New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1896-11-04


was clearly discernible These was the
soft blak hair waving across % white
forehead, the eyes, deep and full Of
unreasonable good things the nose,
the mouti, every thing that I had been
seeking fr. ] gave an exclamation Of
joy. 81 ~
- You see her now, sir?. Does the
rings show mp good?' This remark from
the astronomer brought to mind q for
gotten fact / saw her through q tele-
scope. Where was that window that
could seek her out? I had found her.
Better never 80 have seen her than mn
der such appalling conditions There
she was gazing calmly at me from the
other end of along tube. I could al
most touch Ter and reached out my
hand.
=" Hold Oh. fl1erei'' cried the astron-
omer You'll upset the machine
my involuntary movement to en-
brace what was mot there did indeed
disarrange the apparatus, and SO badly
that she disappe and where she had
been a.star was winking at me. Asst I
cared for stars!
Il paid for one more look at Saturn,
but could find nothing. In vain swept
the skies and the horsetops and win
dows with the telescope and with my
naked eye. She had vanished went
home disoonsolate. As surely as I sit
here, Dookboy, saw her. It was not
hallucination. She was sitting in real
window within the range of that tele-
scope, but where don't know and per-
haps never will know. Ny ideal has
become a reality. but under what trying
circumstances Do you wonder that l
am miserable W 49, .:
II surely do not,'' said, "if what
you have said is true and not a mere
imagination
How romantic!'' cried my wife.
Lieutenant Swash sighed.
"Come, I said, rising from my
chair, I'VE will go together, and perhaps
I can help you. will have look At
Saturn"
Not long afterward my friend and
were at the corner from which he had
viewed his ideal in the flesh. The itin-
Grant astronomer was there. too. with
his telescope pointed heavenward in
readiness for use. He greeted my COM
panion pleasantly and apparently had
been expecting him.
MAYBE you'll see that planet you've
been looking for tonight" he said.
"1've cleaned off the lenses so they'll
work better
''Planet! Beautiful luminary rath-
er," muttered the lieutenant, stopping
and screwing his eye into an end Of the
telescope. II can see nothing but black
ness now. Lower the other end just lit
tle-there. He began adjusting screws
with the skill of one initiated into the
mysteries Of the heavens. While he
searched the skies above and the house
tops for miles about scanned the heav-
ems, the house tops and the windows
with my naked eye, and with my naked
eye accomplished more than he.
"Allow me to try the glass, 7 said.
my dear fellow" he cried, sit is of
no use. If can't find it, after searching
every night for weeks, you can't. There
is nothing in sight. It's only question
of patience, Of waiting until it again
appears. -
'Let me try" said peremptorily.
He acceded to my request. With the
assistance of the astronomer got the
instrument in the desired position, fixed
my eye to it and focused it.
"Pshaw," cried Swash impatiently,
YOU'RE looking right down Broadway
"Them's electric lights, sir, not plan
cts, " ventured the astronomer politely.
These remarks had no effect on me. /
bided my time. At length it came
"Swash, don't be excited,'' said,
"but just fix your eye here"
Its she again." he cried before he
had his optic thoroughly adjusted.
"You re right, Dockboy; we've got her.
Now mark where the telescope points
| to. Don't lose it. Get the direction.
"Have you read what is below the
Window" said l.
"Jove" he muttered " Miss Maxy
Mumps, the actress, writes, II have
used DR.. Hoaxer's harmless hair tonic
and find it perfection. -
''We've got her, Swash. Well spot
window with that sign-why, confound
it, she's gone!''
Swash Strengthened up and seized my
hand.
"Dockboy,' he whispered so the as
tonished astronomer would not hear,
five found her, thanks to you. can
spot her window by that sign if it's
within ten miles Miss Maxy Mumps,
the actress
Look again." said quietly, 'and
tell me what you see. -
| Once more he looked, but only for a
second.
''Confound it!'' he cried. "Am I
crazy? saw girl in a bicycle and I'M
der it letters saying that if you bike
you should ride Duster''
Gentlemen, - interrupted the astron-
omer, 'I'm afraid you amt seen Saturn
nor no other planet. You was looking
at that advertising canvas down Broad
way -. b.
Lieutenant Swash has gone to the
country for a few days.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat. NV
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