Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-05-02


i Whom Oniy one of my old admirers,
w l rejected a few months ago.
,oo,.lo lou mean that thin little char who
Syu "y as if he never cast shadow
i es; do you remember him ?"
~ lerleetly well; my brother once
him." - -! UIea'hlhg on
- Z. N not surprised at that, for when
H.. - "'S courting me used to blow
=" Ou' of the front door with nv
-" Poor fellow | wonder what
mus become of him?"
circus" '' '' num- .
Il 'hat is true, 1 will go there this
very week. said Miss oleo, "I've al
ways admired freaks"
Just then the boat struck tile pier
wl'n such force that portly old gen
.'eulan Plunged head forward into
MISS Oleo and knocked her senseless.
'HAPTER ILL., TOOTH OUT.
'Stand back Give the lady air.
were the shouts that arose as a crowd
gathered around the stalwart form of
theyoung lady.
smelling bottles were offered, and
res'Oratiyes applied; but all in vain.
she must not lie therer' screamed
dapper little man, who danced
around as though he were lodging a
swarm of bees.
Take her to the waiting-room,'
suggested aslim, who looked as if he
couldn't lift the light end of heavy
cigar
butno one seemed equal to the en-
ergehcy until the gentleman who had
given her his seat made his appear
anee. He took in the situation at a
glance and dashed aside the gaping
bystanders with such vigor that ne
knocked the front teeth out of three
ex-pugilists.
tie then gently raised the young
lazy and bore her from the boat as if
she were only babe, and deposited
his fair burden in the ferry superin-
tendents office. Then lifting his hat
he vanished in the fog.
When Miss Oleo regained conscious
nessand exhaled some of the fog which
she had swallowed while gasping for
Orcaths she murmured:
Take me home"
.4s-,-. a., c. siis ar.I, acrnrapa
" Miss Margery, she recrossed
he river.
Tn her way home her friend told
Ter of the stalwart strangers bravery.
md his apparent bashfulness about dis
losing his identity.
IF | should ever find out who he is
know shall fall in love with him"
aid Miss Oleo.
why how will you recognize BIN,
you didn't see his face?"
"Ah, my dear girl, don't you suppose
was sensible enough to keep one eve
pen when he raised me in his arms?
isn't every day that a woman of nv
weight gets chance to he borne away
y a modern Hercules
When they reached the elegant home
Miss Oleo, in Madison Avenue she
ad entirely recovered, and entered
he house without assistance.
CHAPTER ". TOO UTTERLY TOO.
Miss Oleo occupied box at Bar
ums circus few days after her
dVenture on the river, and as she |
azed at the bewildering scenes before
er' she became enthu siastic, particu-
'rly when muscular feats were exhib-
.ed; Tor she was great admirer of
lanly strength.
The antics Of the clowns wearied her:
ne circumgyrations of the trapeze
aused her to yawn; the majestic
larches of the mammoth elephants
ehlndedhe too forcibly of her own
'elghty movements, and the thrilling
luSlc OF the brass band fell heedlessly
pon her ears.
but when the lofty tumblers began
, Whirl through the air with the great
ST OF ease and turn solnersaults with
ne grace of a boomerang, then her eyes
ghted up and her attention was riv-
TED on the agile athletes.
suddenly one powerfully built fel-
wv spedswiftly over the sprinl-board.
'aped nigh into space, and revolved
ke a pinwheel over the backs of
ozen elephants.
AS thunders of applause shook the
llhce and stirred the surface of the
iWdust around, she softly murmur-
II IS he, but oh, how changed!"
II was indeed Bonaparte Osseous:
~ 10 longer the frail being who
'rmerly sought in vain his own shad-
W. lie was now a veritable Titan
muse muscular development was
ie envy OF his fellow gymnasts and
le delight Of his life.
Ills wonderful performance on this
occasion was due to his
'eing his former sweetheart as he was
bout completing his third somersault
nid-air. The spectacle SO exhilar.
.eu MN that he superseded all his
'o'ious efforts by making three more
iins oefore ne alighted. His triumph
as complete.