Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-06-23
HE CAME TO HIMSELF.
BY JOHN HABBERToN.

Eighman was the handsomest Of the
.cveral clerks and salesmen in Fits
great "Glass of Fashion" clothing
emporium on Broadway--so hand
some that all of his associates coveted
his looks as well as his ability to
handle customer. lie had modding
acquaintance with many of the rich
Young patrons of the house, some Of
whom liked him well enough 10 occa-
sionally ask him out2to 'fake some
thing" and they were not above re-
cognizing him when they Glanced to
meet him in the lobby of the theatre.
lie was useful TO some of his custom
ers, aside from his regular line of
business, for lie was a verilablc maga-
zine of stories such as lively young
men like to tell. When he would un-
fold one of these tales the hearer
would look at him obviously and in
form herself and Eighman must be a
tremendous fellow among the girls
in fact, a regular Iady-kilIer.
Yet, during his several years of SER
vice at Fits, the handsome salesman
remained bachelor. The other fell
lows did not know what to make 1f
it, for one by one they found their
own necks IN Hymen's halter, al
though none of them were either
good looking or rich. Little Tapes,
the plainest of the lot, expressed the
general wonder 10 his wife one eylA,
ing, after Eighman had been to din
ner with them. and got some light on
the subject when Mrs. Tapes replied:
"No woman worth having is going
10 marry man who looks at women
as he docs"
Tapes repeated this remark in strict
confidence to each of his associates,
who in turn talked it over with all the
others; then they reminded one
another that one of Eighman's habits
we're not calculated to make a man
look respectfully at women. The
handsome salesman had Il way of
standing at the side window, early in
the morning and late in the evening.
when shop-girls by scores were going
10 or from work. and ewing the young
women in manner which seemed
very taking. Some of The other men
were m wed to emulation, but they
quickly retired from contest in
which they found they had no possible
chance, for none of the girls would
look at any one but Eighnan.
Yet the Adonis of the shop was not
happy. Sometimes he would retire
suddenly from the window with
scowl on his face. aud with bad Ian
guage for any one who asked him
what was the matter. On one of these
occasions lie suddenly dragged Jerry,
the red-haircd shop boy, TO the side
door, pointed down tho street, and
said:
"See that girl going down street
alone-the one with brown hat, book
aud paper parcel in one haud?"
"Yep," the boy replied.
"Well, I'll give you dollar if you'll
find out her name and where she
works; but if you open your head
about it in the store Pll have you
bounced. Understand?'
Jerry understood, and in the course
of time reported that the girls name
was Susan, she worked in box
factory at four dollars a week, and
hadn't any fellow, and wasn't over
smart at work, though the other girls
liked her well enough. Jerry also
volunteered the in formation that Susan
was Irregular sumner" and that if
he were Eighman he would ''make
mash. Then ho retired, with some
assistance in the shape of a cuff of the
eav
Afterward he noticed, prompted by
the curiosity peculiar to small boys,
that Susan seldom looked into the
window which Eighman decorated
with himself, and that when her eye
did chance to meet that of the hand
some salesman it was as inexpensive
as if wandering over a pile of sam
pies. Jerry also learned that it was
inadvisable, on such occasions, to be
in Eighman's way when the piqued
man turned from the window.
Eighman was so annoyed, indeed,
as being ignored by mere shop-girl
that on several occasions he followed
Susan, to see if there might not be in
some other window man for whom
the girl was reserving her smiles. He
saw dozens of men look admirimgly
and insolently at her, but not one did
she recognize. Then he set himself at