Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-10
THAT GOLDEN CURL.

Perry Dayton sat in his stuffy little
office, busily glancing over heap of
letters which that mornings post had
brought for the establishment Of
Messrs. Park & Haily. He came to
one addressed in peculiarly dainty
feminine hand, and opened it with
little more curiosity than he had de-
signed to bestow upon the others.
Enclosed please find - invisible
hair net - color Of hair sent. Ad-
dress Miss Ella Terrell, Oakhaven, ct
cetera."
"Miss Ella Terrell has very lovely
hair" thought the young man, ex-
amining the long curl attentively. 1t
was golden-brown, and shone radiantly
in the beams of sunlight which at that
particular moment came pouring in at
the little window.
perhaps, though, it is not her own
hair"
However, he laid the letter and soft
coil aside, resolving to match that in
visible net himself.
1t was very strange, but a vision of
young lady with golden-brown hair
would keep intruding itself between
his eyes and the remaining letters.
Sometimes brown eyes accompanied
the hair, sometimes blue. Now it was
a petite igure--again, "divinely tall
and most divinely fair"
Having skinned over them all, he
betook himself to that compartment of
the establishment devoted to such
articles as the one required. Box after
box he examined, and turned away
dissatisfied. He began to despair.
Here was the identical one at last. He
carried it in triumph to the office and
began to write:
II have. my dear Miss Ella, at last
found one to match your beautiful curl.
hope"
"What bosh / am writingl Why,
Perry, old boy, you're clean gone" he
exclaimed, tossing the offending mis-
sive into the waste basket.
Inclosing the article in wrapper,
he addressed it, and laid it with SINH
lar parcels on a shelf, at the same time
consigning the curl to his vest pocket.
"Of course you are aware Mr.. Day
ton, that some one must go north
shortly to attend to that business in
Liverpool; and as we have found you
faithful in the discharge of your duties,
and place the utmost confidence in
your Judgment, Mr.. Haily and myself
have decided that you are the one
to CO."
Thus spoke the senior partner, com.
ing into the office where Perry was
sitting. This happened few months
later. Perry's beaming face fully ex
pressed his appreciation of this mark
of esteem.
He was to start in two days. This
was Thursday. The next Wednesday
morning found our friend taking
breakfast at the Adelphi hotel, Liver
pool. The business would probably
keep him there month or SO. HI
had plenty Of leisure time, and devoted
it to viewing the sights
One evening he entered the Office o
a young fellow connected with tn
business house of Park & Haily, ant
found him making an elaborate toilet
"Why this unusual and unnatura
regard for thy appearance, o Treve
lyn?" he exclaimed, advancing into tn
room where his friend stood.
81 am going to party. Don't yo
want to Gomez"
Eyes. Where is itY'
"At Old Swan, four miles away
We will take the cab at eight pre-
cisely."
Trevelyn was well-known and like
at Old Swan. He had lived ther
several years, and SO it was that PER-
was presented to some of the nices
people in the place.
He was talking with Mrs. Langdo
when he discovered that Trevelyn ws
dancing with very pretty young lad,
She had dark eyes, small oval fac
and was dressed in some airy, foatin
material. But her hair attracted h
attention particularly. 1t reminde
him of curly lock which he had ca
ried about for several months. An
then she wore an invisible net, whic
was probably what caused him
remember that other lock.