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PROPOSALS. FOR SUPPLIES FOR
i THE POSTOFFICE DEPARTMENT AND
POSTAL, SERVICE.

WASHINGTON, d. g.. April IL, 1896.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at
this Department until Saturday. the l5.h of
May, 1856, at II O'Clock noon, for furnishing
wrapping paper, facing slip paper, twine, let
ter scales, postmarking and rating stamps,
rubber stamps, canceling ink pads, paper, en-
velones, rubber goods, pens, pen'holders
pencils, inks, mucilage, glass goods, rulers,
folders, articles of steel, rubber erasers,
books, typewriter supplies and miscellaneous
stationery, in such quantities of the. different
articles respectively, and at such times, and
from time to time, as they may be ordered
during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1895,
and ending June 30 1887, for the use of any
branch of the departmental or postal service.
Blanks for proposals, with specifications
giving detailed statement of the require
ments to be met in respect to each article,
and also the estimated quantities probably
to be required of each, and giving full in.
structions as to the manner of bidding and
conditions to be observed by bidders, will be
furnished on application to the superintend-
ent of the Division of Postotlice Supplies, Post
Office Department, Washington, ID. O..
The Postmasler'G General reserves the right
to reject any or all bids, to waive technical
defects, and to accept any part of any bid
and reject the other part.
WILLIAM Il. Villas,
Postmaster General.
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a Settled Question.

The journeymen laborers are united In
their demand for eight hours day, and the
master-workmen are just us determined in
their resolution not to reduce the hours of
work. A long lockout is probable, and we
shall see the spectacle of employer and en-
ploye arrayed against each other in this city.
There may be honest differences of opinion
regarding this question, but there are none
en- the statement that Tharp of S1S L street
sells excellent wines and whskies.
The Washington critic., 1886-04-30

Young and middlc-aged men suffering
from nervous debility, premature old age,
loss Of memory, and Kindred symptoms,
should send 10 cents in stamps for large
illustrated treatise suggesting sure means
Of cure. Worlds Dispensary Medical AS
sociation, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Washington critic., 1886-04-30
CIergymen at Nit. Vernon.

In the evening children's meeting was
held at the Tabernacle and another session
of the conferenc. Yesterday afternoon
number Of the ministers called on the
President, and this morning Mt. Vernon
was visited.
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CHESAPEAKE & CHIC RAILWAY

QEAvE B. & p. DEPOT. SIXTH AND sTs.)
7:16 A. M.-For all way stations, Lexington,
Ky, Louisville, Cincinnati, Columbus, st.
Louis. Daily except Sunday.
11:00 A. M-For Newport News, Old Point
Comfort and Norfolk. Daily except Sun
day.
$50 T. M.-For Louisville, Cincinnati, st.
Louis and Chicago, connecting for all
points West, Northwest and Southwest;
fast express daily; does not stop for local
business; through Pullman service to
Louisville and Cincinnati.
For tickets and information apply at G. &
o. Railway office, 5l3 Pennsylvania avenue,
under National Hotel; Va. Midland Railway
office, COL Pennsylvania avenue, and B. s. p.
Station.
H. W. FULLER,
General Passenger Ageat.
FRANK TRIGG, Eastern Passenger Agent.
Telepbone call 55S-3.
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EDUCATIONAL.

SPENCERIAN BUSINESS COLLEGE,
- corner 9th and ID SITS. n. w.--Spring Ses-
sions.-A practical business education that
qualities young men and women TO support
themselves and successfully perform the ac-
given In rapid writing, the English language,
Correspondence, rapid calculations, book,
keeping, business practice stenography and
typo writing. Open day and evening. A full
corps of teachers. Illustrated circular sent
free on application.
HENRY @. SPENCER, Principal.
Mrs. SARA SPENCER, Vice Principal.
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REAL ESTATE.
DEAL ESTATE.
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

