Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-07-10

,assD you believe i asked, 'sthat the
suffering Of one person begcts in other
persons q propensity: to stutters'' +:
&"Of course it does. You see how
straight am talking now; but if you
should begin to sstutter, I don't believe
that I could keep from Ginning in, and
suppose it is the same with others"
"And do all shutters, when they are
answered by Sufferers, imagine that they
are being mocked2" ..-.... :
"Every mothers son Of them, and every
mothers daughter, too. / don't believe
they can help it. It is as natural as for
sparks to fly upward. Even those with
whom I am well acquainted, knowing
that usually speak straight enough, sus-
pect me of putting up game on them if
I stammer in their presence. That, re-
minds me of :
THE sADDEsT EVENT
of my life. I don't like to talk about it,
but will tell you the story, as you take
such an interest in the matter. Not long
ago-never mind just when-I fell in
love with a girl who lived in Twenty
third street. She was Just as sweet and
| nice as you ever find them, and I was
struck down, just dead gone. We met at
a number of balls, parties and sociables,
and got on together splendidly. There
was such complete understanding be-
tween us that we were as good as engaged {;
but it was necessary tina / should see her
father and get his consent-not to the
engagement, but that you may call the
proper performances, Althoug h I was so
we'll acquainted with the girl, you see, 1
had not the slightest acquaintance with
her parents, and had never met her at
home. So had to call on her father,
and ask his permission to wait ON the
girl, in the usual proper style, you know.
Mary Ann promised to post linn up about
inc, and to smooth the way for me, as I
feel somewhat embarrassed. about the
business.
''sAt the appointed time called on the
old gentleman, who was in the insurance
business, and pretty we'll fixed. Twas
shown into the parlor. and he came in
smiling. Mary Ann had smoothed the
way, as she promised to, and everything
was lovely. He had heard a good account
Of me, too, from some source that proba-
bly, wasn't very we'll informed.
81 was cool as cucumber, and plainly
told him what I wanted, in as few words
as could respectfully use, and without
the slightest suspicion of stammer.
eve got along very we'll together,
though would have been glad to get
AWAY, "a know when I am we'll off, and
was afraid that something mis- ht happen.
Fortune seemed to me to be smiling a lit
tie too fresh, as Teller may say. But he was
half crazy about that girl of his, and was
very fond of talking about her. So we
fought it out on that line, until
He GOT EXCITED,
and, great heavens! he suffered! This is
the way he came at me:
swell, young m-m-man, so you want to
wait on my g-ggg-girl dido you?''
"What could do! was bound to ans.
wer, and d nod or a wink wouldn't do.
Yet was as sure that couldn't help
suffering in speaking to him, as I was
that sat in that chair. If I had only
known previously that he was liable to
stutter, would have asked Mary Ann to
explain my failings to him, so that there
might be no trouble; but of course, she
hadn't said word about that or any of
my other failings, and there was.
''There was nothing for it but to jump
in, and you may bet that the cold shivers
ran over me before I jumped. I hest
tated a bit, trying to keep as calm as pos
sible, and then I let out and did about
the toughest job Of suffering that ever
got any poor devil into trouble.
"'I would be g-g-g-glad to- says I, If
1 c-c-c-can have your per-per-per-
get it out after a while-p-p- permission
His face turned blue, and I thought
he was going to have an apoplectic fit, but
it was another kind of fit that was on
him.
"'You Internal scoundrel = says he, too
mad to stutter, like all the rest Of them,
'have you come here to insult me?
II couldn't explain. I might as we'll
have tried to explain to a can of nitro.
glycerine when it has made up its mind
to explode. I rose from my chair and
made for the door, but
THE TOE OF HIS BOOT
was a little quicker than I was, and it
| caught me in the rear and hurried me up
considerably; yet I didn't move fast
enough to prevent him from putting in a
couple mere frst-class kicks before I got
out of the front door. He threw my hat
out on the sidewalk after me, and 1 was
so completely overcome that I went up
an alley, and had a regular cry, like a
schoolgirl.
"The next day received Il note from
Mary Ann, accusing me of having in
suited her father shamefully, and declar-
ing that she would never speak to me
again. She kept her word, too.'
Again condoled with the unfortunate
young man, and supplied some liquid for
lubricating his throat after SO much
speaking.
eyes, said he, 'it is too b b-blamed bad.
Let's have some MN m M more beer:
ut won't do, Billy" said L. "You are
| becoming excited, and you might meet
another sufferer and get into trouble
again"
Thanking him for the information he
had impaired to me, went nv way.
"ONLY A WOMAN"
nlya woman, perhaps defled-
See how the water drips from her hair
Golden, and tangled, and silken, and wild;
And her little hands, they arc soft and fair.
H ow ong the lashes that lie on her chez k!