Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-17
A HAPPY BLUNDERER.

'Oh, Frank, if you were only not such
a laundering, awkward fellowp'
II perfectly agree with you, Bessie, and
second the wish, still as you have accept
ed me for better or worse, you must be
resigned to the inevitable"
"But you may outgrow it; you don't
mean to tel. me there is no hope?"
81 am afraid so, Bess; from my boy
hood it has been lever thus I never
dropped piece OF bread and butter but
that it fell on the buttered side, and I
know that if I should fall On my back I
would surely break my nose; so bear with
me patiently, DEAR
"a pleasant prospect I have before
me, surely: and, Frank, do really
think that you might improve, If you
would only try for my sake and again
she sighed.
She was bright, pretty little woman,
the only daughter OF old DR.. Langdon,
and motherless from her infancy. She
had met Frank Howard at his sisters
house, who had been schoolmate of her
own, and now married. He was young
lawyer with future yet to make. They
had known each other for more than a
year. and the acquaintance had ripened
into love, and fond VOWS were exchang-
ed, Notwithstanding the remonstrances
of his sister, who feared DR.. Langdon
might blame her for her share IN BRING
Ing them together, more especially as
her brother had no wealth to offer, and
DR.. Langdon was very wealthy man.
Still she was not needed; the lovers met
frequently, trusting to Cupid and fortune
to bring all things right. They were
now walking slowly through the Ram
bic, and Bessie's pretty features were
partially hidden beneath thick blue
veil, which Frank threatened to remove
every moment.
"Ysu look like an Egyptian mummy
swathed IN those yards of blue stutf.'
"Another blunder. Why couldn't
you have said that looked like yelled
eastern beauty, instead of a wIthered old
mummy? Oh, Frank, you have SO many
virtues-no, don't interrupt me. You
have graduated, with high honors, you
are studious and ambitious; they say
you have shrewd sense and keen judg-
ment. You are honorable, generous,
Courteous, in word, you are almost per
feet, and then besides you love me so
we'll"
"Ah, Bessie, dearest, how unspeakably
devo-'
Eyes, I know; you needn't try to tell
me-"
without you
Eyes, know; life would be desert
All this I know, but I also know that
your helplessness and utter want of tact
will get me into trouble, and ruin my
very best plans"
"But your quick wit can always find a
way out"
Eyes, but how long? My stock of ex-
cuses is almost exhausted, and my in
ventive genius is vanishing"
sob, Bess, you know your resources
are lnexhaustible.
~ beg your pardon, sir. You are mis-.
taken. My friends have all been inva-
lids sufficient number of times. -Four
times I have been to the dentists. Five
times l have spent the afternoon at your
sisters, and papa said the other even
ing that he thought that the visiting was
ali on one side; and to day, this is the
seventh birthday visit this year that ]
have paid my old music teacher. If it
wasnt for papas torgetfulness Of trlfes,
[ should certainly be found out. Oh,
Frank, I'm afraid you'll never make a
good lawyer, see how they have 10 plot
and deceive, and tell stories, and you
really are not equal to the most simple
plot; have to ccntrive everything, and
that, too, at the risk ofhaving everything
upset by Jour awkwardness. If I tell
you to meet me at the right entrance Of
the park you take the lett, and so much
time is lost until we find each other
Then if say four O'Clock, you come al
FIVE"
THAT only happened once, when !
could not get away from the Office
''That was slight excuse; but listen.
bow precisely told you the other day
that if the shade in my room was down
at eight o'clock would be able to meet
you the next day at Nellie's, but if ii
should be up, that should not come .
Certainly, that understood"
eyes; but what did you do? All you
had 10 do was to pass the house at eight,
glance up at my window, and go on
Instead of that, you awful fellow, what
did you do but come at SIX o'clock"
my impotence, dearl"
That's very fine. If you had even
walked up and down; but no. You
stationed yourself opposite my window
like sentinel, and looked up so point
eddy, that any of the neighbors must
have noticed 1t, it they were at the win
dows. I saw you from the sitting room
where was reading to papa, and my
heart thumped with fear. At last ran
up to my room and waved my handker-
chief for you to go away. Unhappy
idea! 1t is scarcely to be believed but
you smiled and nodded SO confdentially
to me that / could have shaken you to
pieces, L was so vexed. Then WAVED my
hand imperiously that you should 60
away, and as you at last started l drew q
long breath, when to nay horror you de.
iiberately took OF your hat, smiling
sweetly?"
ats too bad In you, Bessie, to be so
hard On a fellow
"Oh, my dear, haven't yet finished.
You shall hear more of your blunders.
To continue. You had gone. l was