by Austin p Brown, 1926 st. n. W.
Two of the most desirable corner lots on
10th st n W, 40 feet fronting on N II ave, bet
NJ and NJ very low. Several squares and
parts Of squares in the northeast section Of
the city at speculative prices. Several very
desirable lots on and near Columbia road, not
far from Boundary st; excellent Investment.
A large number Of superb lots in Mt. Pleasant
village, embracing In all seven acres; ten
erty and several more are contracted for;
values will speedily increase when spring
building begins.
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Mr., Lester +. Ward will deliver lecture
at the National Museum tomorrow after
noon at for uo'clock on "Ilerldlty and OPP
pOrtunlty.
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NEVER "bull-doze' a man, but II you
meet one with bad cough you may "bull-
dose" him to advantage with DR.. Bulbs
Cough Syrup. 25 cents,
The Washington critic., 1886-04-30
"1iderncy Dairy yya.onsu

Fresh Aldemey butter, churned every
morning and delivered in ! ID. "Wardh
prints, 45c. per h. Also cottage cheese /;
buttermilk and sweet milk, &c. per at.
Cream, 15c. per pit.
The Washington critic., 1886-04-30

WAsHINGToN LIGHT INFANTRY CoRps
fair, fair fair, fair, fair, far, fair, fair. Go
to the fair
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GoUT In the feet will never trouble you
after u rubbing with st. Jacobs Oil.
The Washington critic., 1886-04-30

rI'o NORFOLK AND FORT MONROE, THE
i POPULAR ROUTE. Y. S. Mail. Steamer
GEORGE LEARY Monday Wednesday and
Friday, from foot of 7th st., at 800 p. IN;
Offices, 1851 and Gl9 Pa, ave, st, Marc Hotel
and Knox Express, COB Pa, ave, who will also
check baggage from hotels and private resi-.
dences. For further information inquire at
Company's ONCE, eth 81. wharf. Telephone
call 1853. ,,,, - ..
sg1N WILLIAM H. WELih, btlis hgenl'
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HOUSES FOR SALE.

brick houses, o st, bet 18th and 18th,
each ................ ................$lO,OOO
Brick house, r st II W, bet 5th and 7th. $4,000
Brick house, D st, bet I'd aud Sd w....SG,0O0
Brick house, Corcoran st, bet 1lth and
l5tn''..'..' ..'...'..' ..'... .'''..''.' S0,OU
Brick house, 13H st W, near Smithso-
man lnstltute... ..'.....,........ ..S7,OOO
brick houses, 2Sth st. ...S5, 500 to $1,000
Brick house, 9th and n w.............S10,OO 900
brick houses, 18th st. near I n w.....S5,5o0
Large double house, Mass ave, bet 12th
st and Thomas Circle. e..............S7 900
2brick houses, st, bet 9th and 7th,
sts.................... 100 and a. 500
2 brick houses, D st o, bet 9Th and
ItH, eacn... .....'....,.''..... S3,5W
Brick house, 18th st, near Agricultural
Dept'..'''.' .'..'''..'''....'.. '..'Sl,VV
House and corner lot on Conn ave, suit
able for fine building. .S13,50o
Brick house, p st, near 1sth..........,Sl1,00 900
Brick house, l. st, bet Goth and 2ad. .S6,500
Brick house, M st, bet 10th and 18th,
with stable. ble......,....,........... ..,.S2O,OU
Brick house, cor 18th and R...........,..S95
= left out of 6 new brick houses, Wal
lack Place, cor 18th st, each. 500
Brick house, 18th st, above Iowa Circle. $3.50
Brick house, st, bet 1st and I'd e....S6,OO0
Sbrick houses, vt ave, bet T. and W
sts....................... $3.50 to $3.50
brick house, 18th st, bet q and R...,$9, 500
2hrick houses, street, bet Sth and
lutn, each....., ,...,.'....''...'.'..''S 'So,UV
Brick house, st n Q, bet 10th and 18th. 81, 600
Brick house, 10th st, bet = and Q......Sl3,0O0
Brick house, NJ st, bet 18th and Goth h....S1S,0 900
Frame cottage, large lot, Il st, near
II aVe.'..'''' .'..''..''.'''''. '''S7'VVV
Brick house, st, bet 18th st and Penn
Ve'.'.................'' ''.'''...'. SsoVu
Brick house. 10th st Q, bet F and G....S2000
ebrick houses, Riggs st, each. ."S5 $50
Brick house, cor Riggs and 18TH. 1000
Brick house, Vt ave, bet X and L sts 1886, 900
Brick house, N st, bet 18th and 18th
w.''. .....''...s.. s..'..'''...''''..'S SlVVU
New brick house, Iowa Circle. 500
Brick house, cor Mass ave and 18th st. $4,000
House, 2st st, bet II and ID W, 8
stories and basement, II rs. $4,000
House, NJ st, bet 9th and sth n W, s rs $4,000
House, 18th st, bet o and On W, fin
ished basement. t.....,......,.. $500
House, l. st, bet 18th and 10th w......Si,500
House, 9th st, bet L and G w..........$5,e0 200
House, 18th st, bet o and ON ,750
House II st. bet 9th and 10th W, g.
story brick, rs, basement, all mod
conyenicnces '''''''''''''''''''''' So,ooO
The Washington critic., 1886-04-30

