The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-03-29

Mr.. Simpkins dreamed that night that he
was in heaven, and was being driven about
the streets OF the New Jerusalem in SD
street stage by swift winged angel robed
in cherry colored silks
He went to his place of business next
day, still in thoughtful and reflective
mood Why the recollection Of that beati-
tic vision should remain with him SO per
sistently he did not know, 1t gazed up at
him from the pages of his ledger, and
foated before him III the smoke of his ci-
gar When at last he left the office and
started home again it accompanied him up
Broadway. He had turned INTO Union
Square and nearly reached University
Place when he came suddenly to halt
BY all the gods Of Greece it was she.
She stood with her back toward him.
waiting for Broadway car. Those Hcbe-
like shoulders-thc cherry ribbons. He
could not be mistaken Mr.. SimpkinS stood
still dozen yards behind, The car came
and stopped. The lady picked her way
daintily toward it over the muddy crossing,
Again the snowy rutiles and that cntranc-
ing, volupuous, infatuating ankle. Mr.,
Simpkins followed and took his stand on the
front platform, crowded as 1t was. He
could not see into the car, but by nearly
dslocating his neck, and several times los
ing his footing, he managed to notice every
| passenger as he or she got on or off On
went the car past 18th street, past 23rd
street, past 3Oth street 1t seemed 10 Mr..
Simpkins that the lady would
never get out again and as he
went Mr. Simpkins busted himself
with thousand conectures. Who was
she! Was she married! Was she single!
Of what nationality! Was she beautiful!
He had not seen her face, but the possesSor
Of such figure, he argued, could not he
otherwise than beautiful in feature Young2
Yes, she was surely young and partrician,
| too. No plebian ever owned an instep like
that. In fact 50 sure of these things did
Mr.. Simpkins feel, that he almost dreaded
the moment when the lady should decend,
and perhaps in meeting her face to face,
destroy at single blow his proudcst illu
sions. He had not long to wait, for at saith
the conductors bell rang, and the lady got
ont. She crossed the street, and with Mr.
Simpkins following in a transport Of adj
mration, entered an office on the corner.
Now, as Mr.. Simpkins' luck would have
1t, TINS oitce was the real estate Office OF
Mr. John Bigler, and Mr.. John Bigler was
the brother-in-aw Of MIR. Simpkins. Mr..
SImpkins halted suddenly IN some con-
lu'ioll' ana walked ROUND himself 50 10
speak Inc iady passed IN without hot~-
ing NM ana disappeared from view. VT.
SllnpklnS stood Tor moment lrrrSoIutely
IN the doorway ana tIieh, hred WIN sud-
den determination dashed up stars
Inc ofiiccS OF MI IhSler We're situated
on tI'e second moor lhey consisted "l
TWO rooms an outer one anout ten l'rt
square, called by Mr., Bi9ler his reception
room, ana larger and Inore IuXurIouS
one within, reserved Tor the purpose OF
confidential interviews. AS Mr.. SlmpKlhS
expected, the lady was in the private room,
but the door stood slightly alar, and as she
sat with her back to 1t, he could see
her earnestly converSlng with the vii
famous Blglcr, AT that moment Mr, SNIP
klns caught BlglerS eye, and beck
oned trantically to HIM to come out, BlgIer,
thinking, from slmpklns excited manner
that the house might be on tlre, came quick
~ INTO the outer room As he dld 50 he
swung the door wide open, revealing to
Mr.. Simpklns cntranced gaze the lovely
object OF his pursuit, her head resting upon
her small and delicateIy gloved hand, her
lace shawl dropping gracefully from her
beautiful shoulders, and that pretty foot
peeping saucily from beneath the folds of
her dress. Her head was turned away,
and hereycs bent evidently upon the floor
The sight was entirely too much tor Mr..
Simpkins, and he seized Mr.. BigIer's arm
with such energy that the latter fairly
howIed.
What the devils the natter exclaimed
Blgler.
"Who Is shet' cried Slmpklns, pointing
towards the private room "introducc me-
In heaven name, who IS 1t
| Biglcr. struggling to free himself from Mr..
SlmpkInS grasp Nv ha' IN me name OF