, 1874-07-05

tluuky tlnmoni (wl1atover e,,c carbonatcd poui- |
try may boy. and wasn't ho hor own litt!o tnilor
out Of employment; hor board hill had run IN To
325 1t 1nnat .he. paid. or Tho landla1y would
seixo her now bIl1s 'roas, forbid tho banla, Gro;
ate n Hcono. postpone tho wedding, aud Wrock I
tailor wouldn't have this. tIe wonld moity
t4t laudlntly, or, il A,e rofusea Modification, ho
woull-ho tlli not unow what he would do.
Aflha Molllo Parsonh softly l'intod Mt cash
took tho hint, proI.laad har tho money buk askoi
for hor boarding house. She dae|lnod to giso it:
It was miserable g'aco. to whlola she would
never tako him. llo should nevor 800 what ab-
only IL sllo appeared. The taor from st, Louis
rofrainaa from further questioning on thts point
TELLING 1tts FRIEND.
They mot, thcy, loved. they partoa. sho o.
approaching bliss Rstoicism is out Of place
under two conaltions--when d ma,i is
going to 10 banged. and whon he is
going to DO married. In nlo ., first
to write up imaginary and exasperatingly un-
truthful Interviews; in tho second, 1t u highly
unnatural. tor ront-up feeling demands o1pro8"
sion. Feeling th1s, tho Vt. Louis Gutter met =
It beca1no necessary to study rotreuchnlont and
domestic economy, aud thon told him all.
PUTTING IT III THE HANDS or pErEor1vE..
To his disnay tho friaad WA not enthusiastic.
Ilo WAS cofdly critical. 4o asked too many gues-
tons about Miss Alollio Parsons which the tailor
could not nnswsr; 10 eTon went 20 Ter far
to nqHire yhst gsatsntso o ho had s,rsaSx tnst
naneoa III d''f o from % u to 81 other pss oo
Of thnm tailore. This ssaa very diaagroehble. but
tho St. Louis gutter could only plead implicit
confidence "Dut." urged tho friend. "nar
@ worth ones whilo to know soinetling about ono's
wife. Surprising .yoa },avo her ts'adowod by
private totoe'ive for a day or so.''
This VAS hari. It stunned tho lttle cutter.
It was indeed tho nnklndest cut Of his life. So
friend, agreed, like weak llttle man TO tho
prppoaltion, accompanied tue wiaor man to Capt:
Turtles Office, told hia story aud WIS told to call
4 tisteotive is IN offensive porson. He il In
noyoiB aud dramas nearly nj lisagrooable ns In
private life but there he ia always saying witty
things, performing feats Of must admirable gal
anry GOg h'gn,2 IN s " n ho eea 1s s a s
the reverse. uo il full up to bis tonsils with
unploauant disclosures has . rough. nury
manner about him !; il, in fact. nasty person,
rassad himself no dorept oothos
clothes ut that, aud followed tho g,rl. We shall
not accompany him, because no has to resort to
moan, mlborablo tricks to 1nd out aocrots. Il is
sufficient to know tlat ho followed Miss Aollle
| Parsons, and learned something like this about
hcr:
| 1Ior other name wnd Nellie Pattoraon, her
otllerar name Nnllle Mccoy, tho osl!erebt Nellie
to carry on system of confidence oparatona at
her houss, corner Of State and Tllirty-frst
etroets. All this was oriinarY nova to tue pri-
yate detective. but would havo surprised tho lit
tie tailor Of 1T. Louis.
OWNING up.
Wednesday tho wedding sas indefinitely post
ponod ut ths request OF the bi9lo-cleot. She
wanted that wEite silh droBa mAtfo up, and othoE
1$t511 ntk $n ami
tailor to Lincoln Park. On thcir ro-
turn the dlsagreeab1c detective followed
her to tho PoHt-otice where sie obtained half
to be, yours very respectfully" and lever do.
yoted admirers" Miss AIollio Parsons, aliaH ote.,
turned OIL sight Of the oficor, assumed an sir Of
injured innocence. asked Ills b1isineas and
to follow her, Tho rude detective ehut one eye.
aud nut his finger OIL the sido Of hs noBe AZ aly
detectives ALWAYS do in comedies and on the
yellow covors of novels, aud said II guess not.
her; sbo tried to escape, hnt hf
cornercd hor. n,ado nome Of hih professions
"daagrceablo disclosures" and advised her tt
confess.
she took the hint, told all, md went hor way
| THE LAST BEEN or TIE TAILOR
Yesterday afternoon, when tie great st. Louit
bridge was opened, i little tailor might be oh
servod in the crowd. Evory NOW and again I
friend would shake hitn by tho hand. " iietto
you've been out Of town, haven't you2 BY til,
way. was told you went 10 got married. Accep
my oongrat"-
"oh, deer, no." says the little tailor, "msrel!
went to Chicago to have some fnn:'
II Tn afraid you rather overdid 1t you don'
look very we'll"
:! Had pretty gay time" !" responded the listl'
tailor, with dismal air. But his clot1las ar'
becou,tng too looso for him; they nre no longer
walking advertisement OF Its profossona
skill. 11o has forsworn ladiosf society. road
only St, Louis rRpera, and is very Ravora o'
pretty womon. trhis Is why we will no lenge
give tuilots credit.