The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-03-13

Nenge." ~.
Mr. Simpkins that night dreamed thai
he was in heaven, and was being driver
5about the streets of the New Jerusalem
Fin Twenty-third street stage by swift
4 winged angel, robed in cherry-coloret
silk.
He went to his place of business mex
day, still in a thoughtful and reflective
mood. Why the recollection of that be
attic vision should remain with him 81
persistently he did not know. 1t gazec
up at him from the pages of his ledger
and foated before him in the smoke o
his cigar. When at last he left the Office
and started home again it accompanied
him up Broadway. He had turned int,
Union Square and nearly reached Uni
versity Place when he,came suddenly Il
a halt. By all the geds Of Greece it wa
she.
| She stood with her back toward him
waiting for a Broadway car, Thos'
Hebe-ike shoulders, the cherry ribbons
He could not be mistaken. Mr.. Simpkin
stood still dozen yards behind. The ca
came and stopped. The lady picked he
way daintily toward it over the mudd.
crossing. Again the snowy rufiies ant
that enhancing, yolurtuous, infatuatins
ankle. Mr.. Simpkins followed and tool
his stand on the front platform, crowded
as 1t was lie could not see INTO the car
hut, by nearly GlSlocatlng MS neck ahe
several times losing his 1ootlhg, ne man
aged TO observe every passenger as ne ol
shs gov OH or Oh. oh Weti ~ the cai, pas
oeVenleehth street, pasI lwehly-Vhi,u
past IN rtleth street IL seemed 10 MIR
SImPk'ns that 'he LADY woD'd never ge'
OUT again, ana as ne wenS' Mf, SlmP
klhs busted himself with athgu'ahd no m VAN
con]ectures; VINO was she! VIZ, silS mar mar
rled ST Sirgleo VI what natDhallty! "aI
she oeautiIui! ne had iiol seeii lmei m
lace, eht the possesSof oi s"cl AZ ny
nre, ne argued coula no' Ne le o'nefylse W Wn
'l"'i 'e'"'ii u ~ III i'''''i.' .N'' w
Sne was surely youhe-ano pa.i'e.ai''t . ~ ~
NO p'epelah ever o"'le1 =, an lils''p ;r ilhe
tnat; IN iae'; 80 sure Vi az, ''iese h tntnsI
qua nr; '2illPhliis lee, .iaS NJ H. ''ioI' naa,'
dreaded 'he moment Wheh tne iany
siouiu r uescenu, s ANU. pe'nal' I i n,eI'n hI =
nm lace to race destroy AZ hsd ni,e g"t pl"~ ""s
ms plouHes' iiual?ns ; . c ii'u rn. mo, '1e ,he
10 W"l' lor az ihllty-iour'i H. HtteG. IaJ Wv. ent
coho''c1of pel' rang 4 ana lhe 'auy ~.
out ane crosSTn , ;ne s'aets, ai,u WIN i
Mr. 7lllPklis loiIow.hg IN m u ''slisPoit vi VI
aolillf"'ion' entered ill oi'ice oh 'ile 'o'
"es, N NJ c;1.;,, 1,o1. would
now as Mr: olhiPklhS luch wou'e
nave IL; tiiS once was 'ne lea5 @ eS."'G I & vi,
nee III. ol MI. 'ohh Dryer, anu MI ''otll' al
Dislei was tne .l;i, Dio'iI:.-i'-aM Ea1. u .,J n
5llnPkinS' MI '7llilPhiii9 ma lla1'uu ,tIni nuul
otly If II! soiig ), coni iusIon anu rh m'Ingu inJ
roullu himself, u! @ 80 10 ;ptak, me a iags p
passed ~ Nl.lo.. ilo',,ins ili.li, ar" w,
appeared IRON view. Mf: sun PklllS @ ssoo'
ior moment irIe7oiule IN .il1 uoolMay'
anu 'Ieii' h5ea WIN Suo''ei' ue'efii'''"-
'9 TIc o"teo nce. "PSS'st up NJ Riyer were situated
n ~ .Lo "'i,r nnannd VI M naan Tho, aona;st"d ~ f
ON 1he second moor lney consisted OF
TWO rooms, an Guler one e, ABOUT teii zee leet
square, cai,'u py MI Dlelef Ms teGeP-
t'oh-rooln' ana larger a4a more lux
urious one Wl'hln, reserved lor Vne PiIi-
pose OF coilluchtiai interviews a" W.
SlmPkii'S expected, 1hG laoy was III t1e
private room, DuI lhe door stood S'ighly
alar,, ana as She SAT W'th her hacN 10
wards II, ne couid see her earnestly con
Verslng with the yliiainouS blglGf. Al