Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-28

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forty well-spent winters, a member Oi the
Lotus club, and who Is abundantiy aide
now 20 marry, having grown gray 10 the
[ service OF the ladies Of his acquaintance,
+ had stopped In front Of me on the corner
Of Twenty-third street and Broadway, in
Z front Of the Fifth Avenue hotel, the
general loanng place OF the swell bundles
! who wish 10 ogle the ladies as they pass,
! for here Broadway crosses Fifth avenue,
and II man will only llnger there long
enough he Will meet all the friends he has
/ In the city, since all who are able to walk
/ pass this spot at least once week
That's funny question, and demands
I serious answer ] never found girl
whose nose just suited me-
"Pshaw. What is the rcasony serious
I ly speaking"
! "Wcll, seriously speaking, for the same
thing that keeps the boys generally from
marrylng-a wholesome fear OF the hero
AFTER
{ "ENplain yourself"
"Stand here with me minute, watch
the ladies' that pass by, and listen to
I what have TO say TO some OF them whom
| know. You know | am q privileged
character, and they won't take offensc If
| ! ask questions. You see that lady com
. lliE uIloSH llt dNtiuct lNeuH JildI tI-
derby maiden lady with the enormous hat
and military suit. That's the
lady rent my apartments from. She be-
( longs TO the past tense, as the boys say,
and will never sec the sunny side of forty
again She's as prim as they make 'en,
! aud as proud as Lucifer before he fell like
the snowflake. Here She is, and I'm
[ going to astonish her
( "Bun jurc, Madam Juyce. May / ask
Z you question on an important matter
for the benefit OF my fricnd?"
'Bon jour, Mistairc Thaxman. Cor
tainlce, certainlee.n
"Madam Juyec, what would you re-
qulre In husbandyn
"Mon dieu, Mistaire Thaxman. Tell
yonwh frien' Eat ! wouldna' marrec Nc
beS' man Eat leevcs In Ze worrl."
Aud with a sarcastic glance at me She
passed by Ike an insulted tornado.
"WhcW, good heavens! she thought
you wanted to marry her and refused.
la, Ia, Ia, that Is Il good one, amt in
llu, ha, ha, !" and he laughed until could |
have forsworn his friendship forever.
"Well, the next Que you tackle, lust
leave me out, If you please, and perhaps 7
you will get more information and have
less sport at my EXPENSE
"fll do 1t, and here comes the very /
lady we want Co see. She's as winning I
and pretty as can be found in Gotham. /
Spent this summer in the Adirondacks Z
and viii break your heart in three even |
ings, II she wants to- What She win I
have To say about welded bliss will be !
why, Mr.. ThaXmau, how do YOU do? | (
hay Mt seen you for an age. thought 4
you promised TO come up in the noun. .
tanS before we left"
$50 did, Miss Catlin, but the fact l.,
that am no longer free man, and
haven't been since spring. I'm engaged. -
Engaged, Mr.. ThaXman; Why didn't
you give me II chance. Who is IL? I'm
dying TO know who's going to get mar
ned llavne't had an invitation 10 wed.
ling this summer.n
why don't you get up one ON your
lwn account, Miss Catlin? Can't Won
ind the right one?"
"oh, my, yes. found dozen of the
right ones this summer, but couldn't
marry all of them, you know, and so
mere am still in the market, and
autumn IS here. Wen, | suppose
IN have to wait till your flancec
luarrcls with you and then fall back ON i
you after all, with roguish twinkle
n her eyes \,
"What kind of man do Won want.
MISS Catlin, anyhow, and what do Won +,
Expect to marry him for, ii may askYn
"For love, Mr.. ThaNman, pure. nm.
love; and want man that |
can really love and waste my affection
IN, a real, live man, too. None of your
Iim-dandieS that loaf about street cor
lcrs, carry silvcr-headed canes, ard look
IKE golden calves or bru2en images
ilone?'' " WV
eyes, every time"
,oor." vas
MY dear Mr.. ThaNman, I'm certainly
gong to marry for love If / ever marry NJ +,
III, but --wcll--to be candid with Won.
lon't think ! coWid love poor mnn
Jomc up tomorrow evening and tell me
vi about your engagement, won't vouY
md now farewell till see Won again ;,
ma with tie sweetest of smiles She
ripped gaily away up the avenue.
shes right. She's no business to
marry poor man. She'd break her
heart In year II she couldn't have what
she wanted, and that's the trouble with
most of them,' said Sam. "uet father
u pIokcT VINO once had considerable
money but guess most Of it is snont
OF soon viii be, for he's a risky speculo,
tor, and has made some bad breaks In the
market lntely. However, here comes n
Young lady of different stamp. IN OK.
pam Before she arrives that this girl is
~ organiSt or rather has been an organ.
Isl, ana IS now II music-teachcr. If She
Iot away for Two weeks this summer. and
DON II out az Asbury park, 1t is probably
VI the vacation she had, Just forcurios-
~ ! myself would like to know what her
IDEAS OF matrimony are"
ood morning, Miss Linton,
haven't seen you all summer. Where
nave you been putting in the time, NAV
nquireyn "'"1 {
"Mr' Thaxman, good morning. Real
iiau 70 see you. As to putting in time
ms summer, why I've had an olerant
lne AZ Saratoga, Newport, and In An.
'ust we went to Cape May--.but INV name
sh Miss Linton. I've changed IL, Won J
Married, Miss Linton-or Mrs. 50
les, MIR. ThaNman, married, ami M. q