The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-11-17

gles' tears and disappearance |!
ssShe must soon choose between
u.s." said Gregory fercely to
Gibbs.
"That sh mustI" returned
Gibbs, arranging his cravat at one
Of the show case windows.
"She smiled at me sweetly four
days ago." from Gregory.
"She smiled at Quiggs just be-
fore 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 MIR.
Gregory. in her low sweet voice,
which sounded full Of hushed
tears. "Oh no; for friend.
Some marked with an initial-the
initial e." Gregory produced the
box. She was always generous to
! her friends. She was indeed a
rare lovely girl. When Miss snag-
giles 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 er-
rand boy. Was such thing pos
sible? Quiggs did lot look gull
ty, and was sweeping off a-lot of
old boxes in his queer, dreamy way,
as though his life depended upon
it.
So the days sped on, and a week
had passed away, when one morn
ing found old Mr.. Snaggles at
his desk bright and early as usual,
but in a terrible humor, as that
boy Quiggs had not put in an ap-
pearance. The store was unswept,
and everything was at SKIES and
sevens. Snaggles' breakfast had
been badly cooked too, and the maid
said Miss Leonora had a head
ache, and couldn't come down, so
there was DO one to make his cof-
fee as be wished. A bad morning
with snaggles, and consequently
bad morning for Suaggles' 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, Suaggles subsided, but
q 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 snaggles' desk in a
frantic state Of excitement.
"Did you ever, sir?" she said to
snaggles. "Miss Leonora told
me last night not to disturb her
till late this morning, as she had
a headache, and I went for to fix
her room just now, and she amt
there, and I found this note for
you, sir, on her dressing table,"
Was ever such excitement in
Snaggles' store Was ever such
commotio n anywhere? Miss
snaggles had fled!
As her angry father tore open
her note he read:
DEAR PAPA: Of course you will
be angry with me but taking what
you said the other day as your pa
ternal sanction of my union, [
leave this house to marry the man
of my choice, whom you warned
me against, and. on account of
whom you took me away from
boarding school, viz: my former
Latin teacher at Fame's academy,
Mr.. Kregs. Butyour cruel course
did not part two congenial, loving
hearts. The man who, though
poor and obscure, deigned to be
suitor for your daughters hand,
engaged with you as errand boy,
disguised by means OF a RED wig,
etc. Yes, papa, be did all this to
win me, and I am to marry
Quiggs-stupid, foolish Qulggs.
Go on making your money, papa
live to hoard it and be happy.
Let no thought Of me worry you.
When you read this [ shall no
longer be Leonora Snaggles, but
ssLEoNoRA SNAGGLEs KREGs."
That was sad day at Snaggles'
store for more than one person.
Indeed so great was the agitation
of the principal and clerks of
| this establishment that it was clos
ed on that account.
"Business suspended on account
of repairs" read snaggles' custo-