Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1881-01-20

How a San Francisco Girl Won a Dress
from Her Father
From the San Francisco Post.

From the San Francisco Post.
Woman is by nature, so cratic and incon
sistent a creation that it doesn't do to bet on
even her most marked characteristics Fol
illustration, the other day old Mr.. Pungleup
of Neb Hill, was commenting on the railroad
velocity with which young ladies jjabber tc
each other whenever they meet, without
either in the least understanding or replying
to what the other says.
! It's just clean talsehood gotten up by
you d-for-nothing men," said the young
est Pungleup girl, Indignantly.
| ''All right" said her father, benignantly
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 to the first half-dozen
remarks she makes without her noticing the
fact
Il never heard Of anything so perfectly ab-
surd," replied Miss P: however.
might as well have that sllit-it's Just too
lovely for anything-so I'll just do it to teach
you a lesson"
Min noW," 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 expression in your usual
voice and manner-that is to say, in single
breath-all run together, as it were
Just then Miss Gluckerson was shown into
the parlor, and through the library door old
P could hear the usual osculatOry
peck exchanged, and Miss G. exclaim,
without even the smallest comma in the
whole remark:
"Oh! you lazy thing been here perfect
age don't look at that hat perfect fright 60
ing to have flowers set back and bow chang
ed why weren't you at the matinee Harry
was there"
Roast turkey and cranberry sauce rap
idly inserted Miss --, accompanying the
words with that peculiar preliminary and
gurgle with which all women,
for some occult reason, invariably adOrn their |
when desirOus of being agreea-
ble
Going to Mrl. Badgers party 2" continued |
Miss Guckerson, with the serene rattle of
brook over the pebbles. Molly. Smith is 60
ng they tell me she paint promised me a
DhaetOn in the spring saw that hateful Mrs.
1rupery on the street buff Overskirt and
green r,tchincc"jus fancy"
Roast turkey and cran-'
The girls at Blark's are to graduate next
Thursday Jennie Giggles is going to be cut
quare With inside illusion and white kid
,Oots can't you come around for dinner to-
morrow and stay all -"
Roast turkey and ="
Night and show NIilly your new basque
hat man with the light overcoat stared at
ne yesterday Jim O'Neil is going East this ,
andy frishtfully stale :
Roast turkey ="
MA thinks Mrs Brown aint proper those -,
erns are just too lovely to look at these
utfs clean this morning are my crimps COM =
ng out yours aint Lille Skippen said you {
let Charlie Boggs the othor night and he .
aid something nice tell me quick 7
Roast turk"
Why, how perfectly absurd You are Lin !
a." interrupted the visitor, angrily. You y
ont listen to a word I say was asking ~
bout Charley, not roast turkey. George q
helley thinks your awful nice Now, tell :
lie, what did he say. Good gracious. ~
What are. you hugging me for?' Y "
AMI, Tilda" thoughttully remarked Miss ~
ungltup after the matter had been explain T. T.
1, and her father admitted that he had lost
y a scratch, Il believe in my heart that if :,
ou hain't thought of Charley just then / a
louldnt have had any new suit this win ,,
II. =
All Of which goes to show that there is at 9,
asst one subject upon which one may hope W
} secure the temporary attention of the in cI
rutatle female mind. II