Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-03-15
PERPLexEp sY hIs poueLE.

Serious Complications Arising Over the Identity of Two Men.
 The folly of introducing a hand some male friend to ones best girl was illustrated in Cambridge re- gently.
 It was case of diamond cut dia- mond. The courtships of two young men were cut short, and a pretty Cambridge girl is mot keeping com pany now with anybody in particu- lar.
 She is good looking, and her father is well off, all of which made young man No. 1 an ardent admirer and a frequent caller at her home. His at tentions wero received with favor, for he. too. was good looking, and dressed like a man in good circum- stances.
 One day the couple met young man ! No 2. and he was duly introduced. He found on opportunity to call at the young woman's home, and. as he was an agreeable companion and a good convcrsationist, his visits were as agreeable as they were frequent.
 Finally he was received with such favor that young man No. began to realize that he was losing ground, and he determined to take decisive action.
 When he got chance he casually asked the pretty Cambridge girl if she knew anything about his rivals occupation. She had neves thought of that, and said so, whereupon he hesitatingly intimated that No. ? was waiter in a cheap restaurant. This caused a small sensation, which reached a climax when No. 9 called. There was a coOlness on the part of the young woman which he could not understand. He asked for an ex- plantation and got it. It was Q sur prise, but he grasped the situation in a moment.
 Do you know what Mfr. -'s oc- cupation isi" he asked.
 Well, no, she didn't but she had inferred that he was a student at the medical college. The young man looked more amused than before and said
 T suppose that if l told you what his occupation really Is you would be inclined to doubt me, under the cir culnstances, so will not ask you to believe what say. But if you will agree to go into Boston with me to- morrow evening and come home again on the next car think will be able to surprise you"
 The young woman, after a mo msnt's reflection, assented to the proposition, and the young man left the house with his face wreathed in smiles.
 The next evening the two came into Boston and ~c' aG the ear nt the Fremont E-use. They walked along short ai=tauce. and suddenly the young man stopped in front of a A0ta8 s41 asked hr- --.sfssatau ra a-.s iu -t ar- rf ti vs ot Che .-usog--l derav.me - all sa. olushed and turned a1v-y quickly.
 That evening the young man stopped at the Cambridge girls gate to have a laugh, and as he went away exclaimed:
 By love, that barber does look like Jack, but how did l ever come to think of iti"
 The last act of this little comedy drama took place a few evenings later when young man No. called. He felt as happy as a man who i'm agined he was in complete possession of the field naturally would be. But the atmosphere was as cool in one part of the room as it was agreeable in another. He finally asked if she had weighed what he had said on his last visit.
 "Yes, replied the young lady with as much composure as she was capa- ble of under the circumstances, 'and l found out what your occupation is too :"
 The young man looked amused and felt confident that he could explain away anything his rival had said by attributing it to jealousy.
 What did he sayT'
 You are a barber"
 The young man laughed loudly and seemed to think it all a very good joke, but seeing that his hilarity made no impression, asked with smile:
 And you believed hint"
 Believed him. Why, l saw you shaving a man"
 That settled it.-Boston Herald.