The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-01-15
4 Crucial Test.

4 Crucial Test.
WOMAN Is BY nature 30 erratic and
inconsistent a creation that it doesn't
do to bet on even her most marked
characteristics. For illustrations: The
other day old Mr.. Pungleup, Of Mob
Hill, was commenting on the railroad
velocity with which young ladies jabber
to each other when they meet. without
either in the least understanding or re-
plying to what the other says.
cts just mean falsehood gotten
up by you good-for- nothing menu said
the youngest Fungleup girl. indig'
nantly.
IAN right" said her father, benig-
nantly; "we'll try an experiment. /
see your friend, Miss Gluckerson, COM
ing up the street. Now, Ill wager that
new walking-suit you want SO much
that you can say Roast turkey and
cranberry.sauce' in response to the
half-dozen remarks she makes without
her noticing the fact"
~ never heard any thing so perfectly
absurd" replied Miss P; however,
Knight as we'll have that suit-it's just
too lovely for anything--so III just do
it to teach you lesson"
"Mind, 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 sentence
in your usual voice and manner-that
is to say, in single breath run to-
gether, rs it were."
just then Miss Gluckerson was shown
into the parlor, and through the library
door old P heard Miss G-ex-
claim, without even the smallest COM
ma in the whole remark:
20! you lazy thing been here per-
feet age don't look at this hat perfect
fright going to have flowers set back
and bow changed why weren't you ut
matinee Harry was there"
Roast turkey and Gran berry sauce"
rapidly inserted Miss. P, accom-
panying the words with that peculiar
preliminary and concluding gurgle with
which all women, for some occult rea.
son. invariably adorn their converse
ton when DESTROYS of being agreeable.
"Going to Mrs. Badgers party?'
continued Miss Gluckerson, with the
serene rattle of a brook over the peb.
bles. MOLLY Smith is going they tell
me she paints pas promised me a
phaeton in the spring saw that hateful
Mrs. Guppery on the street buff over.
skirt and green ruching just fancy"
"Roast turkey and cranberry"
20, George Skidm0re's mother
dead Ouch! got flea in my sleeve
little beast just eating me up alive bury
her next Sunday did YOU get that edg.
"Roast turkey and cran-"
1.-The girls at Clark's are going ia
graduate next Thursday Jennie Giggles
is going to be square cut with inside
illusion and white kid boots can't you
come around for dinner tomorrow and
stay all
"Roast turkey and
might, and show Milly your new
basque? That man with = light over
coat stared at me yesterday Jim O. Neil
is going East this candy frightfully
stale"
Roast turkey"
MIA thinks Mrs. Brown amt proper
those ferns are just too lovely look a
these cuffs clean this morning are my
crimps coming out yours amt Lille
Skippen says you met Charlie Boggs tn,
other night and said something nic'
about me tell me quick!'
"Roast turk"
"Why, how perfectly absurd you are
Linda interrupted the visitor, angrily
"You don't listen to word say;
was asking about Charles Boggs, no
roast turkey. George Shelley think
you're awful nice. Now tell me VIVA
he did say. Good gracious! what ar
you hugging ME for?'
} "And, Tilda," tnoughtfully remarked
Miss Pungleup, after the matter ha'
been explained, and her father admitte
that he had lost by q scratch, II be
lieve in my heart that if you ha
thought about Charlie just then
, shouldn't have had any new suit thi
winter"
All of which goes to show that ther
t is at least one subject upon which on
) may hope to secure the temporary al
. tention of the inscrutable female MIND
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