The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-01-05

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saOh, well, Bee here. my man don.t
let any ono have those cards, do you
hear?'
Hsorra i van shall LAY, hands on
them, but messlfy said Frank, and, t0
keep his word, he showed them all ID
his pocket 20 soon as tho ushers went
out. -sss
More luck still and plenty Of Il. This
diningsr0om wassnext totha library
and the folding doors were open about
an inch. Everything in the ~otherroom
could be heard. Frank was q fair stem
ographer. and he took down. the
speech fred at the bride. and the
bridegroom's response, and the Ia
theirs speech; and then, as it was
nearly I2,.thought it best to (. He
went out in the hall. There Was no.
body there but the girl.
''That horse is onaisy," he said;
tkape an eye to the coats an
hats, whole / quiet the baste.H
Out he went, and jumped into the
wagon. Nov, john he said, stdrive
like the son Of Nimshi to the Blazer
Office"
Arrived there, he sent John and the
wagon about their business, GOT into
the elevator, and in q minute after
burst into the reporters room. They
all stared at him.
"Who the deuce are your" inquired
the city editor, looking up from his
table.
sI'm Samson with my locks shorn,"
replied Frank, "but Samson Agonistes
after all. Here's the full and particu-
lar account of the great Tomnoddy
wedding. two and 9 half columns at
the very least. While I'm writing
it up, you'd better give these out.
Here's the list Of the people in church,
and the pews they sat id;
here's the list OF presents, and the
donors; here's the menu at breakfast.
I'll have the speeches in full at table,
list Of guests, everything in a little
while. The Blazer is ahead OF all
creation. It's q great beat. Now
don't bother me. / must work"
"Well," said the city editor, 'tthat's
all right; but you've made q frightful
guy Of yourself" b
Frank wrote vigorously, and threw
of his copy, and then as the galley
proofs came in, composed a flaming
head, q copy OF which he sent down.
stairs for the bulletin.
Mr.. Macaulay had been called away
on some business. When he got back
he found the street blocked up by a
dense mass 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:
"The Tomnoddy- Toploity nuptials-The
event Of the season-Complets list Of
Observation-Disclosures costumes-$1O0, 600 in
bridal gifts-Speeches at the wedding
breakfast"-The BLAZER" defes competi.
tionIl! & - a <# ~
When Frank came down. stairs he
found a note in the Office. All it said
was: Come and dine with as At
o'clock this afternoon"
"Us." Happy day. He got home,
dressed himself, and was at Macau.
lays house in ten minutes before time.
Grace uttered little scream, and in
dulged IN q slight pout.
''That lovely moustachel" she cried,
ruefully. t
It'll grow again." replied Frank.
Frank then told how ne had effected
his purpose, while Grace, leaning on
her father, gazed at her lover, much
as Miss Desdemona might have done
at General Othelio.
Macaulay simply said: .e.e~ ~
"You will make great newspaper
man: You have the first requisite.
Your cheek is simply colossal
-"Only the modest assurance OF con-
scious worth" replied Frank. IS
II tell you what Grace" said the
old man, as they went in to dinner,
you'll have to.keep asharp eye on
this young fellow, when you two are
married. He'll always invent some
plausible excuse for his shortcomings,
and brazen it out with cool effronr-
cry"
| But Grace only laughed, and Frank
echoed it. Such is the frivolity OF
young animals of the human species.
Assfor the Tomnoddys and Toplof-
.tys,t zSey had no notion how the thing
was done,sbut affected to be very an
cry thAtsit had been done at all. But
that was all sham. They were i'm
Immensely pleased, and among them or
ldered over q thousand copies for dis
tribution among friends and acquaint-
Ances. The account was so full, and
the description SO brilliant, the speech
es so fine-Frank had altered their
syntax q little-that the paper went
off as fast as it could be printed.
The Grower people didn't affect
to be angry-they really were.
They showed their vexation by
limiting. that the Tomnoddys and
ToploftVs had furnished all the infor-
nation. That did them harm and
tho Blazer gDod,for it recognized tao.
lily the latter as the ''sassiety" jour.
nal.s
But Frank and Grace at least were
happy. So at last was Mr.. Macaulay
Thomas ann English in the Epoch.
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They were both young. Together
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