Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-08-31

cuse me for calling you by your chris
tian name, for don't know your sur
name
Itis Ferguson. You don't think
that very sweet p
Perhaps not; but thanks to your
sex and beauty you could easily change
it, murnured the old gentleman, as
he took Dicks hand in his, and gave
it gentle squeeze.
%, sir, you shouldn't do that,
whispered Mr.. Toodleman, covering
his face with one hand to conceal his
bushes.
How coy she is, thought the old
gentleman. I'D give ten dollar bill
for kiss
Just then the train passed under q
bridge, and this aged admirer of female
beauty snatched kiss.
Dick gave a scream.
Hush, you'll attract attention, my
DEAR
4 hope your intentions are honora-
BILE, SIR whispered Dick.
Can you doubt it? p
But you men are so wicked /
hope you are not married man.
Il am widower, Lulu-excuse me,
but let me call you so; am contem-
plating matrimony.'
Then you'll have to ask my pa
'Oh, Ferguson
Miss Ferguson
oh, yes, to be sure. Where did
you say you resided?'
Dick was writing rapidly on the
back Of one of his business cards, and
the train was just stopping at the Mil
likinville station.
Il must leave you here, sir said
Dick, rising.
'Eh? you stop here. Why, so do 1.
But-but, why, you don't live here p
Yes, goodbye, sir. Here is my
card, Mr.. Tirrel. When you want an
other kiss, please call at my Office
The next moment Dick stepped out
on the platform, while the corpulent
gentleman sank back in his seat with a
groan, with his small black eyes fixed
upon Richard Toodleman's card.
Done for he muttered.
Then he turned the card over, and
read as follows:
IF you want to keep this little affair
to ourselves-particularly the kissing
you had better let me hear from you
as soon as possible. DICK.
The stout gentleman tore the card
into threads, and went tearing out of
the car like mailman, muttering ours
es loud and deep, as he hurried along
toward his Office.
An hour later, our hero, once more
in his proper habiliments, received the
following note from the hands of Mr..
Tirrel's Office boy:
Mr. RICHARD TooDLEMAN Dear
Sir-If you want my daughter for
wife please take her at once AS / am
suddenly called to the west upon bust
ness of Importance, / shall probably
not be able to attend the wedding.
Don't defer it on my account. Marry
her at once, and be happy, and keep
your mouth shut. TIRREL.
That was enough for Mr.. Toodleman.
He spent that evening with his dear
Adelaide, who had been informed by
her father that the blockade was re-
and that her lover might sail
into port and carry off the prize at his
leisure.
But how funny said she, that faith
er should relent'
Not at all, my DEAR replied Dick
And so they were married in quiet
manner during Mr.. Tirrel's absence,
and the happiest couple know of to-
day in all Millikinville, is Dick Too
dleman and his handsome wife. 81
AS for Mr.. Tirrel, though still
great admirer of the female sex, he is
very careful how he makes love to
pretty young ladies on the cars; but
he is still on the lookout for q young
and handsome wife. at ia
Mrs Gildad, who as Dick afterwards
learned, was noted confidence woman
whom the police were exceedingly anx-
ious to interview, managed to escape
the lynx-eyed officers of the law, much
to the chagrin of Mr.. Snodgrass, who
blamed himself very much for not act
ing upon his suspicious, and having
her arrested, on the morning after the
great storm.