The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-11-24


there was my ideal, turned square around,
looking after me, stock still, umbrella over
his shoulder, the whitest of white hand
kerchiefs in his hand! or course he ex-
pected me to do some such graceless thing,
and here I, poor silly goose, walked right
into the trap.
The storm OF anger, modification and
self-blame, ended, as storms usually do, IN
copious rain; and you may depend that
never again will l get caught in such
shameful manner. Oh, shame upon me!
Never! What would the dear prim little
aunt, way back in the prim little church
yard, of the primest town in all Of prim old
Connecticut say, could she know that l, to
whom her last words were Of caution and
advice on account Of my "loOks," should
hero, in the nobbest city Of the whole wild
West, be caught, in the public street, hirt-
ing with materialized ideali "TIGER."
SKI PARLoR, Oct T.-Editor Criterion.--
Dear Sir: You see have been quite indus
trious. send you advance sheets this
time You will say my humilating lesson
did me good. So it did l have since fire.
quently met 'my nice old gentleman" He
seems to understand that l am no common
flirt. He passes in respectful and unex-
pectant manner, that is not indifference,
but which increases my interest in him ten
fold for its manliness. One look, one word
of intrusion or familiarity, after he sdw u
,cas contrary 10 my conscience, would have
settled the matter. All interest in him
would have died on the spot. loathe On
old slop! He Is all that is manly, self-con-
trolled and gentlemanly--l do believe, my
dear, sympathizing mole, that am more
than half in love with light hair, dark eyes,
fifty years and two hundred pounds!
"TIaER"
SKY PARLoR. Nov. 3-Edaor Critersoa.-
Dear Sir: send you the next four chap
ters. You will say must be going TO die,
am so good.
One more episode in my romance, which
write with tears in my eyes. Last night
was standing at tho corner Of Washing
ton and State streets waiting for the car.
You know what an excessively sloppy,
nasty night 1t was, and what task it is to
reach the cable at that hour. through such
jangle Of every thing, and the mud, too
was feeling particularly cross and uncom-
Portable. The rain was playing havoc with
my pretty little rough suit, as the mud
would with my neat shoes. must have
| looked mad, felt so-not daring to 90 on,
not daring to wait, lest the rain should in.
crease; when, with great throb, that sent
a new supply Of blood, hope, courage and
delight to every vein in my body, my heart
saw, coming straight towards mo, my dear
old gentleman, with his certain, gracious
manner, and his raised umbrella, which,
with respectful but firm "permit me-" he
held straight over tho damp little turban,
and, gently taking my arm, escorted me,
through all the ''iungle of every thing" to
| the car steps. But the hustle was not toe
great, nor the way too short nor difficult
to prevent his expressing, in-oh, such
well-bred and neW toncs-how much he
would like the pleasure Of my acquaintance
and might he not hope some timo, before
very long, to call upon me at my home
might he not have my address tonight
And Of course-of course--why Of course
I could not lot him. All! but you can moi
know how almost choked as told him
80. Oh dear, can you think, l was 40 desc
lato, and kne~ he was good and true.
"Oh, my dear sir" said I" it 10 indeed
impossible. Indeed, indeed, /! is not that
have any objections to you, your own self
but, don't you SEQ, IL lot you-there is nc
-reason--why I-should-not let--anybody
at least, there is - nothing to prevent
your-thinking-I--w - and" Il coult
say no more. fancy he heard tho grea
sob underneath, for in tones 10 low. mo-
even the little rain drops falling about u!
could hear, he stopped and said, oh, 40 ear
nestly: "God bless and take care of you
my dear good little girli' then stoopinf
still lower, no kissed my hand, as respect
fully as If had been some great lady, apt
we were standing on the ballroom floor Of
sone elegant home. The rain drops viii }
splashe on the hard allya,or side Of my
little sachel must have been cold on one
side and warm on the other; cold for re
greet ct the happiness had thrown, will
fully, over my shoulder, warm with tho in
tonse thrills u delight which any woman
always feels at receiving the well-earnet
respect Of thoroughly manly man.
| "fraER"
SKI PARLoR, Nov. 10. - Editor Criterion
Dear Sir: send you few more pages
fear that must bring Coming Events
(, a more abrupt conclusion than had in
tended. II, or something, is wearing OF
mo percepubly. can roither sleep MOI
eat shall make it up to YOU later.
Thanks for your kind personal interest
and your sympathy in my Little romance
and desire for "more." I must tell you
The restaurant was awfully crowded yes
terday, IS it always is Saturdays. had
very pleasant seat, however. with . vscan
chair beside me, which the kind waiser al
ways lets me have 70 hold my sache, ahd
parcels. I went 70 writing Is usual-mos