Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-04-01

| OF his fellow servants, for | saw three of
them examining me closely and with
twinkling eyes, from the opposite side of
The table. Could the host, too have seen
the flowers in the hall, asked to whom
| they belonged, and Impaired the informa-
tion he gained to his wife? II not, why
should she havetold me in particular that
certain sherry was " "amorosoH And why
| should she have commended me in partic.
ular for choosing "parfait amour" from
other liquors? Other people showed the
same preference. 1t may have been acci-
dental; but conscience makes all OF us sus.
picious. About II o'clock l took my de-
| parture; reassumed my bouquet about as
| joytully as Christian reassumed his bun.
! die, and, with heavy heart, found myself
| in a cabless thoroughfare not far from
Kings Road, Chelsea. 1t was quite three
miles to my lodgings, but in the Kings
Road l should be sure to find cab in
which | might hide myself and my bou-
quet. But suddenly a well-known voice
cried, "Don't run away, Brown"
turned, and there was my very best
friend, Jones, who, once upon time,
when had been very roughly handled in
| a public Journal, took the trouble to cut
out the whole article and send it to me, "In
case,n as he said, az should like to see it.n
l had never forgotten that friendly atten-
ton Especially as he protested not to
read the papers generally, and never saw
several articles of an opposite character),
and l therefore accosted him with extreme
cordially. A
"What is the matters" he asked "you
seem out Of sorts.s ~ O.
az have had rather a trying day." j
answered ga wedding this morning. and
| q dinner party this evening""
"No wonder you are low," said he SYM
pathetically; "you want cigar and a
cheerful scene. But what is the matter
with your left arm ?" he concluded.
Nothing at ALL" replied, sharply,
producing the bouquet, which had held
In concealment behind my back. : O.
"You call that nothing, do your" said
Jones, severely; 81 call it very serious
thing, indeed. But don't look so miserable;
take this cigar, and come with me but
| first throw that thing over the ratings of
the square,"
For your cigar, thanks for your last
advice l will see you'll mean wouldn't
| do it for a thousand pounds"
+ 90, see. Well, we can leave it with
the man at the gates"
"What gates?"
"Come and see. l am few pegs too
low myself; and before l go home mean
to try the effect of some lively music and a
| lively spectacle"
We had been walking along pretty
briskly all this while, and in a few
more minutes we arrived at some gates
which appeared to lead into some il.
Illuminated gardens, and which were them
selves surmounted by gigantic and bril-
| liant gas-lit star. rrv..
"Tm not going in there" said 1 bluntly.
"O,Gust take stroll round" he rejoined,
coaxingly; ait will do you good. The
gardens are cool, the music is cheerful,
and the dancing will make you die of
| laughing. Besides you wouldn't leave
me all alone" --- .- "a
In an evil hour, I paid my money, and
passed through the turnstile and then l
feared to leave my flowers in charge of
the gate-keeper. 1t was different at a
friend house /; but at this public place the
precious bouquet might come to harm
The man, too, was very reluctant to take
it said he would not himself be at his
post much longer, and would have to de.
liver over my trust to his successor. Ibid
not like the prospect and determined not
to part with my treasure.
Jones was little sulky at first, and said
in surly tone, you'll get awfully chaffed,
my boy;" but suddenly he cheered up
again, as if his very words had somehow
comforted him.
He was quite right; did get awfully
chatfed, but / adopted the tactics of ap-
| pearipg to have been let out for the even
| ing from the Deaf and Dumb Institution.
But to Jones was forced to be as one
that heard d; and he played to q marvel the
pGrtof,a kiEd friend. His ears seemed
| to have become all at once supernaturally
IL Nt
! disparagement escaped him and he faith
fully impaired to me whatever he heard.
My equanimity was gradually disturbed,
and, at last, when Jones asked in a tone
of horror, "Did you hear what that lfel.
low said 2" l answered, angrily, No,
did not; and l don't want to know"
But Jones, having, perhaps, a keener
| regard for his friends honor than for his
Town, rejoined, swell, old fellow, there's
O limit to everything, and l don't think
you ought to stand that" 4 n n
| 1 inwardly wondered whether Jones
himself In my position would not have
| stood that and much more, without show
ing his valor; but with a groan l asked
Well, what did he say % 90 &
| 90, my dear fellow replied Jones
with snigger, 81 shouldn't like to re-
peat it," --....-. ..s
Can you point the man outf" in
quired.
This Jones did with surprising alacrity
| "Let us go back and ask him, then,"
said, trying to appear. cool and comfort
able ~ n sttfJ ~ '.-ftftp
The man whom Jones pointed out was
dressed as gentleman, was considerably
bigger in every way than ], and was sit.
| ting between two wearers of bonnets
been his wife and his mother in law. Al
my approach he showed some slight per
turbation, which led me to hope that he
| suffered, as. l do, from a constitutional
weakness (nothing more, | assure you)
which some people mistake for what is in
| certain circles known as "the funks."
was encouraged, therefore, to ask with
| some haughtiness whether he would obligt
me by repeating the remark he had lately
| addressed to me- He Obliged me with q
readiness and emphasis wich slightly al
tered my opinion about his constitutions
| weakness; and which almost reduced me-
to an awkward silence which Jones might
have misinterpreted. Fortunately, how
ever, Twas inspired TO make a. general re
mark about the difficulty of properly
kicking any gentleman who happens
to be- sitting upon "a bench; ant
the remark, Notwithstanding its trutl
and generality, SO far hffom meet
| ing with his appreciation, caused
him to start up in q fury, threaten damage
to my nose with his left fist, and seize mi
precious bouquet with his right hand
There1pon flashed across my mind piect
of advice to the effect that "tlie threat
ened should never waitcfor accomplish
ment, but should always take the fiitia
tive = and so, ,maddened at the destruc
tion which was being wrought upon my
bouquet, | dashed my clenched right hant
into the face of my adversary, who stag
gered back against q tree, and left upol
my white glove red stain.
There were shrieks from the supposed
wife and supposed mother-in-law Zone 0
them promptly scratched my face), and
yell of delight from Jones, whose objec
had probably now been accomplished
without any Inconvenience TO himself
My adversary quickly recovered himsel
I Il.