The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-09-10
MISS RLAZER

to mans feeling, Judgeg"
Not often; sometimes"
| Non when you're cut up, mortified, trod,
den on, lnsulted, madl'
II can tell better when know the facts. -
well, I'll state my case. You know,
Judge, that church fair that was held in the
hall last nightl went there, and John
| Wormerly introduced me to most awfully
pretty girl, Miss Blazer. | never met her
before. She was just splendid you know.
Uncommon agreeable, and treated her to
oysters and ice cream, and bought her q
pin-cushion, and a lamp-mat, and whole
lot of fddle-taddle. Spent about four dol
lars, you know, and she seemed so mighty
pleasant that thought I'd made hit; dead
in love with her, you understand"
Quick work, wasn't it!"
"Yes, but she was so very handsome and
so bewilderingly affable. And so, about
ten o'clock, asked her if might see her
home. She said might. l didn't know
where she lived and | didn't care. So we
started, and struck out for the Woodbury.
Pike, and I asked her if she was neigh
Dor to the Smileys, and she said she wasn't.
| Then We walked on, and on, until we got
clear into the country, and inquired if her
father was in the farming business, and she
! said no. So We kept going, and pretty soon
\ it began to rain, and as | had no umbrella,
l asked her to let me throw my coat around
her, and she consented, and | walked by
her side in my shirt sleeves
Did she seem GRATEFUL"
well. not much. But when we'd gone
about half mile farther, she said she
thought she saw a highway robber or some
thing few yards ahead-dark as pitch,
you know-and wouldn't go in advance
and see what it was. So | walked boldly
on and the first thing knew, ran against
one Of the side-pOsts OF the toll-gate and
skinned my nose. Look at it. Made it
bleed too. Then she said she knew where
she was now, and we could 20 rigM along.
l asked her if she lived near the toll-gate,
and she said not so very However, I
knew made an impression on that girl,
and didn't care much for distance. Sowe
walked along, until We passed Simpsons
school house and came to HucklebeTy
creek. She said it just flashed across her
then that the bridge was down, and she
conldn't imagine how she was to get
| across
Couldn't swim, could she:n
Not deep enough, you know. So
hemmed and hawed awhile and then told
her that | didn't like to make the offer, but
I'd wade and carry her, if she'd lot me"
Refused, OF course, suppose
"She accepted on the spot, and got her
across safely, although was wet up to my
knees. So then we kept going along, and
along until got kind Of uneasy, when all
Of a sudden she said she was afraid she had
missed the road, it was so dark, and wouldn't
| 20 to that house close by and ask them if
this was the Woodbury. Pike or Hatboro
Lane. | went, but before | could get to
the door-beIl a dog came booming at me,
and ! ran for the gate. Put your hand
right there, on my leg. Feel that! That's
the bandage over that dog bite. \ quarter
Of pound of flesh gone, at the very least"
did she sympathize with your
well, not rs much as | expected. And
then we walked, and walked until began
to think she must live somewhere on the
Pacific coast, when presently she said
lIClC ; OuI llUuee, 1 see u llDllL
That was one satisfaction, anyhow, for
knew she would ask me in, and have me
dried, and maybe her mother might ask me
to stay all night, so that I'd have chance
to get acquainted with the family, and to
see her in the morning"
"Wellm
"Well, We went up, and when rang the
bell, young fellow came to the door, and
he says;
Why, Emily, is it youl We thought
you intended to stay at Furguson's, or I'd
| have come for YOU"
Then she introduced me, and said this
was the gentleman she was engaged TO-
Engaged to, mind you! And he thanked
me for bringing her home. |, you under
stand, standing on the front steps all this
time And the gentleman she was engaged
to handed me my coat, and said to Emily;
No use Of asking Mr.. Sparks in at this
time Of night, OF course""
"And Emily said:
He'll want to get home as quick as he
can am sure"
"And like an old fool | said
OF course"
"4And 50 | quit, and they went in and
shut the door. 1t was just fourmilcs home.
| got in at about daylight, wet above soak
cd below, and full of bruises, mutilated
nose, dog-bites and frantic with anxiety TO
play particular thunder with the whole
Blazicr family, and the young man to whom
Emily was engaged. Now, what can do
about it."
The Judge explained that there was no
ground for an action at law, and Sparks
went out talking about murder and sudden
death but he must Have changed his mind.
The Bazer family was intact up to this
wrihng.--Max Adeler IN New York
Weekly.
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