Life — September 2, 1897 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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For nearly an hour Horatio Dexter had been upon ris knees in front of Flavia Johnson, pouring out his ove. His was no ordinary passion. He had worshipped he beautiful girl from the moment that his eyes had irst looked into hers. “Flavia,” he implored, ‘have mercy! Can't you vee that if you will not become my wife there will be no hope for me? 0, don't say that,” she returned in low, sweet sccents; “you will getoverit. Three years ago Titus denderson told me the same thing. Now he is married o another, and the father of twins, I know that he is tappy. You will forget me as he has forgotten me. fou will meet some one else and love her, and then, in sood time, be happy with your twi~I mean your family, “Ab,” he bitterly replied, ‘others may be happy vith their twins. I do not care for them. You—you, *lavia, are what I want. You are the pole star of my xistence. Say that you can learn to love me. Say hat I may at least hope. Do not compel me to go way and destroy myself! Save me, Flavia, save me!” “ Poor boy,” she said, stroking his curls, ‘1 am orry for you. I wish I were notso lovely. It is terrible, is thing of driving people mad for love of me. I will ive you a little lock of my hair, which you can wear extto your heart. Perhaps that will help you to get ver it.” “No! No!" he sobbed, air on my heart would do a bit of good. It would nly tickle me. I am very ticklish, Flavia. Keep your air. You may need it some day. Now I'm going to ive you just one more chance. Will you or will you ot be mine ?” She bent and pressed her rich, ripe lips against his orehead, and then replied: “I don't think a lock of “Alas! I cannot; Iam promised to another, who makes more money in a day than you earn in a week. It nearly breaks my heart to have to tell you this, but you have forced me to do so. Were things arranged differently, I could be happy with you, for love is knocking at the door of my heart.” Horatio Dexter got up, looked to see if his trousers were badly bagged at the knees or not, and then, in cold, harsh tones said: “Well, inasmuch as it seems to be a money trans- action with you, I suppose I ought to pay you something for the time that you have wasted in hearing my story. How much do I owe you?” Drawing herself up like an angry princess, she saic “*You insult me, sir. Go, before I call my father, who stands 6 feet 2 in his socks and weighs 197 pounds.” So he departed, saying : “The day will come when you will be sorry that you permitted the desire for money to kill your love!” That was five years ago. To-day she is a grass widow, living upon a miserable alimony of $14 per week, while he has a political job with a salary and fees of $12,000 year, and clerks, hired at the expense of the public, to do the work. Often does the now miserable woman say to herself: “*What a fool I was! I might have known from the businesslike proposition he made that night that he couldn't lose."— Cleveland Leader. Iris said that General Skobeleff, on the eve of the battle of Plevna, offered to a soldier the choice between 100 rubles and the Cross of St. George for having saved his life. Said the young soldier: ‘* The Cross of St. George? What is it worth, the Cross of St. George?" Replied Skobeleff: ‘My good fellow, it is not for the worth of the thing, but for the honor, that I offer it to you. The cross itself is worth no more than Sve rubles." The soldier clinched matters by answering: “Well, then, I'll have the Cross of St. George and ninety-five rubles."— Philadelphia Ledger. The manager of a telegraph office in Maine tells thi: “I suppose the most comical thing I ever saw ina telegraph office happened the other day. It was warm, and I was standing near the desk when a womag entered. She was sweet and twenty, or possibly a year or two older, and I picked her out for a young wife, just in the exultant flush of her first success as housekeeper, She wanted to know if our line made connections with Boston—most all women ask that question when they use the wire for the first time,” exclaimed the manager, parenthetically. ‘‘I gravely assured her that our lire did connect with the Hub and allayed her fears that it might take half a day to send the message. Somewhat reassured, she opened her reticule, took out a bunch ef samples and then went to writing. After some difficulty she squeezed her thoughts into ten words and approached the sending table. 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