Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1867-01-31
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MR.. SMITHS MISTAKE.
BY AMY RANpoLpE;H. E;

Midsummerin the tropics is poets
dream; midsummer ia the beautiful
wilderness Of. New England is solemn, ,
many voiced epic; bat who has ever
given us description Of the dry details,
the parched monotony, Of midsummer in
great drygoodss Establishment. Sissy.
p6us Smith could have enlarged most
plainliyely on. the subject, as he stood
drowsily Behind the counter, listening
to The cease1ess thunder Of wheels on the
pavements outside, and Watching the one
slender thread Of sunshine that ghm-
merod froG some flaw in the window
shades, like 0 golded chain, across the
piled up goods ~
IT'S very hard SOliloquiaed Sisybhus
to have fellows noble what-d'ye.Oall-
il represssd ip this sort Of way. | feel
I'm outof my proper sphere, but how
the duce to get iHto,it is another ques.
lion. r l ean't stsrvs, and, cant run
about like ,he QlahenanS, with wOoIly
rug on my back, aud While I'm working
ike gally slave for the'paItry six'hun
died dpllafS . year that Keeps soal Snd
BODY together, where's the chance to
soar, abd@ expand, undAabd all that
sort Of th;hgP Ikno@I should make
first raIe Member Of Congress, ifiI only
mad 4 fair field, and there's no earthly
reason why / Shouldn't 60 in for litera-
fars aid diplomacy, as well as other
folks Ard what's more, Pm good
looking, Or my looking glass is d most
atrocious liar, o7s sle4o z 41a.ie
Mr. smithf pulled his long auburn
moustache, and thought, with compla-
cent slmpsri Of the pretty girl who had
bought some dotted muslin at his coun
Ter the day before, and who had aligEted
from such d dainty little wins-cOlOred
coupe, with o goodman in livery Tein4
ing I'd the higb.stepping horses.
2 ELwohder i" she'll como again. mur.
INJURED Mr. Sisyphus Smith. 'She GER
tainly seemed impressed, and am4uite
Sure she smiled when | asked heri there
was, anything more | could show her.
Other fellows marry rich, aud I d6a't
see Why 1sH6uldn't. The fact isl
ought to Chine 10 d higher circle. Co,
.logne, qd 'tibitans, kid gloves, silver
dressing cases. Jupiter TonausI1'djust
like to lry the experiment OF being rich.
Ar4qrward, ,Smitbp
Sisyphus started spasmccically from
bis feveris as the harsh accents Of his
narrow sodled superior summoned him
TO the field Of action, and the blood
mounted to Ris forehead, as he orec6g-
nized in his fair customer now awaiting
his attention, the very damsel who had
smiled oyer3cthe dotted muslin scarce
ft@entylfour hours ago. "a gAi9g3 i,
B a'Inthought soi'i i'ipassed triumphantly
throughshis biains5l kae,o she was in,
ptsrested. A very pretty girl, upon my
word; howsthe diamOndsi sparkle upon
her 6agefs pp ,y1essiumoa rsitai
Mrs Smithasadvauoed csmirkingly to
shove jsco6emand d cam 6riCs, to the,bright-
eyed yopBga ddy who, ,etoortedsbylsg de-
imursI locking siderly aoumpanions d had
sealed herself opposite his counter, and
Wasfurning oversize snowy folds with
the prettiest little ungloved hands in the
'WorldasusIH 10 adsb se;,e5 y,T Z
9oIoessursa Sonit is an excellent quail
~, said Sisyphus, blaudipg bis. goods
sith:glibs t0ngss apd6ys graceful ges-
teFs. INK no H
I suppose may depend on what you
say, said the young lady, looking him
directly in the eyes. sif sygp aR
! Need you Ok Tie question y mur-
INJURED SisJphas, ia dal0ss ascsnss.