The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1870-10-13
Selected Miseellauu.
A MOUSTACHE; AND WHAT CAME
OF IT.

leaving home and the friends of nv yonth
to enter business with my uncle i'm Phila
delph1a. | WAS just twenty-five, was gen
orally thought good-looking, had receive,
liberal education, and, altogether, migb
put myself down rs well known and like,
IN New York, and creditable member o
my fathers establishment Only two event
had occurred to disturb the peaceful mo
notony of II harmless career-one, my Ell
trance into military company; the other
the pedging of my affections 10 my Lowell,
cousin Arabella, who came for mouti
from Philadelphia, stayed with US, apC
sealed my fate forever. In q word, loved
and was beloved again.
| don't mind confessinp that this WINS
the main cause of my willing acceptance ot
seat IN her fathers office in Phiiadelphia
and thus II came to pass that was inst on
the-pojnt of beginning life in the Quake,
City and my moustache. Here NV
troubles may properly be said to have be.
gun. Let me be honest, and trace them At
the outset to their cause
My uncle was . methodical pIu6dinc
lawyer, who lived principally in his Office,
and barely tolerated lie ont of It, Again
and again had my father pressed upon me
the necessity of assuming as quiet and re-
spectacle manner as possible. And vet,
when / stepped on board the steamer which
was to take nue. to Philadelphia, 1t was in a
new military looking suit, which cost near
ly $50; hair as short as scissors could
make it, and parted with the greatest preci
sion; and my moustache curling upward at
the corners of my mouth, in regular mill
tary style M the hair-dresser assured me
1t was lovely morning we steamed mer-
rily down the bay. The water WAS perfect
" smooth. the band was playing .'DiyIe's
Land, and sat in the stern IN most ap-
proved military attitude. twisting nv mon
stache and haughtily looking about me.
Arabella! where was thy image? Alas
confined to oblivion i'll my breast pocket.
One look ut 1t would have saved me
gazed at a living, loving image near me.
and was infatuated. She sat beside me In
All the fascination of muslin dress and
coquettlsh straw hat, with a pair of dark
eyes glancing beneath it; and / wished she
would tumble overheard, straw lnt and all
that l might be SO happy as to rescue and
enslave her forever
She belonged, 80 perceived, TO II STOUT.
merry looking old gentleman, who walked
up and down. looked at the distant coast
through telescope, talked to everybody
around, and was evidently in high spirits
with himself and the world around general
ly We fell into conversation. The faii
one joined IN the chat and laugh. / was
IN Paradise How l blessed my good for
une!
I'm the army" / presume sir, said Pa
terfamilias
l couldn't have denied 1T for the world.
So bowed with dignity. The fair crea.
ture looked at me admiringly. The fathe,
said:
81 knew It,
He spoke in loud voice-apd othe,
people heard him. and he SURVEYED me
with interest especially gentlemen also
with moustache and military air, an
individual with freckles aud an eye-class
and quleG-looking person who had the
appearance Of clergyman | mention
these three for reason which will be seen
hereafter.
Your hand, sir, | love the military
SAID the old gentleman. "a fine set of fell
lows every one of them. Let me see. whats
yoCr regiment?"
L hadn't studied the army list for moth.
ng
The one hundred and twentieth United
States smashers," | said boldly. Ii WAS
Frank CANDLES old regiment. | had mel
him few months back, aud heard from
him good deal of 1T and its mess. The
gentleman with the moustache looked Of
me more earnestly than ever.
m peaceable man myself" said the
OLD gentleman. "Never fired gun in my
lite, wlnked my eyss all the time they were
shooting at the review last week but love
the military. sir; proud to make your ac-
luaintance drimble. sir, Is my name, and
thats my daughter Alice. She likes an of.
ticer, too, | know"
She blushed, think | know I did.
Now, excuse my freedom" continued
my new acquaintance; I'm a plain man.
Wen make pleasant day of 1t. just tell
us q Few OF your adventures: know you'ye
lots Of them; and may be I'll give YOU a few
OF mine afterwards"
| WAS under the influence of tina, demon
OF n moustacbe, and. in my iufatuatlon
called Frank Gamble to my aid. | gave
them all his stories second hand. and a few
more. Men whom [ he'd never known 1
was 1901 enough TO represent as my bosom
friends; tales OF the United States smash
ers, which had conyulsed nue. with laughter
when heard them, repeated rs Incidents
o. my own experience. | figured as the
principal actor III the mess scenes of tho
one hundred and twentieth. The gentle
man with the moustache, he with frecklas
aud he who looked like psrsop. all LIST.
ened with severn! others. MIR. Grimbla
threw I'm, We'll, that liz oapitalr' and .urn-
Ell round to the rest for their approval. and
we We're quite merry party. [ was the
ION: the military man. was quite in my
glory.
Dinner was announced In the saloon; we
AZ Went down to II together. l sat beside
MISS trlmhle and hirted with her. | Or
dered bottle of champagne, which cost
me fVe dollars. and MIR. GrimtIe ordered
another. After dinner when the Iadiss
were gone, | had third bottle nm and
somehow the gentleman with freckIes and
the clerical one. all joined in with MS ard
we Swallowed champagne AZ il it were orr
usuai beverage. We were very merry and
laxative; but began to feel little nm.
comfortable. | had only three dollars left
IN my pocket, and WAS afraid might he
called on to stand something more; in
which case should have been in a terrible
FIX. may remark, by the way, that car
RED one hundred dollar bank note in nv
pocket, IN trust for my unce-some un-
settled account between him and nv faith
er but of course that was sacred. We
went on deck again, and smoked together.
Aud to think" said he with freckIes,
that great horse-race comes off in New
York city to-day. What of book have
yeu?"
Now it happened that ! had never bet.
But said carelessly, "Oh! SO, so; iet me
see, what was tho odds last night. Even?"
| said confidently.