Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-12-12
A Living Coalition.


A ROMANCE OF COAL AND CHRISTMAS
HOW TWO HEARTS WE'RE CROWNED
WITH HAPPINESS.
People who have been buying coal during
the past week may possibly be interested
in the following strictly true romance:
Our story opens in the fall of Sc, and the
exciting details chase each other across the
burning page until next January, when the
reader runs slap against the most exciting
climax ever dug up out of the mines of 70
nance.
Ii is evening at the villa of Hon. Charles
O'Flirty on the hill, Springfield. Oh. The
honorable was tackled onto his name be-
cause he was once heard 10 remark that if
he ran for Office he would supply funds to
keep all hands drunk for a month. Such a
remark shows that man possesses the Sc
cret of all political success. The chimes
of the station house are wildly ringing out
the hour of. one plain drunk. The moon
is rising with her customary ability, and is
throwing her silveTy radiance over the re-
naiSsance wood shed in first class style.
The wind is also moaning with good tone
and execution through the lofty picket
fence, and the low signing of the bull pup
in the back kitchen make the scene one of
the weirdeSt and most glOOmily magnificent
known To modern times.
Two figures are seated on a carved rock
ing chair, the lovely Agatha w. O'Flirty
and her own true love, Marmaduke Mont
mOrenCi Jones. Yes" said Agatha, in
low. sweet. decentralization tones. Il
love you to alteration. l can never love
another. | hereby tender you my virgin
love, pure as the moonbeams which glitter
on yOnder dewdrOpS, as a slight testimonial
of my respect and esteem" People in
tending to present their employers with
watches this Christmas would do well to
copy the last remark
Then" said Marmaduke, in an ecstasy
of triumph, If it's go, guess we had
better tackle the old man."
CHAPTER II.
Hon. Charles OFlirty was seated in his
lofty study overlooking the magnificent
mountain scenery on the hill. He was a
man,who had seen existence in all its myriad
phases, a scholar, gentleman and travel
er. Ii was even said that he had at one
time even penetrated into the awful soil
tudes of Urbana.
He looked up quickly with a glance of
Interrogation As his child entered, leading
Marmaduke by the hand. What's the
racket, anyway" he yelled in the most cul-
tured tones, as he observed Marmaduke
kneel at a signal from his daughter.
I'VE are come, papa" said the girl with
a swelling pathOs, Ito ask you TO crown
with your blessing union which the
angels look down on and rejoice as they see
and which shall be as everlasting as the
adamantine stars"
Grown the fiddlesticks," yelled the old
man as he shattered costly Louis XIV.
peach can with savage kick. Grown the
union of a beggarly S6.75 per week dude
with the Lady Agatha O'Flirty. Never-r-
| (Cue for chillS and fever tremOlO by Orches-
ira BegOne, beggar-r, Never darken my
door again to ask my daughters hand until
you have an independent fortune. Be
gOnee-e. say. Ha ! ha.. | can hardly
contain myself"
Well" said the young man as he led the
bull dog two laps in a race to the gate, and
the bull dog led him by one lap the rest OF
the way you will see the time when the
pride of the O'Fhrty will be trampled TO the
| dust. and you will be glad to give ME your
childs hand in marriage. My expiatiOn
begins. Popular dramatic phrase.
| - See Webster's dictionary Beware
Bewar-r-r !r'
/ With these wild and whirling words the
young man left via the popular Bee Line
! for Dayton, Ohio. on short visit to friends
and relatives. Dayton papers please
copy.
CHAPTER III.
! Months have rolled on since the tragic
scenes in the last chapter were enacted
Time always passes on. 1t is not known
why this is. Prof. Agassiz once took {
clock apart to get onto the cause, and ever
then didn't find out. Long has Lady
Agatha pined for her love. Her case i
complicated. by the fact that the nei ghbOr>
ask her What fir she pines?" 1t is now
January, 1887.
Again il is night over the O'Flirty villa
and again the moon is rising. Suddenly !
fOg-hOrn is heard in the distance, and i'm
mediately a hack dashes madly through
the freezing air. \ hundred servants rush
to the gate, and to hold back the bul!-puI
now grown TO be large spotted dog. A
man springs from the vehicle and kicks al
the door of the O'Flirty mansion in frantic
haste. Lights flash from window to win
dow, and finally all the inmates of tht
house are cOngregated in the parlOr. Tn,
door opens; man pushes in. 1t was Mar
maduke.
Agatha gave a wild seriek, fell over
rocking-chair and tainted dead away.
"Ha! ha :" screamed Hon. Miles. "Well
braggart, dOst thou again brave my wrath
What canst thou show for thyself nOw?"
Marnaduke gave low chuckling laugh
opened the lid of cOal-scuttle he carrie,