River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-02-06


charming companion. tired of gazing at
the old armOr and dull pictures. re-
turned to her side, and commenting on
the graceful Cupids which were repre-
scented flying around me, exclaimed:
"Why. these cherubs remind me that
this is 1t. Valentines Day. Then she
peremptOrily announced that she want
ed the sketch for a valentine. 20 send
70 Jack. This being granted, she re-
tired to a window-seat and wrote a very
tender verse, beginning Dearest Jack"
under the drawing. Suddenly she was
called TO join the party, and in the con-
fusion Of departure the valentine to
Dearest Jack was overlooked.
The old gallery seemed like dismal
den after the departure Of the pict-
uresque girls. but a day or two later the
rusty lock again announced visitors
This time a young man was in the COM
pany, whose Observant eye soon fell
upon the sketch in the windOw-seat, and
the valentine verse beginning Dearest
Jack seemed to cause him considerable
amusement; and his own name being
Jack-Jack Janvier-he felt certain
claim 20 the drawing claim the GUS
tOdiau was not slow 10 recognize on see
ing the amount Of the visitors fee.
Then, with the sketch in his hand,
Mr.. Janvier again looked me over. COM
mented on my antiquity, was enthusiast
tic over my rich colOring. made many
fiattering personal remarks-in fact,
made quite a study of me. Ii gave me
an opportunity 70 criticise him, and
will acknowledge that though perhaps
not up to the men Of my day, he was a
fine specimen
will pass over my experience of the
next few weeks. There was a sheriff's
sale. and l was ruthlessly torn from the
walls of the grand old hall. Soon l
found myself enduring the uiseries OF
life in a London auctiOn-rOom. can
never forget the horror of being paved
over BY hundreds of unappreciative
hands of ignorant people. This expe-
rience was wearing upon me and ! was
growing threadbare and tattered. when
one aly in walked Jack Janvier. How
nv heart went out TO him. Surely he,
who had shown so much appreciation of
me in my days Of affluence. would not pass
me by now. But how 70 attract his gaze
among this heterogeneous mass IT mat
ter? tried TO wave at him as he was
passing near me. He looked up and
recognized me at once. / had made no
mistake In estimating his character.
The purchase was soon made, and | was
sent 70 his rooms
Almost the first thing / saw, tackled
on the wall in my new quarters. was
the familiar sketch of myself, with the
valentine verse Oh, If he only knew
the attrz.tiveneSs and charm of the two
girls whose united work was displayed
on tbs valentine. how much greater
would es his interest, / often lOnged
TO tell him of them 1t was so unusual.
nowadays. for ne 20 receive as much
notice "a they had bestowed on me that
il was not easy to forget them
However. since leaving the old castle
was destined for sudden changes of
scene: and before becoming really &C
customed TO Mr.. Janviers elegant mod
ern chambers. /. together with his
other belongings. was packed, and we
learned that New York, Jacks nome,
was our destination
IL seemed he was taking every thing
With him except his valet; so the latter
- . eoHsolstica ioF loslag So geod .