The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-11-13
aHH1CA(sO LOVERS.

\ young man of Chicago had long
daughters of Cleveland, and had been
engaged to her, when suddenly she con-
cluded to marry some one else. The nn-
suspectlng young man went to call ctssier
at her aunt's house, aud as she drew back
her ruby lips, when he prepared to meet
her with a loving kiss, he at once thought
there was something up, and gancing at
her again he noticed that she wore none
OF his gifts, which he conjcctured were in
an ominous-looking parcel on the sofa
This conjecture was proved to be correct
subsequently,.
"Mr. Jones'" she said-she had been
wont to address him as Augustus and
darling -" Mr.. Jones, have been con
snlting my heart seriously, and have dis
covered that we are not fitted to make
each other happy; our engagement is at
an end
Her words sank into him blue pills,
but he instantly composed himself and
set upon plan of action Bounding ioy-
fully forth from his chair, he danced
lightly around the room, shouting, "IIur-
rah. you are the bullest girl in the uni
verse; feel as if the whole Palmer
House had been lifted off my brow"
The beautiful girl gazcd at him for a
moment, and in surprise said What
does this mean :"
Mcan:" cried the young man: "why
it means I'm free. Eve been irving to
muster courage to ask you, for a week
past, to cancel our engagement, but
couldn't, for knew At this period OF our
commercial depression that husbands were
hard to get"
"Sir-r-r!" she cried, glaring at him like
tiger cat, your presents are all in this
package. Take them and return me
mine. This painful interview had, per
haps, better be brought to an end"
"Pll send You all of cm | can find
but | guess our cook carried of your
Tcnnyson--l lent it to her-and some of
your locks of hair and rosebuds and
things | burnt when | cleared out my
room but as for the ring, don't think
Cora will give it to me-
And, pray, what may this creature
Cora be? Il she the cook at your
clearinghouse? -
"Oh, bless You, no She is the girl
an i'll love with, and that I'm going TO
propose to this evening, as soon as you
give me that package Of presents and let
me 60. hope YOU didn't forget to put
the diamond earrings gave you into it.
I'll give them to her and be $500 ahead.
The beautiful Cleveland girls checks
glowed so that you could have lighted a
match on them, if you hadn't been afraid
Of having your fingers burned off by the
glare Of her eyes.
"Tcll me about this Cora of yours.
Is She very good looking:''
"Gool looking' said the Young man
cxcitedly, "hold on till | show you her
picture and he searched eagerly in his
pockets. " NO, must have left it in my
overcoat. used to think you were
pretty fair looking, but you-IIair so
long that she steps on it when it is let
down and she tries to walk; eyes that
make you feel as if you were getting
back a ten dollar bill you had never ex-
pcctcd to see again; waist very much
like yours, only much smaller and as for
her feet, why You couldn't put more than
forty per cent. of your toes into one of her
boots. Well, goodnight, Miss Brown,
told her I'd be around tonight if could.
| will trouble you for that package"
"Augustus Jones'" she hissed in low,
concentrated tone, putting the package Of
presents away under her chair, eff you
60 out OF this house before one o'clock to-
morrow morning l'll scream. And want
you to understand our engagement is to
hold; and if you don't marry me by the
first day Of November which will be as
soon as ! can get my trousseau made,
will sue you for breach OF promise, laying
the damages for 100000, and I've got
the letters from you that will make the
jury find for the plaintiff without leaving
the box. And if You ever mention that
wretched creatures name to me again the
Longest day you live I'll shoot you and
scratch your eyes out, so there. don't
care for you one bit, but Pm going to
marry you out Of spite
She hurled herself into his arms like a
whirIwind, and sobbed upon his shoulder.
He smoothed her hair, and called her
large and varied assortment of pet names,
and observing his reflected image in the
glass over the mantclpiccc winkcd at it
rapturously.
They are to be married on IIallow E'en
night. You can never get ahead of Chi
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