Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-02-09
.Non.en.e, man,' said Archie "ou

Archie spread the sheets out beforo him,
cracked the soft shellcd almonds with
one hand while he held the manuscripts
with tho other. and read tho following
lines,
The IN, t,ushss that paint the sanri-s
Are tie tlushe- oa bss ch~.ti
Ani IN. tLrush's soss In the Woodland
Iheaf ~hcn shs dCsh sI.-sk.
tlle fcsther that's lightly hO~tnx
l. her white ssi tiny hand.
Al sbes tb. fAirs~t mAi.isa
In all t,s br,si gwen Ani
Dat The sweetest chArns she c~peth
Are her hAnis ~ I-afiy white.
Too shs va<h.s them with psnss>eas
EaeA moSuiax and c~sh uixht
"Dravo! bravo,- lac exclaimed. "You
could not have done better u you'd bcsn
In training for q month. This is Just the
thing And. hastily elancing over tho
others. "Ah. I 80 you've dropped little
humor into these. That's good; but It's
tho sentiment that fetchcs old Penny.
hacker. You've moro than earned your
money; col bope your conscience u as
ease
Rush treasured him on this point by
fucketing tho money. and ai the samo
time b. told him that hi. pruPccts at
Tho Dawn ofiioc wcrv Improving: but hc
didn't say whcre his assignment had
taken him. for fear of lstraying himself
u hc spoke upon subject ~ near his
heart
Snow. Rush. my toy.1 aid Archie,
lcoking Mt lss watch. Il don't like 20 ap
pear rude. Tat you know ] told you j
had thrc, receptions this evening. One
o. that % the Daughters % Sappho. who
hold their annual reunion nj Dclmoni.
cos. bat that won't keep ino long. III
gct programme and iee Tho other u
at the house IL the. California million.
airc, McMulligan. who owns a Ialacc In
Fifih avenue: and that viii not delay
me either. for che genial McMulligan
himself has promised me printed list
81 his guests Then We will iiy 10 IN.
uncle Archer's. where We are SURE 10
have - pleasant evening.
~, donning their ovcrcoats, the two
Nct out.
They waikci down to Dclmonico's.
then In Eouriccnih street. where the
Daughters - sappho were having q
grand time. The mccting hal bccn
called 90 order when they arrived. and
Mr. Iavinia IIopfsr.walkcr was bcgin.
ming her .-say ON The Weaker Scx,"
which she proved Ia their entire salts.
T..tl..., q. l.. al. NAL.
"Who b-haycs the most calmly In
time. % cmcrgcncyT askel Mr Hop
t.r.walkcr. "the woman or the mani
need hardly say u u the woman. The
woman will endure suffering without
ilinching. while man In the dentist.
chair has l-cn known io kick great holes
In the wall while his tccth wcro bcing
hllcj.- lApplau-c "who are seiz"d
with panic at n hrc'-lhc men or the
wUtncni Statistics will prove Ia you that
half the trUuble during fire In a theatre
or other public hall l. invariably caused
by the pushing aud crowding % the
men, who will stamp ont the life ~ any
one who gcts In their way. II tins u MT
proof that man u Iic weaker vessel,
wha, ~ To mc l, Il sufficient Grai
applause
In, Mrs IIopTrr.walker tbough, tina,
the others nc,slcd further proof: for shs
coniinucd to present them With sia-tisii'
cal q, ,,dcnoc for half an hour longer nj
least. In the mean time Archie found
the president of tile club. Mrs. Merrie
Nav. who gave him programme % the
evenings excrciss- and a printed synop-
sis of the different sT.cchcs While
Archie was attending to his duties, Rush
was hooking about the rom ai the strange
f-oplc ranged along the wall. A gentle
man with a very high forehead and a
blonde bcari that grew In irregular sIDt'
about his face wherever u could p.ercs
the surface tppod him upon the shoulder
after while, and said'
II saw you at the office % Tho Dawn
the other day. ~ ! presume you are q
reporter and would like some points for
an article Tor your paIrr-thc names II
the distinguished fcople here this even
ing. etc And. bcfore Rush could say
that be was 10, thcrp n a representa-
tive % his paIsr. the man ran his Tin
gcr. through his struggling locks and,
drawing himself up Ia his full ) fc.t q,
inches. said. The lady rcading the AL
drcss l. Mrs iAyinia Ilopp-r.walkcr.'
adding. In n mo~t impressive whisper,
"my wifei I am Tobias 7. Hopper
Walker. 7. stands for Tartar My
mother was Tartar.
Rush thought that his wife was n Tar
tar also. bui he diln't LAY ~.
Mrs IAyinia llopIer-walker Is a
most rcmarkable woman. sir. She can
take the ilcor against any man. and shut
him up b.fore ho knows where hc Il"
Rush looked at Mrs. lloprsr.Walker,
who at this moment was making one of
her most cutting remarks at the expense
of man. Her eyes were fxod upon ber
husband. and the cxpr,ssion % superior
ity that passed over her face was a study
Tor tragciian. Tlh. expression on hi'
face would letter have served the come
dian, Il was ~ self deprcatory and
showed such satisfaction In icing the
weaker vessel.
This Is n most representative gather
ing he whispered. There Is Mrs. Ann
Amelia de Johnsionc. president of the
Women Who Dare society. II meets
every week at her house In Williams
burg. where 1t enjoys most intellectual
evening"
Rush looked In the direction indicated
by Mr.. IIoppcr-walksr's long forefinger
and saw woman with high forehead
decorated with thin, tight curls Her
eyes were large. and their proninence
was exaggerated by the powerful glasses
she wore ON her very rctrousse nose. In.
deed. her nose turned up with ~ much
determination that it carried her upper
lip with It. exposing her two large front
teeth TO the public gaze.
"Mrs. DO Johnstonc Is very clever.
continued Hopper. Walker. "She writes
for the magazines and pamphlets by the
score. suppose you have read her book
on the form Of marriage proposals among
the ancient Egyptians, She holds that
women proposed In those days and nd.
yocates the olden custom. Mrs. Hopper
| Walker has written nm answer 10 this, In
which she proves that the custom seven
older than Mrs. De Johnstone claims,
and that that lady's. theories have even
been In practice In this country for
years Il Is q good custom for some
women. know number who would
not have been married u u had not pre-
vailed" lie cast a furtive glance In the
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