Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1883-03-22
Helena, Montana Thursday March d, 1883.
A Curious Complication.
IBro0klyn Eagle.l

"You won't give me away !" she exclaimed
earnestly, as the Questions Answered man
handed her to a chair and assumed his most
| sympathetic aspect. ''If mama knew came
to you there would be no end of FUSS" But
what could do2 I want advice, and /
knew you would give it to me-"
What is it all about ?" inquired the Ques-
tions man, kindly.
Il am in ever SO much trouble, and want
to do what's right" she sighed. 1 wish /
could see my way clear"
Sunday school teacher ?" asked the Ques-
tions man, eyeing her keenly.
eyes," she replied II am Sunday school
teacher, and there are two young men in
love with me. One is so good that he makes
me cry to look at him, but the other is world
ly. He smokes and plays billiards and all
that sort of wickedness, but he takes me
out and gives me oysters and cream while
the other one is home learning Bible verses.
Every time 60 with him feel so wicked,
and when the good one comes around to 20
over the lesson with me, feel that I am not
worthy of him. Oh, what shall do ?"
Don't the good one ever set up anything ?'
asked the Questions man, scratching his
chin.
"Oh, no! He says that oyster houses and
cream saloons are snares and denominations"
Hes right about thatw murmured the
Questions man.
"And he says that should not inf1ame my
soul with stews or cool it off with ice cream"
(Which of them has the most money!"
queried the Questions man.
"Oh, the good young man has the most
money" she replied. "But he never takes
me to the theatre or the opera. We 60 to
u. l. L. x,1lr
of "the sweet by and by" You ought to hea
him ~
"What does the other fellow talk about ?"
'Oh, he always talks about rackets, and
wants to know where I would like to 60
next. But | must give one of them up, and
/ want you to advise me which shall keep"
"It's pretty plain case, think" COM
menced the Questions man. You should
hang on to the bad man who sets em up"
think SO 2" she exclaimed, blushing with
delight "Do you really think l would be
happier with him ?"
stick to him until you marry the good
one. That's obviously your duty as Christ
ian. A girl never gets so sick of anything
as of pious lover who never sets anything
up You cling to the bad one who buys
cream and oysters and maybe you'll convert
him. if you don't, you've got the other fast
for the marry when you get ready to settle
down.
That's what ma said," faltered the beau
ty, modestly casting down her eyes. And
if you agree with her l don't see what else
there is for me to do"
Strikes me that's curious advice" remark
ed the law reporter, as the girl went out.
Don't you bother, young man." observed
the Questions man with severity. That
pretty little Sunday school teacher isn't 60
ing to marry either of them. She just want
ed my advice to hold over that pious chap,
and you mark my words, she'll work both
of those fellows for all the candy, cream, oys-
ters, matinees, operas and things of that
kind there are in the City of Brooklyn from
now to the time they all 60 out of season."
"And do you call that Christian advice 2"
demanded the law reporter.
Don't mind, sonny. She'll 60 around and
tell what nice lot of fellows we are here
and it will increase the influence of this
paper among the churches more than any
reporting you can do from now till that girl
gets married, and don't you forgetw
And the Questions man went back to his
work, while the law reporter looked at him
with the awe that worldly wisdom always
inspires in the minds of the innocent.