The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-03-31
LOVE AND RELIGION.
Marrying tho worldly Fellow 20 Csr
rect Him.

rect Him.
From the Brooklyn Eagle.
"You won't give me away?" sne ex-
claimed earnestly, ~ the Questions AN
swered man handed her to chair and
assumed his most sympathetic aspect.
"Jf mama krew I came to you there
would be no end of fuss! But what could
do? i want advice, and l know you
can give it to me-"
"What is it all about?" inquired the
Questions man, kindly.
81 sm in ever 80 much trouble, and
want to do what's right" she sighed
wmh could see my way clear"
"sunday school teacher" asked the
questions man, cycling her keenly.
"Yes," she replied. II am sunday
school teacher, and there are two oyoong
men IN love with me. One is 30 goo"
that he makes me cry to look AT hitn'
tn,. the other Ia worldly. He smokes
md plays billiards and all tht sort OF
Wirkedness, but he takes me out ana
ives me ovste<s and cream while the
',,her one is home learning Bible verses.
Every time ! 20 with him teel sO
wicked. and when the good one comes
round to go over the lesson with me,
feel that am not worthy Of him. On,
what shah doP"
Don't the good one ever set up any
,hing?" asked the Cues tions man Scratch
ing lIis chin.
cob, no! He says that oyster houses
and cream saloons are snareS and abo'n-
nations"
Lies right about that!" murmured
the Questions man. =.
And he says that I should not in
flame my soul with stews or cool it Oh
with i.e cream"
(Which Of them has the most money"
lueried the Questions man.
ooh. the good young man has the
most money" she replied. But he
never takes me to the theater or The
n,era. we 90 to church together and he
talks 80 beautifully of the sweet by and
by. You ought 10 hear himT
'"What does the other fellow talk
about?'
.'Oh he always talks about racketsy
and wants TO know where / would like
TO 90 next. But must give one OSthem
up, and | want you TO advise me which
shall keep"
LISA pretty plain case, think"
commence the Questions man. You
should hang on to the bad man who sets
Think go? she exclaimed, blnshing
with delight. do you really think
would be happier with him."
"Stick to him until you marry ths
good one. That's obviously ycdr duty
as a Christian. A girl never gets 30 sick
Of anything rs OF pious lover who
never sets anything up. You cling to-
the bad one who juys cream and oysters
and maybe ycull convert him. Ii you
don't you've got the other fast for the
marry. when you get ready W settle
down"
That's what ma said," faltered the
beauty. modestly casting down her eyes.
"And if you agree with her don't ses
what else there is for me to do"
"Strikes me that's curions advice" re.
marked! the law reporter, as the girl
went out.
"Don't you bother, young man. OBJ
served the Questions man with seventy
THAT pretty little Sunday school teach
er isn't going to marry either OF them.
She lust wanted my advice to hold over
that pious chap, and Won mark my words
she'll work both those fellows FOR all the
candy, cream oysters, matinees, operas
and things Of that kind there are in tn
city of BROOKLYN from now to the time
they all go cut Of season."
"And do YOU call that Christian ad-
vice? demapsd the law reporter.
"Don't mind. sonny. She 20 around
and tell what nice lot of fellows We
are here, and it will increase the in
nuence Of this paper among the church
20 more than any reporting you can do
from now till that girl gets married and
don't you forget it!'
And the Question man went back 10
his work, while the law reporter looked
It him with the awe that worldly wis
dom always inspires in the minds o'
| the innocent.