The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-05-10


lie suffered many disappointments be.
cause Of the length of his nose, some ol
them most bitter. For instance, he was
going home from the city one evening
with party Of friends in a wagon, A
tive-gallon keg Of whisky was also in the
wagon, and it was not long before mo-
tion to lake drink came az before III c
house. Now, if there was one thing
Mr.. Jasson liked better than another it
was whisky. He CO I'D drink as much
as any man in the country, and when
the motion TO imbibe was made il was
ably seconded by him. So the keg was
passed. Each man, as the keg came to
him, took it up and drank from the
bung hole, no cup being at hand.
When the keg reached Mr.. Jagson be
took it tenderly by each end and raised
it tenderly to his-nose. Here Was a
bitter disappointment, indeed! He was
thirsty; tbs whisky was before his face;
it was free; but not drop of it could he
get.
Drink hearty, Jagson," said his
friends, while he essayed TO get his
mouth to that buns holey Sc near and
yet so far. At the next house cup was
borrowed fer Mr.. Jaeson's use.
Mr.. Jagson was a bachelor, not from
choice, but by force Of circumstance.
He once courted pretty maiden with as
much sfdof and with as fair chance of
success as any young man IN the coun-
try, Sylvia Gill was to him the fairest
OF the fair, and to her he paid court. At
first she disiked his presence because of
his repulsivelooking facial adornment,
but as she cahe TO know him better she
overlooked the nose IN consideration of
his many other graces of form and mind.
In fact as time passed on she felt that
she loved him, nose and all.
At last Mr.. JaPson determined to pop
the question! Dressed in bis best suit
be sought the home Of his adored. She
smiled sweetly as he entered They sat
on the sofa. Taking her hand in his be
said:
# love you, Sylvia dear; will you be
miner
Yes" came the answer, low and
sweet.
Then he bent over to take lovers
kiss. Ah! how often misfortuues over.
take us when we least expect them
Here were two hearts full of love and
hope, two trusting souls lookir & forward
to happy union and life of unalloyed
bliss. but the rnde hand Of fate hid its
bliRhtihg power upon their happiness
Mr. Jagsons nose was 10 the way Hi,
FIRST effort brought his nose against bel
cheek, and two mouths that bad been ex
pectantly pnckered got left. Drawing
back and taking n careful survey Of th,
field of operation, Mr.. Jagson returned
once more to the charge. but with NJ
better success than before. Then HI
tried to kiss her on the cheek and stucl
his nose in her eye.
Then Sylvia spoke.
Mr.. Jagson," said She I'VE can nefe
be more than friends"
"Wby. dearest?"
II will never niatfy man whom
cannot kiss"
Mr.. Jaeson imptored. but Sylvia wa
firm, and he found his fondest hope
crushed by his long nose. He neve
tried to kiss woman again.
notwithstanding the suffering an,
trouble which bis nose brought him. i
was the means of putting him in a yer,
lucrative position, he having been EN-
ployed hy the national board of healtl
to search for yellow fever and choleri
germs. But here again was tfouble.
was believed that yellow fever paticn
had escaped from quarantine. and Mr.
Jagson was put on the trail. He follow
ed it to house, but found the doc
locked. He tried to put bis eye to tn,
key-hole to ses if the man wanted wal
in. but the eye was too far back from
the end of his nose, and the scheme wal
failure.
lie reported his ill.iuck to the boarc
and resigned and soon after died of
broken heart.