Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-07-10

VII! are you: wen, IncH, dDUuG
what age shall / say?"
GLOW old are y | really beg
your pardon. l meant about your
age"
Il don't mind you knowing my
age. So you think lady OF my age
would suit you?" said she merriiy.
! Theodore was certain of it,
''Now we have the first require
ment Do you wish to state whether
she is to be slim, or-or shall we say
'bonny'?"
Theodore looked again round the
room, and came to the conclusion
that the widow was of the propor-
tions he desired.
'Like you," he said. Having only
Just contemplated matrlmony, he had
never bestowed thought ON the
widows charms until now, and fast
becoming helplessly in love he wished
he had gone and shot himself before
he came on his present errand.
but, you foolish man, how can l
put that9 What am H."
you're an angel"
She laughed merrily
''Then / must put of angelic pro.
portions. -"
mo, let us leave that out alto
gether."
ANY preference as to the height?"
"About your height"
well, how tall am /? Pm sure l
don't know"
"Haye you measure?" said Theo.
1orc.
She had one on her chatelaine, and
as it never apparently occurred to
either that the simplest method
would be to detach the chatelaine,
Theodore felt much embarrassment
while he performed his task, measur-
ing the pretty widow first from the
ground to the chatelaine, and then
from the chatelaine to her crown of
hair.
Indeed, so furried was he that the
operation had to be performed no
less than three times before he was
certain as to her height.
"Fiye feet five," he pronounced.
els she to be musicale" continued
the widow.
What an escape? Suppose he had
'ashly engaged himself to musical
being who was not musical: id est,
who was 'shobby" musical! 1t would
have been the only thing to make
him commit suicide!
"YeS, l want some one who is
really musical"
"Well but every girl will say she
is that"
"What shall i do?"
81 should advise YOU to marry some
one you know is really musical"
Oh! bashful man! He was already
madly in love with this woman and
ne never took the hint. Pehaps he
did not see it!
''But | don't care for any musical
lady that know of-except one," he
added confusedly.
''Then why not ask her?"
''She wouldn't have mel should
never think of asking"
GLOW do you know she would re-
fuse when you have never asked?"
'"She's too good for me-"
"IIow do you know she is not in
love with you, and if that is the case
you ought to-"
''Oh, but it's most unlikely"
Suppose it is likely, persisted the
widow, should you, in that case, dis
approve of her telling you so?"
mo, l think we'll leave musical
out of the question. If / was only
sure of her being as musical as
you-"
"Why. you silly mani You are
wanting her to be like me in every
thing"
II do"
But he went no further, and the
widow proceeded;
Then we'll draw up the advertise
ment."
WANTED, young-do you call
lady of % young?"
Certainly"
"Well, then, young lady about
twenty-five, of good appearance,
height about . fect5 inches, to cor
respond with gentleman aged SO, with
view to matrimony"
"That won't do" said Theodore,
'1'm really very sorry to have given
you all this trouble, but l can't
10 it,"
"Well, what shall you do?"
II don't know. Remain a bache,
lor, perhaps; anyhow, l won't adver-
Use You'll pardon me for the trouble
| have given you, won't you? You
are very kind. Good-morning"
Good morning" But stay mo-
ment. Did you not say" continued
she, blushng. 'that you would pre-.
fer some one like me Tor your wIle."
"Yes."
''Then why not ask me?"
Ard he did.-Chicago Post
story or Eustrous Diamond.