Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1884-01-26
A GOLDEN CURL.

Perry Dayton sat in his Stuify little OIL
fee, busily glancing over heap OF letters
which that mornings post had brought Tor
the establishment of Messrs. Park & Haily.
He came TO one addressed in a peculiarly
dainty feminine hand, and opened it with
a little more curiosity than he had deigned
to bostow upon the others.
Enclosed please tind-invisiblc hair
net-color of hair sent. Address Miss
Ella Terrell, Oakhaven,i etcetera.
"Miss Ella Terrell has very lovely
hair" thought the young man, eXamin-
ing the long curl attentivcly. 1t was
golden brown, and shone radinntly in the
beams of sunlight which at that partcu-
larly 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 invisible
net himself
1t was very strange, but 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 petite tigure-agalh
"divinely tall and most divinely fair"
Having skinned over them all he be-
took himself to that compartment OF the
establishment devoted 10 such articles as
the one required. Box after box he eX-
amined, 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:-
81 have, my dear Miss Ella, at last found
one to match your beautiful curl. |
hope"
"What bosh am writing! Why, Perry,
old boy, you're clean gone" he exclaim-
ed, tossing the offending misoivc in the
waste basket.
Enclosing the article in wrapper, he
addressed it, and laid it with similar par
GELS on a shelf, at the same time consign-
ing the curl to his vest pocket.
"Of course you are aware, Mr.. Dayton,
that someone must go north shortly to at
tend to that business in Liverpool and as
we have found you faithful i'll the dis
charge of your duties. and place the ut
most confidence in your Judgment, Mr..
IIaily and myself have decided that you
are the one to 60"
Thus spoke the senior partner, coming
into the Office where Perry was sitting
This happened few months later. Per-
rvs bcaming face fully expressed his ap-
probation of this mark of esteem.
lie was to start in two days. This was
THURSDAY. The next Wednesday morning
found our friend taking breakfast at the
"Adelphi HOTEL" Liverpool. The bust
ness would probably keep him there a
month or so. lie had plenty Of leisure
time, and devoted it to seeing the sights.
One evening he entered the office Of a
Young fellow connected with the business
house of Park & IIaily, and found him
making an elaborate toilet.
"Why this unusual and unnatual re-
gard for thy appearance, o Trevelyn ?"
lie exclaimed, advancing into the room
where his friend stood.
81 am going to a party. Don't you
want to Gomez"
eyes. Where is it?"
"At Old Swan, four miles away. We
will take cab at eight precisely
Trevelyn WIS well known and liked at
Old Swan. lie had lived there several
wears. and so it was that Perry was pre-
sented TO some Of the incest people in the
place.
lie was talking with Mrs. Langdon
when lie discovered that Treyelyn was
dancing with a very pretty young lady.
She had dark eyes, small oval face, and
was dressed in some airy, floating material.
But her hair attracted his attention par
ticularly. Itreminded him Of a curly lock
which lie had carried about for several
months And then she wore an invisible
net, which was probably what caused him
to remember that other lock.
"Don't you agree with me, Mr.. Day
ton:"
"Oh, yes, indeed ~ he said, having not
the slightest idea Of what Mrs. LangdOn
was talking about.
The waltz came to an end at last, and
the two found their way to where our
friends were seated.
"Won't you introduce me to the fair
danccr?" Dayton asked at the earliest op-
portunity.
"was Miss Terrell engaged for the next
dance?" \ glance at a dainty programme
proved the contrary. might he have
the pleasure?"
eyes"
What delightful turn that was. Day