Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-03-15
TWO ADMIRERS,
And Wise Editors Advice to th e
Young Lady.
II.


"GOu won't give me awayn she ex-
claimed earnestly, as the Questions An.
swered man handed ner 4 chair and
assumed his most sympathetic aspect.
"lf mamma knew / came to YOU there
would be no end Of fuss, But what
could do? l want advice, and knew
you would give il to me-"
"Whst is it all abOut?" inquired the
Question man, kindly.
IL am in ever so much trouble, and
want to do what's right" she sighed.
IL wish could see my way clear"
Sunday school teacher% asked the
Question man, cycling her keenly.
YES" she replied. al am Sunday
school teacher, and there are two young
men in leve with me. One is so good that
he makes me cry TO look at him, but
the other is worldly. He smokes aud
plays billiards and all that sort of wick
edneSs, but he takes me out and gives
me oysters and cream while the other is
home learning Bible verses. Every
time go with him | feel so wicked,
and when the good one comes around
TO 90 over the lesson with me, l feel that
am not worthy of him. Oh, what
shall do"
Don't the good one ever set up any
| thing?r asked the Questions man,
scratching his chin.
"Oh, no. He says that oyster houses
| and cream saloons are snares and aoom-
inatinus."
Hes right about thatw murmured
| the Questions man.
"And he says that l should not in
| flame my soul with stewS or cool 1t oil
with ice cream"
(which ofthem 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 go to church together and
he talks 80 beautifully of the sweet by
and by. You ought to hear him "
"What does the other fellow talk
about?"
J "Oh, he always talks about racket,
and wants to know where would like
to go next. But I must give Que OF
them up. and want you to advise me
which | shall keep"
Its pretty plain ease, / think"
| commenced the Questions man. You
should hang on to the bad man who
sets 'em up"
Think sO?" she exclaimed, blushing
with delight. ADO you really think L
would be happier With him"
'Stick TO him until you marry the
good one. That's obviously your duty
as a Christian. \ girl never gets so
sick of anything as of a piOus lover who
never sets anything up. You cling to
the bad one who buys cream and OyS'
tiers, and maybe you'll convert him. Ii
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
beauty, modestly casting down hel
ewes. "And il you agree with her
don't see what else there is for ME tC
do"
STRIKES me that's curious advice,
remarked the law reporter, as the CIR
went out.
"Don't YOU bother, young man." OBJ
served the Questions man with severity
THAT pretty little Sunday schoo
teacher amt going to marry either o.
them. She Just wanted my advice t.
hold over that piOus chap, aud you
mark nv words she'll work both o.
those fellows for all the candy, cream
oysters, matinees, opera and things o
that kind there are in the city Of Brook
lyn from now to the time they all sc
out of season."
"And do you call that Christian adj
vice." demanded the law reporter.
Don't mind, sonny. She'll &c
around and tell what nice lot OF fel
lows we are here, and it will increase
the influence of this paper among the
churches more than any reporting yor
can do from now till that girl gets mar
ried, and don't you forget it!'
And the Questions man went back &c
his work, while the law reporter looked
at him with the awe that worldly wis
dom always inspires in the minds o.
the innocent.