The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-04-23
Buttons and Love.

The pretty maidens who are mem
bers OF the New Century guild are in
the full en- oyment of a little romance
which has sprung from the advertise
ment which the guild recently inserted
In the papers to inform the great
army OF bachelors and other unfor-
tunates' that buttons would be
strongly sewed on and the various
garments OF the masculine portion OF
the community repaired and kept in
good order, for a very trifling fee. The
charge for membership in the guild be-
ing so low'and the attractions OF the
homelike Observation-Disclosures a
great many women and girls have
taken advantage ofthe opportunity to
enjoy the pleasure and instruction to
be found there, and among the num-
Der is Miss Matilda ]. Ridley, OF Sa-
lem, Nd, a pretty burnette, who has
a good situation as a performer on
the typewriter in a lawyers
othce For over a veal Miss Ridley
has resided in one OF the many board
lighthouses that line Girard street, and
since the opening OF the guild has been
a constant attendant at the various
evening classes and entertainments.
A few weeks ago. as she was
leaving to go home, shortly after 8
O'Clock, she met on the step a Young
man carrying a parcel. He was good
looking and well-dressed, and, touch
ing his hat, asked with a blush if it
was the place where he could have
some buttons sewed on a vest. In a
spirit of fun Miss Ridley replied that
he had come to the right address, and
that she would be delighted to serve
him, vest buttonsbeing her particular
branch OF the business.
So they vent into the reception
room, and Miss Ridley quickly pro-
cured q work.basket, and seated be-
fore the CHEEKY open fireplace, they
chatted as she d~eXterously sewed on
even buttons and repaired q little
break in the binding. Once the ma
tron looked in, but, Judging them to
be old friends, did notintrude. When
the vest vas quite itself again, and
had been once more tied up in its
brown paper wrapper. the young man
arose to go, and inquired the cost OF
the repairs.
"Twenty-five cents, if 70 u please
was Miss Ridley's smiling reply.
Three 10-cent pieces were produced,
but the young lady had no change.
"Wait a moment and | will get it for
you" she said, starting toward the
door.
ooh, please don't bother; let me
have this for the change" remarked
the young man, picking up the spool
OF cotton which had been used in sew
ing on the buttons.
Miss Ridley ~laughingly agreed, and
with polite good night" he went
away.
The next evening the same young
man returned with another vest, on
which there was not q vestige of g.
button, and inquired for the young
lady who had so skillfully served hirn
on the previous night. After a
moments inquiry in the library,
where a group of girls were reading, the
matron reappeared with MISS Ridley,
and the young mar modestly request
ed her to again undertake the rebuff
toning OF his vest. She did so, and
used the same spool OF cotton which
had done duty before, the young man
producing it from the left breast
pocket of his coat.
When he went away he said he had
still another vest to be furnished with
new buttons; would she do it for him
the next evening?
Certainly, with pleasure"
From that time on it was as good
as settled, for the young manfell deep.
er in love. Miss Ridley reciprocated
his affection, and fewdays ago he told
her Of his position and prospects, pro.
posed, and was accepted.
She wrote to her parents, telling
them that she would bring he" fiamce
to Salem TO spend Sunday, and the
happy pair took one OF the early even.
ing trains for that place. The young
lady who told TINS little romance tc
the writer added:
"They are going to be married al
Easter, and are going to keep house
in the cutest little sugar-plum boxyou
ever saw in West Philadelphia, and
I'm to be a bridesmaid, and altogeth.
er, amt it Just perfectly delightful"
And the reporter acknowledged with
truth thatit Observation-Disclosures Rec.
ord.