Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-01-26
Crucial Test

The other day old Mr.. Pungleup, Of Mob
Hill, California, was commenting on the
railroad velocity with which young ladies
iabber to each other whenever they meet,
without either in the least understanding
OF reply ing to what the other says
sits just clean falsehood gotten up by
YOU good-for- nothing men J" said the
Youngest Pungleup girl, Indignantly.
"All right" said her father, benignant-
w: well try an experiment. ! see your
friend, Miss Gluckerson, coming up the
street. Now, I'll wager that new walking
suit YOU want so much that you can say,
roast turkey and cranberry sauce In re-
sponse to the first half-dozen remarks she
makes without her noticing the fact.
Il never heard of anything so perfectly
absurd, ~ replied Miss p; ''however, l
might as well have that suit-it's just too
lovely for anythIng-so I'll just do it 10
teach you lesson.
Mind now,n said her father. as the
front door bell rang, fair play. You
mustn't change your expression in the least,
and you must repeat the sentence in your
usual voice and manner-that is 10 say, IN
d single breath-all run tegether, as 1t
were"
Just then Miss Gluckerson was shown
into the parlor, and through the library
door old p could hear the usual oscu-
latoTy peck exchanged, and Miss G-ex-
claim without even the smallest comma IN
the whole remark:
"Ohl you lazy thing been here perfect
age don't look al this hat perfect fnght
going 10 have flowers set back and bow
changed why weren't you al matinee Harry
Was there.
Roast turkey and cranberry sauce, q"
rapidly inserted Miss p, accompany
ing the words with that peculiar prelimi-
nary and concluding gurgle with which
All women, for some occult reason, lnvarla-
ably adOTn their conversation when desirous
OF icing agreeable.
Gong 10 blrs. Badgers partyl" con-
tiUued Miss Gluckerson, with the serene
rattle of a brook over the pebbles. Miss
Smith is going they tell NE she pants
promised me phaeton in the spring saw
that hateful Mrs. GIuppery on the street
bun OyeIskITt and gIeen ruching just
iLncy.
''koast turkey and cTanbeTTy-'
oh, George SkIdmore's mothers dead.
Ouch, GOT tea IN my sleeve little pest
Just eating me alive bury her next Sunday
Cid you get that edging at Gimps
''Iioast turkey and craI.-"
The girls al ClaIk's are TO graduate
next Thursday. Jennie Giggles is going TO
bc square cut with inside illusion and white
Kid Loots can't you come rJund for dinner
IO-mOrTOw ana stay all"
Roast turkey and
Might, and show MIlly yournew basque!
That nan with a light OyeIeoat stared al
ne Yesterday Jim o Nell is going east this
caLdy Is iIightfully stale.
-koast turkey
Ma links Mrs. Brown amt proper
those ferns are just too lovely al these
cuffs clean this nIUIniug are my crimps
coming out yours amt Lille Skippen sand
you let Charlie Boggs The other night
ana he said something nice tell meqmcki'
Roast turk"
Why, Low perfectly absurd you are,
LinCa," interrupted the visitor angrily.
lCu don't listen 10 a word / say. l was
asking alout Charley, not roast turkey.
Gouge Shelley thinks you're awful nice.
Now tell me, what dld he sayi Good
gracious. What are you hugging me
fOr:'
And, Tilda," thoughtfully remarked
Miss Pungloup after the matter had been
,ApisIuou, AMI her father admitted that he
had lest by scratch, Il believe in my
heart that If you hadn't thought about
Charley just tLen l shouldn't have any new
suit this winter
All oi which goes 10 show that there is
at least ore subject upon which one may
hoIe 10 secure tne temporary attention OF
the inscrutabie female mind.