The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-11-16
MY FIRST BEAU.

I
l scarcely think if his parents had know
"hat very short fellow he would gro,
up to be they would have distinguishe
him by an appellation so open to Jokes
; However, they did it.
had known him as a little bow an,
when I was II years old and keepip,
house for my granduncle Joshua. h
called and sent up his card. He hac
come to the city to honor the firm o
Tape q Buttons with his presence behint
its notions counter.
was pleased to see him, and told hin
50, and he replied:
II scarcely expected it. 1 thouob
you would not have known me m,
raVages OF time must have changed m,
greatly. They have only improved you
you know, but, combined with care. they
nave traced many lines upon my brow,
i-know."
remembered that he had recently ac.
CURED a stepfather who was said to foe
him frequently, SO looked sympathetic.
You certainly had long curls and
wore frocks when saw you last. Mr..
l1obs, l said, land you must be 19
And half, " he added, gloomily, ''and
half. However, my heart is young vet.
You are keeping house for an uncle. /
am told, Miss Rosina."
Yes" said, che is awfully nice and
50 lonely Mamma spared me to him for
that reason"
| What happy man he isl How en-
viable," said Mr.. Tibbs, ''to have niece
to keep his house."
perhaps, Mr.. Tibbs," said 1. 'swhen
you are as old as Uncle Joshua Won NAV
| also have niece to keep house for Won. -
Perhaps" he said, gloomily, "but l
don't see how that can be, as 1 have
neither brothers nor sisters"
Justthen bell rang and Uncle Joshua
called over the stairs to me to "Ask the
little boy to stay to dinner, and come al
once"
MIR. Tibbs refused this ceremonious in
vitation with little hauteur. He prided
himself on being rather old, and departed
for the time. However, he came again,
and still again, and in the course of a
month began to propose to me.
speak correctly. Other people, be-
lieve, 'pop the question" once%nd have
done with it.
never knew of the most ardent mas.
sion outliving three reflections: but one.
fellow Tibbs went through course of
them as though they were lessons in
something.
He always went awav in desna;r b,,+
returned to the charge as fresh as eve,.
his tailor bill must have been greatly in
for he always went on his knees 70 Offer
himself. and was twice caught at if
once by the chambermaid and once nv
Uncle Joshua.
At last he began to tbreaten self do.
struction. and ona evanino laft ,.a
swearing that I should never se, h;,,
again alive.
/ did not beIieve that ba xvaa Il, aavo
est; but felt little anxious neve,tha.
less, when week passed bv w;tbort
any news of him-and rather nnissed
him, too. must admit But indoe ~
my horror when. one evening. n messar-
ger boy put into nv hands an enyelon.a
saalad witb bIocl- 80 s,sa -.'.'-e
mourn;ng ho,s1lor ~, ;saI -
onenino Z road tbesa ,vords. ""'
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Fra 80, ,.oad a. I'LL ~ ,on nVe.
capable either of love or of despair. Yet
if my departed ghost can visit these ter.
restrial scenes, shall come to YOU in
those bright moonlight hours have 40
loved because they brought me TO vour
side, and you shall know that am with
you-by a breath. a whisper or a to,,cb
''In nv death perhaps Won NAV rive
me what in my life YOU have denied
your love.
''Your wretched and devoted
"LoNaFELLow TIBBs."
1 read the document to the end, and
went off into Mysteries Happily Uncle
Joshua was away on fishing party, and
no one came to me but the chambermaid.
She was young, pretty and sympa-