River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-05-09
A ROMANTIC YOUNG LADY.
Row She Asked, I'm a Moment of Raae.
an Amposibfifty of q Young Man
The Happy Result.


Miss Aurelia Sample is milliner's
young woman In fashionable establish
ment on Broadway. Long-continued con-
tact with the aristocracy in the way of
business tshe is in the fitting depart
meDt) has given her notions not alto
gether consistent with her condition in
life. She is firmly impressed with the
idea that she is fitted by nature to shine
IN sphere far removed from that which
she now occupies, and she has a grudge
against fate for making her milliner,
instead OF an occupant of gilded halls,
and the mistress of servants and things
OF that nature. So far as outward ap-
pearances go, Miss Aurelia is right She
is actually beautiful She has a very
pretty face, an exceedingly pleasant fig
ure and pretty little manner, which
many fine lady would give her back
teeth to possess. And then she has
way of saying little smart things which
aIe pleasant to hear, and altogether is a
prepossessing little body who would
make a very good figure in almost any
position in life.
AS matter of course, Miss Aurelia had
loyers-almost every girl has lovers, no
matter what may be her style. One pos
sessed OF ner attractions could not pos
slbly be without them. She had seven.
Mr.. 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
| small, insignificant man, with light no.
| colored hair, veiy small, and uncertain in
| the matter of legs, and altogether q most
| unsatisfactory person. 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 Aurelia
| frowned 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
his alteration thoroughly unhappy.
| But she did love. The man she loved
was Mr.. Samuel Frehantle, a salesman
in Stewards, 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 broad, expansive forehead,
and would have done admirably for a
wax figure in the window of fashionable
hair dresser's establishment. Indeed, he
has been offered position more than
once, but has always remained true to
| drygoods, which was his first love.
Unfortunately for Miss Aurelia, Mr..
Frehantle did not love her. Smile she
ever SO sweetly he paid no attention to
| it, and when her attention became more
| demonstrative he very CURLY informed
| her that it wouldn't do, that he was not
matrimonially inclined, and that he was
a man of too much principle to tlirt with
| q lady. He had made it the rule OF his
life never to trife with woman, for he
did not want 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 be.
Then Miss Aurelia's love turned to
hate. "Hell hath no fury like woman
ter that inclined her thoughts to gore.
She was in the habit of perusiDg all sorts
of ten cent literature, and had just fin
ished highly exciting romance, entitled
double Daggers; or, Deadwood Dicks
Damnably Deadly Defiance" in which a
scorned woman had melted 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 well done
in New York. She painted for revenge.
And SO she turned to Mr.. Thompson
and asked him if he still desired to wed
her. He 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 a
burden to him which he should ere long
shuttle off.
"John," said she, 81 am yours"
'.Bless you'll" he replied.
"But there are conditionsn'
"Name them. There is nothing l will
not do for your
"Only one. Whale Sam Frehantle, in
Stewards"
Mr.. Thompson's inconsequental 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 | may as
well die that wav as any other. Farewell
| Aurelia, Consider Sam Frehantle whaled.
wi Il do it or die in the attempt"
The young man left her presence with
desperation on his brow and determine
ton in his heart
They met in the hall of the Sturtevant
House, Just back of the reading room.
Mr.. Thompson walked up to Mr.. FIRE.
hantle and deliberately tweaked his nose.
Mr.. Frehantle, somewhat surprised, look
ed at him, and, picking him up,
took him down stairs into the boot
department, and so belabored him that
Mr.. Thompscn's mother would not have
known him without an introduction.
Then up spoke Mr.. Frehantle:
"What the duce is this all about,
Thompson9"
/ And then Thompson told him all about
it.
Frehantle was an excellent and gener-
GUS Young man, and an idea struck him.
"Thompson," said he, "you are entire
W welcome to Aurelia, and shall have
her. Get up and strike me four or i've
times in the eye. Only as | can't go to
the store for week, you must pay my
salary for that time. Then send Aurella
where she will see me, wed her, and be
miserable
"Sam." said Mr. Thompson, Il don't
believe I could make an impression on
YOU. Wouldn't it be just as well If L
hired one of the men to do it!'
PRECISELY said Mr.. Frehantle; and
we will have little bout that will give
me practice and amuse me-"
And so a negro boot-black who was
handy with his fists was hired Tor doi,
lar to stand up with Mr.. Frehantle, and
the negro, got in some very good busi
ness. and Mr. Frehantle's eyes were very
decently BACKED, and when it was all
over the two went up stairs very amicably
and had bottle all by themselves, and
separated on the best of terms.
Miss Aurelia saw Mr.. Frehantle the
next day with his eyes in mourning and
reioiced thereat. She married Mr..
Thompson the day after. 1t is hoped that