The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-08-30
a. SCRAP OF RIBBON.
ii Was Designed to Strangle Love- But Ii Only Bound
the Lovers Closer.
BIZ DAVID DWIGHT WELLS.

dragon or indulging in any tournament;
it might spoil your clothes. :"
WINGED; she was making fun of me-
and hugely enjoyed my discontinue.
/ put the best face I could on the
matter, however, and replied that l
should be delighted to slay all the knights
and dragons in creation, if she SO COM
manded.
why" she said laughing, Its not
quite SO bad as all that, but would be
very much obliged to you if you would
leave this little package at the ribbon
counter at Jordan & Marsh's for me.
know it's good deal to ask this hot
day, and it viii be dreadful bore to
you to do it, but you see | have to be in
Cambridge in half an hour and can't
possibly go myself" / protested that
should be delighted to execute the com
mission, and asked if there was any mes
sage to be delivered with the packet.
ssMessagel no, indeedl Do you think
I know you men SO little? Why, would
no more think of giving man mes
sage than would Of flying. There is a
little note inside that explains every
thing, so all you viii have to do is to
leave it, and she departed laughing. ]
stood for moment or two watching her
and then laughed myself. She was GER
tainly very original, and the whole epi-
sode rather pleased me.
sauntered up fremont to Boylston
and did two or three small errands on
A. I - ~+<.1 -,
ington street, but only got as far as the
Adams House. where saw friend in
the office, and inst dropping in TO chat
with him fer minute stald nearly half an
hour. Suddenly remembered the pack
ct, and my conscience smote me; per-
haps Miss Grmsby wanted it delivered
in a hurry. and l had forgotten all
about it.
was soon at Jordan 6 Marsh's, and
after some trouble found my way to the
ribbon counter. Speaking to the first
girl that confronted me / said: 81 was
requested to leave this little package
here. ] suppose it is expected" The
girl hesitated for d minute, and while
she did so another young woman came
hurriedly up and taking the package
said: Yes, it is all right-the purchase
was made from me; am expecting it,"
l handed to her and turned away, say
ing as did SO that the message was in
closed within.
| had scarcely gone more than step
OF two when heard something heavy
fall, followed almost instantly by @cry
of dismay from the girls at the counter.
Turning around saw that the girl to
whom had given the packetlhad fallen
to the floor, and moment suficed to
discover that she had tainted. A little
croFd had gathered around her, but she
was at once carried away to dressing
room near by, where she received such
assistance as was necessary.
The crowd followed as crowds do, and
was left alone by the counter Before
me lay the package, which she had let
fall when she tainted. It was opened
and saw that it contained sample OF
purple ribbon and no writing of any kind
whatever; evidently it could have had
nothing to do with her faintness, which
supposed was caused by the heat of the
day.
1t was bore anyhow, and I hated
scenes. Why could she not have tainted
a little later, and have given me chance
to have got out of the way9 Most of the
people who sawit, suppose, thought
had something to do with it, and if
stayed here much longer / should make
fool of myself. l accordingly moved
off to another part Of the store; but be-
fore l could get to the street was met
by several of my lady friends, who
seemed much amused to see me in Jor-
dan & Marsh's. ] was glad they had not
seen the little episode; should never
have heard the last of it. My little con-
versation with these ladies, however,
took up some time, and when reached
the main entrance was annoyed to find
that the girl who had tainted was just
being helped into cab. followed
her out of the store, saw her put into the
carriage and heard the driver directed to
a house in poor but respectable part of
South Boston.