New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-01-04

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without nstGs but old Tomnoddy
stopped and stared at him. Frank
heart beat, Tor he had met and talked
with the Old. entleman several times.
But he never changed color.
It's Mike Carroll, I am, eorr, Mr..
O'Rourke's man ] kem with the but
tonhole noseways, sir. and tosee that
the flowers were all proper, an he
babe me stay, an make meself useful,
av you Wassshort- handed sorr.''
.'Ah. yesl that very thoughtful Of
/ Mr.. O,Rourke. thought your face
seemed familiar. / must have seen
you at his. shop. Well, / don't
know. Yes. you can be ofuse. Il you
will step in the library there, and help
the gentlemen of with their great
| coats. !"
With tie greatest aize in loife,
sorr, !" replied Frank, touching his
hair, where the topknot had been
sheared off.
So in the library Frank went, and
bnised himself The last to come IN
were the ushers, who were IN high glee.
There was, good luck. After each was
relieved OF his light top coat, heStook
his list from his buttonhole.
'HaWkey, old boy" said one of
| them ssWhat'l we do with these?''
| "Oh, toss EN- on the table there, =
said Haswkesworth, g. young man
about town, whom Frank knew very
well.
"But some reporter might come in,
and srnOuch EN-, don you know?H
"Oh, vel, see here, my man, don't
let any one have. those cards, do you
Ihear?"
SoEra wan shall lay hands on
them, but meself, said Frank, and, to.
keep his word, ne showed them all in.
his pocket SO soon as the ushers went
out.
More luck still and plenty oft. The
dining ON was nextTto the library,
and the folding doors were open about
an inch. FYerythinginSthe other room
could be heard. Frank was a fair stem
ographer, and he took down the
speech fired at the bride, and the
bridegro om's response, and the fa-
TIERS speech; and then, as it was
nearly u, thought it best to 20. He
went out in the hall. There was no.
body there but the girl.
That horse is onaisY, he said;
9.kape an eye to the coats an
hats, whole I5quiet the haste. =
Out he went, and jumped into the
wagon. IN oW, John, he said, drive
like the son of Nimshi to the Blazer
Office"
Arrived there, he sent ] ohm and the
wagon about their business, got into
the elevator, and III Al minute after
burst into therep orters' room. They
all stared at him.
| "Who the deuce are your" inquired
the city editor, loo king up from his
! table. a5
I'm Samson with my a ocks shorn,''
replied Frank, but Samson Agonistes
after all. Here's the full and particu-
lar account of the great Tomnoddy
wedding. two and a half columns at
the very least. While I'm writing
it up, you'd better give these ont.
Here's the list of the people in church.
and the peWs they sat in;
here's the list OF presents, and the
donors; here's the menu at breakfast.
In have the speeches in full at table,
list OF guests, everything in a little
while. The Blazer is ahead Of all
creation. It's II great beat. Now
don't bother me. must work"
We'll, said the city editor, that's
all right; but you've made frightful
guy Of yourself
Frank wrote vigorously, and threw
off his copy, and then as the galley.
proofs came in, composed a flaming
head, 20 copy OF which he sent down.
stairs for the bulletin.
MI. M acaulay had been called away
onss66saeiiss business. When he got back
he found the street blocked up by q
dense massS of men and boys waiting
for the issuing OF the first edition. He
pushed his way through the mass, but:
paused at the bulletin board to read
the following: 81.
"The Tomnoddy Tdpl ofty nuptials The
event OF the seasons Complete list OF
guests-Recherche cost TUNES S 0a. 900 in
bridal gifts-Speeches at the Il Wedding
breakfast" The Blazer" defes ompeti-s
tion!! sE5#.3ss ss d q 4
When Frank came downstairs he
found q note in the office i All it said
was: ''Come and dine with sus8at 5
o'clock this afternoon
'Us." Happy day He got home,
dressed himself, and was at Maeau-.
lays house in ten minutes before time.
Grace uttered alittle scream, and in
dulged in a slight pout. .5555s
"'FhatloFely moustache " she cried,
ruefully. M.
It'll grow again. replied Frank.
Frank then told how he5had Effected
his purpose, while Grace, leaning on
her father, gazed at her lover, much
AS Miss Desdemona might have done
at General 0thelio. d. iSs s
Macaulay simply said 5 .
~ on will make q great newspaper
man. You have the first req uisite.
Your cheek is simply colossal. mi
s .'Only the modest assurance OF con-
scious worth, replied Frank
Il g tell you what Grace said the
old man, as they went in to dinner,
you'll have to keep a sharp eye on
this ucl1fiir Iuhan 4, I, -