Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1886-11-26
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A ROMANTIC EPISODE.
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One Filtration, One Thanksgiving,
One Wedding.
BY GA-9O.

SKY PARLoR, CHICAGO, Oct. 6,-To The
.fditor-in-Chief Criterion, Ciy.-Dear Sir: 1t
pains me exceedingly to be obliged to incur
your displeasurc in regard TO the next
chapters of "Coming Events" But really
the days have grown so short, with work
ever on the ncroasc-indced, sometimes,
think l shall drop either tho Office or my
literary aspirations altogether The former,
Notwithstanding your kind assurances,
am not prepared to do; the latter, l can not; /;
80 there the days go by-frittercd at both
ends, wasted in the middle. And then
and then-doar Mr.. Editor, lend me your
most sympathetic ear, If you have got such
n thing-I have little romantic episode of
my ownl
Hoping not to strain your kind temper
too far, remain, Yours Resp.
"TIGERn
SKY PARLoR, CHICAGO, Oct. 13-Editor
Cr-iterion.-Dear Sir: l send you the prom
ised sheets, and hope to be "on hand" with
the next
Ahal So you really have sentimental
earl and want to know about my ''roman-
tic ep." Well, do not mind telling you,
we are such great friends-though we have
never met. Besides, know you are such
regular old mole you never will disclose.
Besides, have not II soul to tell and am
dying for sympathy. You see Dick Ray
and / had a regular fuss, night before last,
rs to our favorite style of beauty; the sub
iect being started by question as to pref
ereD-cc, in my new "Mental Autograph
Album" So pronounced was my enthusi-
asm for that rare combination, slight hair
and dark eyes," that Dick, whose unre-
lieved ravenness has never been able to
score a hit closer to the center of my heart
than Friendship" was somewhat startled,
i NOT In 1Al n,n
word led to another, each one making me
but the more loyal to what, true as fate,
dear mole, has never been more than an
ideal in my mind So strong was the i'm
preston left by the controversy that sleep
was not able to Danish it. A hero of slight
hair and dark eyes" wandered with me
through dreamland, appeared IN the sunlit
rays which woke me; indeed, followed me
clear into the office, where every thing, not
business and clothes, are supposed to be
peremptorily dropped"
BY noon, his idealship was pretty well
banished, however, and started to lunch
ut the usual hour without him, till, coming
to the corner of Wabash avenue and
Adams street, the capers of fractions
horse disturbed the symmetry of travel,
and n sudden huddle and halt of the 'liv-
ing stream brought me face to face with
as perfect n type of poor Dicks rival as
could possibly be met with in days
search. Such remarkably fine brown eyes
So deep set in shape, so liberal, kindly and
frank in expression, so charming in con-
trast with the hair, whose "lightness "
the rim of a very stylish and becoming
Derby disclosed to be "whiteness," for
my materialized ideal was an elderly, port
ly, handsome gentleman, of the type only
TO be met with on earth, believe, in Paris,
New York and Chicago-a thoroughly
stylish, clean, healthy, business man!
Tho huddle of people, the sudden ap-
pearance, right before my eyes, of my
ideal beautiful in man, recalling, rs it did,
the ridiculous quarrel of the night before,
shocked me utterly out of all my usual
occurrences, all my theories on tho subject
of street-conduct, all my self-control; /
smiled-one Of my very best-straght into
the middle of the brown eyes, which, /
need not assure you, were not at all behind
hand in genuine response-with interest.
A momentary hesitation of expectancy,
refusal, regret, polite raising of the be-
coming Derby, and we had parted-my
ideal and for aye, and aye, and aye.
Alasl
You think l did right, ne e'est past
"TIdER."
Sky PARLoR, CHICAGO, Oct. 20.-Editor
Crfterion.-Dear Sir: / am sorry to say, l
must again disappoint you with sheets
of "Coming Events" Night before last
slept but two hours, last night was utterly