Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-12-12

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hhYe ptch UAl'' " my aASi"'a''u sou''
Turning my steps in the direction OF
my Office, / walked modify on, q diSap'
/ pointed man. Instead OF the hohday
/ which had so tondly anticipated, the
| merry grcctlnEot friends, the sight OF nId,
/ long banlshed faces, | wa still bound to
/ the pcrpIeNities Of an inlcrmlnable law
case,
II would be az well, perhaps, to attend
to business, | thought, with ruCful vls-
age; and prepared 10 resign myself with
the best grace possible,
My office was nearly two miles from
( my house. After a leisurcly walk | ar
/ rived there just as the clock was striking
eight. Up ! went, scattering slraws aud
/ papers, till | gained the cherries, uncaT-
peted passage, and saw, opposite, my own
/ square Of painted glass, and the card
/ Mot in till o.mofToW;' and then found
1 that ] had left my office KEY in my other
I vest pocket in ny dressing room ward.
robe at nome.
Clearly ! had begun the day wrong loot
foremost, as my Ola nurse used 10 say
when everything went aWfy, oat
should 80 ctNty med!laled upon the
matter gong down stairs, utterly obllu-
Gus OF BASKET on oranges NJ ny clho"
till the vicious scream OF tue old iruit
peddIer startled me,
'Sacre! hnrc, you are no zh1uIIc'
man,
! turned, thrilled with horror. The
oranges were racing pcjl neil down stairs,
to The delight Of several street urchins
and out into the gutter. |, unfortunate
wretch, had sent them there with an I'm.
conscious movement of my arm MS gcs-
ticulated to myself.
Nothing stirs mulinv in u mans soul
quicker than the imputation of not being
a gentleman A five dollarbill. however
healed the noisy foreigners wounds, and
mine too. for with one of his most fan.