The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-09-23
for tie firesitle Chair,
answering am Advertisements
SIMEON SMITHS STORY
BY AMY RANDOLPH.

"Did you know that once answered an
advertisement Didn't you? Then sit
down blythe fire, and light a cigar, and Pill
tell you all about it.
It was when | was considerably younger
and greener than am now--when wore my
shirt collars turned down, and tried to believe
that nv red hair could be ponlatumed down
to deep auburn, and that the squint in my
left eye was merely a pensiye expression. 1
don't think was bigger fool than most
young men at my age, but when / look back
upon it, am tempted to kick myself for be
ing such unmitigated donkey
II had just hung out my sbingle, and not
client had come near me. I hadn't three
coppers to bless myself with, was over head
and ear in debt, and, what was worse, saw no
way of eyer being any better off, That was
the way matters stood on that dark Novem-
Der morning, when. not quite certain whether
it was the best plan tc breakfast off ,audanum
OF to hire a hand-organ and go out by the
day, took up the newspaper in a sort of
cool desperation. = ssa
"' Wanted-a Baby to Adopt 1 wasn't a
baby, and therefore. probably wouldn't suit,
though l was quite sure that mo screaming
wretch, with pink nose, and white long
clothes. ever needed adoption more than
/ did
e. Wanted-a Girl for General Housework.'
There again my six feet and carroty beard
stood in tie way besides, wasn't quite sure
that / should relish washtubs and scrubbing-
brushes, though would have been thankful
4 for the six dollars month"; g7 a ,gfs
cas- hstlessly glanced over the teemins
columns. mentally commenting on them afte
this fashion, my eye suddenly became arrest arrestt
! ed by a para graph just below :..O ga,E no
"t A widow Iadyo of means'-Eh r. woult
like a companion for life. Wealth no object
Good looks and polished manners indispen
sable A-hem ,,.zs=..-z .s s.,..f.
l glanced towards the mirror, running m.
( fingers carelessly through the hyacinthiE
r curls of the deep auburn hair as did So
E There was certainly no reason, | though
J why should not answer to the latter claus
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r ".Now, here's curious coincidence p quot
1, to myself. hurriedly emptying cologn
bottle ovet my .hair, to hide the predominar
smell of tobacco smoke. "A widow lad
wants husband, and want money Doi
ems of fellows marry for money every day
their lives, and don't see why l may not {
the same thing. I think must be in luc
to-day, to happen upon that particular par
graph Pill go this moment lest should
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g donned my best lilac silk neckerehi,
I'd tied carefully so as to hide the ragged spo
II brushed my coat neatly, and drew on a p;
IS IS of--not very much soiled--kid gloves, The
cd ed catching up the newspaper 4 hastily soug
No the eyentful paragraph--a thing not so ca
ly done, for it was tangled up among t
) Wants and To Lets in most labyrinth
q manner-jotted down the address, and trott
= off in high spirits.
= a A trim-looking maid-servant answer
the bell as I gave it a modest little jerk.
Is. SO Is your mistress at home 81
80 Dot,t know, sir. What may teYyt
:. I" turned redder than penny. 'ssi.a
- az I'll called il answer to the adverti
ment'
. "The maids countenance relaxed int'