Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1879-04-02

Without . Dons.f's be=ltStlo-
De crossed ne street AID catered
SisE1r1's IN pursuit Al that Id
nett Be Eo1ld have given the
prsss q ffty bonosts for = single
glimpse Of that Oos with cherry
rsbt.cns. Bat lie ssxr-h Vas il
rain- TIE lady lad DISAPPEARED
Upstairs aoi doE., IL the elevator,
srOro1 the r0t1Dds, through every
departures; q The immense es;1b-
hsh1s1;, Eeat NJ SiDpkins, -
NAVY TINES TIA; ire clerks began
70 eve lin with curiosity not u
EiIsi Ei;h sospiei0n- A; last, il
disPair. Siuykins gave Up tie
sssrsh and sally Een3ed Lis way
bo-sEkri.
1t va = dream be said to
Li1seE, softly. An Initiating,
beautiful dream ] might have
known !; eooli lot lat
81 tie s1pper-tabls TIA. Ugh;
Mr. Si@pkios vas unusually
grave a.d reserved BsEil5eTing
kid button boots stared hin from
TIE sszsr bow, cbsrry-eolorsi
bonDei ribb'oa Hostei il his tea,
tie very napkins resolved them
selves into white petiieoats with
the sooEies: q frills-
my dear said Mrs. s, %Wha;
makes you 50 melancholy =
-Eh = said Mr. Simpkins, start
Ing FROM bis reTe-ie. 20, nothing.
Dooeii tired Hard day q, tie
o6re7
Poor Cd h1bby.- said Mrs s.
soo;hipg,y. I-I-got TIA; bon
e; today, dear
Mr. simpkins rruuted
-Wouli you ike 10 see itF
g1srisd his Eiie, do1b;fgly.
A. suy Cher tine Mr. SinkiDs
might have said Yes bat now,
Eith tie recollection Of the irspec-
tioo Of t1y other bonnet would
have been torture.
@yo,- lie replied shortly. 81
don't know anything about such
ysEgs=s II il suits yoa il vii
suit ne
Mrs.. SimpkiDs VAS silent.
all 70 70 Grace Church next
Sunday she thought, "snd have
ny revenge
Mr. Simpkins that night dream
ed that be vas 10 heaven, and was
being driven about the streets Of
the New Jerusalem IN . 23d street
stage by . s~ifi-winged angel,
robed in cherry-colored silk.
He went 70 bis place Of business
next day, still in a though: and
reflective mood. Why the recol-
lection Of that beautiful vision should
remain with him 50 presistently
be did DO: know. Il gazed up at
him from the pages Of bis ledger,
and foated before him in the
smoke Of bis cigar. When a. las,
be left the Office and started for
home again it accompanied him up
Broadway. He had turned into
Union Squire and nearly reached
University Place when be came
to halt. By all the Gods
Of Greece it was she.
She stood with her back toward
him, waiting for Broadway car.
Those Hebe-like shoulders-the
sherry ribbons. He could not be
mistaken. Mr.. Simpkins stood still
\ dozen yards behind. The car
came and stopped. The lady pick
ID her way dainty toward it over |
be muddy crossing. Again the
nowy ruffies and that enhancing,
7oluptuous, infatuating ankle. Mr..
SimpkiHs followed and took his
itand on the front platform, crowd
ID as it was. He could not see
INTO the car, but, by nearly dislo-
;ating his neck and several times
osing his footing, he managed 10
observe every passenger as he or
he got on or off. On went the
EAR, past 18th street, past 23d, past
Both street. IL seemed to Mr..
that the lady would never
get on. again, and as he went Mr.. |
Simpkins busted himself with a
thousand vain conjectures. Who
vas shel Was she married or sim
gle! OF what nationality Was
'he beautiful He had not seen
ler face, but the possessor of such
l figure, he argued, could not be
otherwise than beautiful in feature.
Young! Yes, she was surely vouno