Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-12-20

AUNuL YFhl lNlcf 1 WIS uGhFA ny
small, ftt carpenter, with Il head IS
round rs a ball ard rs eoitaG an 0Ver-rlpe
do rot like tn keen com
parry with very small men, even II uey
are levels. stand FIVE feet four inches,
minus my boots, ard dn not Ike to look
down on man. | want To look up, If it /
is oulv IN Inch. This carpenter WHO .
was Jimmy number two, vas ehorter
than I. disliked him; but he had /
worked for nv father and presumed on .
this to consider himself privileged to call 7
at our house. He had fashion Of calling
on me every Sunday, and inviting ne 10
visit certain pnlk with him. THtniv
times or more he invited No, hut invari
ahlv r. fused to go. Still be did not take
'non for an answer. Regularly a7 the
apeAae came. lis little round head
bobbtd into tho house, bringing The never
ccaslng invitation on his tongue.
w,ahgA. al last | asked my matler's al
vice hOS - -:
"Tell him that do not allow you to
60 out with gentlemen without my com
pany," she said THAT will silence him."
But she was mistaken.
"Take your mother by all meant.
like 10 see RiIls careful" he responded
aud took this word 10 her.
LID us go,h the said tive will have
scme sport.
/ did not Ike the idcn b1t went. At
tho park ny mother ordered some lee
cream and cake for herself aud me;
jimmy pleaded indisposition, aud took
nothing.
"lhls cream Ia delicious" said my
motucr, auOn. More cream atd spul g
cake, walLer.'
Then some other thlnes were ordered.
Ny mother thought Jimmy pcnmious,
aud was having her revenge. Meanwhile
our escort moved uneasiiy IN his seat,
gasping at every fresh order. Ms ymother
lnnocently II au.red If be had aea on
/ ..in but Ac suook biz bead in reply.
I fintly she arose, and announced hri
rcadiu IS To rltuin pomt. iurr irl-
/ low was very white around the moi. 10y
this time, aud now reached OUT Lie EAud
as II to stay rs, stammer!ng
"Ma'am, could you leud me a dollar or
70 , wasn't prepared TO buy only tNO
creams. didn't take mono myself on
tina. account. supposed one creAu Wac
ali suy BODY wsn'eA.' q,
:, AZ iao how unfortunate ~ snid
stei my money is III ry e'her 't''7
lCcl tt.'
'WAat fhall I DOR cried The young
man m .Oucs " desperation.
'GOtoIHc IN and arrange u some
way. Il is nerr snvper ,inie, ana Ne VIII
no, Gal, !lr yuar company
On The way home we liughct c7eiy
tine VIC looked into each Othr''- lac e.
Bat cure was eir ctcd. dummy num-
b,r TWO ncv. called aga.n' aiierN"rd'
Learned IRON - mutual agq1amiai 'r th'i
he paWLcd lis beaver for tue oll, at'
Ntm AaLc With chip hat that De
! bought from boy. Dc was also h'ar'
to unke .hp rrmark thst - NIs ssn
. aaulcd. lie knew lie cou d utver cup
poit a woman who cuuld eAt so mt'd'
Passing o.! ar lover. abVu' whom ieu
p,o SAW COmic.l things Mhlch Tor ih'
reason did uut s'riGc me as neirS 8" We
, absurd, perhaps IL was because 4 hh'
more tender feelings than Of yOre, com
10 . lover ThO enjoyed me later In life
d He was a youth Of tWeny, several year
, iny lunior, so tall thui had TO lOuk tNle
y to see .uc TOP OF bis he-d; thin ns
. ccuntFy cditui's pocket pOuhi hud con
aeited as Bantam rooster NedeAsAtl
i'm threadhare outer clothos aud dirt
b, shirts, and Onsidered himseli gerius d
a hlr6 order. He worked for me In N
y lrAliue Office colsel'enuy wa
' ittowu DAILY M be COMPANY, aud, thclF
q heh.d not tell his love, Lia attlO-s wci
"a enough to tfive Cpe Wild lie ls
q stlHpse. dark gray Ewes, wLith took
y terribly wild appearance when he va
. lot ple,bed, and squnted up slckish'
when he gut In IA loving hnmOf. lie ha
/, an uugalnly nose, and very "htu teel
u placed far in bic AOuth, giving bis in'
y ad uncomfortable look. Then lie stiNi-l
u tark lsir, no lock OF which was evl
Il putlt5 Of even % wave, generally stood
= tuds, each Individual hair taking up j
4. On lis own account and spuInlng iIs Il
.s lows.
e lie wac exceedingly attentive. II a
- tempted u clear up my d, ak, he went
I" Work NJ il too if / crossed the oillee +
~ any article wanted, ie stumbled abe
Of me AHA prou nl 4 10 me; II W
, making up a bOok.iorm, he annoyed n
~ SO bv irving 10 hand me ths rules, lead
- 0uoins &c, that l some times order
B" him ont Of me Trlecuce-Crly TO h' d IN
a. he would not 20 aua more, nc pftsl-t
~ in ACCOMPANYING me home, IN ~ tc d, Il
y" declarations that bis aticnrious wcri o
az iettiOnable to ne. ODce, Nhon i "
"a walking On the street With Rentema
- he had the audscity 20 step between l
;, and walk there until reached my non
.. Tie next molnlng ! iould one ot
ssna poems On my desk. Iwill give one vi
oh here rs a sample
I'd "rhough the day doth bear no song,
Aud the night he dark and long.
When the storm clouds gather oer N
ea And the hail falls thick and last -,
Then IN throw NV strong arm round u
eat And Uphold hss 10 the blaH.'
.te Ills voice was something between
on4cAihg OF d duck and the l,ng o
ou saw, sinking aud rlring O. on high t' j
cr. atd low 10 high along lhis scale. ana
ed, was alwavs singing. " Belle Ma Hon
WAS III. song. He would sqrint up
rp ev.saud look me in the face at ihu
ginning, then turn them upward WAi
onr "AIeat me At Heavcns gate,
ew sweet Belle Ma Hone
finally sent this ardent admiror
on 10 canvass for my book. He spent
commission and $50 Of my money, Il
ed. got "stuck" In a country town, {
wrote 10 me for assistance. But l
Lit hnn stick. This disgusted hlln.
wrote me fareSell letter, iuiorAing
ia an urderluJd sentence that app
ances are often deceitiul. AZ last
counts ho was much thinner IN ue.h u
ball ever. Perhaps my readers viii be
rlscd that after having three iuch ara
AM admirers am still
Wandering alone"
But so II Is, and so it viii be until
,.. end Of time, uuess-well, | might As
hiu- o9l win 80 o.a,'i,,,,' io,,,e
~, tII peculiarly fitted for my "queer" " nat
.,' n who will take me at the Profes :
you Recommendation, when 1 shall cnecIf
~ consent to become victim to matcir
,i.o iu order to further the progress Of seie