Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-23

that he had recently. while on his vacation, in
dignantiy repulsed the advances of highly
attractive summer girl who expressed a will
ingness that he should kiss her.
OF course this quoted exhibi ton of virtue on
| his part excited great deal of admiration from
the young men of his acquaintance. most of
whom. 1t is to be feared. would not have been
capable of such virtuous self-restraint in the
premises. But one can applaud an example,
however one may feel ones self unable to sue
cessfully initiate 1t. Thus II was that all the
boys looked up to TweedleS as a sort of model
OF behavior until one unhappy night last week
On this melancholy occasion-for Tweedles
"a very pretty young woman. on whom he was
! exceeding sweet. had been invited to tea bv his
mamma. 1t was judlciously considered by the
mamma that the girl. having in prospect money,
that is even more important than mere beauty
| to clergyman in embryo, should be given an
opportunity to afford an object for the tendrils
! OF her sons affections to entwine themselves
| about. Accordingly, she was helped to all the
choicest morsels of fried chicken, was given
the very brownest of the biscuts-notwith-
standing her gentle protests-and. when they
| all went out at ?. m. to seek q neighboring Ice
| cream saloon for cooling refreshment. anxiety
| was expressed in eager terms as to whether she
| was warm enough III her thin dress to brave
| the chilling evening air.
Ion, Miss Bodies circulated the newly
graduated divine, permit me to obtain for
you wrap"
You are ever so kind Mr.. Tweedles," she
replied. but really it is hardly worth while
for you to take SO much trouble"
| How can you speak of trouble where Won
| are concerned, Miss Boodes?" he reio;ped,
with glance that if they had not been
| out on the dark sidewalk by that time would
have settled her fate at once, presumably.
IF you will run up, Adolphus to my bed
| room" said Tweedles' sister, coldly, as if she
did not sympathize with the game, you will
find in my second drawer two nubes-one red
| and one blue-that will serve for Julia and nv
| self Mamma is we'll provided with her cloak"
| 'Delighted! exclaimed Tweedles, and ran
| up the steps and into the house eagerly The
| lights upstairs had been turned out, but he
| recklessly invaded his sisters bureau with that
! brutality which usually distinguishes brothers
| in the treatment Of their sisters affairs and
| effects. Most Of the contents of the MINER
| drawer he had scattered about the ROOM when
| he suddenly remembered that the first drawer
| was not tins one he had been instructed to in
| vestigate.
| An" said he; II remember now; it was the
| third drawer"
| Upon which he emptied that compartment
with surprising expedition, distributing its
contents right and left. He felt that such
proceeding was sure to make trouble in the
domestic circle ere morning. But what did
| that matter. Those wraps must be found.
| All at once it occurred to him that il must
! havebeen the second drawer that he was told
| Happy thought. He plunged his hand into it
| and out came worsted garment; another
| plunge and he fetched a second one. All was
| right. after all.
| Skipping gayly down the stairs the two
wraps in hand, Tweedles tore out Of the front
door, down the steps and rejoined the family
/ party.
.Awfully grieved." he painted; sbut it was SO
dark | couldn't find the Things"
And then he held his sisters wrap. which he
knew, for her-because she was nearest
| Now, Miss Boobies, " he said, and held the
| second wrap for her.
| His sisters he had held in degage, brotherly
! way. but the wrap for Miss Boobies he extended
by the sleeves in a manner that was designed
! to express the utmost of affectiouate attention
Unfortunately, just as he was putting it on,
In his near-sighted, careful way. Miss Boobies
| gave small but disheartened scream and
| jumped aside. At the same moment his sister.
MISS Tweedies uttered peal of laughter. and
! her mother, Mrs. Tweedles, joined, as if against
| her will, in half-choked exclamation. Twee-
| dies himself stood aghast.
What is the natter" he CALCULATED, stretch
| ing by the sleeves the garment with which he
| had just sough: to invest his lady love.
Then, suddenly perceiving its shape, he
folded it up in a wad and fled with it in the
| house.
1t was an uniergarment. bedecked with blue
| bows of ribbon, palpably not designed for
wearing outside the dress warm summer
Washington evenings.
Any one but Tweedles might have recovered
even from such a shock. Modest youth as he
! was, however. this was impossible offhand.
Realizing as he did the professional indis-
| erection of his openly recognizing female IN
dergarment as SUCH it was nevertheless unde-
nIable that he had placed himself in that false
| position. To his perception of this exquisitely
! embarrassing fact is due the circumstance that
| he not seen to again emerge upon the side
| walk that evening.
! Miss Boobies, Mrs. Tweedles and Miss Twee-
| dies went to get their chocolate ice cream and
orange water ice without masculine escort
Meanwhile young Tweedles was industriously
dispute over the Westminster confession, sit
| ting up in bed, with two pillows behind his
| back and glass of real strong ice water ON a
| chair alongside his couch.
"That new girl of yours is rather a shrink
| ing, modest creature, Scadley, isn't she?"
''Well, should say she was. / didn't visit her