The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-09-10
AN ICE-CREAM HUSBAND.

\ strange little affair de amour has lately
come to light In SauGerties, Y. Y. A Colum-
bia county heiress named I.otta Smith, of
Stockport, and a well-known dry goods clerk
of Saugerties named George L. Myers, as
sumo the title roles in the farce that is at
present agitating the social circle in which
they move, Miss Smith is young lady of
ravshing beauty, after the Amy Rosbart and
Helen Jewett type-so pretty in fact that she
is called the handsomest girl in Columbia
county, with yivacIous manners, keen and
ready wit, and plenty of cash.
Sometime prior to August 1st, she came to
Saugerties to visit her aunt, Mrs. Aida Wyn-
koop, of that city. Her appearance on the
streets OF Saugerties instantly caused tern
BILE flutter in the bosoms of all the gay 10th
arios in the place, and whispered questions
were heard as she passed. "WhO is she,
wonder" 'Do you know hero" and the
like. Before she had spent week in Sau-
gerties every masher in the place had COM
pletely lost his heart, IN fact was willing to
make an unconditional surrender; but Miss
Lotta sheered clear of all such breakers and
gave the gay deceivers the Geld shoulder.
She had set her eyes and heart upon particu-
lar game, and she was bound to have it at all
hazards.
She had noticed during her walks through
the city very handsome young man in the
store of Frederick p Russell, corner of Main
and Market streets, and upon him had she
set her.heart, and him she was bound to have,
and this is the way she accomplished her
purpose.
On Friday, July Both, Frederick p Rus
sell, the proprietor of the store, was standing
in the store door and George 5. Myers, the
clerk in question, was cleansing the show
windows. Suddenly Miss Lolita, handsome
ly dressed and radiant in her beauty, stepped
up to Mr.. Russell and said in a vivacious
manner 'What will yon take for that arti-
Gle in the Window meanwhile nodding
significantly toward Myers, the clerk. Rus
sell laughing, replied that he would sell him
for dish of ice cream. every WELL" sal d
Lotta, 81 will take him." She then depart
ed, but returning soon IN the company of a
lady friend invited the proprietor out to n
saloon to bind the bargain. The proprietor,
willing to carry the joke along, for he did not
look at in a serious light, went with her. On
his return to the store the young lady accom-
'Im going home Monday noon so have that
article ready tor me, as l shall certainly call
for il" The clerk in question, hereupon de
INJURED, and said "The bargain wasn't
binding unless he had a plate of cream also. -
every WELL" said Miss Lolita, 'you shall
have it, She went out and soon returned
with dish of cream in her hands.
The young man devoured the cream, mean
while socially chatting with his beautiful pur-
chaser, became interested in her, and taking
into consideration that she had the Crooks,
concluded to stick
On Monday afternoon, the young lady,
true to her promise, drove up in barouche
to the merchants establishment on Main
street, and out stalked her purchase, clad in
new linen duster and store'clothes with sun
umbrella and grip-sack in hand.
The baroucte drove off amid the laughter
and best wishes of his fellow clerks, apd the
congratulations OF Russell to Miss Lotta
warranting her purchase to ''wear well, -
hold his color, ahd never shrink from paying
Cling Wah) his washee washee bills.
The happy couple took the $3.50 p. m. train
on the Hudson River Railroad for home, and
ON Monday evening the merchant received a
telegram from Stockport informing him that
the young lady had arrived safe with hel
purchase.
Miss Lolita Smith is an heiress to n large
fortune and besides being worth S25, 900 in
her own right, owns the finest house in Stock
port, and the BEST looking fellow that Ulster
county can turn out.
Myers is young man of industrious, steady
habits and has quite a snug bank account OF
his own, and all unite in saving that had tn,
young lady made less romantic choice she
might have Jared worse. As it is the hand
soonest girl in Columbia county and the best
looking fellow in Ulster make rattling
team