Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1871-10-14
MY OLD UMBRELLA.


always prided myself upon the nat
tiness of my appearance before was
married; and if there was one particu-
lar thing which liked to have stylish.
il was nv umbrella. The best silk and
the finest frames were hardly good
enough. and nv umbrella was generally
about as slim and nicely shaped as a
cane : so much so that Brown used to
chafF me continually about its appear
auce. and saw it was a bachelors um.
brella-his being almost the size of Mrs.
CAMPS.
u ,vos +broo vears a,o tb;s month
ond tha vaatber was ev;de,tiv ;r varv
sanno,,,f,I ,,,oad for i not no,,rad 81,
don Iora sooatbino l;ta cata and dons
Icy s' 60 - ,,sos 's n,;fo
49,, = no;,,s VOW, hord bod 70 1aamo
10 nmoa nuu,har of t;,es dur;na ia
Gao Ia o I aka,,. o,alan1, ,a',t -. H.
nay; anu apou' I'och "en' W 'le
oahh W 20. I,eoh c"sheu' anu vi
course my umorelia' nc moI TINS one was
III cohseah' use: ihere were some
ooHeh persons waiIinS on me at 'ne
touii.ei' anu i,''o ~ "ai' dioo' ""'-
ing 'here III oalhp room WASH very
agreeable p"t | Jus' hons my UNI
hretla on the cage OF lhe counter un-
til l had qone' ana just there l LOST IT.
hT "h@n Sot the cash mao iorSotten
the umbrella, and lett the bank with
edt H. :,
When l reaohea the street | missed
l' ana nacK l posted, ouI u was gone
were, oy "hoii 'akeh OF no" never
iouno out, put hanging on the counter
insteao was ai orc oliapiua.eo looklhs
thihe, inaoe OF olue cotCoh. IL was
ehoush W mars me shower ieil-nahoeo
oieseihgs oh 'ile parry VINO iiao iiiade
tne eHcnaIge puV nere' py the way
Ihigh' JusI as won ooserVe tna' IL was
reaily a oiessing 10 me, only IN dis
s"lse
AS ''ie ram poureo IN torrents just
'i nhaue '!le oese oi the matter, ana
nnan'nne1 r"anea n,,eT VA .he ; slr1Il as apparently
T,icohtelioa w ~ possioIe, me, the hatty
nara,nh,l.+;na those ehulis calieo me-
s.id frando most do o'' GO. "iioie my
mmdar bio cotton f5regate' nn,5ragS ana
a,ougb to sbaltor q ,,ho1o CO, iarse
seven '' VI
Brown met me first
"Ah y said he, "got \ family ,ou
conpratulate vou ,,,7 how y,
And from him to fhe Office aacb and
every friend had seemed to ha in ~
street rsitins h Ill nv oppearance
with lest or laugh. Confound it
YVES lmost mad enough to smas.. the
old l4lua to pieces, but ! didn't. for
it rained too hard for any such foolish
ness.
Several times during that afternoon
vainly endeavored to borrow or steal
another one: but it was of no use
and for home | started with it, getting
into the same omnibus as Brown,
who at once commenced at me with,
II say, old fellow, when did il take
place p
Th;nl,; ;o :...
me from this confounded chatting.
asked. " What taka nlaca p,,
"Why, YOUR becoming married
Benedict"
"Well, you are mistaken, for I still
remain INV own mostar a,d az 90, 'sl. ant
compelled to be at home every n;aht ot
ten. or else sptfar tbe d;Soordant 5;n 81 81
a scolding mariner" i' ''" ""'' ''i Vi
Ths TIC ,1eI p';sael e e.
shock II ~ off ae;1ueo aes;1 anJ ,Jr @ nina' ou. & ne
with vengeance "''" gave IL ''''A
"yss hnt %ap ha;n. .. ,,,,, o .
miehtilv m nnt oUs ont shan. as you are, you are
hrella mopo pas ou. ao1I. CARRYING an UNI
tai wharoos e setviIeaoie a tnan orhamen-
mvsaIf I,rTlS' with nha Il oeing married, sa.ls1y
nb;losonher hlSn Wv, wha' a. i nave. 10 De
prhn phn,supner you must get married, ana
NAV come uto ut, sara @l.a! .ha' same umofeila
| escaned % I'f fron serVi6e S;nI .nen .ha 1hod
reached the street | i wanted o to " Get % ont
at; and, leaving the omnibus S 81 ! ele. M