Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-04-25

clear and clean water In the hold, as 1t |
were, SO you need have no fear of part |
ing with your mortal anatomy IN the |
jaws of unknown monsters, since thai
kind Of sea which you sail above is as
clear as the conscience of the man who
warrants it to be absolutely free from
so it is, to all appearances
but that is no sign you are also exempt.
You may obtain glass of milk which 1T
is quite unnecessary to placard as sweet,
since it is invariably drawn from the
udder of that remarkable cow who is.nev-
er supposed to be farrow so long as the
supply of chalk and water and nickels
holds out, who is MIXED with faucet,
and whose heels are nailed down fast
to board, which insures the milk maid
and the milk pail from sudden and un-
foreseen damage.
There are, as l have said, SO many
things to be obtained for a nickel, that
one half the world focks to the spot to
part with their five cents, and | really
wonder at the other half of the same
world staying away as it does from
Coney Island.
But let us return to Manhattan Beach;
you may take the elevated or a bus, or a
hack with pair of superannuated quad
rupeds before it which the driver, with
his business eye upon you, assures the
timid to be quite "sase." You heartily
wish they were, safe in one of the
museums with the fat woman, and the
turtle-boy, and the educated crawfish,
so their poor old bones might be out of
misery and the cheap transportation
business. You must inspect the harness
with care, for you know if it should
come apart the poor beasts would fall
to pieces like the wonderful one boss
shay, which was built in such logical
way" but had nevertheless to succumb
to the tooth of time in the end You
may patronize any of these methods of
getting there, all proper and cheap, but
it will be economy for you to come with
me in Imagination, and save time and
expense.
By the law of attraction which is as
subtitle as the law Of gravity, and equally
powerful, the two young people whom
we left listening to Gilmore have been
trying hard to appear supremely indif-
ferent; with what success you might
have determined had you seen how often
they each had occasion to look at some
thing in the others immediate vicinity,
or Immediately over the others head,
and it is nothing curious that some of
these casual chances should meet But
a long-limbed gentleman lnterposes six
feet of masculine grace between them.
"Beastly hot, sis"
go, Jack, who Is that gentleman at
the left-no, the other wav," as Jack
proceeds to exhibit the truly masculine
instinct of looking in the wrong direc-
ton.
(Which one. Fellow with red hair
and blue necktie, second row back ?"
80 no, no away back-nearly oppo-
site u.s."
''Oh beety looking man with freck-
1es?"
"Jack Montgomery, you actually grow
worse and worse. | suppose you will
say 'horsey' next ~
Shouldn't wonder" replies the In
Jack. Good expressive
word; chuck full of meaning. Which |
one do you mean, anyhow"
80 dearp' in despair. II suppose if |
should get up and poke him with my
parasol you would know, wouldn't !
your"
''Of course, and so would he.''
81 mean the gentleman with fine eyes
and strong profile There" in conster-
nation, don't for PHYS sake look at
him now for he sees we are watching
him.
''Sure enough" and Jack proceeds to
favor the gentleman in question with a
prolonged stare so, that one He's
nothing but four dollar fellow"
GA four dollar fellow Jack, Jack,
what do you mean"
''Four dollars week, don't We know.
Little over fifty cents day. Clerks up
here at Denning's."
Il don't believe word of it. Clerks, |
indeed Look at those strong, white
hands. He does not clerk %
''That's what he does-clerk in glove |
Good thing for hands
putting on kids all the time-on other |
fellows. Good for muscle, forgetting |
a number six glove on to a number |
seven and three quarters hand. Big |
though, four dollars |
week and such a mustache thrown in. |
By Jove what a masher p
Eugenia Montgomery was a born |
aristocrat, and nothing delighted her |
tantaliz1ng brother more than to horrify |
her with some new outrageousness
aimed at this pet weakness, for Jack |
himself was very democratic. Nothing |
but pure mischief ever inspired him to |
SANDER the opposite gentleman in this |
barbarous manner, for Jack put him |
down at once as fine looking fellow.
Meantime the gentleman in question,
after two or three savage glances at Jack, |
which were quite unpercelved by that |
fellow. had mentally anath- |
him as "deuced prig won
der who the mischief he is? Can't be |
her husband"
''Tell you what I'll do, Genie. I'll |
hunt the man up on the register-or-
I'll introduce myself and fetch him
over"
Now Jack had no more idea of doing |
the latter than he had Of throwing his
sister into the sea- Nevertheless |
took fright at once.
''Jack Montgomery Well, upon my
word! Harvard may have improved
your muscle but it certainly neglected
your manners"
go, come now, sis, give a poor chap a
chance won't you?'
But his sister arose with the air of
tragedy queen and Jack could but fol-
low with the best grace possible. Just
how far this tormenting fellow would
have carried his joke will never be
known. for at the hotel was telegram
calling him to Boston on business.
Eugenia was discreet young lady,
anH bod no iHoo Of feminine oou Ohanna