The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1873-09-19
Mist&IIaneous SeIettiuns.
THE LOVERS OF LUCAS PLACE.
$50 Seeming Fair and Yet so False

The carpet-knlgRG VINO hgureS IN
the following ROMAN, Charles G.,
was poor, but not proud, and early
developed considerable genius as a
dry goods clerk in st. Louis. His
person was handsome, his clothes
fitted him well, and he had his shoes
made in Chicsgo. But he fell
in love with the neice of a rich widow
lady of Lucas Place, in the aforc-
mentioned city, and thus his woes
began.
The widow, having higher aspira-
tions than a "Clark's best spool
thread 800 yards" artilleryman
for her neice, peremptorily forbade
that young lady's holding inter
course with Charley.
As Clara is dependent upon her
aunt, she, of course, appeared to ac-
quiesce in these ambitious designs,
but at the same time registered q
VOW to her looking glass that no one
in the world should ever supplant
the dapper yard-stick man in her
maiden heart,
One afternoon, recently Charley
received a note from his Clara, stat
ing that her relative would attend
.prayer-meeting that evening,
This intimation was enough, and
eight o'clock saw the young couple
seated upon the sofa in her aunt's
library, billing and cooling in the
regular orthodox and turtle dove
style. Little Charley, lured on by
the witcheries of love, became per
fectly immense" He wound an
arm about her waist and vowed that
her form was sylph-like." He toyed
with her long golden curls, and
likened them to ''truant sunbeams, .
with a few other remarks that
Heavens dearest gift to her sex was
''a wealth of bright golden hair
Then when she blushed, he swore
the roses had been robbed, and
when she smiled, that her lips were
ruby portals to a casket of pearls.
Indeed, he talked so nice, and she
fed upon his glowing words with
such a relish, that the old lady was
rattling away at the door bell as
though the house next door was on
fire, full five minutes before the alb
sorbed lovers heard her.
"Great heavens! my auntm ex
claimed Clara.
Charley grew a trifle pale, and ut
tered an interjection or two pertain
ing to the front end of Il pond
It appears the old lady, having
reached the place of prayer, found
the meeting epizootic'd, or post
poned, and consequently, after some
little chat with q neighbor or two
had returned home at this most i'm
perfume moment. t
What was to be done? Not a
closet or nook invited retreat, and
there Charley stood and wished that
he was a mileage or stationery bill
so that he could pass the house, OF
member of the Louisiana Begisla-
ture, or some other dreadful feature
of modern civilization.
At last a brilliant idea occurred
to his lady.loye. In the corner OF
the library lay q bundle of carpet
that had been brought to the house
that day, to refurnish the sitting
room, and having been duly inspect
ed by the ladies, was temporarily
left in tumbled heap in one cor
ner.
A hasty explanation took place
and then Charley entombed himsel
| in the mass with fervid VOW tha
he would die for her sake were i
necessary, and Clara then admitted
her aunt.
That relative was not so wei
pleased at being so long Kept on th'
doorstep, and sharply demanded
what had become of the servants.
81 sent them to bed, dear aunt, 81
/ that / might have the pleasure o
sitting up for your retnrn-bnt
fell asleep" innocently remarked
the ingenious girl.
This loving explanation somewha
appeased the old lady, who, afte
warming herself, walked over to tn
! bundle of carpet and, picking up
corner, wondered how it would loo
| by gas-light. ofita15G
i Clara hastened to assure her tha
it would not look nice atall; in fact
she was so confident of it that he
aunt need not go to the trouble Q
an Investigation. sla scs
The old lady pondered over tn
stuff for few moments, while be
lnieee sat trembling upon the sof.
and little Charley felt that tn
world might come TO an immediat
lend and not annoy him a particle b
1.-THE suddenness of the change.
At last, however, the crisis passed
iIsfor, with some new idea enterin
her head, the old lady turned, anC
remarking that she was "tired t
death, oplumped her two hundre
and fifty pounds ayoirdnpoiss upo
the heap, and little Charley assume
the shape of a human pancake Z II