Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-12-03
Young Skldmore's Trouble.

Last week young Skidmorc put IN his
regular SUNDAY evening with his sweet
heart up on Van Ness avenue. but he
had not gotten half through with the
stsreotyped inspection OF the photograph
album, when she noticed that an air OF
peculiar abstraction weighed upon his
usual smiling countenance.
whats the matter. Gustus2 Don't
you feel w.lll" she inquired. tenderly
dissrrsnging the part in his hair. as is
the e1asperating feminine custom.
"0hl I'm all right" he said. "Did
you TAX. in the matinee yesterday
and be glanced uneasily around.
"T.ll me what ails your" she per-
sisted. gently. "You seem to have
somt thing on yoIr mind; what 10 in
Gusius. tell mel"
II haven't got anything to tell. b" said
Skidmore. holding first one shoe up to
the light and then the other. after which
he shook his head thcuRbtiully.
"Great heavens / see IL all y eI'
lsimsd the fully alarmed girl. you've
been speculatipg in stocks, and have
have used the office money. Oh Gus.
tus. to think that you should ever be u
dsfaulter."
81 have done nothing OF the kind. |"
said the young man Indignantly. 81
only fe,l-ihat is. kinder-how do you
yet on with your music lessons, Tildsf'
"0hl Gustus don't talk in that strange
way. II anything dreadful has hap
pen.d, tell me at once. Don't keep me
In suspeuse!" aud she laid her head on
his shoulder and sobbed bitterly.
"Tilds." said the youns man. alter a
moment devoted to firmly but g. ntly re-
moving her head and selecting another
seat. "You don't really care very much
for Limbure.r cheese, do your sup
pose you could give 1t up for my sakef"
"why, Gus" but she stopped sud
denly. as q terrible thought flashed
through her mind. Her lovers intel
lect was never very strong. her pa had
often said. and now he had at last gone
insane. She must De cautious.
"whst are you looking under the soia
for, d.ar?" she said Us sweetly as her
agitation would permit.
"Ohi-I-I thought dropped some
thug" he responded absently. There
10 nothing the matter With the sewers
heresbout, 10 there, Tildaf.
"No; l think not. dear. she replied.
determining to humor him. rs she had
heard was the proper course With insane
people.
"Havent got such thing a. tumor
about YOU, I suppos-," he continued
wistiully. "You wouldn't conceal such
4 thing as a tumor from me all these
years. would you. TildaT"
mo, darling" she replied. trembling
violently and edsing toward the door.
Then l guess I'd better 20 home
now; letters to write" Aud he ad'
ysneed for q parting embrace.
"Don't touch me! keep OF help
murdsrr' sbrieked the terrified female.
jumping behind the sofa. while the
Household came swarming to the scene.
"whst yer mesni" rsared the father
Of the family. shsking the a.tonished
young man by the collar. "What did
he do to you, Tildar'
81 didu't do nu,hiu," yelled Skid
more. backing into a corner. IL was
only going home because l couldn''
stand u any longer"
"s,and what. you luuatici"
"wby. this t.Iribls odor. I'm blamed
il il isn't just the worst smell l eve'
struck In my life" And the desperat.
young man sat down and nearly sne.zed
his head OF.
"Oh, is that allt" exclaimed tbs
object OF his affection. much relieved
snd then. after good deal OF blushins
she whispered something to her mother
who whispered something to her father
who led the young man into the entry
aud explained that in consequences o'
the prevailing epidemic they had thought
IL b,st for 1ilds to wear - couple o
csrsolio and camphor pads about hsi
person.
"wby. to be sure r. said the over
loved lover, smelling his cuts. 81
might have known. How stupid OF me.
Aud be returned to the parlor. from
which the family Of his beloved hied on
again. leaving the two reassured souls u
disiniect ~ one.