The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-24

, with Cupid. despite the fact that he
is OFTEN required to wear goggles and
h1deouS mask. 1t would seem that
the exhilaration of noting exercises
a peculiar psychological influence over
susceptible feminine hearts.
The envelopes of a whole packet OF
letters, just received from Chicago,
are being framed preparatory to being
hung In the hall of fashionable May
far house. For around these envelopes
hang an amusing little bit of romance
and the raconteur. who now claims
their possession, holds them as proof
positive OF the veracity of his story
without which he thinks no one would
believe it. For some little time he has
had maid at his house in whom all
the family took much interest, as she
was nice, ingenious sort of girl
and did her work well. They knew
that She was engaged to be married to
a young man of a scientific turn OF
mind who was in the employ of the
leading makers of barometers and 9TH
er meteorological instruments in Lon
don. He was sent by his firm to Chi
cago on business matters, and the low
erS We're parted. Letters came thick
and fast from Chicago to the maid in
Mayfair, and there was no suggestion
OF any sort of breach between the two
But as time went on it was observed
that the girl appeared much perplexed
and worried, and the master of the
house finally asked her if anything
was amiss between her and her sweet
heart.
mo. sir" answered the girl. Except
that every letter 1 have from my young
man says Why don't / write?' He
says he hasn't had one letter from me
since he's been in America, and I've
written dozens. Directly I receive
letter 1 write one back. Twice every
week I've written. and he says he
hasn't had one"
Have you sent them to the proper
address-the address on his letters ?"
was the natural inquiry that followed.
Yes, sir, every time" replied the
maid. but he seems to be moving
about so much"
"Oh, that explains it, he's travelling
about the different cities in the States.'
mo, sir, he's in Chicago all the time,
and he's in the same street, but he
seems to move his lodgings every
week, sometimes it's one number and
in the next letter it's another"
Let me see the address," said her
employer, and the girl rushed upstairs.
returning with packet of her sweet
hearts epistles. Trying hard not to
read the endearing terms with which
the letters commenced the master
glanced at the top of the first page of
some half dozen of them. He found:
Chicago, IS Fahrenheit" on one, on
another Chicago. 70 Fahrenheit" and
on a third Chicago. 80 Fahrenheit"
and so on. This was too much for both
master and mistress. Even the girls
real distress could not stem their
laughter. and the young man of scien-
tific mind was looked upon Immediately
as the author of one of the finest stor-
les that could go the rounds. The
meaning of the word Fahrenheit with
the varying numbers attached was
promptly explained to the girl who in
her next letter harked back to the adj
dress supplied her before her sweet
heart left for the land of the Stars and
Stripes.
Now more than ever was the family
interested in their maid and after a
considerable amount of red tape. from
the dead letter Office at Chicago has
been returned a whole pile of letters.
that had steadily gone on accommodating
week by week addressed to Mr.. -.
No. = Fahrenheit, Chicago. Ill. u. S.
A" AS a proof of the whole story, and
to prevent much handling wearing
them out, the envelopes are now at the
trainers being arranged behind sheet
Lady Mary.