Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-31
HOW T0DDLES PROPOSED

forty ~hfth birthday. and he was sssil
bachelor.
Time In flying he said Youth has
gone. have nothing to look forward
to but a miserable single life at board.
ing house. Why have l never married.
II il tdo late now
''To.idles, you inT' cried voice at ths
DIOR. II want TO consult you"
Come Income in" replied Toddies,
and the door opened to admit tall gen.
tkrrnan. with = head ike the popular
portraits Of Shakespeare and . beard
which he trimmed in ths way test cal
cuiat~d " impress the likeness On all b.
hoiders
He wore q very snowy little smoking
Jacket and q cap to match. and carried
IN his hand a roll Of manuscript and a
photographic pen. He looked what he
was.-a literary man. His serials. which
were u tho most romantic sort, were
read with avidiiy by all the young la
dies who subscribed for The Weekly
Gush.r ~ who bought 1t Mt a. stands OF
stationers stores or borrowed II OF their
n.ig hIora His heroes we're never more
than two and twenty; resembled, &C
cording to description, the waI hgufes
with which hair dresssrs decorate their
windows. annexed constantly. rolled up
their eyer continually. and all POSSESSED
silk night gowns and Sep. on silLen pill
lows, and put rare perfumes on their
handkerchief aud decorated their but
.l,l. l...t ola npI had
only to double their fists and shake them
At any other man in order 10 make him
fan aa fiat as the walls OF Jericho. In
fact, they were even mixtures OF the
Apollo Beivedere and the dandy OF the
time Of The Spectator. with some OF the
stuff that goes to the making Of the hero
Of the modern prize ring However.
the girls liked them. and many mar
ried dame sighed over the romances and
wished that her prosaic John was more
Of that pattern.
Good morning. Toddies, old fellowT
said Mr. Sparkle, genially. Here !
am. coming for advice again. When
ever want genuine advice ! como to
you You have literary taste. It's .
49,, S,.,,,,l,I ,,itv ,ba, vn,, are rich Tod
,,l..Nvnu,d hay. mad, ym,r marx with
your pen else Well. you'll advise meT'
II shall be delighted. I'm sure. said
Toddles-' delighted! But you fatter
me
~, -. al .ou,,.,d,d NJ Sna,kl.
t,as, !. mo-, r.adv vet. IN inst
.aJ 49,, ,,,, n vo, Ian, mind r..
- n,,v t.,or,nra in his ..ri.I-rv.
,n,,n,l,r..,, nm nld ,.lIow"
Ii, nv. .sL.d T,.ldlas
"Th,r,y responded sparkls-"slmost
,h,,,v
M. Icolt,h., vourc said Toaala.
..n, cn.rs. II ia i, ,.aI Efs y aid
u.t,. "ror,r !. vnn,,, to OH infant.
-, - d., t,,,sar,, j. -,
,i....,,, !, ,,,,,il a., an .u,hor.
,.n,,,,;o, IA NAH. n heroine ont 81 he,
,se,. ar a hero on, If Ia. txent,.s Tbi.
aor.arolJsr ia an ola barhelnr tho ba,
,,laroI :, o.,r,o;, l.,I, and ,.,.i,s
,,nr,arr,.1 Tar har wax. She /. goinc
- INTO IN. val. ~ vsars-6vs,.nJ'
,..n,v -, ,.u, .,,,s,sr for love n,
him Ne,,h.r ,,.ssss III. love or the
n,h.,o GOOD IN, ehg~
~ IA Tno,lIas
snow the question ia said sparkle
..wh.,ha, 10 mir. ,bs,, mr. IN b,vs her
~. h.r ,ova n, him hss;ds hi. death
49,
..Th., I.,,.rr, .r;ad Toddles entbus;.
.s,,calIv Put bav. him recover after
ali .nd tho, marry 'en
snarLls start.l nm and GRAINED Tod
d,.s. hand
Magnificent. hs said lyon ALWAYS
have orivinal IDEAS"
He sat down at Toidles desk and be
yan 10 lance hi. styloeraphic ben int
ths air in a furious manner highly sue.
,,s.tlvs ~ del,rium tremeps However
Toddl.a was NOT alarmed. he knew tina,
h. only ve,t,ng hi. non ,nto work
ing order
.Ab" he said as n drop of ink ap
,.,rsd n, IN. mint ~ thu instrument
her. we ara at Last Hs iot,ed dowr
Recommendation mud then wheeled
sb,,,, al, m. Rad Won, ,h;s he said
~ th;rL Won will Ike il Nv hero 1,
MISUNDERSTANDING that he is d.
ciarine MS iove-ahsm' ana MI oparSie
Pusned ms smoking cap 10 inc o"ck Oh
MS head' sInoothed ms ohsSespear"ar
oeAla with ms hAha ana ogah'
Nio'eu one way e'ai' no., 'o"e
nave ca'ien 'hee SO IN my soul :,
is ne = quaker hhquiiec Al' iou
dies.
No. no: always use 'thee ana 'nou
Tor strong lore passages. replied sparkle
seer
"oh. yes replied Toddiea tso"
stupid OF mel
Not At all. said Sparkle Let ms
80: beloved one nay ssaIt not long
nave called thee 80 IN secret Rave no'
my eyes revealed TO tnes the tale my
tongue refused to utterF hast thou mol
guessed that my heart lay at thy Feet
Nay. cruel one thou tufnest from me
Should l ask thee to be mine scorr
would be NV portion. Ana yet no"
can i've without theef Aiasi aias
alas!
Nv hat DO you thipk OF II!
ITS very touching. SAID 'oouiee
IN, vo, lro,, Ishoula ,;lst, co,f,a. In
xn,
..,., :, a, :, a.., a..r ,r;.ra ,
said MIR Snarkle.
.sparkle. Ia. IL ever come into youI
mind that I have a secre, woe7" SAID
Toidles
"Wall il has -eplied Snarkle 1--WE
heard YOU gruan."
The woe. said Toddles. lis connected
with a ladv."
II Thought So said Snarkh Is sh,
another'sy"
mo. no" said Toddles. no, but Their,
is coldness in her manner that has pre-