The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-10-08
Two Young Men.
New York Correspondence San Frrneisco
Argonaut
THE poMpoITs N1Nyv

Last winter l sat opposite one OF
these heavy youngsters at dinner OF
sixteen plates. He took rather a vi
vacious young married woman in and
sat beside her, with his smooth shaw.
en-, and complacent face held high in
the air, his eyes half-closed, and the
corners of his mouth drawn down.
There was an expression of severe,
retlcence and overwhelming reserve,
about him. He was about twenty
three years old.
II see you very often at the opera.
and occasionally at dances, Mr.
Burke-Jones," she began, "but you.
always come late and drift off before
one has chance to nod to YOU"
'"They bore me-"
A pause. Then she continues.
IL suppose you see so much OF life
that the more modest and unspiced
entertainments which we women con-
slider so exciting are dull to yors."
Eyes"
Another pause. He grances with
cold esteem at the soup and permits
himself to taste the sherry. The fish
passes IN silence, while a man across
the table talks to the vivacious young
married woman. She is exceedingly
pretty, and her black eyes snap with
the gossip, chatter and lights. She
turns twice and looks at the solemn
face beside her. Then, evidently think
ing that she has been stupid, she says,
with 50 bright little emile:
"Of course you're going down to,
Jerome on the opening day?''
Never do the races
"Ah! lsuppose you &c, In for more
college sports; most men in your club.
do I'm told"
There was such long wait after.
this that my neighbor-a sister OF the
black-eyed talker-suggest sted that i
should rescue the earnest little work.
er across the way. The-solemn young
man evidently did not consider her
last remark worth a comment. She.
waited and then made another dash.
He wouldn't talk about the OPERA.
music, the clubs, races, colleges or
athletics, so she tried him on the
theatre. No results. Then she ask
ed him what steamer he had last
crossed in. and he said, it was the
Alaska.
"Ah, she's a beauty" said the de
termlned conversationalist. Thenshc
went of into a monologue, and told a.
charming little story about love.
match which occurred on board that.
steamer-at least she said it was that.
one-when she crossed, in September.
sthl the pompous ninny at her side.
said nothing. But she would not give.
hlm up without one more struggle,
with what I've always claimed since
was q stroke OF genius, she got him Off
ON the topic OF London tailors and he.
spoke at least twenty words before,
coming to u halt. Then the hard.
working little lady glanced over at us.
with triumph beaming from her eyes,
and we felt like applauding her efforts.
But the dinner was over by this time.
and she did not try her skill with tho
reticent youth .gain.
THE COOL EGoTIsT.
Men of a certain class are confined
to New York. They won't grow any.
where else, and they only flourish in
the first circles. They are exotic
plants, which only come to perfection,
In the hothouse. know one OF them.
possibly as good a specimen offthe
species as one could find. He is per
haps twenty-four or tive-a kind oh.
server would say eighteen. He doesn't
care about cultivating a mustache, III
is commonplace-fast becoming vul.
gar. There is an air OF gentle lassi.
tude aboun him-might one sav.weak,
ness in his legs2 He is always a., little
over-dressed-a popularity which ha
outgrows in three or -four,
years rs-and always wears some rings
diamonds, gypsy setting--on the
engagement finger" Whether,this is
to demonstrate that he is "bespoksp
"a proclamation for all spinsters
who run to read-or merelya,form,o ot
exterior decoration, / have. never
summoned the courage to, inquire.
When agirl-a green girl goes out to
dinner, and finds him sitting at her
right hand-as in nine cases out oi
ten she will find him-she is at first m
censed. She sits brooding sulkily,
considering herself snubbedin, having
been invited to meet callow boy.
Presently the boy begins to talk. not
eagerly. bsat rather as if it was.ekpect-
ed OF hi1m. Like Annie Lauris, his
voice is low and sweet; at times SO
low that she is forced to lean toward
him to, catch his remarks. Then the
fun begins.
At FIRST she is piqued byv his, a.ppar-
ent Indifference. She opens fire.. auiy-
ering yengefully at the thought OF