The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-03-08
The Best Of Proof.

nards's good looks. The town poet, IN
rural rhymes, had compared her com
plexion to- roses and lilies, to the immense
disadvantage of those flowers.
Her female acquaintances, in solemn,
council assembled, had decided that, while
she was pretty, her beauty was of the doll
order.
II the poets rymes were not, surely the
ladies' decision was, convincing. "Doll-
babyish' is the term women always apply
to the beauty of which they are Jeal-
Gus.
To say Nellie was pretty, is to put it
mildly. She was bewitching. Every
thing about her was bewitching, from
her blue eyes to her little feet-the latter
encased in slippers at sight of which Gin
derella would have turned green with
envy.
Her ways were SO distractingly bewiteh-
ing that you wouldn't have blamed any
body for being in love with her.
She was twenty-two-quite little wo-
man-but you never would have thought
her more than eighteen.
1t is with regret we admit that she took
TO flirting as naturally as duck takes to
water. She couldn't help it, There was
not the slightest intention on her part to
be heartless; but those blue eyes of hers
insisted on looking tenderly at everybody
and everything.
When she gazed at the moon (you
should have seen her with the moonlight
upon her y it was with as much tender
ness as though she believed there was
really man in it. 1t was unfortunate
that she was possessed of such eyes, but
she really was not to blame.
1t is unnecessary to state that she was
responsible. for terrible !aceration Of the
hearts of the village beaux.
There was none other among them who
had arrived at the desperate condition of
Mr.. Frank Gray. The deepest depths of
the deep ocean were. mere shoals COM
pared to the depth of his love.
His appetite had become such shadow
Of its former self that his .landlady con-
semplated his symptoms with mercenary
10y. The dimensions of his wash-bill were
past all belief. He was utterly miser-
liable
He saw the "loadstone of his existence
smile impsrtially on all men. He called
himself fool for being in love with such
a f1irt and no doubt good many people
agreed with him. The state of Neliie's
heart in regard to him is none of our
affair.
Upon bright spring day these two
we're sitting on creeks bank. Brook or
river would have been more romantic;
but with that strict regard for historical
fact which should be at once the ambition
and pride ofall chroniclers, we repeat il
was creek.
Frank was fishing, while Nellie was
watching with expectant face the bobbing
cork.
Our love of historical accuracy agair
compels us to be unromantic. Nellie die
not faHin the water. Frank did not jumF
in, and, seizing her hair, after a pro
longed struggle bring her safe to shore
and, as result they did not get married
and live happy ever afterward.
This is probably the only case on recort
where this has not happened. 1t is. wei
known that young ladies are in the con
stant practice Of tumbling in the water
and that young gentlemen always saw
them. This exception only proves tn
rule. There would have been no earthl,
= object in Nellie doing such thing as tn
water was hardly deep enough to drown
kitten.
Nellie watched the bobbing cork, eager
ly waiting for the expected bite-that is
Nellie was eagerly waiting, not. til
cork.
S When it went under, and Frank pulle
outsa struggling, gasping little fsh, 70
all her eagerness an expression of sympa
!, thy came into her face.
"Ughr r' she exclaimed. "You horri
fellow What cruel sport! You me
are heartless monsters!"
: Frank replied, meaningly, looking yer
, hard at her:
emo more heartless than some wGme
, know"
Nellie's eyebrows arched, aud her liE
pouted, as she answered:
: "What horrid remark -
"lt is horribly true,' rejoined he, sti
looking very hard at her. "They cate
mems hearts and throw them away agai
as pitiiessly and carelessly as l do tn
fish.
Nellie replied, somewhat earnestly:
"But, FrsEk, you don't always thro'
the fish away, do your'
But the remark was lost on him. Il
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