The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-05-14
THE DUDE AND THE DAISY.
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Upon the stage OF theatre In this city
whers comic opera Is played there appears
nightly q creature whose radiance out.
shines the brilliancy Of the footlights. Her
beautiful blonde cur,a, whose .ir.s mirgle
the refulgence OF the rising sun with the
gleam and glitter Of the virgin gold, over
shadow forehead az tair az Parian mar.
Die. Two finely penciled dark brown eve.
brcws are arched above two liquid brown
eyes like rainhoTs over tashomlssg scas.
Her nose Is piluant, and her lips are full
and crimson az y June cherry. The soft
oval sweep OF her cheeks and chin are full
Of curves OF beauty, and her form Is mold
ed IN the most perfect mold. Such she ap-
pears nightly to the de7otsea who Sit rapt
In admiration in the orchestra chairs.
Among those who havs been going with
uniaillng regularity to gaia upon her and
the other goddssses who reign in thin Olvm.
pus is a fair young dude. The light Of %
SINNERS shines with a fervert luminous
ness IN his soft pea.grean eyes, and the
ailken down OF adolescence peeps tA;ntIy
out above his tender month. His f.xar
hair falls in straight-out bang o.. aossy
l!ghtness over bis sweet small forehead,
and aspotesa collar Of to1r.ply linen braces
up this entire Augmentation Of youthful
charms.
He gazsi upon Ike: fair vision wrapped
In gossamer robes as she glited over the
stage, and was enthrallsd ere he knew the
wherefore OF his enthrallment, His srilj
ANAL soul fell down at her feet and yaitei
to be picked up. The more he yazsd the
more his wonder grew that 90 radiant a
creature could exist upon the level OF the
stage. He wondered that she was not gath
cred up by the invisible spirits Of the air
or the stage carpenters, or somebody, and
waited notselsssly away into the regions Of
olias above the paint frame. But ste never
got waited for cent. She cever climbed
the golden stair, but remained heloy and
permitted herself to be gazsd upon for the
sum OF s. per week.
The more the tair young dude cazed
upon her the more he felt tina: in order n
complete his stature OF manhood he nina,
know her. Her spirit and hia would hold
sweet converse over the sparkling vintage
OF sunny France and the succulent pcodUct
Of Blue Point. But how could he manage
III Fortune iavors the brave, and in this
matter the fair young dude had sworn m
do or die. He exar-ed his enercies, such
as they vera TO win that ushee's friend
snip. he fed him on milk and honey until
his heart ~as won. Then he confded 10
that useer the story OF his passion.
"Aw, yaas, deah boy" he said" I'm
awtully gone, you know, quite too axtully,
Cahn'E sleep ahter 10 o'clock in the msgn-
ing. Cahn't eat whole roll for bveaktast-
D~eadful feeling Of heaviness heah. (put-
ting his hand to his bosom.) Must know
her somehow. Cahn't you introduce ne!,
What introduce you to Miss Mount
norrisf Well | should blush to nurmu..n
Know her long," -
"On, you bet. Come around to the stage
door after the show"
He went. His heart beat madlv-shat
is, as madly as il cou!d-while be awaited
the coming Of the radiant visior. Several
young ladies' passed cut. She did not
come. Still he waited. Presently he saw
his friend, the usher, coming cut With his
arm around the lady. She was not Young
Indeed, it would have been ha.tery to call
hers. She was not fair. Il would have
been base fabrication to cal her even
pleasant looking. No, that was rot she
Nevertheless, the lady and the uaher 40
preached the fair young dude.
Here you are, old boy" said the uah-
er, allow me- to present you to my moth
err" =.
And they carried the dude away; yea,
even unto the confines OF williamsburg
And they buried him under grape Leaf
And no man knoweth his grave even IN
I'll this day. And no man wants to.