The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-01-19
ooh, Tilly M'Ewens. never saw the

.Sh-h" said Miss MEwens, her blacl
eyes dancing with fun, as she pulled
the rings off dropped one in her pocket
and placed the other on thesecond finger
Don't make a noise in my office, Pol
Evans"
Its the queerest thing that you can
! ell your own mind. 1t would take {
power of talk, though, to make me think
you AIM putting some Of on. CUES:
if / had two after me-
@Oh, pshaw. Poll, wait till you know
something about it, You never had a
beau in your life, and I've had a dozen
or so. And no'c mean to get married
Well" said Poll, rather sullenly, u
amt so old as you. Anyway, 1 expect
always to be sharp enough to know which
of two thing. like best"
Sharp isn't the word, Poll. It's not
question of fortune. I don't know
whether I'd prefer to be Mrs Jones, the
wife of the jeweler, or Mrs johnson, wife
of one of The bosses of The mills. don't
know whether like Jonesis blue eyes
and l adore blue eyes-or Johnson's
black mustache-and I love black mus
tache. Oh!'-and the brown hands were
thrown out so impatiently that the big
ring came near flying off-@there never
was girl in such quandary."
Two kinds of pie" Poll said compre,
hensively
al wish the two fellows were as near
alike as the two rings. keep one in my
pocket and one on my finger, and each
one thinks I'm wearing the ring he gave
me. Good joke-eh, Poll?"
Poll laughed again, but queried, rather
doubtfully, IF they amt engagement
rings. how'd they happen to give them
to your
"Oh, had a philopena with Johnson,
and won it, and the foolish fellow
brought me ring for present, and
tried to propose. l rather think he didn't
succeed, though" and Miss M'Ewens
laughed at the recollection. And as for
Jones, he first stole hat narrow gold ring
| used to wear, and then, when | asked
him for it, took the ring off his own
finger and offered me that ins cad. |
:old him il was worth twice as much as
my own. and I'd sell it ifhe didn'treturn
my property. Bah. I'd like to see either
of them propose to me till I'm ready to
have him."
"When II that be-"
Honesty. Poll, don't know. When
! l find out which l like best, l suppose
You see, if one should manage to pop
the question, should have TO accept or
refuse either of them, I should be sure
to be sorry aferward; and if l accepted
one, | should be dreadfllly sorry 1
couldn't accept the other. They're like
two pieces of dress goods you try to de-
eide between, you know: afer you buy
one and get home with it, you're always
sorry you hadn't taken the other"
HIM" was Polls response, as she
tossed off her faded shawl. "Did you
ever hear of the man who fell be
tween two toels?' ~
"Oh. pshawl understand flirting pret-
ty well. know how to manage" and
there was another flash of the black eyes
and a settling of the coquettish red bow.
Il shall marry one or the other, you'll
see. 1 won't be a telegraphic operator
all my life"
There wss a whistle and roar of an ap
preaching train. Miss NJ MEwens tossed
aside her sewing, and pulled her hat and
cloak down from high peg,upon which
Poll proceeded TO hang her own outer
garraents, saying, with chuekle.
See here. Tilly-suppose one of 'em
should write to you? 1 don't see how
you'd get round that"
Don't you bother your head. They're
not very good with their pens. either of
them. If they should"
What them
Why, should have to take the first.
See here, Poll: Sunday I'm going to
church with Jones, Tuesday I'm going
to the theatre with Johnson, Wednes-
day I'm going to ride with Jones, and
Saturday afternoon I'm going skating
with johnson. Talk of angels" she fin
ished, in hurried whisper, as the wait
ing room door was thrown open and a
young man strobe across to the window
of the telegraph Office; q wide-awake-
looking young fellow, with dark hair
curling close under his fur cap, and a
smile showing the cleaning teeth under
hi. black mus:ache.
well, Miss Tilly, ready to go to sup
PERI"
"All but one g'ove. Want to send a
message to any of your relations while l
put it on?'
The new conner laughed and nodded
to Poll, who had already seated herself,
prepared to do her nightly duty.
IF you were quarter as hungry as
1 am, you wouldn't wait for the glove.
"Well, I'll be back in an hour, Poll.
Then there was second throwing
open of the door, a rush of cold air, a
laugh, and a streaming backward OF
red ribbons, and the two were goue.
Poll tilted herself in her chair, and
pulled an illustrated newspaper from
her pocket, in the columns of which
she was soon absorbed. Net so much
absorbed, however, that she did moi
perceive a second entrance tn ough the
waiting room door. A more aristo
cratic-looking young gentleman this,
4 slender, bIne-eyed, and very nicely
dressed. Poll, with her head bent
over her paper, was quite aware thai
he had come up TO the window and wal
staring di.contentedly into the office
J. Miss a-Miss Evans, has your friend
gone to support
Poll came down on all four legs o
her chair and faced about.
my friend2 Oh! you mean Tlly
Yes. she has," and the paper was rails
I'd again.
Mr.. Jones, after drumming doubtful
ly on the sill for q moment, went ou
|, of the room with uudignified haste, ant
slammed the door with such force tha