Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-11-24
The Disguised Lover.

NV friend Tom has II natural aHtc'
ton for dirt, or, rather, dirt has
natural affection for Tom. Ii is to
him what gold was to Midas; what
ever he touches turns to dirt. No
matter how white the crarat, no
matter how immaculate the vest.
the moment that it comes within
the sphere of Toms Influence its
Wilderness is gone; il is immaculate
no longer. Dogs, sweeps and lamp
lighters never pass him without
leaving upon his dress uMrauiv,ral
marks of their presence. OLcr, ANA
only once, | saw him cfnss the
street without encOuntering the
wheels of carriage. Opened my
mouth 10 congratulate him. and he
fore | could utter one word il was
filed with mud. The careless block
head lay AT my feet, full length, in
the gutter. AT my earnest solicita'
ton lie ouct. purchased a suit of pre-
cisrly mud color. Ii was n capital
idea. He crossed the street three
times; hr walked halt II mile. and
returned, IN appearance, M least,
unsralh,d. The thing WAS UMPIRE.
ce,lrnrcd. True, he WAS welcomed
( by the aiirctionatc caresses OF u
! dog that had been rIijoying the cool
ness OF Il neiphboring horse pond;
true. he received ~ shov.ibath from
! the " heels of I'M omnibus. But to
plaster mud on Toms new coat was
"io gi.I refined goid-to paint the
nllN." Tom viii be a neat man
Vet" | said, rs | Witnessed the sue
cess OF my plan.
In about half an hour, it WAS my
tate 10 meet IL gentleman with se>
ELI stripes of green paint on his
bach-it Was my iIicnh Tom; tie
had been leaning against some new
IL painted window blinds. -
Having no Other amusement, one
morning | Snuiird over 10 Tom
ROOMS. As assembled the stairs
1 heard his voice in a very decided
tone. But II must be DOM, and
There is an end To IT,"
REALLY, wa, the reply, "ahI
thug within the limlIs OF l'USslOliitA
but TO make Al coat IA tea hours
viii piuinise ANY thing ~ the world
bu, icaii! lear 1 shall be unable Il
prriuin.'
I'll double Your price would In
ANY otJ,c -"
"CeriainiA, sir, if iOn insist ul~i
il; certainly viii put every man II
N, shop upon II: II shall be done II
lime. Good morning, slf.
The door Opened, AMI n fellow
with shtais aud measures l,anst'
oui. " hat could 1om Uc dong
with taiiorf
, "JnsI the man ] wanted 10 see,
he exclaimed. Il require your a,l
vice upon a very Important afail
u hlch OF these cia,ats ITO you thinI
most Utcuihlugf" AMI hr spread 1T
lore me some halt u dozen Ol ever,
g.. hue aud fashion.
f Nov. " hat i'll the uani- of al
= that is wonderful does this neai
Toni A fancy ball, 10 III 10
have chosen an excellent DISCUS.
!. YOUR nearest friends will never know
you. But you cannot support il'
character; II you had taken that ,
chimney sweep, now; but TIA
would have been too hatHrai. It
Inc truly, Tom, what does all TIL
u neanf'
"Why, the fact is, Frank pas
l ing n hand through bis hair, red'
lent of u,acassa,r, Il have conclu'
ed think 1 shall l~ little mol
# neat in future. You doubtless n
:, membcr the advice you gave u
y sometime since; it has had MI exec
le lent effect. | assure you"
:. Now il ~ happenedtbat OF all Il
b. good advice had ever given Toi
this was the very first instance
"a which he had aen ht to follow
~ So ] could no, attribute the meian'e
s. phosis ut my freud to 10, ssoqnei'e
Who but = w0usAn ever changed
sl0ven TO . tDpt
! "Prsy, whsss ere you going u