The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-01-25
Yourself "AS Others See YOU"
4 GROUP OF BACHELORS PEN-PICTURED
BY ONE OF THE FAIR SEX.
A Laurens Girl Facilitating The Work OF
The Year of Leap.

800 49, ''.'' - w nv ~ III
l.aurcns abounds i'm marriagcablc young
men, who, on account of extreme bash
fulncSs and fear Of women, hold them
selves aloof. Now to bring them graph
rnlly before those of my own sex, who
arc disposed to aid in the good work Of
leap year, / will do my part.
SUE PIPER.
II. S.-PlcaSc don't give me away or
lilo your printer to bctray the secret.
TIE PHOTOS.
And first in the group is II lawyer sage,
Who now has arrived NJ uncertain age;
Behold, brave and chivalrous, by woman
admired,
But never as yet by Cupid inspired.
y pearl Of great price who wins this
prize
Mustcalculate we'll to attruct bright eyes.
\ merchant it is who deals in soap,
The girl to hold him must have II strong
rope,
For in love h" is, and It's said quite &
lI"'n "gct there Eli,' or ilv to the moon.
\ partner he has who meier has felt
The sting OF Cupid's dart nor knclt
At woman's shrine.
But alas! so handsome, it gives me the
blues
TO think tina; all girls this prizo must
lose.
IInG .y..llnnt Innltl rn .nn ,lnihlNr
Just rs fat and plump as a humble bee;
Bat hard to catch, like the nim,blc flea, E.
y student in legal lore.
y planter comes next, with picturesque
Who sometimes buys cotton in this very
kind-hcartcd and tender, devoted will
a dear little creature quite soon shall
sec.
y handsome gallant, who is always in
style,
And looks almost too aesthetic to smile;
But careful always high collars to wear,
Whoever gets him will have her share.
And now M Il merchant who STAYS
on the corner,
And the first girl who "popa' is surely a
goncr,
ilo is ready to marry
SO strange he should larry.
A Ghost within himself" they say
OF him who clerks across the way.
So strange that AL the girls don't 500
What m easy catch d.. y. would be.
The Ball rolls on, soc him? There!
With large brown eyes and sandy hair,
OF Blackston chock fun he is to the brim,
Dear girls, twill pay to keep watch on
him,
On the corner, second floor,
Is tho mar whom all adore,
For he is both learned and wise;
Too basllful to WOO,
But never to sue,
Make n da9h for he's bound to rise.
h Captain now is In command
or noble boys Il chivalrOus band.
Who wins the jewel must nave speed,
For her rival is surely his prancing stced.
-.
\ cotton maj from the Old North state,
The girls have placed him on their slate,
lie is SO very witty
Wwould surely he n pity,
TO tell such a nan he'd have to wait.
Is handsome and Gir, has the tin too to
back It.,
And now is engaged in making n Racket.
Has often admired but inclined now to
wed,
If only some maid will go right ahead
She may capture Il prize for he wiz nc'cr
he lank,
While he Keeps next door to the National
Bank.
ltark, It's music; yes, n tonor,
Whose mustachc Is light but thinner
Than the soup we had for dinner,
o At the boarding house to-day.
Although not tnll, ho's higher
Than the ladies OF the choir,
But his heart Is all on fire,
For a fair ono, so they say
III.
Md here Nc.
Who'll stand to the rack
And talk dry goods all day.
To the girls too hon talk
Right square to the chalk,
For nc clerks for NJ. q j.
! ITO DO conlinued.l