, 1880-08-23
Love Locks.

A charming young lady of this city
recently made visit to friends in
neighboring town. While absent she
also made conquest, in short, made
mash as complete as though an improved
lawn mower had been rolled over the
victim. The sadly-s Aicted swain fol-
lowed his fair inamorata upon her prom
enades, drives and visits, and when at
length she was comfortably eEsconced
in the hOmeward train, what was
her astonishment to find her admirer
complacently beaming upon her from a
neighboring seat. He was soon drawn
closer by the mysterious magnet OF
love, and time and distance we're quick
ly annihilated so far as the love-sick
swain was concerned, by the sweet old
story that he poured into rather an in
different ear. Away the iron horse sped
over the miles that ere soon to Sc; a
rate the lady and her nearly pulveri8ed
companion. In the meantime, old
Morpheus, whom time or change has
failed to rob of his wooing charms, was
drawing ominously near. 1t is useless
for lovers of any age or condition to en-
ter the field in an attempt to Outrlval his
seductive influence. The weary young
lady laid her head upon the old charm
er's bosom, as it were, while the airy
nothiugs that were being poured III
steady stream into her ear passed from
gentle murmur into silence. The
young lady was sound asleep and the
lover soon discovered that his soft
words were but sweetness wasted on the
i ~, n, To
sense that the same condition might ex-
ist even in the waking moments of his
charmer. In fact, after careful re-
Prospect of their brief acquaintance, he
became satisfied that the sooner he
could apply plaster to his wounded
heart the better it would be for all con-
cerned. The play OF Faint Heart
Never Won Fair Lady," is full of fine
effects upon the mimic stage, but upon
that OF real life, in nine cases out Of
ten, it don't work worth cent. Some
thing after this fashion argued the dis
cOuraged and discOnsolate lover. He
made up his mind to waste no more
time in wOoing so unappreciative
sweetheart, and, drawing from his vest
pocket pair Of dainty scissors, he sep
clipped it from the head of the uncon-
sclous sleeper. Just at tkis point the
whistle sounded, and with a sudden
lunge the cars we're brought up stand
lug ut q wayside station, also bringing
the young lady down from her flight to
the world OF dreams. "Good-bye,"
said the would-be lover. ~ shall re-
turn to z - by the train that will pass
here in half an hour. You W IL forgive
me that have stolen this little souvenir
willie you were sleeping. 1t will be' dear
to me when you have forgotten me.'
Here he clasped the lady tahd III
tender farewell pressure, thrust the
tress of hair in his pocket and Was
gone. There was nothing 81 appalling
IN the tender pressure Ut u hand or the
words OF Significance spoken, but the
lady's face wole frightened express
sion as she maue bee line tor the lollet-
room ut the end of the Car. Hair-plns
were quickly pulled out aud rlbboLs
united when down tumbled pound
more or less Of long slIken Lalr-upon
the floor. 1t Was quickly gathered up
and then came words Of anger and sur
prise. Great heavens! he Las ruIhed
my mothers thirty y-dOllar switch. Sure
enough the desperate lover had cut
from the false locks one that lie sup
posed to be the natural growth from his
beloved's head, and is probably low
wearing it as closely as he can estimate,
in the region of his heart, and often, no
doubt, pressing it with mauy fond rec
objections to his handsomely mus
I'm
it is folly to be Wise, and If the young
man iuus consolation III the possession
Uf some deceased or poverty pushed
females departed and crowning glory,
It's we'll. In the meantime, certalr
fair-haired lady Of this city Is bewalllng
the disaster tnat has rltied her hand
some and costly switch Vi luxurlaLt
lock.-Dubuq~e Tunes.
Many things in this world must be