Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-18
WOMAN AND HOME.
sfOaY or the FAT TEXAN AND HIS
flkNCEE.
Fair Americans in London-Handling Of
Children Seats for SalesWOmen
Kitchen Wrinkles-MedIcal
Use Of Eggs-Brevitlos.
I.-Cfbol.tta- in Chicago Newsl

l'1fboletta" in Chicago News
After dinner at my hotel l went into my
parlor to read my evening paper. Soon q
portly, hale, and really nics-looking gentle
man entered with travelling sachef strapped
over his shoulder. He politely doffed his
wide-brimmed, Texan-looking hat on seeing
me- He sent his card up to some lady in
the house and dropped into the corner Of
one of those low. sleep inviting couches to
await her He looked weary and travel
worn, but well-brushed and 'smaited" up
The room was large and very quiet-the
monotonous ticking Of the bronze clock was
all there was to disturb ones reveries. Tick,
tack, tick, tack-ten minutes passed, and no
lady responded to his card. Tick,
tack. tick, tack-fifteen minutes passed
and no lady. I peepsd over my
paper and saw that my nice
gentleman hal leaned his tired head back
against the downy cushions Tick, tack,
tick tack-twenty minutes passed and still
no lady. The strangers pleasant, brown
eyes close, then open with q guilty start, then
close again did not need TO I6ok again,
for the most profound SHORES began to rend
the air.
Put tired fat man to sleep if you want
to hear sounds in many keys Ny gentle
man was a proficient, and snored up and
down the scales i'm that chromatic that only
the snorer can execute. He occasionally
dropped into q monotone which was sure to
he ~toed-oh" with q terrific snort 1t was
very funny, and l was enjoying it i'm
mensely, whom the door opened softly and
in came the primmest, sweetest looking
little lady, with rather q scared expression
on her face. Her gentle gray eyes wan
III L. ali - a.
carelessly, on the sound asleep man, then ON
ME, and creeping up TO ms in q shy, pussy
like way, she said: Pardon me- but has any
gentleman been waiting here some time Tor
a lady and gone away again. Il cannot say,
positively said, "but saw that gentleman
ssud his card up to some lady who has not
yet put in her appearance" -''--
She looked at him very intently now tths
awful SHORES were at their highest,) then
seated herself demurely and waited the
awakening. l went on reading, though full
Of curiosity to see the fun out After wait
ing some time she came over on tiptoe to
me and said: "Now, what would you do.
! think that man has come all the way from
Texas to see me and yet am not sure Of it,
and II would be rather embarrassing to wake
him and find him the wrong man" Don't
you know himf' asked. She looked con-
fused and said: Hwell its like this, you
see. We became acquainted through Q
newspaper advertisement mot exactly
matrimonial one) and have corresponded
for three years and have been engaged for
two years, and il this is he he has come on
to marry me- am frank. you zee, but a
lady of IS need not be diffident. Now,
what would yon dor why wake him up,
OF course,r said, for was dying to see the
denouement OF this scena.
She tip-toed over 10 him, but just as she
touched his shoulder with her timid finger
he gave vent to one Of those tearing snorts
for he was perfect caliiope in the busines')
that would waken the very dead in their
graves, and thereby awakened himself. She
was SO frightened that she jumped back half
across the room. He sprang up, and they
stood looking at each other. he trying to
rub the cobwebs out of his eyes, and she
looking very foolish, while I laughed behind
my paper to my hearts content. l soon,
however, felt myself de trop," and left
them to themselves, wondering if this meet
ing was Favored with any disappointment
to either. 1t was very unromandc en-
counter, to say the least, after three years
courtship! tt. H..
I went to Days theatre that night, where
across the house ! saw seated oontentedly
side ~ side, their face, beamins with
pleasure, my hale, handsome Texan VERY
wide awake now and his pretty, little, ripe
fancee. Joy to them wherever they are! l
shall always feel. somehow. that / had a
tand in making that match.