Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-25
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The debate among the gentlemen was as
interesting. =,
"She's a queer kind of girl said
Harry Rivers, thoughtful, studious-l look
ing fellow "She doesn't look so very hand
some. but she's the incest girl Eve seen in
good while"
go, she's daisy, tell you,' remarked
Jack Bascom, the " city Teller" "Waltzes
like an angel"
" Ever Waited much with angels, Jack p
inquired another, with mild irony.
Al have heard some say she was ter
rible hirt," said Willie Meeker, a baby
faced youth.
ooh, my, no" said Sam Hardness, who
was studying phrenology and thought he
could read character. Nothing Of the
airt about her. | can tell by her eyes
Now, firt naturally has a sly, deceitful
look in her eyes, but this girl-why, my
boy, her eyes are as innocent and truthful
- baby's"
Sam, l think you're mistaken" said
Dick johnson, the new member, who had
hitherto been sitting in reflective silence
Il believe her to be cold-blooded firt
in spite of all her soft ways. Eve been
through the mill with few hirts myself,
and | know something about it. Take my
word for it, some of you fellows will get
badly bitten before you get through
OF course this was pooh-poohed by his
companions. Couldn't they see for them
selves? Flirt? Preposterousl
Thus matters ran on for several weeks.
After while it began to be noticed that a
number of the young gentlemen had con-
! haIi 80 u at
lection into the black depths of the mill
pond, or moodily contemplating sundry
razors and butcher-kniYes, which habits,
together with other pleasant customs OF
theirs, certainly argued an unhealthy state
of the liver if nothing more. True, there
were some few whose faces wore an express
sion of quiet and secret satisfaction, but it
was remarked that these were steadily and
continuously going on to swell the ranks OF
the majority. 1t was about this time that
the phrenologist's confidence in his theo-
ries was rudely shaken. He was walking
one evening with Miss Dungeon, chatting
with her cheerfully and volubly,when sud
denly his face assumed look Of sepulchral
gravity, and he inquired, in Il voice OF
deep gloom:
Miss Dungeon, may speak to vou?"
4" Why, certainly" replied that young
lady, with innocent surprise. Why
shouldn't you ~
We'll then-er-Miss Dingeon-dar-
ling"
"Sirn
COL beg your pardon-er-I meant
no ofense-I was-er-;ust going to say
well, what?'
Nellie-that is, Miss Dingeon-don't
you think-Miss Dingeon-it's very warm
this evening-Miss DingeonY'
"Yes, Mr.. Hardness, ii is rather warm
this evening, Mr.. Harkness."
Of course this gentle reply had sooth-
ing effect upon the poor fellow.
They had gone but a few yards, however,
when Nj. Hardness, with grampus-like
snort, dropped on his knees, and, grasping
Miss Dungeons hand, began to jerk out
rapidly, in high-pitched voice without
the least expression, sections of speech
he had previously prepared with model
letter-writer and much travail
so Miss Dingeon-darling, my light
my all, my all, my light-er-I live but in
your smiles-er-your smiles-er-I love
you adly-say this is an earnest, i'm
pressive tone Mr. Hardness had memoir
lied what might be called the stage direc-
tons, and now began to jerk those out
too right radiant creature-say, o, say,
will you be mine"
Miss Dungeon, who had been listening
to this rhapsody in specifies astonish-
ment, suddenly recovered herself. and,
Jerking her hand away, remarked in a
voice which made the unfortunate phrenol-
ogist's blood run cold:
20, Mr.. Harkness, get up do, and stop
your foolish talk. Just lock, you have
got your clothes all mud"
The walk home was finished in complete
and painful silence. Somehow the topics
for conversation didn't seem to be as fruit
full as usual. Very strange, indeed
When Mr.. Hardness got home he exam
ined with scrupulous care his several
books on phrenologv, also the model letter
writer, but could not find why he had not
been more successful in his wooing. He
never thought of himself
All this time Dick, the cynical, was con-
firmed in his opinions by Observing the
mysterious proceedings around him. He
found cause to believe that Miss Dungeon
had Systematically Tilted about two-thirds
of the entire masculine portion of the club
He made a mental VOW not to make fool
of himself as the other fellows had done
So he treated Miss Dungeon with perfect
politeneSs, for he was too much of a gentle
man to do otherwise, but he never allowed
| himself to do anything in the airy-nothing
| line. He wished to show the young lady
that, however much she might be adored
by the other fellows, his sentiments toward
her were as cold and unchanging as the
eternal SHOWS. And how did this treat
ment affect her? Well, it is difficult to
saw As has been remarked, the female
mind is somewhat inconsistent. At first
she rather liked him fer his extraordinary
self-control. The novelty of the situation,
too, pleased her. The very idea of young
man who didn't fall in love with her at
once After awhile, however, the mo-
notony OF this Indifference began to pail
on her, and she told herself that
she Just hated him. But then all her
little attempts to provoke him were so
futile and unsuccessful, and he seemed so
calm aud grand through it all, that she
began to be rather afraid of him. Here
was a new experience to her.
| One time at Il meeting of the society he
happened To be sitting between her and a
table on which were some papers she de-
sired.
Mr. johnson, will you hand me those
papers, she said ungraciously.
He passed them to her, and she took
them with some hauteur and without
thanking him. lie glanced at her with a
smile of delicate scorn, and said, slowly
"You are entirely welcome, Miss Din
geon"
She looked up quickly, and she caught
his slightly contemptuous gaze, colored
deeply, and murmuring some incoherent
words, east her eyes down in great confIi-
sion. How unlady-like she had been
Poor girl, she had never met 2 man be-
fore! She had always been accustomed to
dealing with 4 lot Of loye-sicll, sentimental
idiots who wrote most exaspe doggerel
about her glorious orbs" and Glowing
tresses" and altogether filed her with such
contempt for their unmanly groveling that
she Tilted them not only without com
Function, bat with considerable delight
But she had found her master now and
knew it. He would not be her slave, and
80 she had 10 be his She began to love
him with the first love of her life. And
the more hopeless her case seemed, the
more firmly did she cling TO her affection
One may suppress the little god Cupid foi
q time, but when he finally oonquers you