The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1886-07-29
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A ElHETTEEa.rrH CENTURY FAIRY.
} LuIAN pYNEyoR RICE.

|AHlHETEEHTH CENTURY FAIRY.
aaimorH iu s------noiG ya' kdE .siaRs
"a Lillian DYNEvoR RICE. sdt n''':
| Belonging to. the, class known as
cylinder base.burners,it could hardly
have been called an orpam entail little
stove, even when it first, emerged
from the. factory and unow, sin its
old age its ingiinsss was positively
insulting TO, behold, u;.I.. .l.,,sg. ~, 10
In raised letters around the, base
ran the" inscription, i.Ho uselIold
Fairy, but one look would have
convinced athe most ~sangune THAT
this was a misnomer! 1Hsy sd fsnoit
Mr., Schwartz, general, commission
merchant and dealer in, secondhand
goods, d ad just bought the .Fairy''
for seventy FIVE cents, from a rag.
man.. after, much haggling.lo ..i7...at!
Thrifty Mr.. Schwats barely allowed
the DOOR Of, nj, den TO close before
he proceeded to improve, his pur-
chase; being the menth of Novem-
Der, stove customers were liable to
drop in at any moment ill., ~ =, nj, IN
New lising-glass ,and 2plumbago
worked wonders. sd far n outward
appearances went; the state Of the
internal arrangements didn't matter,
Of course; they were left to the atten.'
tion Of the hapiess buyer. Stepping
back, with his grimy hands tucked
undertfhis acoat.tail, the nrenovator'
contemplated his work with much
satisfaction; 1t really looked as good
as new--outside. 7gs,sa 1ayoip bo5. f,'aff.
The store door opened just then,'
letting in streak of cold air which
delighted his soul, though it made
his body sliver. A fan in temperas
ture meant rise in stove stock. -, :.
Something besides the cold, wave
came in, however: pretty girl, with
brown eyes and dimple, and !, Mr..
Schwartz liked pretty girls, though
he sedulously concealed the fact from
"Mein Frau ' ",. 9' ~, 3,'a as. =
"Haveyou any secondhand steyes?'l
asked the young lady promptly so.
promptly that Mr. schwartz had
suspicion that she must have followed
the rag-man; but he kept his doubt
,ings to himself, and waved his hand
loftily in the direction of his q bar
gain. f.a . 'aaI eara'"ot.7 ii =. e.ss.t Ito" /,
az hat Won, Mees," he said, conde-
scendingly. 1T yos a leedle chewel,
you see for yourself. ".ol,. 10! 81 lila iss1
; 1T looks oldrfashioned, said. The
customer''o cautiously Are you.
sure 1t is good heater ?" ,T bsg i i,1
"Goot heater! Heugh! 1t will heat
like "a, furnace, und purn next to
nqding T. returned Il the truthful
gentleman n,"Ithaf der lsedie sllak'
err you see, und der leedle ash:pan
drow in vid der rest. Only tree doll
lars for all, Mees So seheeP, oh, so
schsep!'I nv ra s,a, r. sa .,'%, "a a, T..
II think III take 1T, 'n.said the 4
girl, slowly overcome by this burst,
Of eloquence, '|and 4, must have It at :
once. VIII you Send 1t TO the adj
dress On this card?' icsnrlog q l.
Tolthis proposition. Shylock ,grac.H
iou.ly assented, feeling probably that
ne had had mad made profit enough, Tor: one
day, and the bargain, was closed. bnIld
The pretty grt went doSn the
street ana roppd corners at . brisk
lwalk.d Inc more the bleak wind rut' I
fled and tumbied her, the more she !
reyefedln the prospect OF her new
purchase II was all she needed 70 /
makel herr little room comfortablS,9
she thought. How she would enjoy Z
resting before e, Its warm n glow GLOW when n
she came IN cold and tired from her I
M sice scholars She might even
make tea on it, she fancfed, Just like 1
some little old maid. Her last
thought bfeught asmile t'Jhef eyes,
though 1t was followed by aHllttls
sigh.h az, ~ , S'''''2hH at5,'. = 4
I'll be an old mai in truth, II, I
wait for you to grow rich from your
praetice, Bob, aear!" was what the
smile and sigh meant. ~ ., Q, ,'la1,E s
But the sigh was quite lost in the
smile, a moment later. when a tall
tetlOW. VINO must nave Deen BOD,
came racing along. nearly knocking
our fair maid down with his raptur-
GUS greeting. faH s.s 1jtl5 s7e4 he
az am, very sorry / was late. Nell.',a