Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-11-26
HOWIWAS SCALPED.
BY N. P. DARLING.

wish you could have seen Miss
Medora Budderfii in the fall of 1860.
She was just the loveliest, sweetest
creature that these blue orbs Of
mine ever gazed upon. Every
young man in Larragona was over
head and ears in love with her.
your humble servant, who, alas!
was not young, included. She was
then in her eighteenth year, and
had Just returned from Madame
Crinklem's boarding school, where
she had passed two years, and in
that time she had blossomed out
most decidedly pretty and exceed
ingly charming. We could hardly
believe it was the same girl that had
left us only two years before. l
remember the first time saw her
after her return. I was standing
Eehind the counter in my store (Im
in the dry goods and grocery line,
and occupy the large brick building
that stands in front of the railroad
| depot. Perhaps you have seen my
sign in passing through Larragona
on the cars Witziam Henry JON
! jones, in large gilt letters over the
door), endeavoring to sell dress
pattern to old Mrs. Mungee, when
through the medium of my olfactory
nerves, I became aware of third
person in our immediate vicinity. l
raised my dove-like eyes, and be-
held Miss Budderai just entering
the door.
"Before her breathed a gale of
rich Perfume" as Homer said of
Helen, Grecian lady of some note,
though where she bought her per-
fumery the poet doesn't state. Miss
Budderfli used Phalon's. She was
arrayed in neat, rose -colored morn
ing dress, and upon her dainty head
she wore one of the most charming g
hats (or I thought so then-it's out
of fashion now, and consequently
must look horrid), and on her face
she wore such a sunny, melting
smile, that upon my honor, madam,
l sold that dress pattern to old
Mrs. Mungee for ten cents a yard
less than cost, before / could recov-
er myself sufficiently to greet the
cause of this remarkable fall in dry
goods.
els it possible" cried I, taking
her hand in mine, ''that this is little
Medora Budderfli %
"Why, Mr.. Jonjones, have I
changed so much p she asked.
"You have grown So"
I hesitated. I felt blush creep
ing up between my shoulder blades
$3.50 what, Mr. Johnjones p
And she turned her dark eyes full
upon my face.
$50 lovely!'' -
-sTnto her clear cheek the blood was
brought,
Blood-red as sunset summer clouds which
range
The verge of heaven
But I saw that she was pleased
with the compliment notwithstand
ing it came from bachelor O.
forty, who had often dandled hel
upon his knee and given her sugar
plums when she was wee little
maiden, only a few short years be
fore.
"When did you arrive in town ?
| asked.
"Last night; and now I am te
remain in Larragona
Education completed, Of course.
eyes nothing more to learn Mad
anne Crinklem put on the finishing
touches during the last term,'' sh
ircplied, with smile.
Then, at her request, 1 displaye,
variety of linens, muslins, lace
ribbons, etc., for her to choos
from, which it took her very Ions
time to do, though wished it hat
taken her longer still; and mean
time we had great deal to say, ant
very unnecessarily got our finger
mixed up as we unfolded the good
and selected the ribbons, while tn,
'sweet intercourse of looks ant
smiles,'' as Wilton says, went OF
between US, quite independently O
everything else.
That was our first meeting as maj
and woman. I had thought of he
as nothing but child before. Now
as she passed out of the store,
felt that she carried with her an i'm
mense slice from the choicest sid,
of my heart; and at subseauen
meetings she managed to rob me O
the rest, so that before the end O
the month / was completely he
slave. although no more so than
dozen Of our young men, who alst
worshipped at her shrine, and wht
Miss Nellie Pinman denominatet
"Medora's chain gang"
suppose we were all desperatel,
in love, but not one of us coult
claim to have been more highly ia
vored than another, or at least
could not, for when she began. t.
expect what my intentions were {
did not try to conceal my love
> though I dared not hope it woul'
e, ever be requited), she became yer,
n reserved with me, which I, wisely o
if not, supposed was intended on he
If part to give your humble servant t.
% understand that she was not fo
is him at least.
a But with this exception, sh
showed no partiality for one NOR
Ie than another. This was tantalizin
to say the least. If she went t
lie ride with Smithers one day, she wa
l. sure to ride with Brown the next
De If she went to q lecture wit
le White she Nnuld un To the concar