Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1876-07-14
THE AVANT COURIER.
4. Story Of Love and Linn
burger.

: 3olne months ago. . youth Of this Of
some other city took fancy to maiden
fafr. and PECAN to be polite to her. He
met her when he could 1t parties and that
sort Of things, anG occasionally he called
to zee her at bcme. She liked tie young
man. aud smiled sweetly when his name
-wss mentioned. He was Augustus, and
she was Mary Jane. Augustus wasn''
worth q cent financially, but be had
capital of hope that surpassed the treasure
of the Fourth National Bank.
Mary Jane had father whose name
was Jones. He didn't fancy Augustine,
and didn't like to have him spoonlng
around Mary Jane. But he was sbrewd
and sensible old duffer, and he knew. It
he raised his voice in opposition. that
Mary James liking would be strengthen.
ed regular red-hot, diamond-pin, Hat
footed love. So he kept still and ponder
ed. and then hit on plan to smash the
courtsbip Of Augustus into Smithereens.
At the boarding house where Augustus
lived. the lived also two youths of his age
and sex. who were 81 full OF mischief Is .
caucus is of seekers for Office. So Papa
Jones went to them and unt0lded his plan,
and offered them ten dollars apiece to
bring it to q successful end Within y
week they had the money, and this is how
they earned it.:
Augustus was to call on his Mary Jane
L It evening, 80 of course he put on bis
b.,st- clothes for the 0ccas on. Half an
hour before be went TO his room to dress
his friends went there and took his best
coat from the wardrobe. They tipped
open the lining between the shoulders and
but inside couple of very thin slices of
Limburger cheese. You know what that
is If you have any familiarity with Ger
man beer halls.
Augustus dressed and started for old
Jones house. He changed his seat two
or three times in the street-car, and when
he reached the door step he turned again
and again, like dog about to lie down;
but twas no use.
He usually occupied seat on the sofa.
ct Mary James side; but that evening she
was inclined to dignity, and occupied an
arm. chair . couple OF yards away. She
went twice out of the room to dip her
handkerchief in Cologne water. and the
second time she. brought the bottle and
offered some to Augustus.
After he had gone home and changed
his clothes, one of the boys took him out
to walk, while the other restored the coat
to its former condition. He examined !,
very carefully before he went to be !, and
naturally discovered nothing wrong, ex'
cent the scent OF the roses which fingered
there still. :.
But when, three evenings later, he
again visited Mary Jane. the trick was
repeated. Old Jopes had taken care to
hide the Cologne water and everything
, else of that charsdsr, SO, that the ofenst
Of the Limburger could not be copdoDed
The fair maiden stood il for half az houl
then she tainted and called for the old
folks. She was borne to her room, and
Augustus was sent home. Next morning
he received . highly perfumed note (whit'
rosa was the odor it exhaled), which tolt
him that for the for the future they hat
better be friends only; and, the next tim
she met him. she hoped it would bein tn
open air. and she would try to keep 4
Observation-Disclosures Cor. Chicago
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