Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-02-07
COULD NOT RESIST.
Tho Foolish Bet of a Stinsy Detroit Man
 and How 1t Was Won.

and How It Was Won.
 There is one man in Detroit who knows the seductive force of fair woman's pleadings as he never knew it before His friends know it, too, and arc not likely to let him forget it soon A well known skinflint wagered sup per with some friends that he could visit a charity fair, remain a whole evening in the hall and spend nothing but his time.
 The evening came and tho venerable vic tim boldly entered into temptation with a jaunty air and a beaming countenance But there was one weak spot in his armor Be fore the charms of lovely womanhood his bet ter nature blooms out es the flowers with the coming of spring time. It was on this frailty that his friend of the afternoon had banked, and toward it had directed the efforts of the shrewd daughters of Eve, who were in the plot and bent on winning. They were on their mettle, and calloused indeed must be the heart of tho man who could resist their persuasive powers
 Every gun was trained on him right enough, but woman is nothing if not strategic 1t was not an onslaught, but an insidious and deceptive advance Much depended on the first move, and it was made with fascinating skill. A most winsome matron, an acquaint- ance of the susceptible sllinflint, met him with O flutter and a smile that set his heart thump- ing like trip hammer. She was vision of lovellneSs, revelation of the charms and graces that lure as thsy like. And how she greeted him. It would arouse the gallantry of the veriest cannibal, however hungry It would warm the blood ia mummy Her eyes, her parted lips, her flushed cheeks and bewitching smile all bespoke welcome to one who was received among the favored She grasped his arm with both her dimpled hands, swung half in front of him as she leaned for ward to look into his softening face, and, with the sheer force of her presence, led him to his fate. Soon the blushing victim was surrounded by bevy of laughing, chatting, merry and lovely women. He felt himself envied by every other man in the house, and self imitation was the inevitable consequence
 This is Miss -, of Chicago, Mr. -,'' and he bowed to q personification of ideal beauty.
 "Oh, Mir. -, I've just been trying my fortune at the flying jenny. It's so fascinat- ing and I've been so lucky. Do come and try it."
 "Yes, yes, do come, MT. -. Why, it's just too nice"
 But, ladies''-
 "No, mo- come along; explain afterward We'll all try it."
 Mir - hcsitated but when he saw the black looks of the other men cast upon him he yiel.ied without mental reservation and joined the charge with a shout, O laugh and a rheumatic skip He was simply led as a lamb SlaUphfhr Ha fbn Alvin Jenny and entered upon a mad rush that took ill chances on the phaeton, the harness, the yacht, tho gold watch, the guns, everything as it presented itself to view. In the wild whirl he ran short, but borrowed s2O of a friend, and lon with the dance" He was the king bee in the busy hive and having more fun than everybody else combined
 Suddenly his friend of the afternoon ap- peared and innocently asked him out to the prearranged supper.
 Supper be blowed!' he had no appetite fol earthly food He was i'll the seventh heaven of delight, soaring through an elysiun of bliss unalloyed, and he'd stay there as long as his pocketbook held out
 The end came at last, and then the chaffing of those who were into the scheme Never was O man more mercileSsly guyed than the usually close listed citizen He finally sought relief for himself and the rest of the fellows in the flowing bowl It flowed until the wee hours, and shortly before the electric lights made way for sunrise Mr. - had drawn LID i'll front of his residence and with stentorian voice was struggling to wrench harmony out of "The Girl I Left Behind Me"-Detroit News