The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-08-22
IDALIA WEEKLY BAZOO. TUESDAY, AUGUST o. 1882

"Phoo mention j: not."I replied
putting my favorite Havana
but such deed of charity as you
did for me last night must not 60 un.
requited."
IF you insist on it l don't care il
you order another half dOzen," said,
cOOlly knocking the ashes from my
cigar.
"What! is the other half -"
"Don't. mention it, l pray you, my
good fellow" l interrupted. "One
half dozen is nothing to a man in fair
way to become millionaire"
"What! is she rich, too?" he ex.
claimed.
MY stars. she's worth more than
the entire AstOr estate"
81 declare! / hadn't thought to
ask You that question before" he said,
while his eyes rolled out like two
June bugs. Il wonder wrat the Oh
folks will think when | take home
such a itch woman"
Why, my dear fellow, allow me II
tell you that You are destined 10 lie
the .wealthiest man in America
''l-ha!lo, there. waiter" he yelled,
as servant WAS passing my door,
which stood slightly ajar.
'Yez zir"
Bring us dozen champagne
quick"
'Iez. zir," and away flew the
servant.
I'm few minutes he returned
placed the basket on the table and
sid.
We'll, Bob, this looks something
like living" | remarked, as / filed
two glasses.
And calculate to live it while l
do live" was the emphatic response.
Beg your pardon" l said, tossing
off my glass, Il meant to have in
quired how you got along last night?"-
First rate; tell you she's a charm
er. After you came away, my love
reached up in my throat SO that |
sat for an hour without saying a
word, and looked her right in the
face"
Il declared" articulated, covering
my mouth with my hand to prevent
Yes" says he, "by and by 1 edged
up toward her, and. when ..she was
looking the other way, threwa whole
handful of peanuts right into her lap.
| tell you she snickered then, and
looked lovingly at me-"
"Go on" l said, biting my glass so
as to hold in little longer.
"After a while, when l went to
leave, she followed me to the door and
let me kiss her dear little hand, which
came pretty near putting in my
pocket"
This was said in such an artless,
mirth-provoking tone that not to have
given way to hearty laugh would
have split my coat. He laughed as
heartily as L did; and, after We i'm
bibed as much as we could stand Up
under, he, somehow or other, got to
his room. Every day, as regular as
the day came Round, he called upon
Miss Smalllree; and every evening
they sat up, and he related bis adj
TO NE. His money was soon
exhausted; but OH informing dad
that he was engaged to an heiress
worth half of Florida and the Gulf of
u thousand more was sent on.
4 bout the time he was running low
his flower" left her home in Charles
ton.
Bob" said I, after she had gone,
show comes this. that you've let her
Zip through your fingers so easily?
.'Pm safe enough" he returned.
The bargain is all made, but she
wishes to gain her fathers consent. /
I'M going down there next week to
zee my plantation"
"Tm delighted to hear it, Bob, as
you are first-rate fellow, and deserv-
ng a handsome, rich woman"
The next week he set sail from
New York Tor Charleston. Four
weeks af'erI received a paper from
which | read you that paragraph.
why, how came he to dro VIII HIM
eff" inquired.
'Pll tell you briefly. Miss Small
rec is my cousin. and has been mar
led four years. You can guess the re-
nainder."