The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-11-07
SLUG SIX.
Pretty Romance OF a Chicago
- Printing Office.
How tho New Compositor from South
Carolina Won the Beautiful Slug
siz for Wlfe-Sure Signs
OF Wedding.

OF Wedding
& Slug Six was the prettiest girl in
the composing-room; and that is q
large saying, for all the lady typos
were charming creatures.
z But Slug Six was not merely pref
ty; she was exquisite-and more
than that. All the boys were in
love with her. They avowed it open
ly.
That is, all the boys except Slug
.lThirty-seven, If he was in love
with her he never boasted about 1t.
Perhaps he was too shy. Or perhaps
.he was inspired by one of those
queer passions which Slug Nine
teen called q really-truly love, and
hence found it too deep for utter
lance. Or perhaps, again, there was
some black-eyed beauty down in
Dixie to whose remembered charms
he remained faithful.
For Slug Thirty-seven came from
tls'South Cahlina. "sHe was tall, seri-
'ous,';: sunburnt youth and very green
about the city ways. At first he was
quite in despair at the complications
.ofa large printing Office.
= ou see, I came from a country
iprintin' office" he confessed to Slug
Six. 81 nevah saw copy cut in takes
this way befo'e."
81 am sure the foreman is very
.irind, she said.
..Yes, ma'am, the fo'eman is kind
ness itself. But It's the galley boy
I'm afraid Of"
I! Slug Six smiled.
HE is an autocratic young gentle
man, isn't he2" she said. ."But you're
q good compositor. Better than most
.;of us, In fact. You will get along all
right in 9 few days. And if there's
ever anything In which l can help
!: you hope you will not hesitate to
icall upon me-"
.'Thank you, ma'am; you ah very
kind. I'll be suah to do it."
! There were surprises in store for
!her, however.
: ..You know said Thirty-seven,
laying his stick on the case one morn
ing and turning toward her, you
know I haven't been to q theatah
since ! came heah."
Haven't you, reallyY Well, you
ought to CO."
I ayes, a'am; that's what / think,
but I nevah did like to 60 anywhah
alone"
Slug Six had no comment to make.
:. II thought" he continued, that
perhaps you would go with me some
evenin'7"
ooh; I don't know; IL"
"of co'se I had no right to expect
you to co." he said gently, land 1t
you would rather not
cit isn't that" she replied, realiz-
ing that he was entitled to perfect
frankness, indeed, I should like
very much to go; but you see
haven't known you very long, and my
parents are not acquainted with you
at ALL
eyes, ma'am, that's SO, he said,
and went back to his work.
Slug Six saw that he was hurt
and hurt bad. She felt highly un-
comfortable about it. He was
certainly a gentleman. And she had
wanted to go to 'Charley's Aunt" so
long.
Later in the day she came and stood
timidly beside him.
"Mr. Woodruff" it was the first
time anybody in the Office, excepting
the cashier, had. ever. spoken his
name; it sounded sweetly strange
from her lips-'Mr. Woodruff, l
have been thinking that perhaps If
you care to, you might come some
evening-say tomorrow evening
and get acquainted with my father.
Then we can ask mamma about the
theater, you know.
I; That was three months ago.
And Slug Twenty-three, who Is a
bachelor old enough to be called
'"uncle" by all the typesetters and is,