Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-01-02
Why Will Women Giggls7

!want. saws q writer in San Fran
cisco paper, some profound student OF
female character to wrie an exp!ana-
ticn OF why women giggle; always
siogie; with and without cause; when
yea expect them to and when you
aon'!: whether you are funny or ar
talking about your DEBTS. pro-
por.accd this conundrum to my COM
rsae recently. and that gloomy philos-
opher gave answer: Because they
have been taught for thousands OF
years that unless woman always
giggles men suspect her of wearing
hue stockings, ANA ilee from her, rs
from credi or" Now, do not be-
licye this is SO. if for no other reason
than that women did not wear stock
ings thousands of years ago, so, man
i;es,ly. could not have wora blue. |
*m willing 10 believe that most men
vino do not read the Wasp are fools,
yet think there are enough who are
not 10 form 4 small circle Of admirers
for the encouragement OF women, who
can not be estimated at :rvm 80 to
l40 pounds Of giggle. l really believe
ann right in my snpposition. and
earnestly beg of some wcll-favored
young woman to act upon tae sugges-
ii u. Let her go to the next party firm
in the determination to gisgle only
ing to her thinks he IL amusing. Let
her refrain IRON girgling when he tells
her of the death OF rich uncle who
failed to mention him in his will. Let
her suppress her giggle-no matter
how frig atfnl the effort---when he asks
her seriously whether or not her sym
path.es are with the striking telegraph
ers. Let her comport herself after this
fashion for one whole evening, and X
she does not receive twenty proposals
for marriage she will At least have the
satisfaction Of knowing that she stanis
high in the estimation Of twenty mea-
e Q curiosity.
lne other ay a fiend went into the
hat room at the Palace Hotel dur
ing dinner hour and folded strips Os
newspaper inside the sweat-bands Oi
every hat on the rack. Every guest in
sisted that somebody had stolen his hat.
and the exercises wound up with forte.
two scrapping matches and free hight.
..Never SAY Mrs. So-ani-So's Young
oncs.' said a Pmladelphia lady To her
young hopeful; '.rats have Young ones.
people have children That may be
ail right about Mrs. So-and-Ss." an
swercd the boy; II dom know her; but
Mrs. Smith has young ones. for heard
.:ar call one Of them little raj. =
She was in the dimly lighted recep-
tion room of u city dry-good store. and
walking up to tall mirror placed
against the wall. remarked: ..Why, how
came you heree" Then. observing
some surprise. not TO say amusement,
on the faces Of the other occupants ot
the room, she saw her mistak" snd ex-
| planned in great confusion: II Thought
| It was my sister; we're twins."
A White Mountain episode: Mrs. Al.
who is Of jealous turn. 70 Miss b. who
| is no longer in the h0ydny of youth
why, Miss B., was it you saw tAlk.
ing 50 confdentially to my husband ~
the piazza this moruings thonghl
it was some young lady. md bsyAn Y
be quite jealous. hus ] feel quite ~.
licved to ind i was only you?" Bostos
journal
| ltc Society of friends has repealed
the prohibition Of the marriage u 6Fs
icousins. and now for the irN time 4
nearly Two hundred years 4 bashfn
young Quaker can enjoy the pincid M
nnexciting stAgna,ion Of marrying ~
81 the family. Young man, " matte
how much the .aw NAV psrmit IL dans
do IL Yniux = - aunt tOf =
itnrlsw. Sss s.S
| Il must be admitsed --sni IN dk
| greatly to Onr cfsd. that Lefd y
Jus&ica % o.crdI g = Srtmg Han
inose - much N thia e6tints
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