Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-19
.LOTE IN PA'S HAT.
Il Pleasant Little Romance.


Mr.. NJ was retired manufacturer,
and possessed of 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 beat
quicker who tried to gain her virgin
affections? But "papa" M. took care
of his treasure as if she were the pupil
of his eye, and many were the unhappy
mortals who left his hospitable table
never to return. 'Plenty Of time, :"
said he, "when the right one comes,
and I approve" etc.
But the right one had come long ago,
only papa didn't know it, and he had
come in the person of q young engineer,
who had formerly had'business transac-
tons with papa NJ. The young people
had seen each other, spoken to each
other, looked at each other, and 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 gallant had
no further excuse for coming on bust
ness. Then there was q succession Of
dark days. But love is inventive, and
in this instance also proved to be so.
Mr.. M. was in the habit of visiting
twice week at his hair-dresser's to have
his beard and wig looked after; and on
this fact love built his structure. One
Of theyounger assistants was taken into
confidence, and, consequently, consid-
cradle attention was paid by the young
man to Mr.. M. S 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 daug liter and her
swain.
Thus things continued for four long
months but the best silk hat-let it be
ever so carefully brushed-wants an iron
now and again. Mr.. M. s hat was sew
eral years old, and just about Christmas
it wanted ironing badly. So Mr.. M,
instead Of proceeding to the hair-dress-
er's as usual, went to his hatter's, and
presented his hat for renovation.
Mr.. Halter says, after Inspecting it:
els this hat too large for you?"
ono: why do you ask ?"
Because you put paper inside
"Paper! Paper Not I how does it
get there, I wonder %
Not long did he wonder, for, on care
fully unfolding the paper, he read !:
'Don't be down-hearted, dear Edward
my father is good and generous Of heart ;
tie 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 I will
confess my love to him. Beside, our
correspondence cannot last much longer;
the continued brushing has so worn
papa's hat that I fear from day to day
that he will have to have it done up"
etc.
Mr.. MS hat having been refreshed,
he went as usual to his hair-dresser
having previously carefully replaced the
letter.
In the saloon he kept steady, though
covered lookout on the oficious young
assistant, and found his surmises cor
rect.
The operations finished, he gravely
received his hat, handed the assistant as
usual his pour bore, and departed.
Before returning home, however, he
took occasion to inspect his hat, and ex-
tract and read a missive 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 po-
sition, thank goodness, bringing him
more than sufficient to live happy and
comfortable.
"Well,' said papa, she seems to be
an nestly-disposed young man, and
if" etc.
For some time he allowed the CORE
spondence to 60 on, reading regularly
and watchfully the letters from both
sides, unknown to them, of course, until
one day, when the letters had been par
ticularly 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.