The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-03

An Original Scheme Of a Very Bash
full Young Nan.

Edison probably never thought that
it would be. At an hour when there
were but few in the place a we'll
dressed, good-looking young man
came in and stood for some time
Watching and listening to the won.
derful machine. After a short time he
entered into an earnest conversation
with the man who was operating the
instrument. At first the operator
wore a mystified look, but that gradu-
ally melted into an amused smile as
the conversation went on. Finally he
seemingly consented to the young
mans wishes and they both went
closer to the photograph. The visitor
looked nervously around, but as there
was no one near by, he began talking
into the machine. He said only a few
words, and then, turning to the
operator, he said earnestly
"Re,nana5er, tomorrow
The man smiled again and nodded
his head. The next day at about the
same hour the V visitor OF the
day before appeared at the place
again, but this time he was not alone.
Accompanying him was a pretty
young woman about nineteen years
old. The young man was more nery-
Gus than ever, and while the couple
were looking about the place and ex-
aiming the different articles Of inter
est the young woman noticed her
companions uneasiness and spoke to
him about it several times. He passed
the matter Over lightly, though rather
awkwardly, and assured her that
there was nothing the matter with
him. She plainly saw that something
was wrong and suggested that they
should go out of the place.
AT this suggestion he earnestly, al
most with desperation, protested, and
insisted that they must not go until
they had heard the phonograph- She
consented, and Sc they went over neal
it. As they approached the operator
gave the yong man a smile of APP
prevail. The young man drew his
companion close to the instrument,
all the time growing more
than ever and glancing around look
ing for a convenient and safe retreat.
The strains of a lively waltz began to
flow from the instrument, then sud-
denly the music ceased and after a
seconds pause the young woman
heard the voice of her companion adj
dressing her. The words that she
Beard were SO unexpected that she
glanced quickly aG his face, but his
lips We're tightly closed and he was
looking straight at the machine. Her
look followed his, and this is what she
heard coming from the Photographic
MAIZE, | have loved you for a long
time, but have never dared to tell you
so; will you be my wife?n
The operator watched the pair out
of the corner of his eye, an amused
smile playing about his mouth in the
meantime. When the sentence was
completed he d~iscreetly started the
machine to singing:-'Down Went
McGinty to the Bottom of the Sea-
The young woman remained silent
for a moment, looking straight ahead.
then turned toward her companion,
There was no mistaking that look.
He appeared to be choking, SO red
was his face. She blushed Violently
and, touching him on the arm, while
her face was turned from him, she
said in a voice not at all steady
Come, let us 60"
As they disappeared through the
door the operator laughed quietly to
himself and muttered:-
Variety Is the spice of life, sure.n
A few days afterward the young
man appeared again and this time his
face was wreathed in smiles as he ap-
preached the monograph man. He
shook him heartily by the hand and
said
'sShe called me a coward; but I
don't care; it's all right now; many
thanks
A Mans Lack OF Judgment.
Some people have not the slightest
judgment in selecting present. About
Christmas time | cited a number of
instances of strangely i'll gotten gifts
IAN umbrella, for example, to a lady
who had been an invalid for years
and can hardly expect ever to be any
thing else. But / heard of a case yes
terday, involving this great lack of
common sense. which beats the record
as far as | know. 1t was a mar who
offended, Of course; orne have too
much tact and insight into the de-
sires of their fellow beings to make
plumbers in this direction. His
brother-in-law died and he wanted to
do something sympathetic and all
that" for his sister, he said. He was
a bachelor, but he had a splendid
residence in the suburbs of Chicago.
So he sent to his sister and asked her
to send on her two youngest children,
girls OF about eight and nine years, to
him for a month. The afflicted wife
and mother were glad enough to do
this. The two young girls had a
royal time with their uncle. When
the end of their stay came near what
did he do but take them to d dress
makers and have them arrayed in all
the colors loom and rainbow ever
knew. Then he bought a heap OF
dress silks in colors and sent them
with the children, who had exchanged
their mourning for the gorgeous gar
ments, to his sister. He never
thought of the mourning or his sis
ter's we'll know punctilious regard for
fashions and forms. The two little
rainbow sections, with their cargo Of
dress silks for mamma, reached their
destination all right. The horror Of
the widow is something / cannot
paint. 1t was something beyond
words to ell.-Pittsbury Dispatch.
The Power of Prayer.
A well known Chicago safe manu-
facturer who has a cozy home out in
one of the suburbs has so many
friends that he keeps a little private
bar Of his own. thinking it's cheaper
than patronizing an outside bar every