Lincoln County advocate. (Canton, Dakota Territory, [S.D.]) 1876-1877, 1877-01-10

no WOulu u6V0 poACoisuA ohe'o S'.o 80
was minus leg. But ten cents was
very cheap" John Austin thought, "for
even an 1sly do doll ~, with o,,;t .
a decided idea that somebody wanted
a doll, and vaguely now tnat
somebody else wanted dinner. ne
bought the doll with the same airy
grace that would have showr, q young
millionaire disdaining to chatter with 9
jeweler as to the price of q sollSslret
diamond which was to deck the hand 9!
his betrothed on Christmas Day. \
was foolish thing for man to do
with eighty-tive cents in the world. He
pushed the doll, now done up III a
piece Of coarse paper, into his pocket.
Don't" said the vender; "don't ram
her into your pocket that way, or you
will bust her, and then your little 'un
would be disappointed" "Oh, thank
you," said Austin, as he extricated the
doll and carried it in his hand.
1t was half-past four when John Aus
tin, still hungry, remembered that he
had better 60 to that Office where q
shipping clerk was wanted, and gel
back his papers. He knew that he
had not even the ghost of a chance
The office was empty now.
"Back again Well, now, I closed
up that annoying advertisement bus
mess some three hours ago." said the
clerk. Didn't tell you you wouldn't
suitf We are distributing up. Dom,
bother. The place is filed"
"Would you kindly return me my
letter of recommendation"
"Your papers! On, you are the
party that showed papers on me In.
deed Just as if my life wasn't worn
out by everybody in the world showing
papers on me. Do you suppose l AM
going to hunt them up now? Just AZ
likely they are in the basket
See here, you are q regular nuisance
hanging around. All you fellows an
sweJing advertisements are just the
same, Papers! stuff Get some
body else to write you up a. brand new
lot Of papers"
"But," gasped out John. The slide
before the pigeon-hole WAS pushed tt
with snap, and d voice cried out from
behind the partition, "Clear out.
didn't tell you to leave your papers
did ~
John was diHmayed. His poor use
less old letter he felt was the bares
shred of seeming respectfully which
was left him. He mad been treated
most discourteously. There was {
tahle near. John dropped his package
on the table, and raped vigorously
with both hands on the glass partition
If you are going to make row,
said the voice, " if l can't put you on
the porter must"
John Austin was on his mettle:now
and felt prepared for any emergency
when a gentleman of about Johns Ak,
entered. "What is this most unseen
Iy disturbance? What is the matter
What do you want? This is my Office
sir" Saying this the gentleman, wht
had several bundles under his arm
placed them on the table.
"Simply this. sir" said John Austin
81 answered in person an advertise
ment for a shipping clerk-referenc'
required. 1 left q letter of recommen
dalton with your clerk. He refuses t.
return it to me, and has been, if not I'm
commonly rude, at least singularly
abusive. These papers are all I hav'
in the world"
But, sir" said the clerk, addressins
his principal, 81 told this party not tt
leave his papers, and the party forcee
them on me. I might find them, O
course. If the party will call to-nor
row-no, that is Christmas-on Mon
day next
You will be good enough to fine
them for this person at once, if he re
quires them. 1t is optional with hin
whether Monday next will dc" and say
ing this in an imperative way the gen
tleman picked up his parcels and left
There was some grumbling behind
the screen. II want them now," sale
John Austin, {" if you and have to stay
here all night" In about fifteen min
utes afterward, when the young gentle
man had BACKED his boots in the mos,
careful manner and washed his hands
in sign Of q cspitulation broom
handle WAS protruded over the parti
ton, on the end Of which broom stick
there was letter, and both were pitch
ed over on to the floor. Indifferent as
to the further insult, John picked uE
his letter, took his doll package from
the table, and went homeward. In
moment he had regained his equanimi
ty.
You will come into my room for 6
moment, little sister," said John SIS he
met the child, "always providing you,
dress is done. But how shall ever tel
whether it will ft?"
"You have not real true for true
doll for me?" cried out the child
bounding up the stairs after him.
~ have such grave doubts whethe,
your dress will become her." said John
exhibiting the package.
cit wouldn't matter" exclaimed the
child.
"Well, then" John united the
string, glanced at the contents, but
smazement 1t was not his doll. What
he held concealed, for he had run now
into corner of the room, was the per.
sonification of beauty, French doll
one of those only the most elegant chill
dren deign to play with. A doll OF
Paris make, in all the supple grace OF q
kid epidermis and with a couture OF
elaborate character. A doll such as
finds its way to South America, which
dressed in silk and decked with gems
indians and negroes worship at theil
t.sa. John even dared to exert gen
tie pressure on the bosom and back OF
the doll, but no rough sound came. II
struck him that such superlative dolls
must be necessarily soulless images
mere tulips, in fact, wanting perfume
They are more daintily pretty, buI
dumb and voiceless. There was nc
room in them for anything more. AL
had to be sacrificed to outward appear.