The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-10-17

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Aissby's Unfortunate Filtration.
Higsby has Just returned from The
seashore; but he doesn't like to talk
about his vacation. He would give
something handsome. no doubt, could
he get rid of the coat of brown which
reminds him SO forcibly OF the beach
every time he sees his face in the glass.
While in confidential mood. however,
the other day. Higsby related his ex-
periencel or rather the episode which
proved the fly in his pot Of ointment.
the bane of his seashore bliss.
"One day. said Higsby, al started
out for row. Mrs. H.-whose hatred
for water was never exceeded by the
maddest kind of mad dog-refused to
accompany me; so 1 was forced to go
alone.
swell, l pulled around for half an
hour or so, without seeing anybody or
anything out of the usual course, and
as the thing had begun to be . little
monotonous and my arms had begun to
be s little lame, l rowed in toward
shore. AS passed by off the bluff in
front of the house where we were stay
ing, 1 saw lady sitting on rock,
looking off to sea. looked again.
why said /. that's Mrs. H.,
sure's the world. Yes, that's her red
jacket! Wonder if she sees me-
II took off MY hat and swung it
around my head three or four times.
Finally came the answering signal from
the bluff. Then swung my hat again,
and theE the handkerchief was again
waved from the bluff.
ii didn't feel lonely any more. Clara
wasn't with ME, to be sure; but wasn't
she near at hand. and couldn't 1, see
her and couldn't she see me? That
was happiness enough for me. So 1
played around the foot of that bluff for
halt an bour-perhaps longer-showing
off my skull with the SOULS, and ever
and anon exchanging signals with the
dear one oil the bluff.
swell. to make long story short. ]
pulled in finally, paid the man twice
the original cost of the craft for the
hours use of it. and started for home.
Il expected to see Mrs. H. coming
down to meet me; but / didn't. l met
several other ladies', however, and they
all looked at me, sort of quizzical like,
and one of them asked if / had enjoyed
my row.
when told them I'd had splendid
time, they all began to grin-confound
'em. and one of them, that Sincus wom-
an always did detest her-said no
doubt Mrs. Higsby would be real glad
to know that / had had such q good
time. I won't say for certain, but l
am willing to swear that think heard
q giggle after got by those women,
and am pretty positive it came from
their direction.
''When l got home, not seeing any,
thing of Mrs. H. below, l went up
stairs, and found her in the chamber,
reading.
".W hen did you come imp said 1.
.ln?' said she. Yes said 1; Isaw you
out on the bluff, you know Bluff
said she; 4 don't know what you're
talking about. Why said /, wasn't
you out on the bluff this afternoon, and
didn't you wave your handkerchief at
me?' i haven't been outside of nv
chamber since you went away said
she. asst said l, referring. OF course,
to myself. Then I've been exchanging
signals with some other woman!' Just
Ike you That's all the reply she
made; but she flung it at me IN q con-
temptuous sort of way that she knows
how to put on when she feels like it.
''When we went down to SUPPER"
continued Higsby, .'everybody's eyes
were on us, and everybody seemed
nightly pleased about something or
other. Pretty soon one woman re-
marked that she dearly loved to row.
Yes, replied another, CHANGING towards
me; so romantic, You know And OBJ
jects on the shore are pictured so grand
ly on ones vision, put in Mrs. Sincus.
BY this time my face was burning like
blast furnace. and Mrs. H. was look
ING anything but angelic. However,
they kept it up all through the meal,
and at breakfast they began again"
well, and what them" asked one
of the boys, as Higsby paused in his
narrative.
Then I packed up and took the first
train for home. ! found there wasn't
to be any peace for me in those quar-
tiers.
.But the worst Of it is" contiru ed
Higsby, '.that my wife's maids wet
hen. She never'll believe that wasn't
flirting with that woman up there on
the bluff. A pretty story! she says;
oh, yes. you thought it was l after you
found out that all the boarders had been
watching you.
"And do you know" added Higsby,
THAT Mrs. II. will never be happy un-
til she finds out who that woman was
And how in thunder" concluded Higs-
by, lam | to tell her, when l don't