Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-08-04
The SHOP LITTER.
"6Sl Oxford street,

I.f the tiasco at home. The guv'nor
a my debts over the Derby, and
paw ,.arcd TO stop my allowance if any
- more turned up. Hang me if l
, ,',.,- oct A county court summons served
u''. ~ was leaving the Senior United
w., the general, and then all the fat
IN the fire with ayengeance. He
rl1 have kicked me out of the house
:, + hadn't been for my mother, who
.,rad me from despair.
rBu+ the worst has yet to come. You
tcov that pretty little Nelly Lowell, the
,.,oltor Of old Lowell OF the above add
1ro.. and how sweet l got on her when
mot at the boat race! Well, my lady
thor found out that / was carrying on
NTH her and put her foot down consid-
..,lIv In vain | told her that / was
,aaIly fond of Nell, and that she would
5 t,n lots of oof some day, but all to no
rnrnose. If / persisted in dragging the
5,nchter of a retail tradesman into the
tr, of Gen. Lord George Forsyth she
ronli cast me off and regard me as a
son no longer.
Vow. considering that I am engaged
- Nell and that l would marry her de-
snte all the old Forsyth fossils in the
IorId | wasn't going to stand that, and
Consequently | got the ancient order of
the push.
But I'm not easily knocked over, as
you know. l was not in a big drapery
store when l was eXiled to America four
wears, for nothing, 80 l went straight to
old Lowell and told him everything,
caIpled with request that he would give
me situation behind his counter. The
old boy was crusty at first, but, seeing
that was in earnest, he promised me
what | asked for, and said if l did my
duty fairly for year he would publicly
consent to my marrying Nell; and here
am quite the pushing young particle
what s-the-neXt article counter Jumper,
and fine spree it is. No end of pretty
gTs here, but mum as to that. I shall
bring the old people down upon their
knees vet you see. Yours eternally,
Gerald Forsyth"
Victoria Mansions, w.
MY Dearest Kate-When you get this
Il come home at once, for something awful
has happened. Your brother really meant
& business as far as that common Lowell
q g1 is concerned, and actually preferred
beng turned out of doors to giving her
ii up. OF course | was powerless under the
circumstances, as | could never consent to
such a match.
But this is by no means the worst
Gerald vent away saying he should
never return unless with Miss Lowell as
bis wife, and | was fain to hope for the
best, thinking shortness of money would
work cure; but am mistaken. Gerald
actually went to the tradesman creature
question and told him everything, and
now Gerald is actually serving behind
counter in Oxford street.
4 wouldn't believe it when was told.
but had the curiosity to send to Lovell's |
for something for inspection, with the
hope nj being able to get something out
Of the person who came, and you can
imagine my horror when | found that the
person IN question was Gerald himself |
he carried a bundle of stuff under one
arm and yard measure under the other. |
lor all the world like peddler, and he |
ane2ted never to have seen me before in |
bis life
But, thank goodness, I was equal to |
Ile occasion | did not show my temper,
cut treated him exactly in the same way.
@'uoogh / was ready to cry out in my
I'Se ana yeXation. OF course l had to |
UI The general, and the scene he made |
w, was something too terrible for words. |
~ come home at once, and try and think |
VI some scheme to save your distracted
-"'''eI' Diana Forsyth"
Victoria Mansions. w.
DtaT Sr-Will you prepare and sub
H.l lor my signature at once new will. |
1.tFeoy leave everything to my wife. |
''lt remainder to my daughter after
. go.as: Make it as short as you like, so
. .-1. may have it at once, as | am
1'.Al'0S to get the thing off my mind. |
,lLI please destroy the original will di-
11l-} You read these lines. Yours faith
'''''' George Forsyth General"
Telegram
lazy Forsyth, 6Sl Oxford street. to
ss,'' Lord George Forsyth, Victoria Man
81. S~me to me here at once; something
"Sh,in has happened"
.. .I@'faet from a Society Journal.)
..s Nleptomania is very pleasant word.
o,- ole obviously invented by carnevinp
, mug .ef' disguised as physicians as a
@..,.aS mondi by which the aristocrat NAV
NH: 'ie those little moral peccadilloes
,s ,'e' are SO heavily visited upon the
T.. bat there are times when even
''-eIlous plea of kleptomania can be
t.Eahsea too far, and an instance has
..,S come under my notice. Who can
,r -.aN seriously of such arrant nonsense
So am IN position to absolutely
#.,,,.Da.ta( lady of title, the wife of
Ne ''suished officer upon the active SER
rly,o-5 was caught red handed in an
lsff s'lieet shop on Thursday with
r., 'zen handkerchiefs in her pocket
l ll..egel.ne, are being taken, and the dis.
mo- .''' are likely to prove racy read
corrupt Society. June l6. 10.
"6Sl Oxford e+rsat w