Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-01-23

N--sA1C1 .&SA%f y 4f7h
on TO that erratic brim. Il was. felt, a 4
hat gifted with extrsorlinay powers of
loconoiion. and did not mean 20 let ]. I
have its own sweet will again.
pulled out nv watch with one land. 4
holding still 10 ms hat with the other. Il
wanted one minute fo seven and the d.pGt
wa- five blocks Of. Hoping against hope. .
] set 81 on run. and AZ the cprr3er Of the
thirs' block had the supreme satisfaction
Of hearing the final whistle and the vt
thad and thunder Of the departing train.
was baked, AID gave my ha; savage
pull a. he stopped ~ consider what bad
best De done. ! mathematical hafs 81
every persuasion. from the othpd1E -toFe-
pipe 10 the Quaker broad brim- To have
crushed the offending neInbcr on ms heed
a. Fat a. pancake. and then finished il
with my pen-knif. would have been balm
% my aggravated soul.
Turning NV steps in the direction II INV
Office, I walkeI mo lily on. adi-apppiuted
man. Instead of the holiday which had
~ iond!y anticipated. the merry greeting
Of friends. the sight Of old long bani-h"d
taces, | was -till bound 10 tire perplexIi.e-
% m interminabie law c.lse
!. would be- a. we'll. pcr..aps. o. attend
u business. Thought. with "a rieiu Va
age and prepared to resign ny .e!i "Iih
the best grace possible.
Ny Office vas nearly tao mile. from nv
mousse. After a i..i+urcly walk arrived
there inst a. the clock Wa. striking eight.
Up went. scatt'r ~ = rsNs aud ptpsr-.
till gained the clrerI,:-- interpreted pas
sage and was opposite nay u"u -quAre "i
painted gla-- and tie "a II. No, 80 t.ii
tomorrow and thea found that had
left my Office KEY IN ny other vest pprket
IN my dressing wardrobe 20 home.
Clearly | hid begun The wrong foJf
foremost. a4 my old uur-c used H. -ty
when everything went awry. Wht' should
d. next nicdit.,ird upon the matter
going down 4t'ir- utterly oblitioas ii %
casket of oranges At nav "lbuw till the
vicious scream 81 ths fruit pcddlcr start
lei me.
",acre stcrc Yea are no zacnilc-
mnu.
| turned. thrilled sith horror The
oranges were raring prii-mrll diWu stairs
to the delight 81 several street ur-hiu-. and
out into the gutter. / unfortunate wretch,
had sent them there with An uuruH- iuu~
movement OF ms arm l- ! ge-ri. ulAicd To
myself.
NbtHtHg SUITS mummy III Il III ~ -''Ui
quicker than the imputtiiru ct not being
n grutlcntn. \ = Till. however hca'cd
the noisy fnrcigurr'~ Vounl<. anil mime
too. for with one of his mp-t fmta-tic
bows the repeated. "SJrrr. WIS mis-
take; sec yon tp von Iiru'l,uvi.'
There was n"thng for II now hHf to so
home again. pIci-cl mtS II iib pie
lures of Mr. George. hu-> over M. silver.
| IL. g.. -
see delicate. refined IMAM NJ work The
bare. round. h'nc-vrllod arm, tempting
Is Displaced iu-' below the ,lIuW TIE
pretty handkerchief tied over n,Niug
tresSes the stout liucu tprol irllru-ly
Keeping guard from throat - toes, the
quick fin step; the musical vltgl' 81
some sweet oil mvorifc SOM. the dt~h
and spirit the, coutftc tn throw ufn
some commonplace obscrvtncc>; the
mimic hlu-trr when ouc ot the stupid
Htsculinrs intcrtrr,'s v ria lrtr PRIV iie.ee-
il It il only in irving to find the shoe
brush. make mp u chuniug acgrcr,t r.
delightful to one who has never h.d -
more intimate acquaintance thlu his
housckccpcr
80 should | sec Mr. Ge,rgr. uerchauce.
herself rubbing with -'p-r white. taper
fingers the nid silver tlit u, mother once
delighted to honor. f. needed ont, This
,xprri,ucc C.tt t,.u,.t. ,,.. , ,,;l;,,.,
slave-tn scud me ia hot haste t., liJll y
Black'S I" ch"o~c the finest. cu~rlic~t
solitaire to bo found IN their brilliant col
lection.
| reached my home; mounted the
stops, There wl~ strange silence about
the premises. No cheerful hustle. no
merry yoi..r no sound .f r,nt.t,.n. ma
ring ot Gathering siivrrVare-no any