The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-09-26
WIZ. i tsses, Visitor and How He Got
KSd of Her.

But two letters MORE thought MIR.
Jones, late head clerk, now junior part
ner in the importing firm DIX
Co. No.--Broad street, rs he bent
over his desk and dipped his pen in
the ink afresh. 'But two short letters
more, and then / shall be ready to join
Mrs. Jones in that delightful excursion
upon which she has set her little heart. |
But two letters, and-as l live, 1t is
half-past three, and the steamers mail
| closes at four. John! John!'
! No John responded.
| "Confound the fellow--he has gone
and left me to lock up" muttered Mr..
Jones. But time is precious now"
The pen flew rapidly over the paper
until the last letter was nearly conclud-
ed No other sound was heard in the
counting room above, or in the store
below, and Mr.. Jones supposed he was
alone in that building.
sBuy a book, sir % said voice at
his ear.
ono" said Mr.. Jones, mechanically,
, so deeply absorbed in his work as not
to notice the singularity of the inter
Q ruption.
- s.Buy q book, sir 70 and this time O
II book-"Mother Goose's Melodies he
. observed on the title page-was thrus
between him and the unfinished letter
: before him.
r mo" said Mr.. Jones, q little rough
", as he turned upon tho intruder. 1
~ was woman, young and handsome
he though poorly clad.
"You had better," said the girl, wit
her sweet smile. ''Bosides / need tn
80 money"
10 4eWell, there's quarter for you
= beauty, saia Mr.. Jones gnllantly, "an
~ now go, for. am in q great hurry
% He took from his pocket the coin III
-, handed it to her.
" "Hadn't you better give me half
dollar, sir :"
"What 2"
% Hadn't you better give mo half
nv .dollar to buy mos some stockings ~
'o' land she raised her dress just onout
y" to disclose q well-formed, naked ankl
"' "and see, I've no shoes either"
on' Among Mr.. Jones' most recent n
QUESTIONS was lovely young wife, a
ma he was deeply, virtuously indigna
NO. "Ah! young woman, is that 20
ney game - he cried, rising from his cha
site "Leave this place instantly, or I'll |
ste you out"
,ov- "Don't lay your hands on M
nee said his visitor, stepping back with
ers; look of defiance. Don't lay "
PED hands on me, sir, for if you do
be scream, and whoever comes will tn
ley YOU are taking liberties. You had
lded ter buy book, sir--only ten dollar
@ Us Mir. Jones perceived at once that
nus. was Sin fix" but in moment no
efed cided what course to pursue.
scream as much as you like" he
claimed, springing to tho door OF
counting room, ''I'll do u little sore
are ing too. John John"
ohS' The woman also approhchcoIlo
such but he kept her back 50 far as to
citing vent her looking down the stairs
's of continued his calls for John
"Thcro is no John there" said
lead girl mockingly, ''you had better b
,las~J book, sir, its only twenty-five do
If so now
have .Ah! you've come at last said
have Jones, talking down stairs to an il
c not mary John, "Jobn run for p
3trug- officer as quick as you can r 'Hs
ering, thief Then turning taphis v
,r her with an air Of confident assur
ngly7 said,
&c all "Now, Miss, you can spend
carcst time in negotiating for the sale Of
thor Goose or in screaming; Just n