Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-05-08

Maid Of Afhsns, juSe oues moro
fifale ships nna hna IL nhoee;
Hask. ths dsR he's beoke hi ehaan;
Zonnds. Tn n hssd lnck aeain:
Great Geoss. I'm BIT
A uogs0 SognSAlssrs TDegDleAs
aome Of the nswspapef fellows were
Iif4ae disappointed vheo tho Opsfa re-
edVal peeso ticksts we're pAne1 around
4 yoQnQ gentleman, bare and thsre, az
- hayin0 made arrangements TO escort
4 vounQ lsdg 70 one Of the operas, would
- uors az Len panied 70 discover, Tor
example. that he Was destined 70 b an
IA mn in the northeastern corner OF
~ GALLERY, vhils his lady love occupied
4 sat behind . pillar two noofs below.
n viii readily b seen that muc6 OF the
uieeeure Of 0ompanis0ship would thus
s. eesjoualy intsgfefed With. The beam
ino emiIes Of approval, the soft spoken
vordo that are wont 70 b iutsTchanged
durinR pogfoFman0s, the animated con-
vefaaSlons botveen aots, the reoognittou
snd rointin0 out Of mutuad friends. tbs
yoanQ MAS carefully studied explana-
ton Of the piot-All Of these delightful
little oOoial amenities would have To Be
forg0ns.
Apsopos Of this, the experiences Of .
Young man connected With one OF tho
dsiIiss. He had. 10 tbs full confidence
Of being able 20 ful6li his engagements,
asksd his sWsetheart 70 pick ous three
or four operas that she was especially
DESTROYS Of bsasina, which she did with
oomsnsndabls alaoTisy, naming -four and
adding: .! would dearly love 70 see-bus
- f coarse - insistsd on knowing What
elso she had ~ hee heart spon hearing,
and she menti0ned tw0 Oshef operas,
and be agreed 70 IT ssats fog al of them.
She ~ onraptusod With h0 prospective
rjoh euisrtainment, apd vent isSmedi.
ately 70 tell the folks, and thep thsy had
= daliahtfuI time n planning Tor the
week, and the old man didn't stick his
head into the pasIor that night TO tell
his daughter tnat Il wss ten o'clock,
and altogether tbs young fellow found
this tho most enjoyable evening OF his
existence.
sssWhen - rot ont into the air and had
= chonco % think, no began 70 have no.
4Yjoaa mtaQivings ~ to his ability 70 carry
o6t hie plans, and subsequsut events de-
veloped the ahrewdness Of this latter
oouviotiOn; for when the Gfiioe tickees
woge divided ~, our y0ung man found
chat be had has choice between taking
tuo seats for one performances or stay
f. aVag. He took them With shaking
h6ast, Int he did t1ke the,n; Tor thsre
we're 4oer ether fellows Who were wait
ing anxi0usiy for chance TO snap
them up, and, indscd, tho editor Who
offered them 10 him did % with cousid-
cradle HESITATION.
Il go . fesSeul ordeal that The young
man foapd Is necessary 70 face. bat hs
did MOI Ainch from u. He wes . news
paper nan, md the bravery INST seems
70 b inherent In ,en Of his profession
never log1Ook him.
H Nd hi girl hat ths chisf editor
Cf htG papos bad been waylaid the night
befoee, II eoing homo from his once,
and robbed Of $500 In money, . solitaire
diamond stud worth $500, and, worst Of
al, nipety-six operA festival season sick-
- VIII vhjeh Col NtohOlas had With
cearaetesistio generosity supplied the
Ofbee; that thsrsup0u be (the young
49, had secured The tUwn Tor Hckees,
and bad finally procured tWo seats. He
- really Ashamed 70 aay hOv much he
spad fsg tl1sn, bu3 they vsse the best
Shat could y bad at this LATE houf.
Yea $50 b. addsd, imprudently,
IN epcs.l.tcee have MI The seats they
But wouldn't the spectators sell
them TO youf"
Certainly not.r
Hat What Do the speculstoss do With
eha3p uho persisted.
! Then you don't know" he said mys-
eerio0sly, and trying 70 think Of some
way out Of his dilemma. Nov, II /
tell you thie y0u must peomise never 10
hyeo1hD . vpsd Of Il 10 q living socl.
Hc4 - u h not generally known, and
Was told me In the styictest conddsnoe:
and tnaemuoh - Il y eontrary 10 the
sthiqQ Of jo0SnAlism 70 betray . trust, /
hdu16 h1Sog coneont 20 6vulge tbs -
eret - any one elee, but With ron it Il
diasssnt, and - thasI en- sonnde
~ mas nushaascs>d b. this syidsues
- ~ pee1oa fatth ID hef and peosnised
novos 70 yeyoal the secret, and he told
hos that the GpoculAtoEu held the tickets
until long After the festival vas over,
v1n Ahey, Weso Md al labaloaD pRioes
- tAe o0lleceoSu Of eouveoirA
Hoy dnaulsrl Bus," thoughtfully,
"UealAnH IL tiokoGD that havo 6ocn
uoeo answer - aOuvontraf"
j " Oh ~ n syGlaiuad hastily, ssthe
ttokoee mo1e b IN pesfece condition 70
~ ~ eqs1cnity oollecfora. Aod you
sknUe thgy ponch ~ t3oksts taken d
~ door and Nat SOILS thoua.r and he
DmA9lly eddod 1AA3 so1pstody ought 10