The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-05-09

The HAPPY Kosatt.
Miss Aure.ia Sample is milliner's
young woman in fashionable establish
ment on Broadway. Long continued con-
tact with the ariStocracy in the way of
business (she is in the fitting depart
ment) has given her notions not alto
gether consistent with her condition in
iif,. She is firmly impressed with the
idea that she is fitted by nature to shine
in a sphere far removed from that which
she now occupies, and she has a grudge
against tate for making her milliner,
instead of an occupant OF gildcd halls,
and the mistress of servants and things
of that nature. So lar IS outward ap-
pearances 60, Miss Aurelia is right. She
is actually beautiful. She has very
pretty face, an exceedingly pleasant fig
ure and a pretty little manner. Which
many fine lady would give her back
teeth to possess. And then she has Il
way of saying little smart things which
are pleasant to hear, and altogether is
prepossessing little body who would
make very good figure in almost any
position in life.
As matter of course, Miss Aurelia had
lovers-almost every girl has lovers, no
matter what may be her style. One pos
sessed Of ner attractions could not pos
sibly be without them. She had seven.
MIR. John Thompson, the brother Of the
proprietress of the establishment in
which she was employed, was the one
man who most persistently followed her,
but she did not love him at ALL He was
a small, insignificant man, with light no.
colored hair, veiy small, and uncertain in
the matter Of legs, and altogether a most
uns satisfactory parson. The only good
point about him was the part in the hair,
which was as exact and beautiful as any
thing could be. The more Miss Aurclia
frowncd upon Mr.. Thompson the more he
pursued her. He loved her precisely in
the proportion that she did not love him,
thus making himself and the object of
bis alteration thoroughly unhappy.
But she did love The man she loved
was Mr.. Samuel Frehantle, salesman
in Stcwart's, who was precisely the man
for her fancy. He was tall, and had
black hair, which was parted in the
middle, and he had beautiful side whis-
kers and a broad, expansive forehead,
and would have done admirably for
wax figure in the window of fashionable
hair dresser's establishment. Indeed. he
has been offered po ition more than
once, but has always renamed true to
drygood>, which was his first love.
Unfortunately for Miss Aurelia, Mr..
Frehsntle did not love her. Smile she
ever SO sweetly he paid no attention to
it, and when her attention became more
demonstrative he very curtIy informed
her that it wouldn't do, that he was not
matrimoDialty inclined, and that he WAS
a man of too much principle to ffirt with
a lady. He had made it the rule OF his
life never to triAe with woman, for he
did not van, the guilt OF making them un.
happy on his mind. He never distracted
goods or made love. He was correct
young man, and always would he.
Then Miss Aurelia's love turned to
hate. "Heli hath no fury like a woman
scorned." Her reading was of charac-
ter that inclined her thoughts to gore.
She was in the habit of pcrusirg all sorts
of ten cent literature, and had Just fin
ished highly exciting romance, entitled
double Daggcrs; or, Deadwood Dicks
Damnably Deadly Defiance" in which
scorncd woman had inclted one lover to
kill man whom she loved in vain, and
she saw no reason why what had been
done in Dakota could not be as we'll done
in New York. She painted for revenge.
And 50 she turned to Mr.. Thompson
and asked him if he still desired to wed
her. lie remarked that nothing ON earth
would please him more, that she was the
bright particular star which he had al
ways worshiped and in whose beams he
existed, and that withou: her life was
burden to him which be S s-.ould ere long
shuttle off,
John" said she, II am yours!''
"Bless your he replied.
"But there are conditious"
"Name them. There is nothing will
not do for your
"0nly one. Whale Sam Frchantle, in
Stewart's."
Mr.. Thompson's inconsequcntial legs
doubled unaer him.
"Whale Sam Frehantle! Why. Aurelia
he is six feet high and takes lessons in
boxing. But never mind. I shall posi-
bly, be brought home corpse, but Imay as
we'll die that way as any other. Farewell
Aurelia! Consider Sam Frchantlc whaled.
I wi u do it or die in the attempt"
The young man left her presence with
desperation on his brow and determina-
ton in his heart.
X X
They met in the hall of the Sturtevant.
House, just back of Ae reading room.
Mr.. Thompson walked up to Mr.. Frc-
hantle and deliberately tweaked his nosc
Mr.. Frel.antle, somewhat surprised, look
ed at him, and, picking him up,
took him down stairs into the boot