Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-13
PRIDE IN A LITTLE ROMANCE.
A "Crusty old Bachelor" who Got Inter.
ested In . Love Match.

-crussy ola bachelor who Got Inter
esscd In . Love Match.
Prom the New yorh Tribune
The man Who has q vein Of sentiment and b
not ashamed Of IL had httis romance, or ~hs,
he chose 30 regard ~ romance. 10 tell about
the other evening. One OF HIS once rooms ss
every one know who has been In hs efhos for
the last ten YEAR. looks out on court.
Directly across the court are the windows Of
q millinery shop. and on the upper side Of the
court those Of an electrical ess~blishnen. They
are all on the same level
81 used 70 notice when looked out into the
court, /" he said. "a young woman in the MILL
merry shop who worked away industriouslv at
the window. Over in the place where they
made electrical appliances was . good-looking
fellow, who was always whistling or hum
ming a popular air. He seemed 70 20 NJ his
work as II n were not vork. but play. One
day when WINS standing AZ nv window I
him look over at the miIliner's window. At
that moment the girl, who Was turning hat
around 10 look AZ IL with q critical eve. raised
her glance. He gave her q little friendly nod
and smiled a' her in FRANK: ecod-natured way.
thought could see her blush. and she held
her eyes down sitter that. while he went on
working and whistliug merrily.
Later l noticed that his nod used 10 be re-
turned with a smile. When they were about %
No away IN evening tneN Woulo rive each
other q farewell nod. In the winter, when the
days got short neither Of them worked At the
window after 4 OF O'Clock. but when was de-
tanned at nv ONCE used 90 be on the watch
for the o'clock whistles Just 10 sse them come
to their windows and nod their heads scross the
court.
This went on for more than year. and
got interested in the t~o Young people and be-
gan TO weave romaaces about them In the
coming spring when l wanted % have some
work done in my Office I went over TO the
eleetric shop 20 see about getting the Young
man 70 do IL. When he was in NV room after
"ard saw him go TO NV window and glance
across the court. He had 90 make several trips
there. for the young woman's ewes seldom
straNed over 20 my window. Finally. how
ever, he caught her eve. aud shesave = little
start OF surprise and then blushed very per
eeptloly, as Young people do who are canght
unawa-es by those in whom they are interested
when my Young electrician turned around
he must have seen the interested expression on
my face. for the color came up and spread ell
over his face until IL as rosy red a. the side
Of an apple.
g She's a very modest ana pretty girl
said TO him encouragingy for my curiosity was
getting the better Of NV discretion
"'1ndeed she is. he said. blushing again
"'How long have YOU known herr asked.
IN tone calculated 60 invite his confidence
" oh. don't know her. he answered hastily.
and his face got scarlet this time. You see
he added, shyly, we have seen each other 80
long at those windows that il seemed natural
for us 10 nod at each other
Il was a little disappointed at this. for
couldn make much out Of the romance. After
ward. however. saw that they kept up the ex-
change o. smiles across the court, and occa-
sionally the young electrician would glance my
way and give me q greeting with his curly
head.
This went on for nearly two wears and then
noticed that the young vomsn's face
missing from the window. The electrician did
not seem TO mind il. however. In fact he
seemed more hght-hearted and cheerful than
ever. L could hear him singing away in a
pleasing voice by the hour. and really got 20
dislike the man for not seeming TO care whether
his little milliner ever came back or not lou
see. am romantic.
We'll, the next summer was 30 hot that I
used to take a ride down TO Coney Island and
back every Sunday afternoon TO try TO keep
cool in the breezes Of the ocean. On one OF
these Sundays saw the little milliner. looking
as bright as ripe peach, sitting alone in the
stern Of the boat. She neatly dressed. with
pretty bonnet on her head, and she was at
tractive-looking enough to be ones wife.
Pretty soon q man came along the deck carry
ing on one arm a child and holding in his hand
a glass of water. Then. when he turned his
face, which had been hidden behind the child's
big hat. saw that il my electrician.
Catching sight of me he nodded and smiled.
just as he had often done across the court and
l walked straight up TO him. and shaking him
heartily by the hand congratulated him with
genuine feeling. When he introduced me 20
his wife he was 40 proud as an emperor, and 1
never spent q better afternoon than on that
day, chatting with that couple. You may talk
about your love and matchmaking, but never
saw two people who seemed TO care more for
each other than they did.
IF had known that they were going 20 be
married i should have sent them q wedding
present-and q handsome one, too-but, as l
hadn't been allowed TO do that, just went out
the next day and bought that baby locket and
chain and sent il over with q pleasant note 20
the happy young electrician by one Of my Office
boys, and few minutes later, when saw the
mans beaming face nodding at me across the
court he held my little gift in his hand. I
felt,well, felt like fool for being csussy
old bachelor"