Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-28
HE THOUGHT he KNEW HER.
The Not Uncommon Experience Every
Que Meets With.

From the Chicago Mail.
"Did you ever meet person you felt you
knew without being sure enough to speak,
and as time went on and you racked your
brain the uncertainty only grew" asked a
young man whom chat with occasionally.
told him / was too busy, as a rule, to rack
my brains about anything like that.
swell, l want to tell you about this case" he
continued. ''fvs been worrying over it for a
long time. Last fall l was walking with a
gentleman on State street when We passed two
young ladies, and in the feeting glance gave
them felt that knew one Of them.
"The young woman was very pretty, with
the sweetest OF brown eyes, big and expressive,
and you may believe that cudgeled my brains
to remember where had seen her or met her.
as the case might be. Her face was familiar to
me, and thought saw signs of recognition in
her look, but didn't know whether had
really made her acquaintance or whether had
seen her face at the thsaters or in the street
cars often enough to remember il. So I didn't
speak, and they passed on.
We'll about three months afterward got
on West Side car one evening" driz ely
winter evening-and stood on the back plat
form trying to keep out of the drip. The car
was packed like a sardine bsx, but on glancing
inside saw the same young lady whose brown
eyes and pleasant face had so greatly per-
picked me. She saw me, too, and / saw the
same flash Of recognition cross her face.
made up my mind I'd find out about the matter
right then.
"Then grabbed strap over the young wo-
mans head, leaned over and said to her, as re-
specially and earnestly as deacon:
Twill you kindly tell me who am?"
'She lifted her big brown eyes 10 mine and
said, with the sweetest Of smiles:
81 think can
"'Wsii. then, who am r. asked again.
"'You are Mr.. So-and-so,' she said.
fright replied. Now where did we
meet' IT'S very humiliating to ask you, but
must confess I've forgotten
"'Why, don't you remember she said. 4
met you at the art reception year ago. Mr..
so-and SO introduced us
Then remembered all about II. I also
remembered that did not catch her name
vhs introduced Us was in New York and there
was nobody 10 whom could apply for infor-
nation. After totally forgetting our meet
ing didn't have the nerve to confess that
didn't even know her name, 30 pretended
to remember the whole matter quite well:
She invited me to call, and said would and
aftsr while excused myself and got on the
car.
"wsn, do you know, Il seemed after that %
II I eoulan't Ho, out = lunch or g down town
or home ct night without meeting that grip
Just ran against her everywhere and every
time met her had - make excuses for not
keeping my word about calling.
1T d ali ended, Aeoupls Of days ago saw
her In conversation with Q prominent musician
him and ssksd him for pity's sake to tell me the
young lady's name.
"WAy, that's Mrs. ylank,' he said; . young
widow. ehs's singer and . member Of one Of
the great quartsts. She sings in two churches
and u well known in musical circies.'
II wrote ne name down right there and am
going 70 cali next week, but wouidn't have
my girl hear 81 Il fer worlds, 0irls nro so
yfsj6dies1 sgainst widevA~