The Red Cloud chief., 1880-02-12
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answer advertisements Of psrti.s who
wish - limited number Of lady cores.
pondents" or ''eentlemeo cprre.ron-
dents" IS the ase may be. We publish
the following accoun, from the Nebra,kan,
Of how . young gen, Vas taken in" 10
our sister town OF Hastings. Those who
arr tempted to answer such advertise.
menss should remember that thin rs Are
not what they SEEM"
A while since, two OF the boys o!
Hastings took it in to their heads to Try
q little game. Resuit-and advertise
ment 10 the Wsverly Magazine that Two
pairs Of brown eyes respectfully solicit q
limited pumber Of gentlemen correspon-
dents Address Mabel Moore or Fay
Franklin, Hastings, Neb."
An.wers flowed 10 space. They came
from oil quarters, and we're of all kinds.
Selecting ooe that struck their fancy ~
promising richest results. aud signed
Lou. Barnes, Denver. COL" the boy.
proceeded to cultivate. and found the
cultivation not ct oil difficult.
Elaborate and touching letters passed
to and fro. with celebrity. until Lou"
seemed thoroughly spittsn. and finally
proposed, as be was going east, to take
Hastings 10 bis way, and call upon his
adored mabel" This was rather faster
than the boys anticipated. But they we're
equal to the occasion.
Mabel" coyly consented, and even
somewhat joyfully expressed her pleasure
at the anticipated meeting. but cautioned
that secrcsy and great care were necessary,
to avert the disapprobation Of careful
parents.
He announced that be would be here
on Saturday morning. and was directed
to alight with only one hand gloved.
with . bouquet in bis button hole, and a
grip sack in his hand; and, if anything
should prevent q meeting there, he was
to proceed Il the Commercial and await
developments.
lie proceeded, ~ directed to the Com.
mercial and registered a. Lou, Barnes,
Denver, COL Soon aftor, . loving
epistle went over to the postofice to his
"Dear Mabel'-for which naturally, the
boys were watching, and in . short time
an answer was returned through a mes
senger. Indeed, the epistles few rather
lively during the afternoon, Of which the
following is q sample:
DEAR SIR:-I have vaiuly tried, all
this time, to invent a way to meet you,
that will be both safe aud pleasant. and
can only arrive at this conclusion: To
night, | will be at the Congregational
Church, and you DO there, toe. Take
the third seat from the back, on the
right-hand side, and ! will be near you.
Sis on the side Of the pew next to the
aisle, and | will nod to you. But don't
let any one 10 the church imagine We are
flirting. Go out first and wait at the
door, than we can talk it all over. / am
afraid l sm doing wrong, but after you
have come so far to see me l will not be
mean enough to disappoint you. But
you must promise to treat me with re-
spect. Will you? Don't say one word to
tie hoy sboat this. His curiosity is
already arouzed too much. md /! have
told him some awful 6bs. Good bye till
tonight. Yours,
MABEL.
P. s. At church call me Jennie"
Lou. was doomed to disappointment
no Mabel put In on appearance. Another
epistle. however was conveyed to him,
Of which the following is a copy.
LOU:-I am at my brnther-iu-law's
Office waiting for you. Don't let the boy
know that l am. though; but go out with
him and casually ask him if he knows
where Mr.. Beats Office is. Then ;come
here and ! will introduce you to him as
q friend whom / met at Ann Arbor,
while there at school. My right name
is Jennie Harris. Of course, call me BY
that name. Talk as if you came from
the East tonight. lie knows that [ am
expecting a friend. and l will go out with
you a moment afterwards. Both ia and
ma went 70 church, so | could not. / am
to stay with my sister to night.
Yours,
JEN.
p. S.-LoU, l do want to see you 80
bad.
The thing was DOW ripeniug fast. Lou
was earnest ard ardent. The boys full Of
excitement and expedieuta. Lou intro
duced himself, at the appointed place. to
the brother.in-law. He was Informed
that Mabel had stepped out for q
moment, and be isvited to await her re-
turn.
In the meantime. the boys dropped in
one by one, and 6ually BY larger numbers,
after which Lou vas finally introduced,
to mabel" and Fay" in propriia per
sona-when be suddenly took in the
situation, aud handsomely came down,
with-"Boys. its for you to name what
you'll havel"-and We suppose they had
it.
Very naturally, Lou. bad no particular
occasion to cultivate farther acquaintance
10 Hastings. All its many.husd glorie.
had vanished-to him. The silver liriog
was gone, and left only . murky cloud in
its place. He took the first train that
left-that being the Sunday afternoon
train for Grand Island.
Tbs Indians are rapidly becoming
civilized. The heirs of the old Indian
woman. lesson, said to Be lO years Of
age and as deaf IS . post, who was run
over and killed by an A. 4 n. train, .
few months since. DC II White Cloud. are
about to commence legal proceedings
against the company for damages.
A gentleman Of Loup City has Just sold