The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-11-09
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"Well, stared then, for she was right
my name being Joseph Scarratt.
"''Ow did you know it?' ses.
"oOw? Well, do you know Miss Hop.
kins?'
"'Very well.' ses. She comes from
where ! do
ayes she ses, AN so do L.
$50 on ses 1; you're kiddin' me.
| 40, well, you needn't believe me un'
less you like she ses.
swell, in a bit found out that 1t was
the truth. She worked at Ribbon an
| Chiffon's, an the reason l 'adn't seen
'er before was that she lived q bit out
| of the town, an went by train night
| an mornin'.
''Well, met 'er again the next morn
in, an spent the rest of the week with
'er, for l was 'avin' my 'olidays at the
time. spent a lot of money on 'er. too,
| one way an another. bought 'er hice
creams an chocolates. an paid for 'er
'avin' 'er fortune told by the gypsies.
They said she'd marry good-lookin'
young man with hauburn air, an she
said afterwards it was very funny they
should say hauburn air, for my air s
that colour, as l daresay you'll ave no
ticed."
! Mr.. Scarratt paused moment here TO
relight his pipe, and ! made reply that
was polite rather than truthful.
81 think even the longest-'eaded folk
lose their 'eads at the seaside" he went
on. 81 know lost mine, for that same
afternoon there was chap on the sands
takin' ortygraphs. f wanted to take
us together. said we'd make the pref
test pictur' ed ever took. She seemed
inclined for it, an 30 we went in an
were took, 'er a sitting down, me a
standin' up. A bob it cost me.
thought it was cheap at the time, but
well, it was the maddest thing I ever
did. OF course, before he week was out
I'd reg'larly proposed to 'er, an that
although ! knew 'er father was only a
joiner an 'er mother took in SEWN.
Perhaps you'd think as when | got
back to the shop an began work again
| should come to my senses and back
out, but not bit of it. | was arf OFF
| my dot about 'er, an / used fairly to
look forward to Sundays, when l took
'er walks. Very soon | started goin'
to the 'ouse to tea. Although they was
what you would call in tumble circum-
stances, they was very respectable, ar
they'd nice front parler where me an
Polly used TO sit on the sofa.
"Well, things went on pretty smooth
ly-like for some time. an then, one fine
mornin', old Flint surprised me by tell
in me ed niece a7comin' to keep 'ouse
for i'm, is old missis gettin' too old to
do much, an as she'd 'ad fancy educa-
tion 'e said she'd be able to give us a
and with the books.
"Well, it was bit of a novelty this,
to ave a lady clerk, but when told
Polly she didn't arf seem to like it.
"'Shell be wantin' to flirt with you
arf 'er time, know she ses.
"'She'll ave to want them ses l, an
then, of course, she made me promise
not to carry on with 'er. Girls is awful
jealous one of another. AS for me,
never thought of ncthin' of the sort, for
the fact was I'd got 1t into my 'ead she
wouldn't be up to much, for old Flint
an lis missis were not what you could
call good lookin
"'Owever, as things turned out, /
was mistook for once, for though she
wasn't anyways equal to Polly, yet I've
seen far worse-lookin' gals. She was
big an tall, with black eyes-fine eyes
they were; an from the very first she
seemed disposed to make 'erself hsi-
fable. OF course | always did the polite
to lady, but wasn't more than polite,
though | could see she was ready
enough to take on; an, what is more,
it soon struck me that old Flint 'ad no
objection to it either. for whenever e
found us chattin' e said nothin'.
II soon found was right about this,
for one day e actually asked INC if Id
come to tea the followin' Sunday AS
luck would ave it, Polly couldn't see
me that day, and 'er mother an 'er were
goin to see haunt who was i'll, an SO
| said I'd be very pleased. OF course
didn't tell Polly.
1T was lot better evenin' than ex-
pected. We'd rare spread, chicken
an am, ar all sorts of cakes an jams,
an Loo was reg'larly toffed up and
looked better than l thought it possible.
After tea she played for us, an she
could play, all the latest comic songs,
an gave 'em When my air began to
2curl.' 1t fairly knocked 'em, the old
chap especially.
"'You must come an sing for us
again, joe e ses, when I was goin'
Me an the missis is very fond of bit
of real good singin', an Loo will always
play your compartments
"A day or two after that the old man
draws me aside very confidential like.
Joe ses e, that niece of mine is
fine player on the pianny. amt she?'
"'Nery fine ses |.
AN she's nice girl, too ses e,
next.
"'Very pice,' ses /.
IAN ell be lucky man what gets