The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-08
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There We're embroidered articles fol
women, fancy articles for household
use and lounglng articles for men The
latter consisted OF dressing gowns
smoking jackets, slippers and such 9th
er paraphernalla.
I'm bachelor" said the young man
ia lone, iorn bachelor am obliged
TO spend great deal Of time in my
room, and ] may as well be comfort,
able What have you In the line Of
wearing apparel for such use?p
The shopkeeper squared himself and
surveyed his customer with calcula.
ton in bis eyes. yes: think they
will fit you," he said at last. THE very
thing : smoking jacket. cap and
slippers, brand new. beautifully EN-.
broidered. got them in only yesterday
but will sell the lot very cheap" He
produced the articles. The young man
tried them on. and they fitted him fair
" well.
you say they are new" he asked
"They look shop worn"
"Such things are made by fine ladies
In INDECENT circumstances, who usual
" spend great deal OF time on them.
dare say they were year or more in
making. That accounts for their ap
pearance"
Sanger bought the things for a song,
took them home and the same evening
put them on. AS he saw himself in a
mirror he thought them very becom
ing and great bargain. Lighting a
cigar, he sat down In his easy chair
feeling very comfortable But notwith,
standing that he was In fine apparel he
was miserable Who can be happy
with nothing but walls to talk TOT
Thrusting bis hands into the pockets
OF the jacket, he ran one of them
against bit of paper. Withdrawing II,
he read:
The maker OF this jacket would like to
correspond with the purchaser with a
view to matrlmony.
well. now, like thatv' unused San
ger THAT woman has long head
She knew there were even chances
the things would fall into the hands
of bachelor, that the bachelor would
wear them in a room all alone and
want wife. MY dear, III go you
He wrote note and mailed it. II
came back with postmen's notes scrib-
bIed alloyer It: TRY here. Try there
Try everywhere" Sanger, disappoint-
ed, threw 1t on his dressing case. But
the next evening on returning from
business It was missing The maid
told him that the postman had asked |
for it, having found a party to whom
it might belong. few days later b |
note written on fine paper and bearing
a crest was laid on table in his room
he opened it and read
Since placing the note in the article you
describe prosperity has come to me.
Nevertheless l shall be delighted TO find a
man who has in him the elements Of
good husband.
There was no mention OF the writ
er's age. When Sanger replied, which
he did at once, he said that his age
was twenty-six. Before going any fur
Their in the matter he would like to
know the lady's age. There was no
reply to this, and, fearing that she
might be sensitive about her age. he
wrote again, giving the old quotation
with loving hearts age makes no diff
ference"
Then came an epistle stating that the
age of the lady who had placed the
paper in the smoking jacket was forty
two Sanger was much disappointed
and forthwith committed the note to
The wastebasket He was not In need
81 marrying fortune and did not pro-
pose on any account TO marry a Yom-
ID sixteen years his senior
Meanwhile a lady acquaintance told
him that she wished to introduce him
b young friend Of hers Sanger con- ,
sented and met an attractive girl of
Eighteen, with whom he proceeded
|fraightway to fall in love. His pas
ion being reciprocated, an engagement
.nsued. When he was feeling the hap
Hast a note came from his correspond i,
ut stating that she had looked up his
'eeerd. was satisfied with it and was
1eadx to make his acquaintance. San
Ter paid no attention to the note. Pres
nifty he received another, stating that
{ liz thought he could trifie in that +
gay With unprotected women he was
mistaken The courts would do her
sanger was troubled 1t appeared
nat Ia bad been drawn into a trap
y woman for blackmail She had
iii letters. though there was no offer
+ mafriage In them, SO be might as
Feif write one or two more. trying to
X the matter up. The replies he got
lnzzIsd him They seemed to have
leen Nlisaen rather by a young girl
nan middle aged woman. Indeed,
here was something very unsophisti-
afed ii them He finally determined
) msek her and find out just what
.iud of III. enemy he was fencing with.
He shade I'D appointment to meet at
certain spot 10 the park As he was
bou1 10 keen it along came letter
rom Dis Eaueee asking him to come to
er 1t that very hour. This was unfor
unata. but be resolved to ignore the
eosiesf sc vent TO the park
AZ Sc approached the rendezvous
sbon should be see but his fianeee her
81 sc halted. but, having been seen
3 her. ne approached. She stood
suehsne St him. When she bad driven
I'm Is tie verge of anger she ex
Ialned
twenty years agone her mother
sroie the note he had found in bis