The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-07-09
THE GOLDEN HAIRPly.


-Bidnches Lindsay, Of Bdicdrres.
THE GOLDEN HAIRPly.
A Romance In the Improved Modern STYLE
GEORGE ADOLPHUs CLARENDON was
young man of pleasing presence,
whose age was not far from TWENTY
years. His father had long and sue.
cessfully conducted a most exemplary
meat market at the corner OF Markc,
and st. Clair streets. in the THRIVING
village OF WeStford, in Central New
York, and had amassed a competence
by fair and honorable means. But the
son held the meat business in abhor-
renee. and steadfastly refused to enter
tam the thought of following it for a
livelihood. He conceived himself to be
formed of a quality of clay quite above
the average, and was often heard NUT
tering incoherently in his sleep about
the higher walks of life.'' Old Mr..
Clarendon was stern father, and he
determined that if George Adolphus
would not sell meat he should be COM
PEELED to engage in the distribution of
tracks. with the heels toward the pa
ternal mansion. George Adolphus &C
cepted the peripatetic alternative with
cheerful alacrity and went on an aim
less tramp. He said he was going in
search of his proper level. -, r.
II.
Maud Muller was the only child of a
retired banker in the sleepy town of
COupOnville, an aristocratic village in
one of the eastern counties of Ohio.
Maud's charms, both physical and men,
tai, were the rarest ever lavished upon
women, and she had been favored with
every advantage of education that
money could purchase. Her beauty
and accomplishments had made her the
idol OF large circle of young men, to
not one of whom she had ever given
the slightest encouragement. They
swarned under her chamber windows
On moonlight nights and made the long
hours hideous with their caterwaulings.
until old Muller got tired of it and stole
round the corner of the house with
gun loaded with tcnpenny nails and let
drive at the flock, killing three outright
and wounding four others so that they
died on the following morning. That
was the kind of man Mr.. Muller was
but he was exceedingly fond of his
daughter, and had always been kind to
her.
One evening as Maud was emerging
from her boudoir, where she had been
scrutinizing large mirror and dressing
for the opera. she was met by her father
with the Information that Mr.. Muggle-
ton waited in the parlor.
Now, Mr.. Muggleton was an ancient
fossil who had taken a great fancy to
Maud, and as he was a man of high
social standing and great wealth. Mr..
Muller had thought best to encourage
him as much as possible, hoping that
his daughter would have the good
sense to offer no objection on account
of age
'.Mr. Muggleton is waiting;;" repeat
ed Mr.. Muller.
''Well, give him my compliments, and
tell him to keep Oh waiting" returned
Maud, with some spirit.
"But don't you intend to go down?
Are you going to be rude?'
80, yes" replied Malu, with an in
jured air, '.rn 60 down and stroke his
shiny old bald head, and ask him about
his children and his grandchildren, aud
Pll ask him to give me some personal
recollections of Noah. And, if you like,
I'll go to the opera with him, and I'll
ask him If there was better talent OH the |
boards when he and Mcthuselal were
young"
"NOw. Maud" said Mr. Muller. '.you
are making fool of yourself. Mr..
Mugsleton never saw Noah in his life. |
As to grandchildren. you know very |
well that he is bachelor, and hasn't a |
relative in the world, so far as he
knows. l command you to present |
yourself at once, and if you don't be-
have properly, there will be young
lady about your size begging her bread
in the streets before she is aware of
it."
With these words the indignant ia
Their turned on his heel and left Maud
to choose which alternative she would.
III.
While the events above narrated
were transpiring, u Young man possess
ing dignified bearing and eighty-five
cents in money, was just entering the
brilliantly lighted town OF Couponville
in search of his level. 1t was a larger
town than he had ever before seen, and
he was consequently somewhat dazzled
and bewildered. He began to be
doubtful about finding his level that
night, as the evening was rapidly wear
inc away. and another question was
beginning to trouble him. namely:
How was he going to reach the higher
walk of life without more money? How
Was he to be q high-toned gentleman
and live in q loftier atmosphere than
that which pervaded the meat-shops. I