Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1883-02-02

dear, you are q man. DO give
me some advice.
Charley grew grave In moment.
"You are right, Alice" he said "Wo
must put our heads together to save
Jack Quimby. And IL for your sake
alone, dear girl, shall sit awake all
night thinking how 1t can be done.
Give me twelve hours TO concoct some
scheme that shall bring Jack out of the
mire, and make his frequent 'swear-ofls'
of some permanent value. Now, don't
frct any more. Finish that pretty thing
and send it to him. must away to
seek counsel. Farewell, and joy be
with you" And he rushed away in
time to spring on dummy at tho risk
of death or mutilaton.
"lf it can be done. Charley will do
it," said Alice, cheerful ly. 80 Jack,
Jack, If you could but understand how
much trouble you are giving u.s."
Jack Quimby saw the old year out
and the new year in according to the
usual fashion of such ceremonies. And
he awoke with the same old head, only
intensified by deeper and more varied
potations. While he was celebrating
whether it was worth while gett ng up
at all or not, knock came at his door,
Immediately followed by couple of
young fellows, faultlcssly dressed in the
regulation visiting costume.
Come, come, Jack! You're n nice
fellow for n calling chum. Over forty
sits to make to-day, and you not up
yet" and they dragged the Unfortunate
roysterer from his bed and watched his
hurried efforts ut dressing with uproar-
ious mirth.
deuce take you both," said Jack;
"didn't you bring an eye-opener to help
a fellow outP' The eye-opener was
produced,in the shape of a pocket-flask,
and under its cheering influence Mr..
Quimby was soon ready for the road.
We shall not follow him to the various
houses he favored with his presence. He
was consc entious about drinking the
health of Ii fair hostesses, Individually
and collectively, and it was quite late
in the evening before the Quimby car
riagc halted before Judge Benton s
door. Alice had been anxiorsly expect
ing him all day, but when gush of
cloves preceded his entrance her heart
sank within her. Jack felt the impor-
tance of n so1er appearance, and his
bow was cold, almost stern, and full of
the most preternatural gravity.
~ wish you, Miss Benton, the COM
plimcnts of the season. he said, in
slow and deliberate accents. There
was not solitary "r'' in this sentence,
for Mr.. Guimby knew from past exper-
ience the danger surrounding that conso-
nant Mt this stage of the proceedings.
"Judge,I am delighted to see you look.
ing so well," an this time the bow was
directed to stiff, high backed chair,
an heirloom in the Benton family.
"Sit down, Jack, and don't be silly"
friends. "Oh, you wicked boy! VIII It
the matter with your eyes? And youl
necktie has slipped up under your ear
How your gloves are stained with clar
et!'
"Vintage of ~ Miss Benton" sale
MIR. Quimby, with q pronounced hic
cough. 90 And he quafied of the cold
black wine'-but excuse me, am mis-
taken in suapposing that you asked mt
"Now, do be quiet, Jack, and don
sing" and she pushed an easy-chair to
ward her demoralized visitor, who sanl
into it with deep groan, and declared
in q sepulchral voice that if her father
the Judge, would step this way, h
should like to make his will, as he fel
the chill of the tomb stealing over him
and dwelt in the shadow of the dar
angels wings. Half an hour later MI
Quimby was supported to his carriage
and Alice registered solemn vow tina
unless her cousins plan was conclusive
ly and permanently effective, she woul
never be Mrs. Guimby. if she had t
live and die an old maid.
On the evening of Mr.. Quimby's call
half n dozen young fellows sat togethe
in the private rooms of well-know
re taurant. Alice Benton's cousin we
chairman.
"Bors," he said, "we must all {
lis make raid upon Quimby to-mo
row. You, Jack, will be the deeply-ir
suited husband. and you, Tom, the hor
est capitalist whose money Quimby hi
borrowed and squandered. Dick,
want you to play the undertaken frol
whom the coffin was engaged, and Bill
you can appear as the man assaulted b
Quimby-the angry man, who has dt
termined to appeal to the laws of h
country for redress in the shape OF heav
damages. The Office group will now RI
} hearsen
The conspirators agreed, and Charlie
Elmore gave them their parts, and il
sisted ON full-dress rehearsal befoI
the close OF the session. The boys wei
all of them keenly alive to the sitl
alton. and, besides their ambition
carry out the joke. felt that it was real
serious matter, as tending to lead
Jack Quimby's permanent swear of.
at is his last chance" said Elmo.
81 tell you, boys, if we don't cure hi
this time saltpeter won't save him, an
we shall never dance at Alice Benton
wedding, so far as Jack Quimby is col
cerned.n And the boys all swore the
would do their level lest.
1t was bold rlan. but among M
Quimby's many failings they knew th'
forgetfulness was one of the mo
prominent, and that he seldom remen
bered in the morning the occurrence
that took place over night.
When Jack Cuimby awoke on til
: second day of the year he had vagr
idea that he was on the thre shold
spontaneous combustion. Never"
groaned, ''were my coppers so il
fernally hot before. If / do not joi
some Temperance legion ere the day
over, avn lost man." Despite the!
reflections Mr.. Quimby dressed hin
self, and after good round of sti
cocktails, walked to his Office and fe
into the regular business groove.
Great Scott, Quimby!' said one
} the clerks, "what head you've got G
} you. Well, you must have been goin
J the pace. yesterday. say, old maj
you ought to get to bed just as soon /
you possibly can" But Quimh
scowled at the junior, and went on adj
ing up figures as If he felt as fresh as II