The Osceola times., 1884-05-10


"Well, if I destress you, don't hang
around me-"
Without replying, she turned quickly
and went up stairs. As she stood on an
upper balcony, surrounded by "squints"
and "blows," she saw her newly made
acquaintance carelessly pursuing his way
toward the spring.
"Who is that man?" she asked Of
"blow."
That's Mr.. John Mexelton, the hu-
morist, and editor of the Fox Horn"
II have often read extracts from his
paper, but don't see how he gave it
such reputation
by his writing, suppose"
"Of course, but l don't see how he can
write such charming pieces when he is
such fool"
At supper she sat opposite the humor-
list, or as she termed him the fool, but
only looked up at him once: He didn't
look at her and she felt disappointed.
The next day, she stole away from her
admirer, and with book, attempted to
find amusement under tree. Pretty
soon the humorist, or rather fool came
along.
We'll" he said, stopping, sis our ac-
quaintance sufficiently extended to ad-
nit of catching up and tying together the
broken thread of discourse? You have
chosen pleasant place." seating him
self.
III cam out here to be alone, and
but you are nobody"
"Go ahead. Don't pay any more at
.ention to me than if were your hus-
band. What book have your"
"A Modern Instance"
"A very clever piece of work with an
exciting climax"
What is the climax?'
"Have you read the work."
mo"
Then you shouldn't attempt to jump
into the future. A book loses all inter
est for woman when she learns how il
turns OUT"
Doesn't 1t for man?'
mot so much, for man looks after
character instead of situation"
That's not the reason. 1t is because
that man, in his egotism, thinks he can
probably make the book turn out as he
| aL rll.as IF fha linz. La.l
out by the author. But you haven't told
me the climax"
"You will not thank Inc after have
told you"
"Yes, declare will"
THE great height is reached when
BARLEY Hubbard drinks beer and gets
fat.
"You are good for nothing man."
Didn't say that you wouldn't thank
me?"
"But You didn't tell me rightly"
Eyes, did, for that is the sole aim of
the book. 1t is kind of supplement to
the Banting system, showing that beer,
and especially bottled beer induces flesh"
you think you're smart, don't your"
well. dent know that | get out of
bed at night to think about it. or thai
such thought has disturbed the quiet
but strong under current of my appe-
tite."
"Oh, Mr.. MexletoD, you are such
fool"
81 see you have been rIuiring about
me. must have impressed you"
"What inquiring about you'"
"Yes, for didn't tell YOU my name.
When people go around the neighbor-
hood making inquiries about man, it
strikes me that he is rather an import
ant character. By the way, what is you.
name?"
| She told him, in an embarrassed way,
for she felt "cut np," as the English say,
to think that he had been so little inter.
ested in her.
81 may have heard your name but for
got it" he said.
81 warrant you there is one thing
which you have heard and not forgot
ten"
"What?'
"That am rich"
"No, didn't forget that, and ! don't
suppose you forgot that the old gentle
man is pretty vel off"
what old gent aman?"
"Your husband.
mo; | did not iorget it. If ] had,
should not have ma ried him."
II must say that i, III are very frank TO
acknowledge that you sold yourself"
every woman who marries sells her
self, fof she becomes more or less slave.
l was a poor girl and had to work my
way through school. Had loved poor
man, should have married him, but as
| loved no one, and as marriage of some
kind seems to be woman's destiny,
married Mr.. Whitlow. He knew that !
did not love him, for told him 80. AZ
ter all how much worse is woman who
marries for home, something which eve
rv woman Graves, than the man who mar
ries for money? Society may make
dIfferance, but in reality there is none.
| When a woman marries a rich man, So
cietv saws, she sold herself but when a
man marries rich woman, the gossips
saw, 'devlish lucky fellow"
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