The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-08-06
MISS sNAGGLEs's CHOICE.

In Mr.. Snaggles's stationery and book
store there was strange coEnmJtion. The
clerks. with their polite manners and air
Of style. smiled al one another beamingly.
Mr.. Snaggles's daughter Leonora was
home from boarding-school. and being an
ACCOMPLISHED scholar and mathematician
was 10 be elevated TO the post of book
keeper in the store In place of her father.
retired. and Miss Snaggies, II was reported,
was rare little beauty, with the rosiest OF
cheeks, darkest Of eyes, and most bewitch-
ing manners. Indeed she wasa thorough
ly captivating little witch, and her pres
ence at the desk would make the store of
Claudius Snaggles very attractive spot.
Thus reasoned the gen tlemanly clerks up
on the morning that Miss Snaggles was
TO assume command-an appropriate
morning, by the bye, 10 welcome so
charming a creature, being full OF sun
shlEp, a spring morning, bright i'm the ex-
IRENE. A bevy OF clerks stood by the
door taking eagerly together concerning
the fair stranger. Let Us listen 10 their
conversation.
tell you what" said james Gregory,
a most important parsonage in Snaggles's
store, as he stood twisting his lightmous
tache jauntily-quite handsome young
fellow 10 behold: 81 tell you what,
Miss Snaggles will find that she will have
to decide pretty soon between Us all, Tor
were in love with her, every one Of us,
you know, even before we've seen her. y
James Gregory smiled conceitedly. II was
very evident upon whom Miss Snaggles's
choice must fall
s'Pshawi" replied another gentlemanly
clerk, by name Thomas Gibbs, as he starch
ed his collar higher in the neck iingled his
watch-guard. and cursorily glanced at the
army Of rings he wore, as though Le0nora
Snaggles could resist the mighty power OF
style and dress! just at this point of the
conversation the front door opened, and a
somewhat seedy-looking individual saun-
tered in with slipshod air, his clothes
hanging loosely upon him, AMI his mass
Of rumpled red hair frowsed about his face,
out OF which gazed two sleepy blue eyes,
which, spite his unfortunate appearance,
gave him a touch OF beauty. for they were
singularly handsome eyes, though he rub
bed the m sleepily and tried. IL seemed, 10
make them blind almost with his frantic
A laugh greeted this strange mans ap-
pearance.
Hs. Quiggsv" jeered Snagglcs's clerks
contemptuously. :" Late this morning
Where's your broomy" Quiggs gazed
about him dreamily, and replied IN sleepy
way
"Dunno; 'spose It's In the closet"
With which he slipshodded over to the
closet near the desk, and producing there.
from large broom began 70 sweep vigor.
ously. Wish you'd come earlier,
Qulggs," said Snsggles's young men. as
the dust greeted their nostrils but Quigg.
only grunted and swept onthe more vlg.
orously. When the store was nicely
cleaned he betook himself TO the pavement
in front, and was still sweeping away
there Wien Miss Leonora Snaggles made
her appearance through the door i'm the
rear OF the store-which, by the bye, com.
municated with the apartments occupied
by the Snaggles family-and, accompanied
by her father, pompous-looking purse
proud fellow, was installed az the desk In
que state, queen In her own right, who
gazed sentimentally of into the distanc,
with her large, dark eyes, and captlvatef
'Snaggles's clerks Immediately with hel