, 1877-08-12

death and overdowius5 with tender Things TO say
that he had thought UP and composed and read
during the day. And she-that High-strcet
girl-always met hiul at the hall-tloor and led
him into tue parlor, aud he was, oh just so
happy be wanted somebody to kill him right
away, for lie felt too good and happy to live.
Oh, he was a nice young. man. Everybody
loved him. Dressed IN such exquisite taste.
and such 4 flow Of language. Could talk about
any aud everything under the sun; members OF
the Philo~Apollodoru -Diadactition Society used
to call him the Ayentinonidas OF America, he
was so lowing and lucid.
WE'LL one lovely evening he made his regular
semt-wceGly visit, went up rather early, and at,-
Iicfpateu the best Kind Of time. but was struck
ill Of heap when the servant answered the
bcli and politely ushered him into the parlor.
But he thought maybe the dearest girl In the
world was just putting on n little style. But
you cunt imagine how dreadful1y discouraged
he felt when he went into the parior and couldn't
sec the young lady anywhere. and nobody there
ut all but her mother. Now, John Williams
Hc had nerer met her at all. in fact, and he had
casually heard that she didn't like him pretty
much, and that she had once remarked that
she'd like to meet him once. she'd take some OF
was a1i. Naturally, John William stood in g1eat
awe OF her mother. Till woman, with broad.
hign forehead. wide mouth, with awful paren-
theses 1T the corners OF tt, thin lips, and eyes
they were smiling. Talked bass. And spoke
very slowly Not at all the kind Of I. woman to
impress Il strange young man very tcuderly.
Bat John William isn't the Kind OF q man,
isn't John William, not to take advantage OF an
opportunity when It presents itself, and &c re-
solved, Us soon rs he took in the situation. to
s.nitc while the metal was in condition OF tenn
perature indicating nlallcability. So he pro-
ceeded to strike. He sst down on the edge Of
the hardest chair ho could find. aud directly op-
aS}x,Sc
directly in the tace. while he began.
To begin with, he didn't ,saT anything.
Couldn't exactly think OF what he wanted, SO he
just looked at her aud smiled pleasantly.
His overture was met by q stony glare that
not only frozc his smile, hut congeaied the very
blood ID bis heart, aud he had to gasp for
moment or two while it thawed out Then he
once more unto the breach, good friends.
"Pleasanly this evening""
"Very," came like a response from tho
gloomy tomb, and John William felt the cold
chfils crawl up aud down his back.
= u has been lovely afternoon" he went on.
- Beautiful" she said, hoarsely, and John |
William thought OF stories he had read about |
dead people who were mesmerized and kept on |
talking for hours after they were dead.
Is It was very warm during the middle Of the /
day." John William said. going back for SUBJ |
ject, thinking he would light On something II |
be only pushed his researches fur enough down
the din', shadowy aisles OF the buried past.
LA-EtEA-At18-lEt #AS LIC SOlEluH IE5pouSEs
and John William wanted to stand up and |
scream SO bad that he thought he would 20
Wild. But iu the bright Lexington OF youth
here's no such word is never say die, Mr.
Brown, aud he made one more effort:
''lt looked like ruin once during the morn-
ng::"
ssVe-ry much indeed" came in sepulchral
adence. And John William held on to mis- |
hair with both hands to keep himself from
jumping out Of the window. But he perseyered:
~ We had lovely sunrise"
"Re-mark-a.bly:'' And to save his never
wing soul, John William couldn't hello making
gurglng groan anu pounding on the door
18th his heels.
"Sir-r-r!'' the lady exclaimed in the distant
hunder tones Will. which Janauschck used to
~ 'sAlr. Tulkinghorn, open the door"
'.Oh!" screamed John William, springing to
is feet and tearing bis straw hat (nilau braid,
) 350) into sllreds. "Oh!" LIE yelled, dancing up
nd down like wild 1udan, while hts hair
.ood up like perks upon the quillfu1 fretupinc,
Oh! 1t was doggoncd internally hot till night
ou can just bet your everlasting boots! Hot!
.ot! oh h! Ha ha la hahalla-a-a-a!" And he |
liled out Of the house and went Gathering
OWN High street, gibberins, howling, shrtck
tg maniac.
brethren; . girl doesn't know what fun she
isses by not being born boy!