The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-03-23
CHAPTER II.
(THE LovERs.)


90 candidate for the Lancaster
post office will kick and Rosey, bless
her guileless young heart, loved AL
bert so hard that it wore bunions or
the left ventricle of her medula OBJ
longata. Albert would have done
anything, but work, for Rose, and
she would have sacrificed her psych,
knot to have given him moment OF
happiness.
Albert was magnificent speci'
men of manhood. He was big enough
to have been born twins, and muscle
stood out all over him in gobs like
Saratoga trunks. His eye was bright
and keen and seemed to look through
an object and beyond, and was prob.
ably the primary introduction of the
scientific X or Roentgen ray, though
Albert didn't go to do it, as he was in
no sense welded to science. He
wanted to be welded to Rose and
was not inclined to poligamy. He
had the head of Greek god and
wore 1t constantly. Most people
would have kept it in band box,
probably, and only worn it on Sun
days and gala occasions; but Albert
was so proud of it that he wore it
steadily and kept it well busted and
brushed up like it ought to be to pro-
sItlnn tho hncE nfr 1,ni,
soft and silky and hung in beautiful
ringlets down his back, to the envy
of every scalp hunter in the territory.
His mustache, for of course Il novel
hero would be dismal and dreary
failure without q mustache, was like
his hair in color and texture. 1t had
the CLINT and simmer of gold that
dazzled the eyes of all who beheld it
and made smoked glass necessary to
those who were not color blind. 1t
had the downward swoop so much
affected by heroes in society novels,
and curled up at the corners in
most ravishing manner. The secret
of producing this effect, through a
diet of fried bread, was impaired to
our hero by an Indian medicine man
In exchange for an antiquated plug
hat and a handful of Bryan and Sew
all free silver campaign buttons for
which our hero had no use, as he
was a sound money Democrat and
favored single gold standard.
Altogether AL was a strikingly
handsome young fellow, with the
courage of lion and half, or two
lions, and precisely the kind of
man whom the tendril's of Roses
young affections would naturally en-
twine as the tender vine encircles
the sturdy oak. Possibly il there
had been more oaks of Albert's kind
In the neighborhood, the case might
have been different; but aside from
Bill and an occasional injun, Rose
seldom saw any animated oaks of
Albert's species, and consequently it
was in manner Albert or nothing,
as Bill was just an ordinary farm
hand with no especial style, and the
red of the injun did not harmonize
with Roses wardrobe. So AL had
things his own way and appreciated
that he had corner on Roses affec-
tions and it suited his monopolistic
ideas to the queens taste.
A brief description of Roses
charms would probably fit in here as
we'll as at any other time. Rose was
only three feet six in her stocking
feet when she wore any, and was the
possessor of the softest, fawn.like
eye in all the world. Her other eye
was not materially different and
very we'll. Her complex
ion was of that rich, rare, peaches
ahd-creah flint, which is only rival
ed by artists of the schools. Rose,s
complexion was natural however,
AND would wash without fading.
Her hair hung in natural ringlets
from her alabaster brow, in rich
curls which were a source
of pride and not a little labor to her,
for she had only q rat tail file on
which to curl them, the new tangled
curling apparatus not having been
introduced out on the fronriler. Still
with marvellous patience, log fire,
and her primitive Iron, she accomp-
lished much with her coiffure and
made herself the envy Of the feminc-
ty of the territory, which wasn't as
great task as it would be now I'm
this section, where the ladies have
every facility for curling and crimp-
ing and thousands Of other artificial
means to enhance their loveiiness.
In harmony with her beautiful
face and faultless form,s she possessed
the sweetest voice in the entire uni
verse. When she spoke, 1t was as
though honey dropped from her coral
lips and when she chirped or warbled
the birds in the forest trees ceased
and emigrated. Her songs were
those of an angel, that is If angels
sing "Sweet Alice Ben Bolt" "Old
Folks at Home, "and "Tho Pirates Of
which of course they
don't.
is 1t strange that such an eligible
match would escape the wiles of
Cupid? Why certainly not. 1t
couldn' be otherwise. Albert loved