Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-16

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prim, and is always well-mannered. She
is decidedly reserved, but just now, in
addition TO her troubles about religion
and what she ought to believe, she is
quite yexei, as she says, because the
Southern girl loses all her rs and me-
elects SO many other letters in the
alphabet. Then, too, she doesn't alto
gether approve of her liking for love
stories. She says there are so many
books in this world that one ought to
read, and she cites as the necessary
mental diet "fhose Devilish Triplets,"
The Green Tulips" and "Hester Ander-
son." She doesn't dream for minute
that Southern woman who started to
read one of these books would use the
tongues to put it into the fire, and she
doesn't see that it is her possession of
knowledge better left unknown that
keeps her from being the most charming
OF all girls. We think she has love
affair on hand, for every other day she
sits and reads long letter, part Of
which is evidently written in Greek,
and over which she bushes very much.
When she has finished, she nearly al
ways says that she has been very much
refreshed, and this makes US certain
that her sweetheart is u professor in a
college, and that she is going to help
him translate something from the Greek.
LOVE MAKING REPORTED.
Well, different people have different
ways of making love. This was proven
the other evening. A bad headache had
forced me to stay in my room, the win
dows Of which opened on the veranda.
The shutters were closed, and it was
impossible for me to let anyone sitting
outside know could hear if they raised
their voices when they were speaking.
had been asleep, and was awakened by
o mans voice. | knew it was somebody's
from the dance, and paid no attention.
But after awhile in distinct tones, and
with New York accent, somebody
said: "It's love that want; / am tired
of stylish girls and gay girls, want
somebody who will love me and make
home for me-" / didn't hear the an
| swer, the voice was too low, but the
man said, "Does it fit you? and how
did l know that you would say yes Z"
"Why, because have seen the love in
your eyes for weeks and loved You all
the more for it," Of they went to walk
| in the moonlight, and say all the lovely,
foolish things that happy people do. |
was wondering who they were when l
| mans, and with dfawl came the
words, swell, suppose if were one
of your kind Iof fellows l would know
how to say
ALL SORTS OF FETcHIN' THINGS.
| But you know when an Englishman
asks woman to be his wife, why that
covers it all.
The answer came back loud and
clear, "Now, would you like your
people to say that you married West
ern girl?"
"My people haven't got anything to
do with it; and you know you are the
only typical American girl have seen
here. The Southern girls are like our
own, and the New York girls, though
they are awfully good forms, are just a
little too anxious to be swell, but the
Western girls are typical, and want to
take you home as my wife,"
SWELL" answered the typical girl, II
guess you can, but l want to tell you
one thing, wouldn't have said yes il
you had owned all England if l hadn't
been fond of you, and if | didn't think
that you really did need an American
wife to take care of you"
There was good bit of laughing, and
then | heard a suggestion made that il
was usual in this country to seal the
betrothal with a kiss, and evidently the
custom was adhered to.
At last sleep came to me for the night
but the next morning l saw all four Of
my girls, and the hand of each showed
that the ball of the season had decided
the fate of each one.
On the Southern girls hand glitteret
big ruby, for her New York love-
knew that it was the stone that sym
bolized deep love. On the Western
girls hand was seal ring, an old
fashioned one with coat of arms Gu
into it. Yesterday the Honorable ALFRED
Edward Howard wore it on his littl,
finger, now it was the property of Mis-
Katharine Rush-Ahead until he woul(
have time to get her the regulation thre
bands of diamonds that every English
man of position puts on the hand of tn
. woman he is going to marry. The New
York girl has a blazing diamond
which represented many thousands o
dollars and nothing else. While til
demure maiden from Boston wore al
odd intaglio that her lover had takel
from the fingers of mummy when h
was travelling in Egypt, and whic
! represented to her his love and hi
.. learning. The story of the four en-
!, gagements soon got about, and the fun
!, niest outcome was seeing the New Yor
! girl go up to the Western one and regrt
!, that they hadn't seen more Of each othe
: during the summer, while she expresse
hope that in the future they might /
!. friends. Is the story true? Every wor
: of it, else | wouldn't dare sign it in flu
! with the name of BAB.
D SEVEN STR UCK DEAD.