Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-06-15

house I was in. and by some means or
other | had got into the wrong one.
The situation was tremendous. | am
naturally cool character; but I was
so taken by surprise and chagrin that
I could only mutter some confused
apology about having been invited to
breakfast by Mr.. Robertson; that [ had
been directed to this house by some
miserable understanding; that | hum
bly, apologized for my intrusion, and I
hoped he would pardon it. So speak
ing | made frantic rush at my hat,
maddened at my stupidity, at the loss
of my breakfast and still more at the
thought of never seeing or speaking
again to that charming little lady, who,
in less than five minutes [ found 1 was
absurdIy in love with
[ said a hurried good morning" and
was trying to make CHASTITY attempt
to smile as [ left the room-when
would you believe it? that tall. dark
man burst out into loud laugh. felt
ready to knock him down. / knew
how my stupidity would be gaily dis.
cussed at the breakfast table, before
her, and felt my discontinue and hu.
initiation deeply, but this open merri,
ment at my expense maddened me.
A strange calm succeeded this storm
It was caused by some worts uttered
| by my tOrmentor.
"You really must forgive me; !
could not refrain from laughing. My
name is Robinson Your friend Mr.
Robertson lives in one of the other
houses. We frequently get parcels and
| letters, and even callers come to the
wrong house; but in all our experience
we have never had so amusing mis-.
take so early in the day as this one"
Now, this explanation toned down
my anger considerably; but the words
which followed were like balm to my
troubled heart. "Mr. Robertson will
have finished breakfast by now. [ can
not think of allowing you to go. Dc
me the favor of remaining here and
breakfasting with u.s." So saying he
took my hat out of my hand and led
me into the room again. OF course il
did not need mucn persuasion to make
me stop. Two minutes before 1 had
been ready to knock this man over; ]
now thought him the kindest and most
considerable fellow in the world.
OF course the breakfast was delight.
! full. [ found Mr. Robinson and his
wife sensible, genial, kind-hearted PEG
pie. [ found their neice even more
sensible, more genial, more kind-h heart
ed than they were; and when, aftel
breakfast, [ accompanied her and Mr.
Robinson into their pretty flower gar
den, received from her rose bud fol
my button-hole, which I kept for some
! years afterward When saying good
bye [ was perplexed by thinking how
should manage to see her again; /
must be contrived somehow, M entail
ly resolved. Upon returning to town
lost no time in explaining ''the situa
ton" to my employer, Mr.. Robertson
who rallied me goOd-naturedly upol
the mistake, and upon what the conse
quences might be. The next week
was invited to picnic at Mr.. Robin
sons and went, not only to it, but like
wise to Mr.. Robinson's house again anC
again before his niece returned to he
| home.
Four years have passed since tina
invitation to breakfast was given me
and that "fairy-ike" girl is now m,
wife. That local milk-man. bless him
got a handsome "tip" upon our wed
ding day.