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dist and end this horri attempt. gony, or die in mn on Broadway the day ‘orns extracted without pain for nd thither she would betake To be sure she had had toes, and having would be an expensive P was only one that hurt imitatic tering quarter thnt ier mother bad’ green her toy » with y and on the sidewalk another week, for all s .and mamma what she pleased. Have that corn she must and would, before dear Algernon Angustus discovered her limping abont the horse She was startled from her reverie by hear- ing him inquire ‘if she were go Perhaps,” was ' “You are not looking well, and I should think a walk in h morning air would do you good,” said he. At these’ sympathetic words her heart gave one wild leap, and , from the offending corn bro her ev “You are rouble,” he continued; “why not co T cannot bear to laconic re orbs suffa uld only tell him; could only f upon his manly and sob out all her woe! but would he think of her? 1 r young duke or lord, on his trunk, aceent with which te From remarks he had made to her alone, it was quite evi- dent that he had noon inti with the Royal family, and ¢ heard him speak of the Prince of We the most familiar manner. Beside all th his room contained numerous photogray es with their nan and 6s written below the pictures, and she read them all. Under such circum he was firmly convinced it were better to suffer in silence. Biting her lips to conceal her emotion she sive reply to his | The s and buckwheat ea this time vanished from the table, a being no further excuse fe non Au ing Ls to her ap: she quickly kicked off her s and encased her feet in a pair of her 1 ion becomin tion, she was soon al in street attire and reach the chiropodist’s establishment. rt beat furiously while ascendi flight of stairs that led to the corn doctor’s quarters. What if any one, worst of all, Algernon, uld see her, and what if the wretched operator should hurt h But it was too jute to turn hack. She had already reached the door, which stood open to allow another patient to make her exit. bowed politely to Laurinda and showed her into a small box of a room, vartitioned off from another box of similar ht the tears to | THE JUDGE. VERY Lapy. ** Dear me! ‘Telling her to prepare herself he left her to her own devices. She hastily div herself of one shoe and stocking. young lady of extremely delicate sensibili- ties, she had not forgotten to bring with her asmall bottle of redolent musk perfume She drew the bottle from her pocket, poured some of the fluid on her handke 1d proceeded to bathe the aflicted coltpartment inquired if sh y responded. lowly opened, and there, horror stood before her, holding in his hands a box containi Ive, plasters and implements, none other than her own, her precions Algern istus de Brown, One agonizing shriek escaped her ashy lips and her head fell back against the a joining jartition, The bottle of slipped from her grasp and rolled upon t floor, Algernon seized it, and with great nce of mind applied it to her nostrils, he soon recovered consciousness. ming their mu embarrassment, ain extent, our hero commenced operations upon the painful toe, As he patiently delved away, her feclings of repu nee were ¢ y overcome, and the delicate touch of his soft hand’ upon her foot produced such a melting influence upon her heart, that when he took occasion to pat her and Was this the cause of those pearly tc drops this morning, my loved on was able to murmur a reluctant “ y Why, oh why, my sw p,” he in- quired, *did you not confide in me, before this enormous growth had been reached but I forgive you, I forgive you, my p tortured on Unable longer to suppress her feclings, she allowed her head to sink forward upon his shoulder. Still grasping his corn knife in his right hand, with his left arm he en- | blue-pape EVIDENT. (COMMERCIAL MAN TO RAILWAY ACQUAINTANCE.) Vou are fro her expansive waist, and then ar he swore that never in till he had called her his at night, in. the parlor of the boardit nt was announced. upation ceases next morning departed, the fair Laurin on her usual round of eh k, found the following lines pinned upon the door of It was not a viscount, it was not an earl, It was nota baronet that carried off the prize But a young dude extractor of corns of great si My First Appearance. ‘Tru you about our wedding! well, de went to and we put our fingers in our Pb the Highland schottische at each other, ‘To tell you the truth [was hited when we got back to and made the round of the ght me the dearest love of a bon- d whispered, ‘you must look your “old folks 1 e, $0 gather I'the finery you want.” Well, our journey most successfully to. London, and { was only sea-sick once, ind Bill Billie wished it might be oftener, that he might hold my head; and now I'm sure you'd like to hear how T dressed for my first party. Bill Hilie’s people lived in the country , speaking of his mother, ke what you ¢ on yourself.” — I el him. (which TN never do again), for as soon as I was in the varlor (not wsthetic), the old you'll take her” pointing » the Hervingtons; they have F nd are gigantically rich cotton spinners, with everything of the first wate I made a face’at him, and I believe comicbooks.com