The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1875-07-29

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over his face Leonora lifted up her tear
full eyes and smiled benignly upon him.
She was always so good and condescend-
ing! The end OF this scene was Miss
Snaggles' disappearance tor two whole
DAYS and the reinstatement of her father at
the desk; and meanwhile Gregory and
Gibbs were sure Leonora was in love with
both of them, Snaggles knew it, and,
purse proud fellow that he was, objected
to them on account of their poverty; hence
the melancholy, the poetry and candy,
Miss Snaggles' tears and disappearance!
"She must soon choose between u.s. said
Gregory fiercely to Gibbs.
THAT she must" returned Gibbs, ar
ranging his cravat at one of the show case
windows.
"She smiled at me sweetly four days
ago." said Gregory.
"She smiled at Quiggs just before she
left the store" from Gibbs.
"Quiggs, indeed' And Gregory
laughed contemptuously.
At the end of two days Miss Leonora
Snaggles came into the store for some
note-paper.
"Not for me-" she said to Mr.. Gregory,
in her low, sweet voice, which sounded
full of hushed tears. ooh, no; for a
friend. Some marked with an initial the
initial K"
Gregory produced the box. She was
always generous to her friends. She was,
indeed, rare, lovely girl. When Miss
snaggles was supplied with the note-paper
she helped herself to some pens from Mr..
Gibbs hands, and then departed slowly
and sadly from the store, but as she stood
by the door Gregory thought he saw her
smile, and at Quiggs, the errand-boy. Was
such thing possible! Quiggs did not
look guilty, and was sweeping off lot OF
old boxes in his queer, dreamy way, as
though his life depended upon it.
SO the days sped on, and week had
passed away, when one morning found old
Mr. Snaggles at his desk bright and early
as usual, but in terrible humor, as that
boy Quiggs had not put in an appearance.
The store was unswept, and everything
was at skies and sevens. Snaggles break.
fast had been badly cooked, too, and the
maid said Miss Leonora had headache
and couldn't come down, so there was no
one to make his coffee as he wished. A
bad morning with Snaggles, and conse-
quentlv bad morning for Snaggles
clerks. They were scolded and stormed
at vigorously, and it was wonder they
were not dismissed from the store upon
the spot Customers coming in, Snaggles
subsidized, but portentous frown rested
upon his brow and anger glared from his
eyes.
At this stage of affairs strange thing
occurred. The Snaggles maid ran into
the store hurriedly, and ran up to Snag
gles' desk in a frantic state Of excitement
did you ever, sir?" she said to Snag
giles. Miss LeOnora told me last nigh
not to disturb her until late this morning
as she had a headache, and | went for tc
fix her room just now, and she amt there
and found this note for you, sir, on hel
dressing-table."
Was ever such excitement in Snaggles
store? Was ever such commotion any
where? Miss Snaggles had fled!
As her angry father tore open her nott
he read:
DEAR PApA-Of course you will be angr,
with me, but, taking what you said the othe
day as your paternal sanction of my union,
leave this house to marry the man of m.
choice, whom you warned me against, and OF
account of whom you took me away from
boarding.school, viz: my former Latin teach
er at Fame's Academy, Mr.. Kregs. But you
cruel course did not part two congenial, lov
ing hearts. The man who, though poor ant
obscure, deigned to be suitor for you
daughters hand, engaged with you as errane
boy, disguised by means of red wig, etc
Yes, papa, he did all this to win me, and an
to marry Quiggs-stupid, foolish Quiggs. Gt
on making your money, papa; live to hoard
and be happy. Let no thought OF me worr!
YOU. When you read this shall no longe
be Leonora Snaggles, but
LEoNoRA SNAGGLEs kKEGs.
That was a sad day at Snaggles' stor'
for more than one person. Indeed, 81
great was the agitation of the principa
and clerks of this establishment that i
was closed on that account.
Business suspended on account of re
pairs" read Snaggles' customers, ant
they wondered what sort of repairs wer'
going on in that darkened place. Gregor,
and Gibbs held high holiday, which the,
enjoyed to the full by spending all thei
spare cash to heal their wounded feelings
and, from being almost enemies, they be
came firm friends.
At the expiration of a week Snaggles
store was opened again and customers
thronging in, found everything the sam
save a new, though somewhat familiar
face at the desk-a handsome, dark-haire'
and blue-eyed man, introduced pompousl,,
to them as my son-in-law, sir, MI
Kregs," by Snaggles himself. Gregor.
and Gibbs couldn't stand it at first, bu
they have become accustomed to the ide
now. Snaggles has rest and comfort il
his old age and his accounts were never il
so prosperous condition.
We passed the old store the other da
and, CHANGING to gaze at the sign-board
saw that a new and stylish one replace'
the familiar sign of "Claudius Snaggles.
Indeed, we read in the gilt letters, fash
ioned so artistically, the names:
snaggles & Kregs Booksellers and Statiopers,
from which we infer that Leonora's fathe
was not, after all, so very much displease
| with her strange choice Hearth and Honat