Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-11-13
PAUL PERKINS PASSES.


PAUL PERKINS PASSES. H..
But there was one within sight and
hearing of these rare intellectual
pleasures who was very miserable.
The parted draperies at the windows
revealed to him the guests of General
standish at the very height of their
symposiac, the Genaral himself at last
the acknowledged symposiarch, but
this view seemed Only to increase the
melancholy Of this unknown onlooker.
tie turned and paced 'gloomily, medi-
tativelv under the great elms, on the
lawn of General Standish's residence
in Lcverby-by-the- Sea. Once in a
while he glanced at the open window,
hoping to catch one glimpse of her
he yearned to see, whose voice he now
and then heard with pangs of passion.
At length fair woman came to the
= porch and seemed to be about to ven
ture out, and Paul Perkins rashly
stepped forward, as quickly to draw
back again into the shadows. For he
had seen one with classic brow and
heavy gold bowed spectacles step be-
side the young woman, and he heard
the philosopher say: .
''Be prudent, lady; the dew is fall
Ing, ifyou speak in, this night damp
let your lung air vibrate the local
chords in your larynx gently, that in
Illumination set not in"
'.Dew!' she said gently. .sure!y
there is no dew, professor. That is
but the liccnse of poetry. 1t is the
exhalation of vegetation to which you
refer. How beautifully the moon
functionates to. night Leave me, pro-
lessor, for awhile. I would mediate"
The scholar did as he was bid, re-
turning to his fellows. Then sudden
ly the fair woman rushed down the
steps, out upon the greensward, her
face strangely passionate in view of
the recent calmness OF it. She clench-
ed her hands as though in agony.
Young Perkins saw her; heard her
agitated breathing, and, unable longer
to restrain himself, he came from lis
concealment.
.::::Minerva," he moaned.
,qsshe heard him. shegavc one quick
glance at the window that she might
know it any one saw her. and, seeing
no one, with impassioned manner she
seized the young mans hand and
fercely dragged him to a place of
concealment. Then she wildly turn
ed upon him, and he saw her beauty,
that it was maryelouslY enhanced.
= "Paul, she said, "l'm Nabbergas-
ted. Go back not on me. "No, how
is it saidP Don't you go back on
He gasped.
drop that she said, fiercely.
''Oh, there must be reaction, or-or
I'll tiy-hy-of the handle. Stand
there, Paul Perkins, and let me talk
slang to you until l bring Minerva
Stardish back to earth again.
And she did. ~
When The reaction came she said to
the wild,eyed young man: If you
ever talk anything more to me but
downright Yankee dialect I'll let YOU
slide otf-away---no, Ill let you slide;
that's it. Oh, how much good that
daes nue.! Now, that pops won and
is at last crowned one of them, let me
be risky girl again; and you, you
up brace--no, brace up, for my sake,
Paul" ,. "'
The young man became himself.
In place Of melancholy there was al
most frenzytof joy. 4 y a. J.. H4'. '''
you make me pleased, Min. You're
4 worth my life, bat hang mo if I could
have kept up this cultured mugwump
racket another month. It would have
killed me. But the old gent will sour
on me worse than ever, now he's
high-cock-alorum among 'em, after
trying SO hard. ever since Blaine was
nominated. / swear, Mn. I've tried
the culture and mugwump dodge ON
him for all 4 know, but it. wouhn't
wash" Jim s54.. # s + b
/ That's it, Paul. Talk to me some
moro like that. It does me good. .
But Min, how am i going to fetch
the Old man roundp I've played my
last card. 3 :, s.5 ~ h. 3as !,
"No, you haven't I'm just Boston
| girl enough 10 tell you how you can
work a noise no. racket ah! I like
that'll fetch him First make
him break ali up no; what is that
term, Paulp'' d q
Break him III up, you mean. z
Yes; splendid. Break him oil up
BY joining the oh. the Prohibi-
ton party Toll him that's the .evoln-I
ton Of mugWumpfsm That'Il make
him swearing mad, and when he
sweals you can handle him. He hasn't
I sworn since he's laid On thiiss no. bean
on this lay; that i. Thsn tell him
he ) rot to 10 = aconsisesnt mugwnmp,E
and q ron sre - applicant for the
II office 81 son-in- laW. make him exam
inc you. nv You y certificate, and
sand yon CT ms. sThst' 4 tho sMay the
scommission doss. md a A. tho appoint.
Ing power i'll thu business commish
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