The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-21

dIgnantiy expressed It. But the most important hint was given the night after Mrs. Burton's ball. at which we all had been present We were lounging in Bu- dell $ rooms, and Smithers was giving us a highly-colored and graphic illustration of the frivolity that passes for conversa- tioI between young men and maidens That's all nonsense" broke Tn Budeli :; its our own fault. at any rate. Why. last night l had quite serious and in teresiing conversation about womens cd ucstion, with maiden even quoted Scripture to her.
 1 Bet you a hat you misquoted. said f the irreyerent Smithers. who thought es- cry one was as ignorant as himself.
 No. I'm not joting. Its fact. and l got aa idea or two. let me tell you.. Had nc only told us that he had veniurcd into ! the conservatory in order 10 carry on his conversation withor, interruption. am 1 convinced .hal at least should have sur missed that the acquisition of an idea or ,wo was notsthe only result. However. l vas noi long in my state of ignorance 2 One day. d month or SO after. Budell hunted me up to confde 10 me that the
 
 over head and ears in love, and cid l think he ought to tell the other men l: Then there followed shower ot apolo- geti ;. m which ''sof; brown eyes. and goodness knows what other personal a., fractions were prominent. When re- covered breath l assured hln Il that thought 1t quite incumbent upon him to inform the club. was rigid and cold with him. for felt indignant. Ii was almost an insult to select me as his conhdant. as though my eeliba,e principles were less fixed than Marby' or Smithcrs.
 Ills announcement that evening was received in solemn silence by the Square club even Smlihers at tlrst had nothing to say. At last Marby asked. :" Is t per mitted 10 inquire the lady's name, and when the marriage is to take place. Eudcil looked uncomfortable. Well the fact is he said .' thought ought to tell the club a; once bu, haven that IS. don't quite know how to SC, abou' asking the lady.
 Budell looked so eomieally distressed IS he made thls confession that the club hailed |, with shou, of lau sh,er. The notion of bold and confident Budell find ing himself mufzied by the tender pas sion WAS too suggestive for OUT visibility BGdcli vas seriously annoyed ." don; thnk. he said. "tha, my courte.y To the club has been met with courtesy He slafed q, me as fl ! specially had been suiiiy of revealing his onlienee We apnloglted humbiy. and al la,t pacihed him. lie really was puzzled as how to accomplish his proposal. Marby sug- seste the old-iashloned plan af plump ing down on his knees. like d swain Tn valentine bu, Budel paled yisibly. IL was such a eold-blooded way. he objected; yel il appeared he had almost adopted il oa two occasions. The first time a little brute of brother had inoppor,unely ap- peared. = never knew nice girl tha, hadn't h,tle brute of brother" ex- claimed Budell hastily generalizing and on the second occasion he had even go, the length of informing the oblcc, of his affections ito adopt phrase that used to madden Budell) that he had something 10 tell her. when her mother entered. and he had hastily To devise some idiotic fact about a flower show. 1, was quite eyiden, that his nerve was not equal to . ,hird attempt. l suggested that he should write but l, seemed that the young lady m talking about certain novel. had l. ughcd the hero to scorn for reSortina to so cewardly d plan as writing hls pro- ps sal.
 <" Can't you save her life in some thrill ing manner. and then GAS, yourself at her fee; - asked the romantic Maiby.
 (lrFan Ntatt .x...srt shower. and then you could neatly ask her to share your lot as well wei as um- brela: suggested Smithcrs.
 Eudell smiled t~in,iy II k d, yer, vel for You fellows n make fun of |; when you haven't io do Y yourselves bu, all the same it's ,icklish thing 10 do veil l w.sh te do il III neat and direct manner and without hum0us
 ' k my opinion. said Sniihers. tha, yea Il end by popping the question in some altogether ae.d!nary and absurd manuei.
 :. ery well. sir" said Buicl!, with dig- niiy. we shall see
 But when we left him, the idea of the irrcpressible Budcll being ton sue-,ied be- lore aaln,y little damsel. who couldn't even Sli on jury. came upon Us again  with tedoubled force. and We awoke the echoes of the silent street with renew ed shouts o. laughter.
 Poor Budeli could ind no opportunity of settling his fate He revolved drearlly round my rooms. where he materially n- ,erfered with my work by constantly put ting skillfally elaborated questions to me. devised to extract my opinion as to his lady-love, without revealing her name. rose and fell in his estimation as my an swers were wha, he desired or not : and l committed myself to an immense num- Der ot dehnite opinions as 10 the prefer ence between blondes and bruneties. large mouths and small ears. etc. etc = Whether do you prefer Greek or Saxon names for ladies: = he once asked me- answered at random that liked them both equally. :. No. bu, really.'' he per sisted. Il mean modern names derived from those languages Well" l re- piled al venture, Il like Saxon names" !" Do you?" he exclaimed: why. so do l. For example. don't think you could