Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-07-01

grands parts, you see. hate to see
clever girls wasting themselves on
society, waiting and waiting-and we
fellows swimming about Just like fish
round n hook that isn't baited prop
eriy."
Charley raised himself upon his ell
bow.
'You don't mean to tell me, Ned,
that you have matrimonial inten-
tions?'
20, mol Still, why notP We've all
got to come to it some day, suppose"
mot yet though 1t is a sacrifice
we can escape for some years yet"
"fes-of course-some years; but we
may begin to look about us a bit I'm,
aw, I'm six-and-twenty, you know"
And I'm very near that suppose
fellow can't put off the yoke too long.
After thirty, chances aren't so good i
don't know, by Jovei but what we
ought to begin thinking of it"
But it is sacrifice. Society must
lose fellow, though, one time or an
other. And l don't believe we will
ever do better than we can now"
Hardly, suspect"
"And we're keeping other fellows
away, maybe IT is a shame!"
"Pve been thinking little about this
matter, too" saidlCharley, after pause,
and l had about concluded we ought
to pair off. But TIL be confounded if l
know which like bestI They're both
nice girls"
There isn't much choice" Ned re-
piled If they were as different now
as you and me, I'd take the blonde, of
AL
| nette. But Hattie Chapman's eyes are
blue and her hair isn't black, you
know. SO you can't call her dark, ex-
actly."
No more than Laura is exactly
light Her hair is brown, more than
golden, and her eyes are hazel Hasn't
she lovely complexion, thought By
Jover'
Better than Hattie's Yet I don't
know but that Hattie's features are a
little the best"
They are Now, honest Ned, which
DO you prefer? Say either; I'll take
the one you don't want haven't any
| choice"
Neither have L"
How will we settle?''
"Aw-throw for it ?''
board forward in that locker, Thomas?"
The board was found, and the dice
| produced
THE highest takes which ?"
Say, Laura Thurston."
Very good; throw"
You first"
mo Go on
Charley threw with about the same
amount of excitement he might have
exhibited in turkey rattle
"Five-three," said he Now for
your luck"
''six-four! Laura's mine Salts
fed ?'
Perfectly, if you arc If not ]
don't mind exchanging"
20, no, I'm satisfied"
Both reclined upon the deck once
more with a sigh of relief, and a long
silence followed
II say" began Charley, after a time,
sit is a comfort to have these little
matters arranged without any trou bic. -
eh ?"
| Yes"
DO you know 1 think I'll marry
| mine ?"
Il will if you will"
Done! it is a bargain"
This little matter" being arranged
a change gradually took place in the
relations of the four. Ned Sails bury
began to invite Laura Thurston ou'
driving and in bathing somewhat
oftener than before, and Hattie Chap
man some what less often, while Charley
Burnham followed suit with the last
named young lady. AS the line of de
marcation became fixed the damsels re
cognized it, and accepted with graciou.
readiness the cavaliers that Fate
through the agency of chance-falling
pair of dice, had allotted to them.
Naturally enough, as the young mel
became more in earnest with the re
ticence common to my sex, they spok,
less freely and frequently on the sub
ject Once, however. after an unusually
pleasant afternoon, Salisbury ventureC
| few words.
II say, we're couple of lucky dogs
Who'd have thought now, aw, that on
summer was going to turn out SO we'll
I'm sure 1 didn't How do you ge
along, Charley, boy ?"
"Deliciously. Smooth sailing enough
Wasn't it a good idea, though, to pal
Off I'm just as happy as bee il
clover. You seem to prosper, too
hehH"
Couldn't ask anything different
Nothing but devotion and all that Tn
{ delighted say, when are you goinl
to pop?"
20, don't know. 1t is only a mat
ter of form Sooner the better, sup
, pose, and have it over"
, 81 was thinking of next week VIVA
, do you say to quiet picnic down oil
the rocks, and a walk afterward2 w
: can separate, you know, and do tn
thing up systematically"
4 ''All right l will if you will"
al That's another bargain. l motto
! there isn't much doubt about the re
suit though"
Hardly p
D A close observer might have seen tina
d the gentlemen increased their atten
o tions little from that time. The OF
!. jects of their devotion perez we'd it an
smiled more and more graciously upol
them.
The day set for the picnic arrive
duly, and was radiant 1t pains me t
| faSS that Iittl