Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-07-13
THE POWER OF LOVE.

The PUWEh UE LUVE.
Mr.. Coville's niece, an estimable as
we'll as pretty young lady, has been
visiting him for some time time. Shortly
after her coming clerk in one of
Danburr's leading stores made her ac-
quaintance, and became at once her
devoted attendant, very much to the
delight Of young Coville. The clerk is
very fond of good tobacco, and smokes
an admirable cigar. The portion of it
that is not consumed when he reaches
the house he leaves on the porch until he
comes out again. The third or fourth
time he did this young Coville detected
the move, and lost no time in possessing
the luxury, 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 sus-
picious and uneasy. Perceiving this,
young Coville awoke TO the fact that
something speedily must be done to
counteract the smokers discretion, 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 account whatever. With
this view he put himself in the young
mans way at the store. The bait took.
"How's Minnie ?" asked the clerk
anxiousy.
"She's not very WE'LL" said young
Coville.
"Why, what's the matter ?"
II don't know. l guess you know
that better'n l do" answered the youth
with fscetious wink.
81 know ?''
81 guess so. Oh. she's gone on you"
"Sh ~ cautioned the clerk, looking
around to see if they were unobserved
"What do you mean, Billy ?" And he
blushed and looked pleased.
"Why, you see, she's as chirk as can
be when you're there, but when you ain Z
she's all down in the mouth. She don't
fix her hair, an she won't see anybody,
and she goes around the house signing,
and sets on chair for hour without
saying a blamed word to nobody, but
just lookin' at the wall. Then there's
another thing" added the young man,
impressively, "she don't put no 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 pleased
and reioiced for anything is but feebly
expressing the frame of his mind. In
tho excitement Of his emotion he gave
young Coville aqsartsr. That diplomat
hastened home and Immediately sought
his cousin.
"Minnie,n he said, "I've been up tt
Charley's store"
"Have you ?" she said, trying to lool
very much unconcerned. ,-....
"Yes, and can tell you. Minnie, b,
just prime fellow-way up. But hes
gone on you"
"What do you mean, Willie ?" asked
the flushed and agitated girl.
81 mean just what / say. He's gone
sure. He got me off in one corner and
he just pelted the questions into me about
you. By gracious, Minnie, it's awful tc
see how he is gone on you. lie wanted ia
know what you were doin ;, and if you re
enjoying yourself, an if you're careful
about your health. He'd better be leokin
out for his own, I'm thinkin'.'
The girl was pleased by these marks o
devotion from the handsome clerk, bu
her heart failed her at the last observation
"Why, what do you mean, Willie p
she asked, in considerable apprehension
"Oh, nothing, only if 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. "II'
told me that the things Of this world wan
long for him."
| And young Covile solemnly shook hi
head and withdrew to invest the quarter
A great happiness has come over Char
ley and Minnie now. Four times weel
he visits her, and four times week younl
Coyille pensively sits back of the fence
smoking cigar and speculating on tn
joyful future opening before bis cousin ant
her lover.-Ddnbu1y News.