Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1886-11-26

would with my neat shoes. / must have
looked mad, felt so-not daring to go on,
not daring to wait, lest the rain should in
crease; when, with great throb, that sent
n new supply of blood, hope, courage and
delight TO every voin in my body, my heart
saw, coming straight towards me, my dear
old gentleman, with his certain, gracious
manner, and his raised umbrella, which,
with n respectful but firm "permit me-" he
held straight over the damp little turban,
and, gently taking my arm, escorted me,
through all the "jangle of every thing" to
the car steps. But the hustle was not too
great, nor the way too short nor difficult,
to prevent his expressing, in-oh, such
well-brcd and new tones-how much he
would like the pleasure of my acquaintance,
and might he not hope some time, before
very long, to call upon me at my home
might he not have my address tonight.
And of course-of course--why of course
i could not let him. All! but you can not
know how l almost choked as 1 told him
so. Oh dear, can you think, l was so desc
late, and kne'o he was good and true.
"Oh, my dear sir" said, " it is indeed
impossible. Indeed, indeed, it is not that
have any objections to you, your own self,
but, don't you see, if let you-there is no
-reason-why I-should-not let-anybody
at least, there is - nothing to prevent
your-thinlSing-I-wo - and" i could
say no more. l fancy he heard the great
sob underneath, for in tones so low, not
even the little rain drops falling about us
could hear, he stopped and said, oh, so car
nestly: "God bless and take care of you,
my dear good little grill" then STOPPING
still lower, he kissed my hand, as respect
fully as If | had been some great lady, and
we were standing on the ballroom floor of
some elegant home. The rain drops which
spIashed on the hard alligator side of my
little sachel must have been cold on one
side and warm on the other; cold for re
gret mt the happiness / had thrown, will
fully, over my shoulder, warm with the in
tense thrills of delight which any woman
always feels ut receiving the well-earned
respect of thoroughly manly man.
"TIGER."
SKY PARLoR, Nov. 10. Editor Criterion.
Dear Sir: / send you few more pages.
fear that must bring "Coming Events"
to u more abrupt conclusion than l had in
tended. 1t, or something, is wearing on
me perceptibly. / can neither sleep nor
eat. ! shall make it up to you later.
Thanks for your kind personal interest,
and your sympathy in my little romance,
and desire for ''more." / must tell you.
The restaurant was awfully crowded yes
terday, rs it always is Saturdays. had q
very pleasant seat however, with vacant
chair beside me, which the kind waiter al
ways let's me have to hold my sachel and
parcels. l went to writing as usual-most
of "Coming Events" was begotten between
"orders''-and so interested was in Chap
ter 13, inclosed, that / did not notice the
waiter coming my way, TILL with muir
INJURED "pardon," he removed my things
and placed the newcomer therein. SO alb
sorbed was / that never looked up, till the
walters return, when, whom should l find
sitting by my side, but "him!" And there
lay your "note-heads" large as life, with
your grandiloquent namo tastefully scroll
bound in full, on the lefthand corner
NJ. l.. De Verne, Editor-in-chief, Criterion.
What If he had seen It'll Oh, what II he
had, and was even now mentally denounc-
ing that mosquito in petticoats, the "female
reporterln But he did not seem as II he
had. His shapoly, well-kept hands were
nonchalently joined at the tips over the
white cloth, and the wonderful brown eyes
indifferentiy fixed on the awning over the
rival restaurant across the way. No, am
sure he did not see; and I did not prolong
his opportunity for so doing, 1 can assure
you. He was Immediately dressed in q
COOL fawn- colorcd suit faultless linen and
the short white hair Ia pOlnpador over
the broad forehead, the whole set off by a
nobby little button-hole bouquet-red and
white Had been native of Senegambia
he could not have remained more utterly
unconscious Of my presence than he did,
all through that cozy little meal we took
there, side by side, but not together. And
the dainty, sensible meal he orderedi Just
what should have chosen to serve him had
/ IL to do. All me! an mel And how dain-
tily he dinedi No hurry, no indecent haste.
So different from the rayenous and disgust
ing manner Of the "cheap-Johnn gobblers,
who 30 offended my domestic taste every
time i ate in n restaurant. He kept his
dishes neatly arranged about him, so as not
TO interfere with anybody, and, as If antici-
pating the relief 1t would give, left the room
first.
And there lay the dear little daisy at the
other side Of his plate. How did it get out
of its compact little homei II must have
fallen out. ! could not bear TO see 80 sweet
a flower tossed into gravy DISH so put
II into my little sachel. Ah, you dear little
daisy, don't you tell "TIGER."
SKY PARLoR, Nov. l7.-Editor Criterion
Dear Sir: must disappoint you this week.
l have been very i'll. The doctor insists
upon perfect rest. shall try TO send you
some pages Thursday. "TIoER."
SKY PARLoR, Nov 25.-B'ditor Criterion.--
Dear Sir: ] send you the promised Sheets
l am much better. The most exciting
"episode" OF all occurred day or two
after ! sent my last "installmcnt" j was
feeling unusually blue. No doubt the effect
OF being sick and weak. Then the Thanks
giving season approaching, the sad past
and lonely present came as never before so
painfully TO my mind. / could not bear
the thought of the joyous anniversary, nor
the hosts Of happy, thankful people who
would enjoy its pleasures What had / TO
be thankful fori Lifel So had the mol
lusks, and sponges, and corals of the great
deep, who knew no cause. had worked