The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1878-08-08
Loves Young Dream

Mr.. Coville's niece, an eslImaBIs as
well as pretty yOnng lady, says the
Danbury NcJUS, has been visiting him
for some time. Shortly after hel
coming q clerk in one of Danbury's
leading stores made her acquaintance
and became at once her devoted at.
tendant, very much 10 the delight Ol
young COville. The clerk Is very
fond Of good tobacco, and smokes an
admirable cigar. The portion of il
that is not consumed when he reaches
the house he leaves on the porch un-
til he comes out again. The third or
fourth time he did this young Co.
vile detected the move, aud lost not
time in possessing himself OF the lux
ury, with which he retired to an out
of-the-Way place. When this had
been done several times, and several
times the clerk had secretly felt for
and missed his cigar, he began to
grow suspicious and uneasy. Perciev-
ing this, young COville awoke to the
fact that something must be speedily
done to counteract the smokers dis.
eretiOn, and the best way to do It was
to so completely involve him in the
meshes OF love as to make the loss Of
an unfinished cigar a matter of no ac-
count whatever. With this view he
put himself in the young mans way
at the store. The bait took.
"How's Minnie ?" asked the clerk,
anXiously.
"She's not very WELL" said young
Coville.
"Why, what's the matter ?'' nror
that better'n I do" answered the
youth, with a facetiOus wink.
81 know ,"
81 guess so. Oh, she's gone on
you"
"Sh !" cautioned the clerk, looking
around to see if they were observed.
''What do you mean, Billy ?" And
he blushed and looked pleased.
"Why, you see, she's as chirk as
can be when you are there, and when
you amt she's all down the mouth.
She don't fix her hair, an she won't
see anybody, an she goes around the
house signing, AM sets on chair for
an hour without saying a blamed
word to anybody, but just looking at
the wall. Then there's another
thing" added the young man i'm
pressively, "she don't put cologne on
her handkerchief only when you're
coming. Oh, / know a thing or two,
you bet," and he winked again.
To say that the clerk was too pleas
ed and rejOieed for anything, is but
feebly expressing the frame of his
mind. In the excitement OF the mO-
ment he gave young COville a quar-
ter. That diplomat hastened home
and Immediately sought his cousin.
Minnie" said he, 'Pve been up to
Ghariey's store"
"Hsve you ?" she said, trying to
look very much uncOncerned.
ayes, and can tell you, Minnie,
he's just a prime fellOw-way up.
But he's gone on you"
"What do you mean, Willie ?" ask
ed the flushed and agitated girl.
"I mean just what / say. He's
gone, sure. He got me into 4 corner
and he just pelted the questions into
me about you. BY gracious, Minnie,
it's awful to see how he's gone on
you. He wanted to know what
you're dOin', and il you're enjOyin'
yourself, and II you're careful about
your health. He'd better be lOOkin'
out for his own, Pm thinkin'."
Tho girl was pleased by these re-
marks Of devotion from the hand
some clerk, but her heart failed her at
the last observation.
"Why, what do you mean, Wlllie,"
she asked, in considerable apprehen-
sion.
"Oh, nothing, only il he keeps
agoin' down as he has Of late it won't
be many months before he is salted
down for good" said the young man
gloomily. "He told me that the
things of this world wasn't long for
him."
And young COville sOlemnly shook
his head and withdrew to invest the
quarter.
a great happiness has come upon
Charley and Minnie now. -Four
times q week he visits her, and four
times a week young Covills pensive-
ly sits back OF the fence, smoking q
cigar and speculating on the joyful
future opening before his cousin and
her lover.