Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-09-03

every morning, and 1 had expended Is
pence in seidlitz powders to cool the
srdor Of my blood and set my liver to
rights
But, though l emptied half the box.
my passion remained undated, though
my tongue was cleaner and more OF the
color Of tho expensive pink coral Of
which brooches and intaglios are made,
which was satisfactory. By the way,
how is it that In boxes Of seidlitz pow
ders there are always more blue papers
than whitei AS consume about q doz-
en- boxes in the 12 months and have for
the last 20 years. have glut now Of
blue packets Of carbonate Of soda But
that is neither here nor there.
I returned to Squabham with IN
abated desire to see this red beauty,
and on reaching the little county town
I inquired my way to the house Of Mr..
John Smith, solicitor.
found it, with brass plate, on the
garden gate. "Mr. John Smith, Solic-
itor." was engraved on it.
The house was sort Of villa, with a
garden before it, in which white lilies
and roses were blooming. There were
also beds of red geranium and yellow
ealceolaria, but owing to the rain they
had gone much to leaf and were drag
gled. rang the bell and asked to see
Mr.. Smith and was shown into his pri-
vate sitting room. He was tall, gaunt
man, with large whiskers, gentlemanly,
and with pleasant voice. He asked me
to take chair, and / did so, thanking
him. Then he waited to know my bust
ness. That was one Of the most awk-
ward moments Ihave known in my life
I can propose to a lady, because then |
rush at it, as niger does at plank,
and drive my head through, but to sit
opposite a cold blooded lawyer. who is
boring one with his eyes and has ears at
full cock to receive your communica-
tions, and to gush with love under such
circumstances-the lady not being in
the room-is as difficult as it would be
to write sonnet with ones toes, keep.
ing ones hands in ones pockets all the
time.
"I had the pleasure, said I, "to
travel to Stoke ON the top Of the coach
the other day with your sister, Miss
Smith.
"She went to Stoke last Monday"
"And she is returned homer"
"She is here.
81 venture to say that your sister pro-
duced a profound impression on my
heart through her beauty, on my mind
by her intellectual powers and great vi
vacity and ability in expressing herself,
and, indeed, may say she produced a
deep impression on my entire system,
for we were rather squeezed, and her
box, on the roof, was behind me, and
one corner dug into my back. If I had
not changed my coat I might have
shown you the mark to this day. I may
add that my heart is quite as deeply and
permanently impressed"
my sister is extremely fiattered-
that is to say she will be If she hears
II beg. SIR" interrupted /, ''that it
will be mentioned to her. throw my
self and my fortune at her feet. I am
not man of wealth, but am in bust
ness-a business which is prosperous
and capable Of considerable extension,
into the details Of which we will enter
later If need be. Suffice it to say that
my income is about $500 year-never
less usually somewhat more. But am
aged 85. was born on April 1. 1918,
of a respectable family, commercial but
eminently respectable and we'll estab-