The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-04-05
AN UNLUCKY UPSET.
BY LIEUT.. WAGSTAFF.


| determined upon going.
Going where you ask. Listen, and
l will tell you.
Iou must know, then that during
last summer, when everybody was at
Newport, Saratoga, Cape May, Long
B9anch, or some other fashionable
place, l grew melancholy.
The cause of that melancholy was
shortness of funds, and & strong desire
to visit one of the above-nanied places.
When the Newport season was nearly
over, [ had the good fortune 10 make
a raise of a hundred dollars, so l i'm
mediately packed up iuy valise and
started.
Upon my arrival at Newport, i'm
mediaiely went TO the principal hotel
there, and engaged a room. After
having paid few attentions to my
dress, | went down stairs TO max e
friends with the clerk and barkeeper.
Always, directly you put up at an
hotel, get on good terms with the
clerk, if possible. l have saved many
dollars, and have got many coed
rooms at a low rate, by so doing.
During my stay at Newport, of
course | did what is generally suppos-
cd to be the thing there. That is,
b,thed in the morning, drove in the
afternoon, played at bowls in the
evening, danced, or went TO a concert.
Occasionally the last two recreations
were heightened by little love-mak-
ing by the light of glorious summer
moon.
Of course l had fallen in love.
When you commenced reading this
sketch, dear reader, you thought such
a thing was likely to happen. did you
not? Certainly. Well, then, far be it
from me to disappoint you. So will
fall in love for your especial benefit.
Jessie Morton was brunette, with
splendid eyes, hair, teeth, and such r
figure! She was perfectly charming,
irreslstibly fascinating, and had a
laugh that rang like golden coin.
Woll, tell in love with Jessie Nor
ton and think that Jessie didn's alto.
gethher hate lae. She was kind OF
thirty second cousin to me, so | had
no difficulty in obtaining All introduc.
tion in the first instance.
Her father and mother were staying
at Newport with Jessie. They were
plain, old country folks, who detested
Newport and the society they found
there most aitily /; but they put uF
with 1t because it pleased jessie.
Old Morton-ihe masculine Morton
mean-eyed me seemingly with great
suspicion. He was very polite when
L spoke to him, but always appeared
to be on his guard, as though he were
afraid | should fall apcn him, and
garotte him at any moment.
When mentioned these peculari.
ties to Jessie, she explained matters
to me.
'Once upon time, as the cid fairy
books have it, commenced Jessie, al
old man of the name of John Morton
went TO large city called New York.
AT this period of the story put my
arm around Jessie's waist.
you bad boy, don't be foolish. Well
when this old man was in New FORK
a soft spoken gentleman, with grea
quantity of jewelry placed about hi
person, ,scraped acquaintance with him
and offered very kindly to show him
for nothing, place called Coney Is
/ land
At this juncture, as we were quit
alone OH the piazza, I-well what d.
you suppose susceptible young ma:
would have done on the occasion?
'How rude you are; you have quit
disarranged my hair. Ii you do s
again shall be angry with YOU
did SO again.
Here's sombody coming; take you
arm away Jessie rapidly resumes
her story. when they were atCone
Island, this friendly gentleman, u
some hocuspccus, managed 10 rI
john Morton of two hundred aud Ii
ty dollars, being all the money he ha
in his pocket at that time
'And-go on l said.
Don't be in u hurry, sir; what
beautiful moon-no, not another Oh
tonight, sir. I'll punish you for intel
rupting me. As soon as JohnMorto
, found that lie was robbed-he packe
up his portmanteau, and inmediatel
returned home, a wiser but poort
man. Since then John Morton hate
, on all people who reside in that cit
no better than they should be-