The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-07-20

blue eyes. n Nose aquiline, mustaahe to
match the hair, mouth large and not 80
very ugly, and the chin-well, perhaps
| IL the chin had been trife more prom
inent. and the hair shade less---au-
burn, Rufus might have possessed more
hopefulness and better temper i3d
That very evening-such is the incon-
sistency of man--in spite Of his asser-
ton that "that sort of thing didn't
pay" Rufus bought at the nearest flo
lists two Madeira vines, smilax, and d
spicy carnation pink, and the next morn
ing there they were sweetly blooming
in his window, when the tall, rather
roueh7looking young man who had
been overseeing the carmen the day be-
fore came briskly in. ,a.,,t.,...,-., q
Rufus bowed stifliy. Vs." .l'''' ''''
lm" Called to see if you'd let me take a
look at the arrangement of Your win
dow from the inside-capital effect OUT
side How do You manage? l don't
know much about such things myself |"
- What cool impertinence -, thought
Rufus, And then he said, in an, icy
manner and in an icy tone, "Tm afraid
you won't be taught here, sir. 1t costs
me time, thought and patience to pro-
duce the 'capital effect OF which you
i speak. You must use your own brains.
Mine are not at your service. s.s7l.ufi
tz Oh ] is that the way yon feel! 7" said
the Young man with chuckle. t".Well,
/ guess Bright & Co. can do without
YOU" and he disappeared as suddenly as
he came.
And apparently bright & Co. could,
for in two or three hours the shop win
Cow of that enterprsing firm burst upon
the adniring gaze of the passer-by like Il
whole garden OF flowers iiod.4l i
Such delicate mingling of shades and
skillful combination of colors had never
been III shop window before--at least
not in that avenue. Dark purple scarfs
and ribbons prettily intwined with those
of pale yellow; smoking caps gay in
crnsons and Colds, and blues and
of every hue, looking like flock
OF gigantic butterflies clsnging to car
pet of dark brown velvet; beautifully en-
broidered slippers; silken and satin watch
fobs of many fantastic shapes; pipe
holders quaint and graceful in design,
and fifty other things Rufus had never
thought of, "but which women will be
just fools enough to buy and give to
men,, he said to himself. bitterly--shone
from his neighbor's window. s.- sd
Poor fellow That gorgeous window
completely eclipsed his own, and he saw,
with heartache, the people pass his
door day after day and enter the. more
attractive store of Bright & Co.
A week went by, during which Mr..
Lynde refused the loan of a hammer
they had mislaid theirs-to his neigh
bors, kicked their cat (it was very gen
tie kick, and intended more for hint
than anything else) when she chased IL
flying rat into his store and under his
counter, and Fred had rough and tum-
BILE fight with THEOLOGY, "'cause he swept
all the dirt of his own sidewalk on to
ourn.
Then, one uncommonly bright and
pleasant Monday morning, as Rufus, re-
freshed by the Sabbath rest, was COM
ing down the street, cumming an old
hymn tune which his MOTHERHOOD old
Methodist-was fond of singing, and
happily forgetful for the moment of all
life's cares and vexations, his eye was
caught by an unusual glare at the very
top of Bright IL Co. s" building. A MAN.
moth sign had been placed there, calling
attention in enormously fat letters of the
guiltiest eilt--large enOughtO be seen at
least hall II mile away-to the business of
that wonderfully and aggravatingly GO
ahead firm; and that sign trespassed at
lefst two inches on his own premises.
Rufus ceased humming, scowled,
quickened his steps, entered his store,
seated himself at his desk, flung his hat
on the floor, ran his fingers through his
sanguinary locks until they stood up like
an aureole around his head, seized pen,
paper and ink and dashed off the follow
| ing note:
"Mr. Lynde's compliments to Bright
& Co., and begs to call their attention to
the fact that their last and biggest sign
exceeds the limits allowed them ty law
This, with q snort of delight, as war
horse that scenteth the battle afar, did
Fred receive and hasten to deliver next
door, to return with answer, equally con-
else. written i'll large, bold, but rather
scrawley hand I1. I'd. Boa
Bright a. Co. are sorry that the sign
maker should have made such mis-
take; but unless Mr. Lynde wishes to
put up similar sign, they are at a loss
to see how 80 slight an infringement can
interfere with him y
"a" Oh, indeed !" said Rufus, his face
almost as fiery as his hair. "What re-
markabe GOODNESS the fellow has But
I'll let him see he cant completely over
shadow his humble neighbour and
forthwith dispatched another note:
4" Mr.. Lynde demands the instant re-
moval of the aforementioned sign, or
Mr.. Lynde's lawyer will wait on Bright
& Co. this afternoon.
To which came the short but peril
nent reply:
"Mr. Lynde's lawyer may wait on
Bright & Co. as soon as Mr.. Lynde
chooses"
But it happened that Rufus couldn't
get away from the store that day. Some
great festivity, to take place that even
ing in the vicinity, sent all the boys and
young men in search of masculine
necessities and adornments, and the
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