Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-08-25
BACHELORS MAKING LOVE.

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You would have kaown 1t for bachelor $
den the moment you put your head in the
9,gr. Blue spicy wrosths of cigar smoke
r;u.EHe up 10 tae ceiling, newspapers under
the table, Castis soap ~ : tiny bronze card
rs,,ivcr. slippers ca the mantel piece, and
general confusion ercry1xhere- And yet Mr.
Thornbro0ke-pogr delsdcd moTtal-sol-
.mnlv believed his room to be in the most
rerlect order. Fer hadn't he roked tile
eulr,y cIamiaiga 5ssties nader ;lro bed, and
seat the Wood box 20 bear them company,
and hung his morning gown over the damp
tn,reIs and busted the a-hes Spfiuk led hearth
with his h,.t rocket h=a lSrrchief. He d
like 10 see room ir better trir: than that
,-,,e,1ed he ryridi sad nov he was GSiag
himself up preparatory 70 going gut calling
10 call OF the very prettiest girl iii New
YarI-not hat he Was Particu ariy fond OF
Nh. pf.,jlc; l.,;t a!.ca fellow whole foot
,rc... through hole in the northeast corner
Of bis Stocking. and there isn't button On
hi, shirt, Is time to repair damage
Now that Mr. Thorutrooke whole stock
Of i;,4astrial implements consisted Of
lump OF wax and large pair Of scissors,
auI one needle, the rncniing diLn progress
Tar.aiy: hi, way Of managing the button
l..r, ,tinl. tr,, necessarily Involved some de-
Iar Tie had 70 Gu, hl these little appen-
dar.s iron! another shirt, and sew them on;
sci next when the second shirt was wanted.
viyit was cay cuor.,-h to make q transfer
again, See Wis: it i to be q bachelor of
g,aiI>l Il never occurred 10 Blu. to buy 4
lew buttons extra !
buttons are not much trouble, said
Mr. Th9rnbro0ke To himself as he wiped the
respiration from his ,rror ''bpt when 1t
cm,s % cost sleeves what the wschiei Is a
ian,w 10 do? I:avn any black thread 18th
:" aud lie looked do0roa-ly at Il small
tear inst at his cibogy, where so,ne vicious
rail had caught in the 6roaicloth. "A
Hack piu will do for to night, to- Imorrow
Ill ,auI it 10 Tie tailor. The fact is, |
of-ht to l,. married aud 50 would, it |
oary dared to a>E Lillian. Oh, dearl |
know he wouldn't have mc-and yet n
n. 80 certain. either, if [ only could mus
ter the eourasc boldly 10 put the question
But j;Ist q sure as approach the danger
Gus ground, my heart fails me. And then
tAar puppy Jones, with his curled nous
tache. an hair parted in the middle, always
haa.ius agogui Lillian, AMI quoting poetry
oher-ii could only have the privilege
Of icAiug him across the street, I'd die
happy. If somebody would only invent
Lev way If popping the qnestiou-some
a.az hat i,u quite so embarrassing
Our hero gave his black slossy curls an
extra brush, surveying himself critically in
the gIas>, and then with a deep sigh, set
t,-.i 10 call an the identical Lillian Raymond
resaly;r- As lie had done thousand times
te.'re, that jI-perhaps- may be
Oh, he baShfuIness of bachelors
When Ir. Thorubrooke arrived within
tic charmed precincts of Mr. Raymond's
handsome parlors, velvet carpcted aud chan
'.aHe.aJ with gold and ormulu, crowded to
taegt.y door, with these charming knick-
kaa,ls that only a woman's ta-:e provides.
MIS- LILY va, at home ia bewildering
Pink a.c:ino dress, edged with white lace
agfd tAe rearly shoulders, and a crimson
~1ss I5se twisted III among the ripping
TaFes of her soft brown hair. She never
-a7k,d lal! 20 pretty; and, thank provi-
@sae Jalcs wasn't on hand, for once IN
+'s life Bu,, what was almost as bad, Lily IS
Cousin was there-a tail, slender, black eyed
sri with arch lips and cheeks as red as a
Hg',.nherg apple. o how Thornbrooke
Fl,hel dat Miss Esther Allen was at the
lotion Of the Red Sea, or anywhere else
s1aef' IN that particular parlcr. And then
Lcr eye vas % sharp. he hadn been doing
ihaagreeable more than four minutes and 8
A1t before she exclaimed:
Dear Inc, Mr.. Thornbrooke-pray ex-
'ise ne, hut what on earth is wrong with
Your elbnw?'
Mark turned scarlet-the traitorous black
lin had deserted its post.
Only I compound fracture in my coat,
Aiss Allen. he said, feeling as though his
id7e might DO the duty of all ef Mr- Ray
hon4 chandeliers put together. you
Anow We bachelors are not expected to be
exempt from such things
Hold your arm, sir, and Ill set it all right
10 one moment" said Esther, instantly pro-
ulelns from some secret recess in the folds
oi her dress a thimbe and needle, threaded
WITH black silk, and setting expertly at
wOrk.
here POW, you may consider yourself
whole"
How skillful you are said Mark, ad-
|lHngly, after he had thanked her sin
cerely.
But then you have so many nice little