The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-09
he CHANGED HIS BOARDING HOUSE
nm Ardent Maiden Head Certain
Infnilible Signs to Him from 81 Teacup.

because nm Ardent S1niden hea0 terrain
Infnilible Signs to Him from 81 Teacup.
I've had to change my boarding house"
said young Mr.. Russetshoe. and I'm sorry
enough. for tho Widow Chophash's house was
a good one. and 1 felt altogether at home thore.
But l had to leave for self protection. 1t oil
came about through signs in n teacup. as read
by that ardent Miss Gushley. You know what
a romantic and 1mpulsive young thing she is.
Well. one day at table she discovered q piece
OF tea stem floating in her cup. With q little
shrek and n eurglInG giGgle sho exclaimed:
"'Oh! Alover! That's a lovor. Mr.. Russell
SHOOT Let me SEQ II he is coming soon!
"She stirred her tea around quickly with
her spoon. and then held the spoon upright in
the middle OF tho little whirlpool. The stem
circled around. and gradually drew near the
spoon. When the ten ceased whtrllng the
stem elupg to tho handle Of the spoon. Then
Miss Gushley screamed AMI giRGled. again..
oh! Amt 4 too sweet for anything He's
that / know lie Is almost here nowr
Nov. maybe Pm 2 little over-sensitive. but
""!6hii''. she exclaimed 9ealn. with a percep-
%niGhtn't have chung to the spoon. but might
have Shlsi on to one sile Of the cup and stayed
wasn't coming soon. and maybe moi, at all! Oh.
Mr.. linssetshoe! Wouldn't that have been
TOO. 100 EOrflu =
Nov you must know that this lmpulsivo
and sanguino creature sat directly opposite to
me at the table. and when she looked at mo at
that It took my appetite away. and by and by
excused myself and went upstairs and locked
Tho next afternoon at ten I took. up the
s stSn,py ~" ki !" pour Gus fIe%n rn N N" a G t.PTr ii eS'I little the
'Oh: Mr: hussetshee' Wait! Have you put
"I FanIinIl that I ln1 MT hn1llrn thu pranfn
Jug in The air Then she ecrsamed in more
'e!Er.1UTh tl's IT.. O ssss:, ~. .bos sSsl hoW ii;;orr,dl Put
on! III hadn't discovered it in time. how
heaT1TliH . it ay TH4'hl htEe l%inr seemed so alarmed
that ! did as she requested. and then asked
her what would have been the result II l had
""oh. Mr. 'iisussctshoer she replled. In:
%tonssly; IT would Ia v. crossed your love! II
nut inti,e sugar. s5mothing would surely have
COM. between you and your sweethcartl Oh!
! MG r. n ,ls .h@t n I1"ye n, Rei mu rS%; tho; horr'd' But
Il may DO wrong, hut the glance Miss Gush-
ley sent across the table at me. hal language
couldn't find my tonIuo to tell her TINT | had
n .b swfG n, Art and ,"ay wh" aD ! G Gtd HTa Is f1o% that thnt
everybody had gone to bed.
1.-The Very next day at supper time. whom
Miss Ggshl"y,s "nn OF ten was passed to her
".Uh' Mr. IGnssetshoeH she excIalmed. look.
ing nj me ucnmiGgly. Amt il too. too lovely?
Two spoons in my saucer! Two spoonsl The
sign never fNile,!! Oh! Its too lovely for
anything But. oh. Mrs. Chophash!' and her
face fell and sne looked mt mo Inndlady re.
pose ON. did yHr: Mrs Ghophash? twill
"Mis. th"rhash assured her that the extra
spoon had got in her saucer by accident.
" oh slIriekc cd Miss GushIey. joyful again.
Then It's Just too perfectly sweet for any
pose. Mrs, rhophnsh.' It would have been
OH 40 lIorrld. tor then 1t wouldn't have lap
pencd Tor two years. But two spoons In the
saucer means that 1t will surely be this Year
The sign never fails. ON! IL Is too lovely!,
lit means that what will surely he this
year. inquired Mrs. Chophash. aud she
Look "l n good deal rct our.
why. Mrs. thophnsh.' said tho ardent
young lady. Don't you Know Two spoons
In he saucer means that there will surely en-
wedding in the, house within n year. Ain't It
too. too sweet. Mr.. ltussetsiOe y
Now when You know that the only unmar-
riei people in that house weto Miss Gush .ey
ana myself. perhaps You may not wonder at
my iallin. Il, 10 juHtice to my Supper that
evening. And my conscience does not prick
me 4 III for telling Mrs Chophash that Snme
evening that had received n telegram that
called mo I'm immediately out of town and IN
dehnitely., so i have got u new boarding
house. aud now You know the reason"