The Hawaiian gazette., 1880-09-01
He waa a chisage Man.


You never can get ahead Of Chicago. A |
young man Of that city had long paid atten-
ton to one Of the fairest daughters Of Glove
land, now is,sing here, and had been engaged
20 her, whef, suddenly, fer some reason or
other, she Concluded to marry some one else.
The unsaspe1 ting young man went TO call on
her, at her aant's house, on Calumet avenue,
last week. aud as she drew back her ruby
lips, when he prepared to greet her with
loving kiss, he at enee thought there was
something up, and glancing at her again, he
noticed that she wore none of his gifts, which
he conlectured were in an ominous looking
parcel Gu the sofa. THIS conjecture was sub
seqaently proved to be correct.
"Mr. So-and-so," she said-she had been
wont to address him as Augustus" and "dar-
ling" Mr.. So-and-so, have consulted my
heart seriously, and discovered what l have
often suspecsed-that We are not fitted to make
each other happy. II is better that we should
pArt-our engagement is AZ an end
Her words sank into him like blue pills, and
he felt deadly Juggling at his heart-sirings,
but he Instantly composed himself and settled
upon plan Of action. Bounding joyfully from
his chair be danced lightly around the room
shouting, "Hurrahs You are the best girl in
the universe. feel as though the whole Palmer
I1ouSc u44 UGH itltcO On my u1AuIN pOSoul
The beautiful girl gazed at him for u mo-
ment as if she thought he had hidden long
farewell TO all his gray brain matter, and said,
"what does this neanS"
Mean ?" cried the young man, walking on
his hands up aud down the sumptuous draw
ing room why it means l m free, I've been
| trying TO muster up courage to ask you for
/ two weeks past 20 cancel our engagement, but
eouldn't-it would have been going back GU
| my word, and besides, | knew that husbands
4 st this period Of commercial depression were
| hard 10 get.
"Sir-r-rr' said she, glazing at him like a
tiger Cat, ''your presents are all in this pack
/ age. Take them and return me mine. This
painful interview had, perhaps, better be
| brought 10 an end"
"Ill send You all / can find, but guess our
cook carried of your Tenhyson with marked
passages in til lent it to her-and some OF
your locks of hair, and pressed rose buds and
things, burned when l was cleaning up my
room the other day, and as for your ring, i
don't think Cora will give it TO me-"
"And, pray, who may this creature, Cora.
be- Is she the cook at your boarding house 81
"Oh. bless you, no-she's the girl I'm il
love with, and that I'm going to propose tc
this very evening as soon as you give NE thai
package and let me go. l hope you put the
diamond earrings gave you into it, i'll Civ,
them to her and be $500 ahead"
The beautiful Cleveland girls cheeks gloweC
so that you could have lighted match at then
if you hadn't been afraid of having Your I'm
gers burned of by the glare of her eyes.
"Tell me abont this Cora of yours. Il
she good lookirs?''
"tsacsf locking ," said the young man ex
eitsdly; 'ahold on till l show you her picture,
and he searched eagerly in his pocket. NO
II must have Left it in my other coat. Well
never mind: she's beauty. | used to thinI
you were pretty fair looking, but you. Hal
so long that she steps on it when it is let dow
and she tries 20 walk; eyes that make you fee
as Il you were gsttsng back ten dollar bill
. you had never expected to see again; q wais
very much like yours, only much smaller, an
IS for her fees-Yhy, you couldn't put NOR
than 30 per cent. Of your toes into her boots
! Well. good night, Miss What -your-usme.
told her I'd be round tonight if I could. II
! trouble you for that package
"Augustus So-and-so," she Kissed in low
concentrated tune, putting the package c
presents away under the chair, . If you 20 on
, Of this house before one o'clock to-morrol
morning III scream And / want you TO III
derstand that our engagement IS TO hold, an
If you DO not marry ne by the first day Of Nc
vsmber, which viii be as soon 1 can get m
J trOu<seaa ready, I'll sue you for breach OF pro
| mise, laying the damages at $500, 900; and
= have got letters from yoa that will make I'll
jury find for the plaintiff without leaving tn
box And if you ever mention that wretch
creatures name to NE again the longest &
z you live. I'll shoot you, and scratch her ey,
: aut-so thereI don't care for you one b
j. but I'm going to marry you out of SPITE
: She hurled herself into his arms like
o vhirIwind and sobbed upon his shoulder. q
D sn0othed her hair. and called her large Is
4 sortment Of pet names, and observing his iHae
L in the glass over the manteI-piece, winked 1
: it rapsarously.
n Thsy are 10 be married on Halloween nigh
2 You never can get ahead Of Chicago.