Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-07-06

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have sense enough to put my name down
where wanted it without saving word
But was sure that would speak with
out suffering, and this is what said:
~ will t-take the f-f-first waltz, if you
p-p-p-please.'
''Hell hath no fury like
A WOMAN sCORNED,
and Of course she supposed that she was
scorned. I don't think that my face could
possibly have been redder than hers was
just then, but know that it burned like
fire.
"'How dare you MN mock me?' she
exclaimed, as the sheet tightening shot
out OF her eyes. You are n-n-no gentle
man, and I wish my b-b-b-big brothe,
were here to p-p-punish you as you de-
serve"
What could I do? [ tried to explain
the trouble to her, but suffered worse
than before, and she got madden and
madden. She called the floor manager,
and told him that I had insulted ner, and
asked him to order me out of the ball
room. But he happened to be a particu-
lar friend OF mine, and he assured her
that had an unfortunate impairment in
my speech, and succeeded in pac1fying
he1: l doubt whether she more than half
believed him, as she not only refused to
dance with me, but would never after
that speak to me, nor even look at me.'
l condoled with the unfortunate young
man and remarked that his unpleasant
adventures might he exceptional
''Do you believe I asked, "that the
suffering of one person begets in other
persons propensity to stutter?"
"Of course it does You see how
straight am talking now; but if YOU
should begin to stutter, l don't believe
that 1 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 mocked?"
"Every mothers son of them, and eyerv
mothers daughter, too [ don't believe
they can help it. It is as natural as for
sparks to fly upward. Even those with
whom am we'll acquainted, knowing
that | usually speak straight enough, sus-
pect me OF putting up game on them if
| 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 t2e 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 gene. We met at
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 that I should see her
father and get his consent-not to the
engagement, but that you may call the
proper performances, Although was so
we'll acquainted with the girl, you see, I
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 him up about
me, and to smooth the way for me, as I
feel somewhat embarrassed about the
business.
''At the appointed time called on the
old gentleman, who was in the insurance
business, and pretty well fixed. I was
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 good account
of me, too, from some source that proba-
bly, wasn't very we'll informed
SST nno1 a. q I'LL
told him what I wanted, in as few words
as could respectfully use, and without
the slightest suspicion of stammer.
"We got along very we'll together,
though would have been glad to get
away, "a know when I am well off, and
was afraid that something might happen.
Fortune seemed to me to be smiling lit
tleItoo fresh,a 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 stuttercd This is,
the way he came at me:
"Well, young m-m-man, so you want to
wait on my g-girl dido you?n
"What could I do! I was bound to ans
wer, and nod or wink wouldn't do.
Yet was as sure that I couldn't help
suffering in speaking to him, as I was
that sat in that chair. If [ 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 1 hest
tated a bit, trying to keep as calm as pos
sible, and then | let out and did about
the toughest job Of suffering that ever
got any poor devil into trouble.
81 would be g-g-g-glad to- says I, If
/ c-c-c-can have your p.p-p-per-per-per-
get it out after permission
His face turned blue, and thought
he was going to have an apoplectic fit, but
it was another kind of fit that was on
him.
"'You internal scoundrelv says he, too
mad to stutter, like all the rest of them.
'have you come here to insult meg
II couldn't explain. I might as well
have tried to explain to a can of nitro
glycerine when it has made up It's mind
to explode. 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 didn't move fast
enough to prevent him from putting in a
couple mere first-class kicks before got
out of the front door. He threw my hat
out on the sidewalk after me, and was
SO completely overcome that I went up,
an alley, and had a regular cry, like a
schOOl-pirl