Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-10
BROTHERS.
Two Nice Girls Talk Over Their Uses and
Misuses.

ONoA AM1AE OS0D 80O
DIisuses,
Brothers are very useful sometimes. - re-.
marked the girl with the roses in her belt.
Very" assented the girl with the shot
SILK gown. but sometimes they are n little
trying-I am angry with Phil lust now
hat has he done," eagerly asked the
girl with the roses in her belt. Having a
brother myself think eau sytnpathize.n
Il know. Well, you see Il Is this way:
Young Coldcash likes me, | know, hut he
u SO awfully bashful that he could not get
up tho courage to cali, and, having broth.
or Of my own, knew 1t would be simply
ruiDous to get up an intimacy with his sie-
ter, SOL
so you bribed your brother to ask him
TO come put in the girl with tho roses in
her belt
"Of course bribed Phil to do It by get
ting Louise an invitation to Aunt Rates
garden party"
'Weil?''
well, he did II. and they got to be rreat
friends-I didn't just want that, YOU know.
for every time would be getting a nice.
quiet talk with him, that provoking broth.
er would come and drag him away, saving;
Come on, old fellow. I know you don't
want to waste so much time on sis. She'll
talk you to death if you let her. OF course
no was too bashful to say he wanted tn
stay
''How perfectly horridl Why didn't you
tell your brother?"
II did, and the next time he said: Come
on, old fellow. can see You're dying to
get away, and I'll make it all right with
sis after you're gone"
0Watl T pava-t I bopo ro,,v
"Oh, yes, got even with him. I didn't
waste any time on tears and reproaches.
just asked Louise over to stay all night
with me-
But don't see'--
why, goosie, his room is next to mine,
and we laughed and talked until 2 O'Clock.
He knows that know all about that little
affair OF his at college last year, and he
thought was telling Louise about it and
we were laughing at him. Oh, I tell you.
he was fairly wild"
Pm glad to hear 1t. Now, when m,
brother gets troublesome, just ask the
girl he used to be engaged to to spend the
evening with me. OF course he has to take
her home, and nearly die of laughing over
how awkward he feels"
what splendid idea, Still, brothers
to manage the other men,"
doesn't one? Now, for instance, when
they dine at the house, how would girl
know that they were dying for IN after din.
ner smoke If she hadn't brother!"
Very true, and he would be cross and
they would fall to quarreling before they
knew it,
Mercy, yes. Then, too, you can find ont
fr.ay,, her hot -,
terested in, and it saves n lot of time not IT.
have to feel your way from Shakespeare te
the races and from politics to tennis to fino
what he wants to talk about"
Indeed it does. It's awful, though, u
your brother gets mad and tells"-
Indeed it is. Mine doesn't dare to now
though, he knows if he does will just tell
Edith all about Fan. You sec he has told
her, and-well, happen to have letter
from Fan telling me all about it."
"You are in luck. Why that letter ough,
to be worth a couple Of bonnets and al
escort to several parties a season."
ut Is. I've only to mention it and gel
whatever want, though. OF course. OILY
use it in extreme cases"
''Of course He'd get accustomed to it Il
you used it too often. do pity Stella"
"Why' She has three brothers"
Il know, but they are none of them IL
love, and she can't do thing with them. ;"
But they will be some day Well,
must go now. I've promised Phil to g
with him to select an engagement ring
There's silver hairpiu that l need dread
fully
But the ring you select will never suit
Louise"
"Oh, that's all right. He doesn't know
it, but went to the shop with her yester
day, and she selected the one she wanted
In return she is to use her influence witt
Phil to make him get papa to take bach
what be said to poor. dear Fred. Goodby
dear. "-Chicago Tribune.