II Real Estate Company have large and
choice line of improved and unimproved orNn
erty for sale, offering rare chances for IN
ment. Parties desiring to purchase or having
land for sale In the north or northeast sec
tion of the city will find IL To their advantage
its whole attention and energy to the develop.
ment of that part of the city. This company
has seventy thousand feet in one tract on New
Hampshire ave. at a bargain for Investment.
IN Virginia for sale or exchange. $40 y " n W.
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Property and estates properly. managed.
Houses for rent, furnished and unturnshed,
and rents promptly collected.
Money TO loan on real estate security.
Large loans Il speciality.
In preparation for distribution, O book con-
tanning a complete list of improved and unin
proved property, valuable statistics, sngses-
lions in House Building and Decoration. in
Guiding a series of Views of city and subur-
han houses
The Washington critic., 1886-04-30

EOR SALE-A Bargain-Lot on II ut
II near Presidents grounds: is II. o In. by
1856 H.. 2 in. to soft. alley. A, $. CAYWOoD,
cor 0th and X sts n W,
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FOR SALE---L0TS.

LOR SALE-Lot on Il. Cap st, 17xT8.7,
- 81 ber 50 iti 81 W "a, lSHSioo' ooG & per
dwelling renting at Sl2 per mo-, 50, 600 TY-
LER " RUTHERFORD, 1926 Il 81 W.
Y OTIS FOR sALE-3 Fine Lot on 7
IL 81, Just west of N II ave, 2iX01 IT, only
05c; also 63 It on north side of NJ st, near 25th
81 II w only GOc, Apply to owner, room A.,
1881 II st,
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DOSEDALE.
Low.PRICE BUILDING LOTS,
UPON EASY TERMS.

Price ranging from saOO to $500 per lot.
Rosedae Is situated Immediately at the
eastern end of the Columbia Railway. Plats
at the Columbia Hallway CO.'S stables and at
my office. z
W. II. CLAGETT (Owner),
$40 Market Space.
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MEDICAL
Manhood Restored

REMEDY tREb.-A victim 4 youthiuliu prudence
MANHOOD, &c, having tried in vain eyCry known
comedy has iscoNered simple means o se cure,
Address. J,u.REEVES. u Chatham St.-SGw York
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STEAM BOATS.

