Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-05-06
says she saw Mr.. Slympkins give Sam
some money last night. "

says she saw MI Slympkins give Sam
some money last night.
"Yes, know it was Slympkins. P"
"More than that. Sam was married
last night to Miss Seymour's maid, and
they went off together by the IL O'Clock
train. )"
"But, my dear woman" said I, II
don't care anything about whom he has
married or where he has gone The
question is, Has he carried my leg with
him.
"Why, I'm sure don't know"
"Well, that is just what want to
know, ma am. This isn't time for
trifiing You must remember that l am
to be married today, and, by Joye! l
want my leg!'
"Why don't you ask Slympkins for
it?''
"Yes, and be laughed at. No, [ don't
intend to let him know anything about
the trouble he has caused me- Besides l
don t know that he has got it. -
"But what are you going to do:"
"Why, just as soon as finish my
breakfast I shall 90 to Mr.. Seymour
and tell him of the pertidy of my serv-
ant and I shall take that leg to prove
my statement-and, unless he objects
very strongly, / shall insist Oh being
married upon clutches rather than to
have the wedding postponed. That would
please Slympkins too much. It's what
he expects, but I'll disappoint him, by
Jove p
finished my coffee and going to my
chamber took the ownerless leg, and
wrapped it up i'll paper. Then l came
down, and ordering my carriage rode
out to Mr.. Seymour's residence.
The old gentleman met me at the
| door. He took no notice of my crutches.
With averted face he bade me goodmMn-
ing and led me into the parlor.
"I,m sorry, Captain Boomerang, very
! sorry, but the wedding will have to be
postponed"
"What, not on my account, | hope"'
for you see thought he had already
| heard Of my loss.
\ "Amelia isl
"What? My dear Amelia! Oh, has
anything happened to her. Is she III!
cts nothing serious, my dear cap
| tain.
"But is she i'll? Oh, where is she
Let me go to her. Do let me see herr
"She's in her boudoir. Go. Perhap'
You can comfort her"
did go. burst into the room anc
u found her lying OH the sofa.
Il rushed forward to clasp her i'll M,
arms, but recoiled i'll surprise ant
\ amazement when / saw upon the chat
Il in front of the lounge upon which sh
\ was lying my :.
!, "Great heavens! Amelia, where dit
| you get my leg?" For you see recog
nized the limb instantly.
"The le-- Oh, George Henry, Il
can never be your wife!' she sobbed
fixing her liquid orbs on the limb befor
her.
@'But where did you get my Leg"
reiterated, at the same time unfolding
the paper from the short one that hat
4 brought with me.
! 'eAYhere did you get mine? sh
\ screamed, hopping up from the lonng
\ and ,cintching the limb that / still he'll
4 in my hand.
\ 'sYmrs!" I gasped.
"tMine!'
"Oh, this is too much!'
I Amelia sat down, too, and for abou
two minutes we gazed into one anoti
er's faces without speaking a word. a
last I spoke
I ''Oh, Amelia, Slympkins has playe
cruel joke upon us He bribed you
maid and my man to change thes
limbs. -
n "But luckily we have found it out
time, and now the wedding can go o
I as if nothing had happened.
"What! Would you marry me NOW!
"Now!'' I cried claspang her to N
breast. lid marry you now IT 20
itatln leg to stand upon.
Then 1 kissed the dear creature, viii
ehe laid her beautiful head upon III
breast and cried for JOY.
In conclusion am happy to intor'
the reader that Che wedding took plat
ut precisely 2-o'clock that day. Siyml
kins was not there, and l haven't see
him since, but when I do see him-wel
TN write YOU about it.-Tit-Bits.