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attention to one of the fairest daughters of
Cleveland, now visiting here and had been
engaged to her, when suddenly, for some
reason or other, she concluded TO marsy'some
one el.e. Theunsuspecting young man went
10 call on herat her aunt's on Calument av-
enue. last week. and a, she drew back her
ruby lips when he prepared to greet her with
= loying kiss, he at once thought there was
something up, end glancing at her again, he
noticed that she wore none Of his gifts. which
he conjec ured were in an ominous looking
parcel on the sofa This conjecture was
subsequently, proved to be correct.
"Nir. So-and-so," she said-she had beer
wont TO address him Is Augustus and. 'darl
ing'-"Mr. SO-and-so, have consulted my
heart seriously, and discovered what have
often suspecied-that we are not fitted to
make each other happy. 1t is better that
We shoald part-our engagement is at an
end"
Her words sank into him like blue pills,
and he felt deadly tugging at his heart
strings, but he instantly composed himself
aud settled upon plan of action. Bound
I ing from his chair. he danced lightly round
the room, shouting: "Hurrah You're tho
/ bullest gal in the universe. feel as though
/ the whole Palmer house has been lifted of
my manly bosom -
The beautiful girl gazed at him i5r mo.
ment as if she thonghthe had bidden long
farewell to all his gray brain-matter, and
said: "What does this moan?"
Mean p cried the young man, walking
on his hands up and down the sumptucus
drawing room at mcrns I'm free" Two
/ been trying to musterup courage % ask You
/ for two weeks past to cancel our engagement,
but couldn't-it would have been going
back on my word, and besides, | knew that
husbands at this period Of commercial de-
preston were hard to get."
"Sir-r-r" said she, glaring AZ him like E
tiger cat, "your presents are all in this pack
age. Take them and return me mine. This
pal liul interview had, p'raps, betie' lie
/ brought TO an end
"rll send you all of 'em can find, but
guess our cook carried off your Tennyson
with the marked passages in it lent II to
/ heg-and some ofour locks of hair and press
ed rosebuds and things. burned when
WI. cleaning up my room the other day, and
a. for your ring. Idon't think Cora will givo
it to me- m
"And- pray Who may this creature Cora
be? Is she the cook at your boarding house"
"Oh, bless you, no-shc's the girl I'm in
love with, aud that I'm going to propose to
her this very evening a. soon as you give
me the package ofprcsents and let me go.
hope you didn't forget to put the diamond
earrings gave you in it. I'll give them n
her and be 5000 ahead
The beautiful Cleveland girls cheeks
glowed so that you could have lighted
match at them if you weren't afraid of hav.
ing your fingers burned by the glare in her
eyes.
"Tell me about this Cora OF yours. Is
she good-looking?'
"Good-looking said the young man, ex-
citedly, "hold on till | show you herpicture."
and be reached eagerly in his pockets. NO.
must have left it in my other coat. Well,
never mind; she'sa beauty. fused 10 think
you we're pretty fair looking but you-ITair
so long that she steps on it when it is let
down and she tries 10 walk; eyes that make
you feel as if you were getting back SO
bi you had never expected to see again; a
waist very much like yours, only much
smaller, and as for fcet-why, you couldn't
put more than fifty Per cent Of your toes in
to one Of her boots. Well, good night Miss
What s-your-name ! told her I'd be around
tonight If could. Plltrouble ecu for that
package
Augustus so-aDd-so," she hisscd in alov
concentrated tone, putting the package Of
presents away unler her chair, If YOU 60
out Of this house before one o'clock to-mor.
row morning I'll scream. And want yot
10 understand that our engagement - 10 hOld,
and if you don't II AIRY me by the first ONO
yember, which will be as soon a. can get
my tropsseau ready, I'llsue you for breach
of promise, laying the damage at 100000;
and I've got letters from you that'll make q
jury find for ihe plaintiff without leaving
the box And If ever you name that wretch
cd creatures name 10 NE again the longest
day you live, I'll shoot You and scratch her
eyes out-so, thee. Idor't care for you one
bit, but I'm going 70 marry You out ofspite."
She hurled herself into his arm like a
whirl~ind and sobbed upon his shoulder
He ,moo;hed her hsir and called her alarge
and varied assortment Of pet names, and
observing his image in the glass oyor tho
mantle-piece winked at it rap,ufously
They are to be married on New Years
night
: You can never get ahead Of Chicago.
A man with silver-plated, double back