, 1880-06-17
Love in Pas Hat.

Mr.. M. was a retired manufacturer,
and possessed CT considerable fortune
He also had a daughter 10 years OF age,
of great personal attractions What
wonder then that she should have made
many young fellows heart bea. quicker
who tried to gain her virgin atfectionsF
Bat ''papa" M, took care of his treas,
ure as if she were the pupil of his eye,
and many were the unhappy mortals
who left mis- hospitable table never to
return. (" Plenty of time said he,
"when the right one comes, and ap.
prove,' etc. q s!rau epma "4"F
But the right one had come long ago,
only papa didn't know it, and he had
come In the person of young eng ineer,
who had formerly had business transac-
tions with papa M! The young people
had seen each other, spoken to each
other, looked at each other, and a kind
of understanding had been come to,
Yes, and the affection was deep enough
to last, even when Mr.. M. retired from
trade and the young 2gallant had no
further excuse for coming On business.
Then there was a succession of dark
days. But love is inventive, and in this
instance also proved TO be SO. i.'iJi 31n
t. Mr.. NJ. was in the habit of visiting
twice a week at his hair dressers to
have his beard and wig looked after;
and on this fact love built his structure,
One of the younger assistants was taken
into confidence, and consequently, con
siderable attention was paid by the
young man to Mr.. Ms hat, receiving it
on his entering, giving it careful brush,
and handing it back on departure; and
in this wise poor, dear "papa" became,
unconsciously, Of course, the position
d'amour between his daughter and her
swain. at. gYqss7fl nf iru hu..r1 "'1
Thus things continued for four or five
long months; but the best silk hat-let
it be ever SO carefully brushed, wants an
iron now and again. Mr.. Ms hat was
several years old, and just about Christ
mas IL wanted ironing badly. So Mr.
NJ, instead of proceeding to the hair
dresser's AS usual, went to his hatter's
and presented his hat for rennovation.
Mr.. Halter says, after inspecting it,
ais this hat too large for your ,o
'"No; why do you askY' 20 s'"' ,Ie
Because you put paper inside" s,,
paper! paperl Not I;'how idoes it
get there, / wonderl" woy r'Iur
Not long did he wonder, for on care
fully unfolding the paper he read ''Do
not be down hearted, dear Edward, my
father is good and generous Of heart; let
US speak openly to him Of our love; he
will not say no if we promise to make
his old age happy. On my knees 1 will
confess umy~iope toshim. Besides, our
correspondence cannot last much longer;
the continued brushing has so worn
papa's hat that | fear from day to day
that he will have to have it done up"
| etc. arI yNtl.u~ ".dual .o
Mr.. Ms hat having been refreshed,
he went as usual to his hair dtsssers,
having previously carefully replaced the
letter. G .h9aiHe - hiqrd 9hi 9lWW ,,.
O. In the saloon he kept q steady, though
covered, lookout on the oficious young
assistant, and found his surmises correct.
The operations finished, he gravely
received his hat, handed the assistant as
usual his pour boire, and departed iH'
Before returning kome, however, he,
took occasion to inspect his hat, and ex.'
tract and read nlissive from no other
than the engineer. Among other things
the young man swore that not a penny
did he want of his loves father his
position, thank. goodness, bringing him
more than sufficient to live happy and
comfortable. ANN T ev,
v ~"Well," said papa, che seems to be
an honestly-disposea young mani and
it," etc. yui
For some time he allowed the CORE
spondence to 60 on, reading regularly
and watchfully the letters on both sides,
unknown to them of course, until one
day, when the letters had been particu-
larly responding and good, he put an
end to it and made them happy, as may
be seen by the cards sent to all whom it
might concern. -Hairdresser's Chroni-
clea 3a-aElNA1 w9M W.,