Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-21
TWO DIMPLEs FOR TEN CENTS.
Delightful Result OF . Recent whimsics
Purchase in Nassau Street.

DeH8ntrul Result OF q Recent Whimsical
Purchase in Nassau Street.
young Brooklyn Benedict, says the New
York Sun, sauntered down Nassau street
several months ago in a reverie. He was think
ing OF his home across the bridge. An inter-
esting event was soon to happen there, and he
was on his way to fruit store to buy some
dainties for his Young wife. His face beamed
with happy anticipation Of the thanks oil
the little woman who awaited his return.
He pushed through the crowd of pedestrians
without needing anything or having the
train Of pleasant fancies diverted until he
passed young Italian image peddler. The
Italians stock Of plaster work was displayed in
q high doorway out of the way Of the busy
throng. The sunbeams 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 q dim
pled-chsek girl. laughing. They captivated the
young Benedict's fancy.
''How much are they?" he asked the italian.
.Tena centa," replied the peddlere hix face
lighting up gayly at the prospect gpfssa; ppF-
chase. -.
GAN right. I'll take EN-" the Broookiyy1niite
said, and when the peddler hid wrapped them
In an old newspaper he tucked them in his
overcoat 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 surprise" be
thought. The plan worked to perfection. The
mistress OF the household gave little cry Of
delight as she caught sight Of the girls head.
What pretty dimples," she said, when the
young Benedic: came down to breakfast.
Yes: rather pretty for the price. thought
il-a h.
In two months time the happy event that the
household had been looking forward to anx-
iousiy had happened. A good-natured girl
baby had come to further distract the Bene.
diets mind from the dry details Of business
He had weeks before forgotten the triiinp
purveyor.
A week late: the healthy infant looked up al
the ceiling and smilei. Her fat cheeks creased
into two unmistakable dimples. The Benedic,
laughed. He was Immensely tickled. The
dmples i,oked as pretty as could be, and he
But where on earth did the dimples come
from?" he SAID. There haven't been any in
our families"
"A happy within Of nature. suppose" said
the young mother, and she kissed each 1dimple
several Ilmee. 4siU By sIIs
The Benedict went down to dinner alone hall
an hour later. His eye CHANGED to lscan the
mantel and rested on the scent buss Of the
laughing girl.
by GEORGE" he fairly shouted, 'there are
those dimples now-the very ones Well, cal
that about the best investment of dime l ever
made"
1t was another illustration of the vhims OF
nature. The dimples had captivated the young
wife. She saw them daily. They had made a
lasting and pleasing impression upon her mind
and, as often happens, what the mother mosi
admired had been reproduced In her child
Its lucky it wasn't boy" said the Benedic,
philosophically. 1t might have been crier Of
the worst description"