The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-08-28

Recently letter came to the Scdaia pos
office addressed to the prettiest glr in Sc
dalia.'
Tine clerks didn't know what to do with il
that Is. each one of them knew what to dc
with it, but taken collectively they could not
agree as to what young lady should receive
the letter
Charlie Parker SAID; q know the girl it's
intended for; let me take it,
/ Frank ShullZ SAID: "Charlie that's thin. |
| know who the hcstlooking girl in town is
She is so far ahead, all other girls are dis.
tanCcd"
Another clerk says: Neither of you are
judges of beauty. know what girl 1t was in
tended for" just then Postmaster Parker
came in, and listening to the war-like racket
for moment, said Wen lust set that letter
up in the wlRdow and let the girl who thinks
she is the hest looking of any in the city take
the letter"
The letter was set up among the unclaimed
letters.
Soon Il dashing, sauCy.looklng young miss
fifteen years of age came IN, read the address,
began Crinning said to her companion, II
wonder why some one don't come and take
it, then examined the letter closely, and left
the Office, looking back at it with longing
eyes.
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master to give it to him for his girl, he VOW
ing with the most tcrocious oaths that she was
the preticst girl in the burg.
Then in came a sour-iaccd young lady, on
whose features vinegar and gall strOve for
mastery. She read the inscription The dawn
of a smile was for an instant visible in the
wrinkle Of her face, but it hastily hid on the
approach Of an old.umc frown and she snapped
out, 1T amt for me, and went wrigglng out
of the Office.
An old lady read the address, and hurried
out, saying; "l'll just send my gal Harriet
up and let her gObble that letter; It's her'n,
know. That just like some of her beauX to-
write to her in that way"
A young lady, about seventeen years OF age,
with dark HAIR and eyes, wearing small hat
stuck on the side of her head, looked at the
letter and said: Il know | am the one in
tended, but I'll never give myself away byI
asking for that letter. I've got too much 'cul-
chah' for that, and don't you forget it"
a blue,eyed, stylishly-dressed miss looked
at the letter closely, said to the lady with her.
at looks like his writing. | wish they had
just sent it to me- and not stuck 1t up that way
in public place. I'll never get it now" and
two tears, each about the size of No. bird
shot, poicd their iOreheads up above the lower
cyc-winker of each one of her eyes, and small
sized sigh escaped from her as with much
agitation, she swept out of the office.
a bevy Of young ladies came in, and, read
ing the address, they stood around under pre-
tense Of reading the advertisement on the wall
for a long time, each hoping the others would
leave, so they could get the letter on the sly.
They finally all departed together in disgust.
Several hundred letters have been received
by the clerks from divers young ladies, who
requested the letter should be sent to them,
many of the letters containing stamps.
But the letter still stays there. Hundreds
IF young ladies' have looked at it. None have
asked for 1t.
Modcsty always was a characteristic of Sc.
ialia girls-lSGddltd BdzOO.