Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-01-30

opened her mouth to the fullest ~.
and executed the operate pe .spa@
her. 0t
Just then Mrs. Spider, not satise,
her one fly, let herslf down f.eaa
ceiling by long thread, copa i9N
pausing in her downward con rao
unconscious maiden's bcaufifrTI 'e'}
There it swayed to and fro with Ii
motion, as self-possessed as if If S
ceived free tickets to the concert Naa
John made an involuntary mo-.
with his cane, but Harry motjonn55c I
to be quiet.
Presently the young men took
leave. Both walked by the bav.~D;,9,
without looking toward it. John W r.s>
pebbles before him in a half spjfefr+&
as if his thoughts were not agreqsF
Thinking Of the spider, jack
Harry always called John JACK
he designed to be confidential.
"Well, why didn't you allow mr.,
move it? l shall always think q
girl with the spider over her head
"No great loss" growled Harry
John turned his head quickly, and
Just little culver of pain aocqt
friends lips. 1t occurred to hin =,
what Miss Wardieu's attention njs5t -. !.
Nifty, and that, very possibly, her Des~.
ful features were not the reflect1n -
beautiful heart.
q am afraid, Harry, you have lis,,.
to that singing before" he said archIr
"A score Of times"
"Been gery intimate, my good fes
eyes"
"Engaged?"
"No, sir!'
"She's fond of you, hey? I saw d
directly"
Harry was silent.
"she is faultless, to my way of til
ing"
spoken decidedly.
"Tell me about it. Your experie
may be of service to your friends"
81 don't mind making goose Of
self for once, Jack, but look here, if
tell the fellows / shall never hear
last CT it. You see, I was taken in,
as you were to-day, and had the G
and fever pretty badly while my adm
ton lasted. After a while, | disc07
that it was her habit to occupy that
window, and that she was as tickle
vain as she was beautiful. She was
gracious to me, to be sure; but she
equally gracious to every other man
called at the house.
Zone day, when she was Singh:
Hayes and myself, ! caught sight Q
cobweb over the piano, and from
day to this l have been taught wiz
by the antics of that spider. TIL.
with which the creature lies in wah
its prey is only surpassed by the Z
elegant Establishments OF the lady bel
Chow long do you imagine that
has been established in that corners"
John, dryly.
at is six weeks since FIRST saw It
"And she sings under that-that-l
I hate spiders-under that web e,
day. Why don't she remove it,
"Why, Jack, you don't expect
Zdretta Aurelia Warden to sweep
dust with those taper fingers OF hers:
Eyes; why not?"
"Then you will be mistaken. She
give you plenty of opera, and very
else"
Day after day John saunteIed in Ii
cinity Of the bay-window, like the
moth that returns to the fame that 81
and fortunes. it.
He did not like to meet strange &c
men in the parlor when he went to
his compliments to Miss Warden.
did not like to see her dash by him, II
with some brainless fellow, unwort
be the gallant Of any respectable NO
He did not like to hear her voice, al
at that one abominable opera, when
of an evening, he treated himself
stroll ia the street; and SO, at last,
gan to think of Har,y's warning to
his eyes on the cornice.
The more John looked at the 81
the more he saw the. folly Of bein!
guiled by its arts.
One evening a large blue fly came
the room. 1t flew straight to the
tangled its wings, broke loose in a Fl
and darted toward the window. III a
few minutes, either bewiIdered o.
getting it's recent danger, it circled a
the ceiling, bounced squarely int
web again, and soon found reason
pent its folly.
John had learned the lesson Harry
learned before him. He had stru
like the fly, but he would not be dup
his destruction. A little later, he
Harry were sauntering arm-in arm q
There were the bay window, the +
picture in it, and young gentlem
stranger, pulling at the door bell.
81 am glad it's not l." said John u
skrug:
"And 1 am glad it is not t. &c
Harry.
"Where cobwebs grow
BeauX should not GO