Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-09-13

"Ah have you an uncle in that part of
the world ?" asked the visitor, turning
his memory in the direction of his India
acquaintances.
"Not that I'm aware of, sir only ac-
cording to the story.books l ought to
have, and should think 1t almost time
for himself and fortune to appear upon
the stage"
"Ah l see." A twinkle was creeping
into the strangers gray eyes. "But to
return to my wig-I beg your pardon,
young lady, but I'm quite certain saw it
drawn in at one of these windows"
Drawn In ut the Window" A CLEAN
of comprehension slowly crossed Mans
face.
Rue saw that further attempt at con.
cealment would be useless, and with fears
partially allayed by the discovery that
the hairless gentleman was still able to
move aud speak, he drew the wig from
its hidden place. "There 'tisl / didn't
want none of his hair" he remarked,
trembling but defiant,
30 Ruel what will you do nextY said
Nan, reproachtully.
"Well," b" urged Master Rue, defensively,
81 guess l was only fishin', and he run
his head right against my fish-hook, an
jest skelped hisself like a tomahawk. l
speck the old thing was cracked loose be-
fore, less it wouldn't have come off so
easy, so it wouldn't"
The strange voice drew Helen from an
adjoining room, and the owner of the
voice glanced from Nan to her, and
smiled.
"Ah! this is the face I have scent l
thought at first it was your sisters; but l
see my mistake now. l have met you
down at my boys place, believes"
Helen stood embarrassed and bewilder-
ed for moment, then suddenly compre-
hended that his "boy" was six feet in
height, and wore amustache, and that his
"placen was the office of the print works
in short, that he was one of the owners of
the establishment that gave her employ
ment
"But had surely seen you before met
you there" and the gray eyes were still
studying her face with their kindly, ia
therly glance. care you not DR.. Mayne's
daughter?"
And there the old gentleman sat and
talked, with his wig in his hand, so de-
lighted at having found the children of
his old friend that he quite forgot to put
it on; and the girls were so pleased to
listen to one who had known and loved
thCll lathSl, tudI Ihey Quile lOlSot hON
funny he looked until the long talk was
ended. Master Rue privately came to the
conclusion that his piscatorial exploit was
rather brilliant affair after allan opin-
ion that was still further strengthened by
the old gentleman's repeating his call the
next day, in company with his wife, Il
pleasant, motherly lady, who petted the
urchin to his hearts content.
And now, aCcorning to all ESSAYS on
perseverance and stick-to it-iveness, l
ought 10 tell how Helen, encouraged and
assisted by the new-old friends, finally
overcame all difficulties and carried out
her wished-for purpose; but real every
day people don't always make first-class
heroines, and this is just a record of how
Helen didn't do anything of the sort.
She did, indeed, find more time for study,
after that pleasant friendship began; but
it was the old gentleman's boy" that
worked the mischief. Finding her a
friend of the family, it was not unnatural,
perhaps, that he should fall into way of
calling for her designs, and so save her
the trouble and annoyance of going to
the Office. But he became so much in.
terested in them, and so impatient for
them, that he was willing to 60
very often, and wait almost any length
of time while they were being completed,
and at last persuaded Helen to go into
partnership with him.
He was not doctor, you know, and so
it happened that the blue and gold sign
of DR.. Helen Mayne was never hung any
where except in her own girlish magma
tion. However, she found an ample field
for all her womanly sympathy and ten
derness, in the homes of the many opera
tives of the great mill.
"Ah well," as Nan remarks, ''it is
wonderful what long train of events a
single slender fishing line may draw into
the bosom of an unsuspecting family"