The record-union., 1892-09-23
DECIDEDLY ROMANTIC.
What a Crusty Old Bachelor Saw
From His Window.
How He Became Deeply Interested In
Love Match and the Delight
full Sequel.


and is not ashamed of it, had a little ro-
nance, or what he chose to regard as a
romance. to tell about the other evening.
One Of his Office rooms, as every one
knows who has been in his office for the
last ten years, looks out on court. Di-
rectly across the court are the windows
OF millinery shop, and on the upper
side of the, court those of an electrical es-
Enlistment. They are all on the same
level.
II used to notice when / looked out
into the court" he said, "a young woman
in the millinery shop who worked away
lndustriously at the window. Over in
the place where they make electrical APP
planes was good-looking young fell
low who was always whistling or hum
ming popular air. He seemed to go at
his work as if it were not work but play.
one day when | was standing at my win
dow l saw him look over at the milli-
ner's window. At that moment the girl,
who was turning hat around to look at
1t with a critical eye, raised her glance.
lie gave her little friendly nod, and
smiled at her in a frank, good-natured
way. | thought / could see her blush,
and she held her eyes down after that,
while he went on working and whistling
merrily.
Later noticed that his nod used to be
returned with smile. When they were
about to go away in the evening they
would give each other farewell nod. In
the winter, when the days got short,
neither of them worked at the window
after or o'clock, but when / was de-
talned at my office | used to be on the
watch for the o'clock whistles just to see
than M hnSr rur,,, Il Il
their heads across the court
This went on for more than a year, and
got interested in the two young people
ana began to weave romances about
them. In the coming spring when
wanted to have some work done in my
office | went over to the electric shop to
see about getting the young man to do it.
When he was in my room afterward l
saw him to go to my window and glance
| across the court. He had to make several
trips there, for the young woman's eyes
seldom Strayed over to my window. Final
ly, however, he caught her eye, and she
gave little start of surprise and then
blushed very perceptibly, as young peo-
pie do who are caught unawareS 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 all over his face until it
was as rosy as the side of an apple.
I" She's very modest and pretty girl
l said to him encouragingly, for my GU
| riosity was getting the better of my dis
cretion.
Indeed she is,' he said, blushing
again.
How long have you known her?, I
asked, in tone calculated to 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 so long at those windows that
1t seemed natural for us to nod at each
other.'
Il was little disappointed at this, for
couldn't make much out of the romance
Afterward, however, | saw that they kept
up the exchange of smiles across the
court, and occasionally the young electro
clan would glance my way and give me a
greeting with his curly head.
This went on for nearly two wears.
and then l noticed that the young woman's
face was missing from the window. The
electrician did not seem to mind it, how
ever. In fact, he seemed more light
hearted and cheerful than ever. could
hear him singing away in pleasing
voice by the hour, and l really got to dis
like the man for not seeming to care
whether his little milliner ever came
back or not. You see am romantic.
well, the next summer was so hot
that used to take a ride down to Coney
Island and back every sunday afternoon
to try to keep cool in the breezes off the
ocean. On one of those Sundays l saw
the little mllliner, looking as brisk as a
ripe peach, sitting alone in the stern of
the boat. She was neatly dressed, with a
pretty bonnet on her head, and she was
MISUNDERSTANDING enough to be any ones
wife. Pretty soon a man came along the
deck carrying in one arm child and
holding in his hand q glass of water. He
went up to my milliner and gave her the
glass of water. Then, when he turned
his face, which had been hidden behind
the child's big hat, / saw that it was nv
electrician.
Catching sight of me he nodded and
smiled, just as he had often done across
the court, and / walked straight up to
him, and shaking him heartily by the
hand. congratulated him with genuine
feeling. When he introduced me to his
wife he was as proud as an Emperor, and
L never spent better afternoon than on
that day chatting with that couple. You
may talk about your love and match
making, but L never saw two people who
seemed to care more for each other than
they did.
"If l had known that they were going
to be married l should have sent them a
wedding present-and handsome one,
too-but, as had not been allowed to do
that, 1 just went out the next day and
bought that baby locket and chain and
sent it over with a pleasant note to the
happy, young electrician by one of my
office boys, and a few minutes later,
when l saw that mans beaming face.
nodding at me across the court, as he held
my little gift in his hand, / felt-well. 1
felt like fool for being crusty old bach
elor. New York Tribune.