Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-26
The Romance of the ssL''-A Sample.

From the New York Evening sun.
MY own darling pet, murmured George W.
Spilks, as he wound his manly arm about the
slim waist of Miss Salie Evangeline Higgins
and drew her closer to him, ''you have made
me very happy tonight"
The beautiful girl nestled one giddv little
nestle and rested her fair head on Spilks
padded shoulder.
'Oh, Geordie, dear" she said in her silverv
voice, you are SO good to tell me so. l don't
mind telling you now. love. that have loved
you ever since first met YOU"
Chambers street-Park place. nextr' yelled
the guard as he pOked his head in at the door.
And Sallle, precious" continued George,
not noticing the rude interruption. Il have
loved you ever since first saw YOU too"
And then, gentle reader. occurred one of
those scenes which many novelists consider too
sacred for vulgar type. But George and Sallie
were not going very heavy on sacred lovemak-
ing that evening. Sallie lifted her Cupid's bow
of mouth TO the full red lips of George and
they chung together like the pieces of broken
and mended plate with fiftv-pound weight
hanging to 1t to advertise Bullyglue's Peerless
Cement. Right in the middle of act 3 scene 3.
of that dreamy kiss the guard stuck his head in
again and shouted:
Park place-Cortlandt nextr'
But Geordie and Sallie did not hear him.
They went right ahead with that kiss to the
end OF the epilogue, and Georde didn't go out
o.
the passengers in the car changed their seats
so as to give George and Sallie full swing, but
the lovers didn't notice it.
Spilksy took fresh hold around Sarah's
neck. and said:
You bet the boys will be surprised when I
tell them tomorrow. lovey."
Il don't care" exclaimed Sallie spunkily
Name Jones and Billy's engaged, too, and
they don't mind the teasin'''
This pleased George SO much that he kissed
l. L.. ,-lH, II. i
which drowned the rattle OF the cars, and the
guard opened the door and exclaimed:
''Cortlandt-Rector nextI''
Several of the passengers at the other end of
the car moved up opposite the fair young
creatures so that they might not miss any mart
of the sentimental scene, but Geordie and Sallie
didn't care. They had eyes only for each Other
Sallie's arm crept up around Spilksys nEaf
and she pulled his ear close to her lips as She
whispered:
Say, pretty, you amt given me ring vet"
slightly troubled expression stole over
Georges face.
Cant you wait till Saturday. darIing?" he
asked. Il don't get paid off till then. and
don't want to draw no money in advance"
"Oh. that's all right" said Sallie quickly. 81
was only funnin'. deary"
Geordie looked relieved.
''Salle," he said, you're Just the -
"Rector-Battery place nextr' came from the
guard. Three men got up and went out on the
spectacles sat bolt upright and snorted
Sallie snuggled as close to Geordie as the
arm of the seat would permit. and as she
placed her hair in loving conjunction with
Geordie's cream-colored satin necktie she
isped
Won't my ownty precious baby boy tell his
own if he ever kissed Susie Jaspers? His dolly
Sallie won't be jealous if her pretty boy will
tell his dearest if"
Battery place-South Ferry next"
We staggered out onto the platform dear
reader, and as the cool night air famed our
fevered brow we managed to recover sufficient
ly to say to the guard:
You've got pair Of lovers ON board, haven't
you?"
"Oh. that amt nothing to some nights" he
answered. You ought to see 'em on my last
trip. Sometimes the cars full o. them. This
trips slow for lovers"
Then he poked his head in at the door once
more and yelled:
South ferry. All outr'
As We leaned up against a post Geordie and
Sallie came out of the car His arm was around
the fair young girls waist, and she was looking
up into his face with love-lit eyes, They passed
on down the stairs and into the Hamilton ferry
waiting room, and, as they disappeared,
Geordie raised Sallies hand TO his lips and got
in one more chaste salute on the iy..
The romance of the L was ended