The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1885-06-10
LOVES STORY.


He was a handsome young man Of
some six.and. twenty verdant springs,
with q yellow mustache and hair to cor
respond, pink complexion, like an
overgrown masculine doll. and big blue
eyes Which We're pronounced "sweet"
by all the young ladies' Of his acquaint-
ancc; and as he stood there, in tho glo-
ries Of q pear'-colorel suit, with lavender
kid gloves, cameo shirt studs and All in.
tangible clor Of eau lie patchouly about
his nitialed pocket. t.handkerchief, one
could but think Of the wax young gen
tlemen ia ''tho ''drapers' and tallors' .
widows OH Broadway
Mr.. Persimnon was very handsome,
spoke with a slight lisp and waltzed like
n Parisian- MI, Persimmon was on
the lookout for matrimonial promotionl
paul must marry rich" said all his
friends. "IIe could no more buffet with
tho waves Of adverse fortune than a
gold lisl could swim among Arctic ice-
bergs. Poor, dear Paul! he must cer-
tainly have wife with moneyI'
IAIiO 6V Ihk. l. laU
thought. lie had never been educated
to do anything except quote poetry and
look handsome. but these things he cer-
tainly accomplished to perfection. And
he was just issuing from his apartment
in Mrs. Gustabrook's llrst.c class board
ing mousse when Major Milfoll met him
fnco to face.
"1Ialloi" cried Mr. Perslmmon, cor
daily, extending ono trim. little gloved
( i,;.nd. s.
Ks Halo, old fellow" responded Major
+ Milfoil, cavalierly, 81 wasjust coming
upto talk over last nights party with
you. But you arc going out--well, I'll
walk With you part of the way"
And ne passed his arm through that
Of Mr. persimmon, adding:
Charming evening, wasn't it2"
delightful" drawled the exquisite.
swinging his tiny ebony cane back and
forth AS he walked. "But Miss Ellery
dces always give such tip-top entertain
mentsin
"You, at least, appeared toenjoy it,
said hig friend, good-humoredly. ~
saw you flirting desperately with some
girl or other!"
Mr.. Persimmon smiled, and pulled his
flaxen musta:he.
'Ye--esl' he observed, consciously.
"1've pretty much made up my mind i'll
that quarteit''
"a foregone conclusion, eh?" said
Major Milfojl. "Well, at all events, she
is very pretty i'll tho bright sparkling
style OF feminine loveliness, and sho
dresses well, too. Nav venture to ask
her name, and what may be her local
hablationp''
son, Of course, " asserted Mr.. Persim-
mon, 81 was going to call there this
morning as soon as I'd been round by
the club house, and stopped III ut the
Montmartero Hotel for a few minutes.
Sho 10 staying at No. - Meridon
street, and her name is Mis-, st. Os-
bornel"
''Miss st. Osbornei''
"Ycs- what is there 50 peculiar about
the ramep It's rather unusual to be
sure, but ---,'
sAnd No. - Meridon street?"
Exactly so,' was the gomcwllat
puzzled answer. Nov will You be
good enough to tell mo what you are
opening your eyes 80 wide for?n
Nothing" Major Millfoil answered
with q slight shrIg of his shoulders:
''except that tho Miss st. Osborne who
boards with Mrs. Parker at No. -.
Meridon street, Is a music teacher, and
gives lessons to my brothers three little
girls
Nj. Persimmon stopped short in the
very tlood-tiie ct Professionalism that
flows at MONDAY round tho, corner Of
Broadway and Fourteenth street, and lot
fall Tue tiny ebony cane in his constelna-
tion.
'Itlip" he calculated, fecbly; 80
mnslc-teacher? Why, | always sup
posed she was an llciress."
"Who told you so?" asked Aiilfoil.
wondering.
"Well, / can't say that any ono ever
told me so," answered !. Persimmon:
"but--but l someh0n 4 1T the impress
sion. Why, she wears such splendid
solitaire diamondsi'' X.
"Hired, probably, Or borrowed for the
occasion, = suggested Major Miltoi.
I-.L.ll /.