The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-01-08
CHAPTER II.
HOW THE couxsE OF rRUE LOVE DID xoT AuN
SMOOTH.

HOW TINE couksE OF rRUE LOVE DID xoT AuN
SMOOTH.
That wight hardly closed my eyes, thinking
Of my bright particular STAR anu what means
should employ to find her out. knew little
Of the town, which was large one, and to ex-
pect to know the name OF my fair one by q
mere description was hopeless; there doubtless
must be great many with dark eyes and black
hair within bills Of morality there, rs else
where.
My love ct grew more aad more violent in
the course " the day; but tired ont at length
with my search, | returned to the hotel, and
took out my dress-coat from my portmanteau
to feed my farne even with the contemplation
of the inanimats business button that had de-
tanned the 'black-eyed divinity so long. 1t
was with no little delight now discovered
what did not before catch my eye-a fragment
Of the silk loop Of her dress still adhered to
the button, twisted round the shank. press
ed tito my lips; it was lilac in color--and
stopped to gently disengage it from the BIT
Of brass as gently as though It was tress of
my loved ones hair; when something chuked
in the skirt pocket. ! supposed had left
some money there, for in my perturbation and
excitement omitted to search the coat on Ia
king it off the night before. thrust my
hand into the pocket. Gracious mel What
did behold, what did take out--a gold chain
bracelet
You could have Drained me with my lady's
fan. saw at glance how matters stood--,n
the excitement and furry Of undoing the loop
from my button, III. lady had undone the clasp
Of her own bracelet, which had not unnaturally
fell into the coat-skirt with which she was en-.
gagged, and doubtless on missing it, instead Of
regarding me in romantic light; she put il
down that was one OF the swell mob, anc
purposcly cn.apgled myself in her dress 10 rob
her Of her jeweiry.
Here was an antic-heroic position to find
! one's-self when wishedto be considered ths
most devoted OF knights, TO be remembered
only as the most expert Of pickpockets. Was
ever an honest lover in such a plight, and te
escape from this inevitable dilemma, must &C
down to the grave remembered only in that
dear ones mind as the nefarious purloiner Of
her bracelet. TO find her out was impossible
but bright idea struck me, as my eyes Lighted
on newspaper lying on the coffee-room ia.
BILE. l rang the bell, and inquired OF the wait
er when the local paper was published. To-
morrow, sir he answered. l sat down and
wrote an advertisement; it was in the following
ords: ste
slf the lady, whose dress got entangled in Z
gentleman's coat button, on leaving the concert
last Wednesday, will call at, or send to tht
fremont Hotel, she will hear something to hel
advantage
There, thought, as gave the advertise.
ment to the boy, ana five shillings to pay fol
inserting il in the Traveller, there, If that will
not give me clue to escape from very un.
pleasant dilemma, and at the same time to know
who my enchanter is, the fates must indeed bs
very unpropitlous.
My plans being thus so far adopted, or
dered dinner. and waited patiently, or rather
impatiently, the appearance Of the newspaper
next morning. 1t was brought up to my room
damp from the press, and then read, in al
the glory OF large type, my interesting an
nouncement. Bat, my starsl with what an ad'
vertisement was it followed by in the very
same column. Ionlv wonder my hair did no,
stand on end, as Tread as follows:
/ 6bslREWARD...- Lost, or stolen, on ,hs
| % night OF the Concert, at the Hall, Gole
Chain Bracelet, 1t is thought to have beer
taken from the lady's arm by pickpocket, o
ge ltlemanly appearance, who wore bin,
coat with brass buttons, and kept near the lady
| On her leaving the hall. salsa s ii psv Ss
!. Any one giving such information as will lea
to the recovery cf the Bracelet, or the capturl
Of the thief, (if it was stolen, will rec civ,
the above reward, on applying to No. 7 Cam
bridge Place.