-eyed Divinity so
long. 1t was with no little delight now
discovered what did not before catch nv eve
IA fragment of he silk loop OF her dress
still adhered TO the button, twisted around
he shank. pressed it to my lips; it was
lilac in color--and stopped gently to olsen
tange ii from the bit of brass rs gently as
though it were tress Of nv loved ones
hair, when something clinked in the skirt
pocket. supposed had left some money
| omitted to search the coat on taking il off
The night before. | thrusted my hand into
the rocket. Gracious me! What did he
hold, what did take out---a gold chain
bracelet!,i
You could have STRAINED" Inc with my la
| ly's fan. | saw ut glance how matters
stood-in the excitement and furry of undo
ing the loop from my button, the lady had
undone the clasp of her own bracelet, which
had no, unnaturally fallen into the oat-skirt
with which she was engaged, ana doubtless,
on missing it, instead of regarding me in Il
romantic light, she put it down that was
one Of the swell mob, and had purposcly en-
tangled myself in her dress to rob her Of her
jewelry.
Here was an anti-heroic position to find
one s. self in when | wished 10 be considered
the most devoted of knights, to be remem-
bercd only MS the most expert Of pick peck
cts Was ever an honest lover in such u
plight. and to make it worse, could not see
how was to escape from this inevitable Ill
lemma. / must 90 down TO the grave re-
membered only in that dear one's mind as
the nefarious purloiner of her bracelet. TO
iina her out was impossible: but bright
idea struck me, as nv eve lighted on a
newspaper lying on the coffee room table
rang the bell, and inquired Of the waiter
when the local paper was published. "To-
morrow, sir, he answered. | sat down and
wrote an advertisement; it was in the fol-
lowing words:
s'lf the lady, whose dress got entangled in
a gentieman's coat button, on leaving the
concert last Wednesday, will call at, or sen /
TO the fremont Hotel, she will hear some
thing to her advantage"
There, thought, as gave the advertise
nent to the boy, and five shiliings to pay for
insertion in the Traveller, there, ii that will
not give ine u clue To escape from very un-
pleasant dilemma, and nj the same time 10
know who my enehanter il, the fates must
indeed be very unproptious.
Ny plans being thus so far adopted, | or
dered dinner, aud waited patiently, Or rather
impat,ently, the appearance of the newspa-
per next morning. Ii was brought up 10 my
room damp from the press, and then ! read
in all the glory Of large type, my interesting
announcement. But, my stars with what
un advertisement was IL followed IN the very
same column. only wonder that my HAIR
! did not stand on end, rs read as follows:
/ l. > REWA ---Loe or stolen, On The night q
q - the Concert, nj the Hall, Gola Chain Brace
let lt is thought g. have be.n taken from the la
DIV = a IN hy piespacs.t IL sahti1naaiy appear.
aace who More btua coa' wiih brass ba tons, ard
/ ker; usar ih, ady IN hsr leaving he Hail,
Any one giving such INF Qrnlstten Viii lead Il
She rseosery of the bracelet. ne capture If tht
thief, IL i was stoisn viii ret.No the uheys re-
pasti. on applying % No CAmas,Is place.