Mower County transcript., 1890-10-08
MOMENTOUS MAGIC.
Where Charley Clym er Found His
Absent Sweetheart.

Charley Clymer said 1t was blooming
burg Of blooming idiots; but then he
had gone there to sell goods and was
wrathy because nobody would talk busi-
ness to him. It seems that a sleight-
of-hand performer had struck the town,
and every body was discussing his won-
derful feats- As soon as Clymer ap-
peared in store with his sample-cases
a running fire OF problems in the black
art; how could man tear up your silk
hat right in front of your eyes and
then produce the same hat undamaged
from cask which he had just shown
you was empty? how could he conjure
a RABBIT into a whisky-bottle? and 80
on. Clymer was generally interested
in such things, and it was confiden fly
expected that he would throw some
light on the subject, but he didn't. He
only impaired his opinions of fakirs
and jugglers in general in vigorous
style of English that grew steadily
less and less placid as it became neses-
sary for him to repeat 1T wherever he
went
"Clymer seems to be little bilious,
don't you think?" suggested BY
stander. after hearing one of these
bursts of oratory. He useter always
be right in for any thing O that kind
that came along, out he won't talk any
thing but shop now"
1t must not be supposed that Bloom
ingburg had never seer a performance
of this kind before, but she had Ger
tainly never seen just such per-
former. Clymer left knot of his
former patrons solemnly discussing the
cabinet trick, and walked down the
street toward Halpert's store.
IF can't make sale to Halpert, l
may as we'll leave the town. Halpert 8
got more sense than anybody else here
any way, and if he's got the fever, then
it must be epidemic and I'd better clear
out or Til catch it myself
This last remark was grim humor on.
Cymer's part-as if he could catch any
thing that would divert his thoughts
from certain little note in his breast
pocket which had reached him day or
two before he left the city and which had
been instrumental in keeping him
awake O. nights and worried by day
ever since. He stopped now in she
shade of tree, put down his sample
cases, wiped his face, and took out the
note to ponder it again; here is what he
read:
DEARCHARLEY-Ita almost breaks my heart to
write as must: it is to tell you that our &C
ouatutanoe must cease. can not give any ex-
PLANTATION but believe me it has cost me Q hard
struggle to write this I can onay say forget
me- can never forget you.E % ANY.
There was one place in the note where
the words ed says" had been written
and then erased, but Charley's jealous
ewes had made them out at the first
reading. rssa : ,E. GE%E
..Nho in thunder's Ed, wonder" he
muttered to himself now, and not for the
first time. g.. - *s* #e:$5.s 60
Miss Amy Layton had come some
three months previously to Mrs. Wal
toms clearinghouse where Clymer
stopped while in the city. His yoinble
landlady had spoken in high praise OF
him to understand that she had come
from very aristocratic family which
had been broken up By the failure and
death of the father. Clymer needed no
praise Of the young lAdy after he once
met her. The neat trim figure and gen
tie manners played havoc with his he art
at once. He was no trifer. When his
fellow-pilgrims on the road began to ex-
patiate on their conqnests, Clymer
would gaze studiously at the smoke of
his cigar until they reaehed some topic
more congenial to him. he had made
love desperately TO Amy since she had
been st Mrs. svalfon's, and she had res
,eiyed his advances kindly, 50 he had
been correspondingly depressed since
the receipt OF the above note, which = he
found awaiting him on his return 70 the