The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-03-20

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, future centuries. as the ancient Gree
IS the classic for us of this time, tina
instead of the maiden with the distat
as we have, they will have the Made,
at the typewriter, as one of the beau
tltul figures that make art everlasting
Her eyes We're so blue, her cheek.
were so pink, and truly, her hsir mus
have been transplanted from the bank,
of the Pactolus whose shifting sand:
were crystals of pure gold.
The man sat near her debating s
letter.
On the window pane next to the
street were the words "Hurso-d
Blinker Il Co., Brokers'" and The man
debating was the Blinker of the firm
he was also the Hurford and the Co.
seeing that he had bought ont every.
body else, including the vell.kuown
name of the firm
And what man was Bllnkcr-
Haverhlll Blinker. 4 bachelor Of
forty years experience, business
man OF large and increasing wealth
q calculating Spectator, q good ali
round fellow, and among women the
very prototype and synonym of bash.
tulness. To see him bow and smila 70
and at a lady when meeting her vould
nave led the most critical to say he
was q courtler Of courtiers, but if il
became necessary for him to 20 be.
yond the bowling and smiling limit
ME had no further charms for Hayer.
dill Bllnker. Strange to say, too, he
was not always conscious of his weak. |
ness, and there were times when he |
really thought be was quite a ladies'
man.
When he recovered from one of
these latter attacks he was ALWAYS sir.
rounded by large circle of svmna.
thlzlng friends (male).
Until within six months he had
never been able to persuade himself
nat the real and only way to accustom
l'mseli to the use Ola woman's society
vas to employ a ''lady typewriter,
nd then he did it because a re]ativa
u his, his aunt, in fact, in NEIGH.
'orlny town, had asked him as a spec-
Il favor to help the daughter Of an !
ia school friend OF hers, in sore dis.
ress, who was quite skilled stepor.
apher and typewriter.
1t was entirely beyond the compre. :
enslbllity of Mr.. Bl1nker's aunt thot
If. bl.nker would give her employ.
lent' but the aunt thought he might +
no" someone who had place for her. .
therefore,, when be wrote to his annt
ylng that he would give the youpc
oman place in his Office at $40 a :,
onth she was more than surprised 81
'e was delighted, and sent the rol,7. D. D.
l'halred daughter OF her dear old .
hool friend right over to her nephew " "
Inc gay sne made her first appear.
ice Mr.. Blinker was ont when she :,
lied about II o'clock, and the Office +
y and the clerk having insisted upon =,
T remaining for a few minutes until -,
r. bllnker should return, she sat "
Wn near the window and waited ~
yer once noting the fact that the ~
ice boy and the clerk we're each put. b. !,
g IN every moment OF his spare -
no watching her and WONDERING =,
'at the mischief business an angel ~,
mt from heaven had with Mr. =; ~
mixer. II
When Mr.. Blinker finally appeared, y
d tho Office boy and the clerk col. r.
'sed, he hadn't the least idea who ~ IL
was, and his heart began to pound ~
on the inside of him that he y.
ought it was the jan1tor turning on e. e.
re steam and shaking up the radi. ba
rs IN the office and halls. It WIS ~
very first time he had ever seen O th
man in his office, and the experience w., w.
so entirely novel that for an in ="
Mt be was speeches.. -;
is this Mr.. Blinker?" she inquired, ga
ng to meet him as be cam 9 hesi. W.
ngly toward her, ~
'ies'm," responded Mr.. Blinker, s w..
t he were schoolboy about to be o.. a
:ed for FASTING wet wad on the W. w."
l. 'May I inquire to what I am Oh,
ebted for the honor of this visit. a.
am?" ..,.,,: clo
tinker would no more have made
b an egregiously silly and stiltea l%u
cen as that to man than he would G
e tried to have told the truth in
caso, but this was woman, and W., I.
lker was not RESPONSIBLE. VI ~ .nr
Your aunt" said tho visitor, With NJ -
oguish twinkle in her eye, but va! 11
'ker didn't see it any more than he 49, =
profit in honest politics. i; p"o
l-I-beg your pardon, ma'am," -; 49, -
~ !.
besvery idea Of his saying "Ma'am," "P ~
girl like that! It would have 80; =
criminal il Mr.. Blinkcr had been 0'4 &.
onsible. =,
ben she told him vho sha roc owl o"iu