The daily gazette., 1879-05-31

A STORY sUCCEssFULLY TOLD.

"JOhn must come down here at once,
whether you can spare him or not. Our
dear little Laura Is greatly taken with
tall, thin young man, with hooked
nose and thin lips, called Stuyvesant.
1t Is whispered about the hotel that he
is very good match, and has the verit-
able blood Of the old Dutch governor in
his veins. l must say that il has a queer
way of showing itself, for the young
man is as pale as specter and dressed
in that white duck, with his sunken eyes
and bilious skin, is enough to frighten
one. | have grown to hate him, while
Laura is growing to be quite the con-
trary, am afraid. All the evening he
leans up against the wall, never dancing
or opening his mouth, save to give vent
To some hateful, sarcastic criticism upon
the scenes around him, and yet dear lit
tie Laura's eyes-as, indeed, all the
other pretty eyes abOut-are perpetually
beseeching him for attention. In the
daytime he is always with a long black
horse. that covers more ground with its
legs while it is going than any other ami
nal ever saw. When Laura goes out
to drive behind it, and vanishes out Of
sight with the bOny creature, tremble
to think how dreadful it would be il
our dear little girl would ever be part
and parcel of this wretched man and lis
beast. So think John had better come
down at once. quite long to see his
handsome face and hear his honest voice
and think il is about time that John
should tell his little story to Laura and
have things settled comfortably"
Mr.. Archibald Steele smiled when he
put the letter of his wife in his waistcoat
pocket, and, picking up the morning
paper, scanned through his pold-rirnmed
spcctacles the news Of the day. Finding
nothing therein to refine the exceedingly
satisfactory condition of his affairs, he
put it down, smiling as only prosper
Gus. contented downtown merchant can
smile. He was one of those unhappy ex-
ceptions to the ordinary rule of mortals,
with whom everything went well. His
whole experience was an exclamation
point to that effect. If he ventured a
little hazardously in trade, fortune trim
med her sails to favor him. If he set
his heart upon ANYTHING relating to do
nestle felicity, ali the elements of art
and nature conspired to bring it about.
So when he stepped to the door of his
office and beckoned to a Young man
with a strip of commercial paper in his
hand a pencil behind his ear. with the
general air of b,iskness and shrewdn IS
about him that betokened a successful
downtown erchant embryo, Mr.. Steele
smiled the third time. with the air of
one who was not all afraid of any bilious,
blue-blooded obstacle that might be
thrown in the path of a domestic happi-
ness which he firmly agreed had been ar
ranged by an Omnipotent hand.
John" said Mr.. Steele, closing the
door of his private office, and looking
upon his Young clerk benevolently, "I've
got an order from Mrs. Steele which |
wish YOU would attend to-"
"Certainly, sir" said John "shall |
90 out and get the articles myself?"
"Why. the fact is, John" said the
merchant. enioying his Joke more and
more "it,s only one article-a rather
| milky one. II was barpained for a long
| time AGO. think Won will have to 90
down with il. John,
"Down to the seasbore ~ said John
gettino a little hot and hustered .sis i,
n very vaIuable marcel. sir pn
.Well. nerbaps your natural modesty
NAV depreciate its worth. John. Mrs
steele and | think good deal of IL. and
Laura. too. | am sure does. The com
modify ia vonrself John. Mrs. Steele
wants Won to 90 down and take it'll,
holiday there"
When the name of Laura was men
toned the yoIno mans face grew NOR,
anstered and hot than before.
~Ym are very kind sir.n he said
"apd Mrs. Steele is more like an apge
than a woman.n.
Rather solid and plump for that,
;nternosed Mr.. steele hut ikino III,
nhrase nevertbeless
..Rut II 10 a simnle madness n,rsue,
Jobn $40 dream of further hannines
,hanI an;ov no,vNyonr at,actinn an,
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