Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-09-06
THE nAN THE lower.
He G0ssips syith Ills Female Friend in
the Luok-Out.

He GOpsips .Sith His Female Friend In
the Look-O Out.
The reporter thought he had made
mistake aud gotten into the wrong
place when he landed in the tower
YESTERDAY re old man was resplen-
dent IN swatlowtaile coat, billed
shirt ana choker collar and WAS dane
ing around on the balcony outside like
a NouBI colt in an oat field. The
orciicsira. under the pressure of an
eaStsfr breeze Was playing tbs kiss
Waltz in its best form.
Hello" said the reporter, "yon
seem to be- IN excel ent spirits this
morning, and dressed fit to kill, whors
are you gong Ia al that tinery?' The
old man stopped in the middle of a bar
of music and said:
Congratulate me, I've just been
made supreneiy happy by receiving
this note from our liltle friend who
captured the dudeS sometime ago.
Here tue old man produced u deli.
cptei, periuuned epistle which read as
follows:
mir ToweTman:
| viii he up in the tower at four
this Afternoon. Yours,
PEPPERMINTn
II thought / would spruce up and
wait for her coming said the old iel-
low.
The repetter said he thought the
Young lady had her hands full OF
dudes aiteAdy, and the old man re-
tortAti by sagiug.hc had No doubt that
"A reuulofis, dude would add interest
To rs ,ilsctiau. This had the effect
of makuig he reporter eVince sud
dGi q ~f change thesubjoct.
Sud8tuy here vas sounu ofa lutte
like Wi e loA the depths below and
the rel.1iitr knew b. The look on tie
old nmu's face that Miss Peppermint
was counting. She came, her tiny boot
heels lineiDg on each step until she
stnoi >niling up into the old fellow
face
.Oh Sir Tower Man. how do you
feel?u sac said, and her voice sounded
as sweet Is one III the minor notes in
the ol aisn's grand organ.
Splendid, couldn't DE BETTER he
answered
I've conc up to have nice little
chat with YOU said the young essepce
of sweetness and tell you that we
girls ARE al coming up some day to see
YOU aud hear yoar orchestra
TIE cid fellow Flushed like rose
and replied, ~ should be- glad to re-
ceive you. but come Some day when
the Wind is blowing a gale II you want
to hear my orchestra al its best.
The reporter had hidden himself OF
the balcony but could gee the l-wishl
coul K ,>s-you expression on the Ole
man face, who also looked as though
he wished the reporter was thousant
mil ; at sea.
II wish said the young lady, "tha
4 Il . "a.
we girls want him to come 10 the mex
meeting of the 'Arborlmn for if IL,
don't we Viii come round 10 his of
flee after him in a body
The old fellow said he would and tn,
young lady resumed. I'VE girls ar,
interested in this society Tor shad,
trees to our city are what good look
are 10 our beaux We are preparin,
for Il splendsd lime this coming win
ter aud the girls are going to take
Vote ~ 10 which il the handsomes
young man in the town; (shuts the oil
mau piumb out thought the reporter
we are going 10 o'ganize for a gcan'
crusade against the young men
hearts ana II we csn't make them pro
pose, we VIII desert the city in
bodyN Here the pretty lips forme
themselves ~ peut which woul
have te,tiptod Flinpn himself
There Nas & i-wish-l-was youn
tone IN d. old fellows voice as h
sail. " ny not ny some 81 the oil
men hGi,fe you emigrate.n ''Oh,
she archy eplied, we would all qua,
rel as 20 who si,ould have the old ma
in the tower III shat event. aud he
iittle fee; began 20 rattle on the stel
az She lcft the toNer The OLD ma
came over 90 the window by tie r
porter and leaning lar out, said so
emniv, with a sad pathos In bis vote
''youag man, J shall have 10 leave IN
lockout unless that Girl stops colnin
up here. Tor whenever see her, | fe
all over In spois bigger than the tow'
clock, and some OF these mornings
you lind my dead BODY out on Il
square, know that | jumped from Il
tower
"A Il on account o. not Eliza, b'