ITO NORFOLK " FORTRESS MON
ROE AND THE SOUTH. Cheap Rates
and Superior Accommodating; -, safe aud
commodioUs Str. JANE MOSELEf at 5:S0 p.
DAY and SATURDAY, stopping at Colonial
Beach going and returning. Secure rooms and
tickets at Baltimore ~ ohio offices, 1851 and
information inquire at General Office, 9th st.
wharf. Telephone call %. ALFRED WOOD,
Sec'y and Treas. GEO. X. PHILLIPS, Supt
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Says the Boston Traceller'S cor
respondent; An ingenious scheme has
been invented by Congressman, which
he is studiously trying to keep to him
self. He calls it 'the dummy key
racket" This Congressman is a very
popular fellow, and lives at one of the
large hotels here. He found that his
room had become the headquarters of a
crowd of his friends, who were using it
after the free and easy fashion of
clubhouse. He didn't like to say any
thing about it, but he saw plainly that
something must be done, and done
quickly. Being of an observant turn of
mind, he noticed that visitors inquiring
after boarders in the hotel usually
looked at the key boxes back of the
clerks desk. If the key was gone 1t
was tolerably certain that the man had
taken 1t to open his door and was
probably in. On the other hand IL the
key was in the box of course the
boarder was out. This fact gave the
Congressman very enlarged idea. He
knew that If his friends saw key
The Washington critic., 1886-04-30

THE cheapest line of wall papers aud win
dow shades at Veerhoif's, ZIG Seventh
street.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-08-31
McCLBLLAND
OPERA HOUSE.
SANFORD JOHNSON, Manager
Season of 1886 81

We beg to congratulations rWreu-
both In the oity aud county ou tNr
brilliant outlook for amusement tor
this season Opening the house uu
september 22i. with smith UuI
Fingers aud Andrew Noyclb com.
pau,. for TWO dny-, To- boo follow, l,
Mcintyre & llcath'- Ministries ou thD
18th. We promise .1utiuu,u.. of
choice and amusing entertainments
up to April
The house will bc managed u.s. NoI..
toiore, every thing 40 our power Ul.
Ing done that Will cuu1u.r q. fH.
pleasure aud comfort of Our ppruu
Good order is guaranteed. s. ru.N
police officer viii be secured uuI ..
present At each entertainments INr
street car line crutcriug almost b..
front of che house. renders m..--
easy. and ngtc-- 90 nud cytr.- ium
the house, more especially Hrr" There
to occur from ms Hu-n pnu... .uu.3
not well Pee improved up.u 49,.
would here suggest, u- Wc Hr. af.
giving dates and ho,kiue ..wIWID.
that we are liable Goo -g.ur. 900. i.r 1910
earlier date than The uu. 500 u.' nu
tiUipntc opening Witu.Iu .uI,. .tru'
the iurt viii bc made known
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-08-31

\u. pretty sul ,uoap Just
ounOj W lIWeI 'Hus.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-08-31

,,ofo N.r. Martin Is uro. or Mice
pi.uu. frame.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1886-08-31

peouc. oeuiue,s ,,e ,Ae boz,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-10-07
How tn Swim.

In nine cases out of ten, Mr..
Sundstrom says, boy who wants
to make a first-class and scientific
swimmer should begin by forget
ting what he already knows, so as
to learn over again in the right way.
The first thing to master is the
breast stroke. That is the stroke
which frogs use, and always have
used, and it seems to be the natur-
al way of swimming. Initiate a
frog as closely as you can and you
will need no better teacher. But a
frogs legs and feet form one
straight line, and his fingers are
fastened together so as to form a
very fine paddle. Hold your fingers
together when yon strike out so as
to initiate the webbed feet of
duck; and when you draw up your
legs for fresh kick be careful to
straighten out your feet so as to
avoid the resistance Of the water
against your insteps. In kicking
out strike the soles of your feet
against the water as though you
we're pushing yourself up In bed.
Spread your legs fer apart as you
kick, and then, when they are fully
extended, comes an important part
in swimming. Do not jerk them
up for another kick, as ignorant
swimmers do, but draw them tight
together, 90 though your legs were
a pair Of shears with which you
wanted to cut the water. BY thus
closing your legs on the water you
wall add almost as much to your
speed as by the first kick.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-10-07
A Newport Exouisite.

