Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-03-16
BELLE SMART'S LETTER.
She Writes-Up q Few Of Lanrdon's
Young Bloods-And Hits Tho
Spot Every Time.
LISTEN TO MY TALE OF WOE" "
Look Out Boys Belle Smart is After
You in General Style-Look
To Your Linen.
Editor CoUR1ER-D DEMOCRAT.

Editor COURIER DEMOCRAT.
DEAR Mr.. EDITOR: I want to eX-
press my feelings toward some of the
young men Of this town and get you to
print it in your paper. My only fear is
that you can't read my writing as it is
left handed-in fact | am keeping my
right hand for the right man, and the
sooner he shows up the better it will be
for the young men of Langdon in
general. Would get Walter Laidlaw
to copy this on his type writer, only
am afraid that he would tell Johnny
Machon who wrote it, and | don't want
him to know for he's too honest to
keep it without paying interest.
honestly think that Will McQuarrie
is one of the incest young men that be-
long to the A. F. and a. NJ, and I
have heard that he never turns his
cuffs, except when playing bacarrat.
l have gone to several places with
him and would go oftener if he would
ask me, but that is not my fault.
That is neither here nor there, so let's
set down to business.
The nearest ever came to receiving
proposal WIS the evening I went with
Tom Lough to see the Kickapoo Indian
free show, and he asked pe how old
Was. l sat warming my feet at the
stove and Tom was holding my hand
when Charlie Haugh, who runs the
stove at the hall, said, 1T is warmer
up here, and placed one foot near the
part of the stove indicated. One glance
was enough had on my brothers
shoes. He dropped my hand with a
gasp. Since this happend l have con-
cluded to scratch Tom Lough off my
list. I heard since that he has a girl
back in Canada that he thinks more of
than he does his running pony.
One evening about two weeks ago l
took in the Literary society and Harry
Mcpherson came home with me.
wish could remember all the sweet
nothings he whispered into my deaf
ear as my cooling signs re-echoed on
his palpitating shirt front 1 went in
to the store where he works before
wrote this and asked him if he remem-
bered it all. He said certainly. $50 50
a pair 25 per cent off for cash. No
extra charge for putting them on, and
then he smiled that ''smile that haunts
me still, and said Il wish l could leave
the store these moonlight nights" 5"
BY Gosh!
I went out to a country dance with
Billy Haverty one evening this winter
Coming home he put his arm clear
around me. tried to take ring off
his finger, but he said it was Tom
Burke's pug dogs collar which he had
swiped for the occasion. After this ex-
posure l repulsed his advances during
the remainder Of the drive and he has
not spoken to me for long time.
I was over to the depot the other day
to enquire if my hoop skirts had come
yet-there was time when I used to
have Billy Stevenson on my list, but it's
all over now. While over there l hap
pened to meet Dad" Wentworth and
one or two more of Langdon's rising
generation, talking about the Fitz-
simons- Hall affair. If it hadn't been
for seeming to be inquisitive I would
have asked them when it was coming
off, always like to see what they
wear and how the bride looks. When
dad saw me he lifted his hat and
smiled very pleasantly. I heard his
companions ask who was. He said I
was one of the popular ladies of Lang
don, he also said some other nice things
about me. l have not yet given up the
idea of serving writ of attachment on
"Dad'' Wentworth's affections.
I dropped in on Billy Keenan, the
the other day and told him I had
changed my mind and would go to the
dance with him St. Patrick's night if
he would promise not to tread on my
bunions. He said he had changed his
mind to, but he eased his conscience
by presenting me with a photograph
of the ''Langdon Cottagers." I think
the picture is nice, but "Billy" is
as mean as he can be, for 1 might have
gone with Charlie McDermott. I hur-
ried back and told Charlie 1 was free,
but he told me that he had promised
to attend a meeting of ''the board of
trade" Can it be that my charms are
fading away.
l still entertain big hopes of going to
the Guards dance St. Patrlck's night,
and if can but get an introduction to
Tommy Wallace, who pushes the City
Drug store. I am going to tell him that
1 will be distant sister to him if he
will take mel mnst no carafnI md