The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-08-10
George Henry Brown and His Lost
Mary.
Detroit Free Press.l

Detroit Free Press.l
A young rat of a boot black was loafing
around the corner of Griswold and Con-
gress streets Just after the storm yes
terday when along came young man
in a great hurry. His hat was wet and
lop-sided, his linen coat wet through,
his boots covered with mud, and his
shirt bosom had wilted right down to a
handful of imitation coral studs and
eighteen-cent linen. The boy was going
to offer his professional services-any
boot-black would offer "shine" if a
mans boots had been soaked in the river
for a month-but the young man got a.
head of him. He asked:
Boy, have you seen a girl go by here"
Lots of gals passing here every hour
in the day." was the answer.
Yes l know, but this was my girl
Mary-rather tall-white hat-white
overskirt-green parasol-red tie-great
lands! but where is my Maryw
"Lost, eh?" queried the young Napo-
leon.
"Yes-left me down the street while
was buying this hat"
"Any relashun of yoursw asked the
boy as he looked up and down.
Relation! Why she's my girl the
one love-the one Pm going to marry.
I'll give you a quarter to help find her."
The boy sat down OH the box, spit
across the walk and meditated, and
finally said:
"I think I saw that ERE gal about
half an hour ago."
"You did! Then we are on the trail"
eyes, she passed here and tell you
she looked as sweet as peach"
eyes, yes, that's the one! Everybody
remarks how handsome she is"
"And the Teller with her had on one
of these cut-away-off coats, diamond pin,
big sleeve-buttons, cane, great big collar,
and he was just looking into her eye az
if he loved her unto DEATH"
"W-what!" gasped the young man
"then there was some one with her p
"SOme one? Well should say SO
They were locked arms she had Sara
tOga-grab on her dress as they passed
me he patted her on the cheek"
"Boy-boy-look out! Mary has al
ways been as loving as dove and as true
as one of them lamp-posts. 1t couldn't
have been Mary"
"Couldn't, Ell? Well, all right. You
axed if had seen her, and then 60 on t.
call me liar. Now / won't move a PEI
! to help find her"
"Say, boy, see here" whispered the
man, reckoning the boy to step into the
alley behind the express Office. Wher
they were off the street he continued
"Now, boy, be square and I'll give you
ten cents. 1t might have been Mary
but / can hardly believe it. She loved
her George too we'll, or seemed to-"
"Is your name GeorgeT
"Yes-George Henry Brown-livt
out here 'leven miles,"
More pruf-stronger pruf-wus
, and wuss !" exclaimed the boy, slappint
; his leg. "When that couple went by
me the Teller said: How could you
! think, my darling, of linking your tat
, to that of such an old pill AS Georg'
J Henry Brown? Just them words sale
, he."
"He did, Ell? By the big Harry h,
called me an old pill, ell ?"
, "And she grinnej. blushed and Uttered
, and pOkcd him in the ribs with her par
asol and says she: George is regula
fat, but l was after a set of jewelry.
, Then he patted her on the ear, and
ucdIu Gil tdlhiIR dUOuJ iCC SOu.
water, preachers, certificate of marriag
and leetle cottage on hillside. Sun
!. thin told me it wasn't right, and 20,
don't know how bad felt"
/. I" It's all right, bub," replied the MAJ
E as he laid down ten cents. "You keel
, cool-mum is the word. There'll b.
! tears shed in the west end of Wayn,
County before Saturday night or I'll b,
under ground ~
"Goin' to hurt somebody" asked tn,
/ sinner.
"Keep coOl-don't foller me-don'
say anything Show me the place WHERE
they sell sword'cane and bras
knucklesp
About an hour after that the Chief o
Police was waited upon by George ant
his girl Mary. They took chairs, ant
, George dropped his hat on the floor ant
: inquired:
lis there any law around here t.
punish a boy who goes and lies to you
and sets you half crazy and almos
breaks up one of the lovingest, incest
,, sweetest marriage engagements anybody
ever heard off"
He might have referred to the boot
black.