The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-03-18
TWO DIMPLEs FOR 10 CENTS.
Delightful Result of Recent Whimsica
Purchase In Nassau Street.

A young Brooklyn benedict saun-
tered down Nassau street several
months ago in a reverie, says the N.
Y. San. He was thinking of his home
across the bridge. An interesting
event was soon to happen there. and
he was on his way to a fruit store to
buy some dainties for his young wife.
His face beamed with happy anticipa-
tion of the thanks of the little woman
who awaited his return. He pushed
through the crowd of pedestrians with
out needing anything or having the
train of pleasant fancies diverted until
he passed young Italian image-ped-
dler. The Italians stock of plaster
work was displayed in high doorway
out of the way of the busy throng.
The sunbeam lighted up the statuettes.
The benedict looked down at them.
walked on few steps, then turned
back. Two tiny busts had attracted
his attention. One. represented boy
crying. with his cap pulled away over
his right eye. The other was a dim
pled-cheek girl laughing. They cap
tivated the young benedict's fancy.
How much are theyP" he asked the
Italian.
"Tena centa." replied the peddler,
his face lighting up gayly at the pros
pect of purchase.
':All right. I'll take EN-" the
Brooklynite said, and when the ped
dler had wrapped them in an old
newspaper he tucked them in his over
coat pocket and continued on his way
to the fruit store. He hid the images
when he got home, and without his
wife's knowledge placed them upon
the mantel in the dining room, where
she would see them the first thing in
the morning. 1T will be little sur
prise" he thought. The plan worked
to perfection. The mistress of the
household gave little cry Of delight
as she caught sight of the girls head.
when the young benedict came down
to breakfast.
Yes, rather pretty for the price. I
thought you'd like 'em," the husband
replied.
In two months time the happy event
that the household had been looking
forward to anxiously had happened.
A good-natured girl baby had come to
further distract the benedict's mind
from the dry details of business. He
had weeks before forgotten the triding
purchase from the humble Nassau
street art purveyor.
A week later the healthy infant
looked up at the ceiling and smiled.
Her fat cheeks creased into two unmis-
taxable dimples. The benedict laugh
ed. He was immensely tickled. The
dimples looked as pretty as could be,
and he was proud of the fact.
But where on earth did the dimples
come fromP" he said. There haven't
been any in our families"
"a happy whim of nature, sup
pose." said the young mother, and she
kissed each dimple several times.
The benedict went down to dinner
alone half an hour later. His eyes
chanced to scan the mantel and rested
on the scent bust of the laughing girl.
':By Georgei'' he fairly shouted.
"there are those dimples now-the
very ones. Well. call that about the
best investment of dime I ever
made"
It was another illustration of the
whims of nature. The dimples had
captivated the young wife. She saw
them daily. They had made lasting
and pleasing impression upon her
mind. and. as often happens. what the
mother most admired had been repro
duced in her child.
Its lucky it wasn't boy" said the
benedict philosophically. "It might
have been crier of the worst de-
scription."