Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-08-18
Adventures of GeoRrey.

Geoffrey, surnamed Winthrop, sat in
the depot at San Jose, California. wait
ing for his train, when a squadron of
squalid street arabs GncOmparable for
squaler) thronged from a neighboring
alley, uttering hideous cries, accompa-
MED by inimitable gestures of heinous
exultation, as they tortured a humble
black-and-tan dog.
"You little blackguards p cried Win
throp, stepping outside and confronting
them, adding the inquiry, "Whose dog
is that?"
THAT audacious Caucasian has the
bravado to interfere with our clique
tauntingly shrieked one iDdisputable
little ruffian, exhibiting combatative-
ness.
what will you take for him ?" asked
the lenient Godfrey, ignoring the We
nial TRADE. @ 5.
.Twenty-seveu-cents," piquantly an
swered the ribald urchin. grabbing the
crouching dog by the nape.
-You can buy lieoriee and share with
the indecoroas coadjutors of your con-
demnable cruelty" said Winthrop, pay
ing the price and taking the dog from
! the child. Then catching up his yalise
and umbrella he hastened to his train.
Winthrop satisfied himself that his sleek
protege was not wounded, and then
cleaned the cement from the pretty col
lar and read these words: Leicester,
licensed. Ne. IL. $780," Hearing the
pronunciation OF his name the docile ca
nine expressed his gratitude aud pleas
are, and then sank exhausted at his new
patrons feet and slept. .-....-.....
= Among the other passengers was q
magazine contributor writing, vagaries
of Indian literature in restaufateur's
restaurant; also two physicians-a SOM
bre, irreyocably irrefragible allopathist,
and genial homeopathic who made
speciality of bronchitis. Two perempto-
nv ATTORNEYS from the legislature of Iowa
were discussing the politics of the epoch
and the details of national finance while
a wan, dolorous person, wearing eoncave
glasses. alternately ate at troches and
almonds for sedative, and sought con-
doience in Il high, lamentable treble,
from a letfargic and somewhat deaf and
eneryate cOmrade not yet acclimated.
Near these exemplary brethren (proba-
bly sinecuris,s) sat group of humorous
youths; and joeose sailor ifately from
Asia) in Il blouse waist and tarpaulin
hat. was often amusing his patriotic ju-
yeniie listeners by relating series of
the nsst extraordinary Latin legends
extant, suggested by the contents of his
kuxpsack, which he was calmly and
leisurely arranging in a pyramidal form
on three-legged stool. Above swung
figured playeartls with museum and "
cxum advertisements too verbose to be
misconstrued.
"A mature matron of medium height
and her comely daughter-one being
u;tt,ed for Charlotte Bronte soon enter
I ed the ear and took seats in front of
Winthrop (who recalled having seen
them oa TuesDay in the parquet of the
tirater.l The yuung lady had recently
made leT debut into society at musical
soiree az her amnl's. She held an exqui-
site boquet Of flowers that txlaled
sweet s;lcriticaiSls perfumes. She said
Jts iler JitfGut, msttliittds oidii w q hOfCt
tilia ms lost Leicester? .f-
Geoffrey. Immediately addressed her
an exteInpore remark, saying compEl-
Gently rs he presented his card: Pardon
my apparent intrusiveness, but prythec,
have you lost Il pet dog
Z The explanation that he mad been sto-
len was hardly necessary for Leicester,
inst, awakening, yehemently expressed
his inexplicable joy by buoyantly vibra-
ting between The two like the sounding
lever used in telegraphy tfor to neither
OF them would he show partialityD till
succumbing to ennui, he purported to
take a recess, and sat down on his
,haunciles, complaisantly contemplating
his friends. 1t was truly an interesting
picture. .sa.sI..L ..uY
They reached their destination before
the snn was beneath the horizon. Of
ten during the summer Winthrop gal
1antly rode from the quay with the naive
and bIiffe Beatrice, in her jaunty yacht
ing suit. but no coquetry shone from the
depths of her azure eyes. Little Less,
their ioeund epnfdans and courier. (who
was IS sagacious as q spapiel, always
attehded them on these excursions and
whenever they r:nibled through tlIe
woodland paths; wliiie the band played
strains from Beethoven, AsHdelsshpoIb