The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-11-01

"This Is the mischief to ray" said he;
''my crank will make it hot for me if
don't make a better job than this" And
he turned me thoughtfully over and over
In his hands.
"There is no use to try and glue that
up; there'll just have to be a new head,
and know where there is the very
thing, at my neighbours, the pawn.
brokers', on that broken cane that saw
there the other day, that will be just the
style to suit my dude customer"
felt this to be a fatal move, for how
would the cane head ever accommodate
himself to his reversed position in life,
and by the time my would be friend
came amhling back was thoroughly de-
pressed, although realized at the first
glance that my new head was much
handsomer than the old and in spite of
the fact that we were regularly joined
together by a massive gold ring, nothing
could change my foreboding that the
union would never be happy one.
Promptly on the following morning
Adolphus called and hastened with me
to the abode of the fair Arethusa who
received me with delight, and expressed
her admiration in most eloquent terms,
saying: "Just fancy and how awfully
jolly" ooh, yes, she was very English in
deed y q great many times IN all her
choicest tones. This, of course,
was very soothing to my feelings,
but I was not long allowed to bask in
the honeyed words, for picknicking was
The order of the day, and was immedi-
ately called into requisition and my
troubles began. At the first whiif Of
wind my head made violent effort to
resume his natural position and drag my
pretty dres in the dust IN effort which
/ resented aud strained every bone to
prevent: and in the commotion that en-
sued there was another hat catastrophe; !;
but this time it was Mr.. Radcliffe who
wai the sufferer. and much diversion
his antics afforded us. as he ambled
and leaped, and scrambled and climbed
back and forth on stone wall in his
pursuit of it, and made h msef generally
ridiculous in full view of his lady-love.
as she stood cool ard serene in the rosy
shade, which, in my gratitude for hold
ing me firmly aloit, | shed over her in
profusion. am sorry to be obliged to
state that his race was enivened by oc.
casional breezy expressions, to which
Arethusa and | politely closed our ears.
"Why, my dear" said she swcetly,
when, red and disgustcd he rejoined us
hearing captive the muddy hat, 81 am
afraid so much exercise must have fa-
tgucd you so soon after breakfast"
The words were sympathetic enough,
but unfortunately there was full
blown twinkle in her eyes utterly at va
rance with them, and it was this that
AdOlphus's quick glance took in ut once,
and to this he respond irri,ably, ooh,
| quite understand; dare say you de.
liberately pushed my hat of with that
detestable umbrella for the sake of see-
ing me make myself ridiculous"
"Why, Dolphy how can you say such
things I'm sure it was very pretty to
see you play with the wall SO nicely.
had no idea you were so agie.
Dolph's vanity was touched to the
quick now.
"Oh, dare say you would have been
broken my neck" he returned acridly.
'Since that is your opinion mimick-
ing very successfully his manner OF the
previous day. II give you back all prom
ises, as you would hardly care to be
bound for life TO murderess" Then
she remarked absently: ''And all about
hat, too"
Then 1t was that appreciated the full
meaning of the saying that two is a
company and three is none" for those
two ungratcfu! wrct hes asreed to call
poor, inoiiensive me- the sour Of all dis
agreement, and between them left me
without shred of character, actually
deciding to do without my protection
for all time.
"But we'll keep it to lend to trouble
some callers" and with this pleasant
prospect before me was returned to the
umbrella stand with bang !-1meriean
Magazine.