White vests are very much the
fashion Just now, and a collar turn
cd sharply down in front. Patent
leather shoes, trouser TWEEN
ty-two inches round the bot
tom, four-button cutaway coat of
diagonal cloth and silk hat with
half weed are included in the out
fit of the modern Beau Brummell,
not to mention n bamboo stick with
buckhorn head, and a pair of tan :
colored gloves broadly stitched on
the back with black. He wears a
wide black silk ribbon with a gold
buckle hanging from his fob peck
ct, half a dozen rings upon his FIN
gers, a scarf pin worth a small for
tune and carries a single eye glass
which he seldom looks through and
sees nothing when he does. Such
is the exquisite youth who has
nothing in the world to do hut help
to spend his fathers millions and
marry a girl with as many more.
lie is ever present at the Casino,
on the beach, in his tandem deg
cart on the avenue, at dinners, re-
ceptions and balls, and nobody de-
MES that he is at once the choicest
and most remarkable production oil
advanced civilization.-Herald.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-10-07
Tbe Enyineer's story.l

A party of civil engineers, among
whom was General D., was run
ming a line for railroad through
the mountains of kentucky, and
crossed forty-lcre farm belonging
to an old gentleman, who came out
to the party and inquired:
Are you going TO build arailroad
through here, gentlemen
"That is our intention" answered
the foreman.'s
swell, now, l want to tell you,
you will have TO pay me heavy dam
ages. / wouldn't have a road
through my farm for less than one
thousand dollars, sir"
How much do you value your
farm at?' asked the good-natured
foreman.
"Six hundred dollars sir" proud
" answered the old man, and he
marched off in righteous indig-
nation.--Ex.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-10-07
Tha Progress Of the South.

Times-Democrat: DIR. Melville
jackson of Virgins, in a late ad-
dress on the subject of southern
progress and civilization, gives some
very interesting facts well worthy
of consideration.
The south has never been given
full credit for what it has accom-
Pushed in the way of recuperation
from the losses of tho war. 1t has
always been cited as an evidence of
the wonderful recuperative power
of France that it was able to pay
to Germany in so short time the
81, 900, 100000 indemnity fund de.
manded of it. The south has ac-
complished much more. In a sin
gle item, its slaves, it lost $2,000,-
100000; while the devastations of
the war was far more serious than
those wrought by the German IN
vasion of France, because the strug-
gle lasted so much longer and pen
etrated every portion of the south.
Yet from all these losses, which de-
stroyed nearly all the property,
which were fourfold as great as the
injury inflicted on France, the
south has fully recovered to-day.
1t has, indeed, advanced in wealth
aud prosperity, not only wiping out
the last vestiges ofthe late war, but
establishing new industries and a
new civilization.
To-day the south compares with
any portion of the country. DIR.
jackson shows there are "A pau
pers among 10000 people in New
England to Is in the south, show
ing that even if the former is the
richer section, wealth is more equal
" distributed here. In the matter
of crimes, IL are committed in New
England to s in the south, and only
4 among the whites.
Morally and otherwise, the south
ern states to-day rank with any
portion of the United States and
the world,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-10-07
The Mischief Makers,

The leaders and organizers of
workingmen's organizations are
generally not the aworkingmen
themselves, who if let alone would
be satisfied with both wages and
hours of labor, but are professional
agitators, wornout politicians or
those who are too lazy to work and
so bleed the laboring men for
enough to enable them to live in
idlenses.
In small towns the organizers of
knights of Labor lodges were in
most cases chronic office seekers,
who having been disappointed in
obtaining some berth, desired,
sought to gain political strength
by winning the favor of working
men.
In the large cities the AFRICANS
support so-called "walking dele
gates" who receive more than they
could earn in any other way, simp-
" for string up discord. These
men feel that they must show some
thing for their wages a nj so are re-
sponsihle for strikes, ands troubles
which wonld not have occurred had
the employees been left to them
selves.
Perhaps more than one half of
the thousands of dollars collected
from the laboring man during the
late southwestern strike for the sup
port of the strikers, was diverted
into the pockets of the committee
men and lecturers. After deduct
ing from the other half what was
spent for beer, less than one fourth
Of the original amount found its
way TO the families of the men out
of employment.
Another noticeable feature in
this matter is that nearly all the
leaders in the agitations, and the
fomenters of the strikes and troub-
les, are foreigners, who came from
lands where workingmen received
half the wages paid in this coun-
try and then were treated like SER
vile beasts.
If the politiciaus, off1ce-seekers
and foreigners could be eliminated
from trade unions and other labor
organizations, would speedily fall
to pieces and never be heard of
more.
In the United States the laboring
men have more to say about the
laws and legislators than the capt.
talists.- Artesan,
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-10-07
A Categorical Witness.

