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

oV1taDlY endured 1mmoQ1aJGlV after.
Sometimes Eugenia dubbed him
"That Impudent Glove-Man - But
her heart always misgave her afterward,
for certainly there was no impudence
the most fastidious lady could complain
of, and Eugenia Montgomery knew it.
It is not in the nature of human nature
to resent admiration, and little aristocrat
though she was, her nature was no ex-
ceptiOn to the rule. Sometimes she
wondered how it would do to send him
ANONYMOUSLY thousand dollars to al
leviate his slavery in the glove depart
ment. And then she could not but &C.
knowledge that he certainly had no ap-
pearance Of being in extreme want.
She had never dared look at him enough
to determine the quality of linen
and tweed used in his make
up, but one morning while
| walkingi with her duenna they met
face to face. His head was turned away
| and Eugenia looked. The sun flashed
| upon diamond in his collar button,
| just revealed above the loosely tied era
| vat, that almost took her breath away.
| at that However could he get that
stone on four dollars a week. Plainly
he must gamble The wretched creature!
| For twenty-four hours she hated him
| and stayed in her room, knowing we'll
enough he was moping about the beach
| in disconsolate manner. Then her
heart began to plead. Poor fellow, he
| had the instincts of gentleman and 1t
must be model man indeed who could
resist lettering his lot or condition by a
little skill. The flesh pots OF Egypt were
| too dear to her own heart to condemn a
man for wanting an evidence of them
himself. And then there was never any
| advancement for clerks, at any rate,
and she felt a thrill of pride, he was a
skilful hand at cards, and Jack played
| cards. 1t was no worse for one man
than another.
O, tender woman's heart How often
does it excuse what it abhors from
principle if the vice appears in one it
loves. But love-the idea of loving a
clerk A ''four dollar fellow" as Jack
called him.
Things were come to pretty pass and
it was high time something was done at
once. When she thought of him the
last thing at night, and like as not be-
neld him in dreams during the night,
and his image confronted her minds
eye the first thing IN the morning, it
was high time the matter was looked
into. She was quite equal to the emer-
gency. 1t produced the following
dispatch.
DEAR MAMMA-shall await you at the Ocean
Grove. EUGENIA.
That night Miss Eugenia Montgomery,
aunt and maid, departed for Long
Branch.
BY the. same days mail arrived the
following:
HoLYoKE COTTAGE, LONG BRANCH.
MY DEAR Son: / cannot imagine WHY Won
delay at Manhattau-that odious place. What
attraction you find there passes my comprehen-
sion. for certainly all our set are here and won
dering what detalns you. 1t is my express wish
that you come Immediately. Atfectionately your
mother, JULIA E. ST. JOHN.
p S.-The Montgomery cottage opens next
week.
In response to which Uncle Sans
employees conveyed the following:
DEAR MOTHER: Will leave New York Tuesday
with 'all my goods and chattels." ell route for
Long Branch. Could not get off before. Your
aHectionate son, j. HARTLEY ST. JOHN.
"Could not get off before p O, We
Gods of the anclents
Jack reached the Ocean Grove one
train later than Eugenia. As he stood
yawning at a window in his sisters par
Tor one morning waiting for her to ap-
pear and go down to the shore for their
daily salt water ablutions, he suddenly
exclaimed:
"By Jove, there he is If he turns
coachman, you're goner ~
Eugenia had only time to catch
glimpse of a magnificent turnout as it
swept around the corner. Could she
have recognized the lackey's livery
she would have known it was her
neighbor upon Fifth Avenue, who had
been absent in Europe three years, and
whose widowed mother was bent upon
making match with the palpitating
beauty whose crimson face had disap-
peared in her boudoir while Jack was
mentally wondering who the deuce he
was, and crediting him with being
"demed fine whip, anyhow. And
lord, what span! Takes the shine off
my steppers."
The beach lay like strip of sun in an
emerald mounting, as if in hardy def
ance of that great law of nature which
set the fashion of blue and gold so long
ago.
What a radiant morning And how
inviting the water looked as Eugenia
handed her long bathing cloak to her
maid. Jack came up, dripping like a
good-natured sea-monster.
81 say. sis, here's your bowling swell
from the glove department down here.
Those are his heels up in the air now
on COp VI uudG Dig wave. DuG WOulUn
make eyes at the heels. Wait until the
head comes up"
"John y Eugenia never called him
John exceptupon very state occasions. II
cannot imagine why you should contln-
ually bring that wretched glove-man into
the conversation" 0 the degree of
scorn upon those words-"that wretch
ed glove-man ~
Jack roared at this.
"Glove man or no glove man, Eugenia
Meritorious Chrysanthemum Montgom-
ery"-Jack's invention to counterbal-
ance the dignified "John." "He's the
champion double-quick coachman of the
country to put up span in this length
of time. He must have fairly rubbed
the skin off those horses grooming them
down ~ and Jack laughed so uproarious-
ly at his own conceit and Eugenia' hor-
rifed expression, that a big wave
tripped him and he came up splutter
ing, with his mouth full of sea-water.
Served you right" laughed his sis
ter, "only, if you keep your mouth dis
tended in that fashion we poor hathers
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