The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-04-25

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in the mist that she did not catch
glimpse of his features.
"What a line-looking man" she
exclaimed "Now, if poor Bonaparte
had such splendid physique as that
might have-"
"Of whom are you speakingY
asked Miss Margery, who occupied I'm
adjaaent seat vacated by a small boy
who went out to catch some fog.
"Oh, only one of my old admirers
whom l rejected few months ago"
"You mean that thin little chap who
looked as if he never cast shadow?
Eyes; do you remember him?"
Perfectly well; my brother once
knocked him down by breathing on
| him."
r"Tm not surprised at that, for when
he was courting me l used to blow
him out of the front door with my
fan. Poor fellow | wonder what
has become of him?"
81 heard that he had joined Barnum's
circus"
eff that is true, will go there this
very week." said Miss Oleo, H've al
ways admired freaks"
Just then the boat struck the pier
with such force that a portly old gen.
tleman plunged head forward into
Miss Oleo and knocked her senseless.
CHAPTER III. TOOTH OUT.
"Stand back! Give the lady air..
were the shouts that arose as a crowd
gathered around the stalwart form OF
the young lady.
Smelling bottles were offered, and
restoratives applied; but all in vain.
"She must not lie there" screamed
a 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.
But no one seemed equal to the en-
crgency until the gentleman who had
given her his seat made his appear
ance. He took in the situation at a
glance and dashed aside the gaping
bystanders with such vigor that he
knocked the front teeth out of three
ex-pugilists
He then gently raised the young
lady and bore her from the boat as if
| she.were only bats, and deposited
his fair burden in the ferry superin-
tendent's Office. Then lifting his hat
he vanished in the fog.
When Miss Oleo regained conscious
ness and exhaled some Of the fog which
she had swallowed while gasping fol-
breath, she murmured:
"Take me home"
A carriage was called, and, accompa.
MED by Miss Margery, she secrossed
the river.
On her way home her friend tclt
her of the stalwart strangers bravery
and his apparent bashfulness aboat dis
closing his identity.
"lf | should ever find out who he il
know l shall fall in love with him.
said Miss Oleo..
"Why, how will you recognize bin
{ if you didn't see his face?"
"Ah, my dear girl, don't you suppos
I was sensible enough to keep one ey,
3 open when he raised me in his arms
t 1t isn't every day that a woman of m,
/ weight gets a chance to be borne ava,
| by modern Hercules
, When they reached the elegant hom
g of Miss Oleo, in Madison Avenue, sh
had entirely recovered, and enterel
. the house without assistance.
CHAPTER ". TOO UTTERLY TOO.
:. Miss Oleo occupied box at Bar
NUNS circus a few days after he
adventure on the river, and as sh
gazed at the bewildering scenes befor
her, she became enthu siastic, particu
larly when muscular feats were exhi1
tied; for she was great admirer G
manly strength.
The antics of the clowns wearied hel
the circumgyraticns of the trapez
y caused her to yawn; the majesti
e marches of the mammoth elephant
IS reminded her too forcibly of her owl
II weighty movements, and the thrillin
e music of the brass band fell heedlessl
IS upon her ears.
l But when the lofty tumblers bega
IS to whirl through the air with the grea
est of ease and turn somersaults wit
l the grace of a boomerang,then her eyt
!" lighted up and her attention was riv
n eted on the agile athletes.
Suddenly one powerfully built fel
le low sped swiftly over the sprins s-boar,
y. leaped high into space, and revolve
% like pinwheel over the backs of
n dozen elephants.
As thunders of applause shook II
N edifice and stirred the surface of f.