do you know the prisoner wellP"
asked the lawyer.
''Never knew him sick" replied
the witness.
mo levity," said the lawyer,
sternly. Now, sir, did you ever
see the prisoner at the bar?'
Had many drink with him at the
bar"
"Auswer my question:" yelled
the lawyer, How long have you
known the prisoner"
"From two feet up to five feet ten
inches"
"Will the court make the"
81 have your honor" said tho
witness, anticipating tho lawyer; 81
have answered the question. I
knowed the prisoner when he was
boy two feet long and man Eve
feet ten"
The lawyer arose, placed both
hands on the table in front OF him,
spread his legs apart, leaned over
the table and said:
"Will you tell the court what you
know about this caseT'
"That amt his name"
"W hat amt his nsmeT'
Cease"
"Who said it wasF'
"You did. You wanted 90 know
what | knew about this Case-his
name is Smith"
"Your honor" howled tho law
yer, plucking his beard out by the
roots, will you make this man an
swer2"
"Witness, you must answer tho
questions put to YOU" said The
judge.
aLand o. Goshen. your honor,
hain't bin dom it2 Let the coun-
sci fire away, TN ready"
"Then," said the lawyer, "don'C
beat about the bush any more.
You and this prisoner have been
friendsY
"NeVer."
"Whatl Wasn't You summoned
here az friend of his?"
"No, sir; l was summoned here
as a Presbyterian. Neither of us
was ever Friends; no Quaker about
him."
eSLand down." yelled the lawyer,
in deep disgust.
"Hey?'
"Stand down."
''Can't do 10. I'll sic down or
stand up"
"Usher, remove that man from
the box"
The witness retires, muttering:
"We,l, if ne amt the thick-headed-
est lawyer 1 ever laid eyes on p
Detroit Free Press.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1886-10-07
A PronosaI in the Wats,.

A piquant young miss has been
telling Clara Belle, the Cincinnati
Enquirer correspondent, how she
became engaged while in the break
ers at Long Branch:
"Well Til tell you, just to horrify
you,'' said the piquant young miss:
"You must know, then, that was
introduced to my af4anced while
was in this bathing dress on this
beach three or four weeks ago.
Until a few days ago, when / let
mamma andI papa into the secret,
nearly all our counting was done on
the beach while both Of Us were in
bathing Fagalia, or while was, and
be wa" in street dress. To cap the
climax, he proposed to me in the
breakers-yes,. actually between
one wave an another"
AT this point the young won an
stopped in her rapid flow of decla-
ration and regarded me "a If she
expected to see me grow pale or
faint or be ridiculous in some way
or other. But kept my gravity
and looked mildly curious to hear
more.
eyes," said she che was holding
me with one arm so as to jump me
up whenever big wave came, and
he was talking about bathing suits.
He admired this very much, and
asked me where I managed to get
one so different from almost all
others. / said that / had ordered
it made by French modiste In the
city. Up to that time not serious
word about matrimony had passed
between US, although / knew that
the dear boy was crazy 10 pop the
question; indeed, ] had put it off
two or three times, and was trying
to keep him away from it as long as
possibie-he was so very miserable
as long as he had it on his mind.
But when ! told him how got my
bathing suit I was off my guard,
and he got in his work. sMathilde,'
said be, will you give me leave to
buy the sp;t you wear next sum
merY well, said /, I verify de-
clare! How long has it boen sir,
since ] had to ask my gentlemen
friends to buy my clothes for meY