The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-11-08
NUMBER rs.
THREE MATINEEk GIRLS.
How They Selected Their Seats,and Final
~ Paid For Them.

How They Selected Their seatsyand Final
" Paid For Them.
There were three of them, and
they came to the box Office Of the
theater just as the lobby was filling
up for the matinee.
They put their heads together SO
that all three could look through the
window at the abashed young man
inside, and they began talking in con-
cert, "We want three some tickets
for the matinee good seats not too
far best you have for three seats
together"
The young man waited until they
quieted somewhat and then said:
''You wish three tickets? We have
some very good seats in the parquet."
"Oh, my! How much are theya"
''One-ffty each. y
Goodness mel Haven't you any
dollar seats?" said the second.
II should think they'd they're
not too-had some one day-depends
on where all three are going at the
same time.
1--WE have some dollar seats in the
circle" said the young man.
'"That's back Of the parquet, isn't
it? We don't want to sit too far
back
Il should say we don't. Why
think he might give us three seats
down front for So. The house won't
be crowded this afternoon.
s'They are very good Seats ven
tured the young man.
'Pshaw! It's SO hard for me to
make up my mind" said the woman
who did most Of the talking. s'Let's
see the diagram"
An impatient line was waiting be.
hind them, but the young man in the !.
box Office produced the diagram.
He pointed out the dollar seats, and
the talkative one said she thought
they'd do, but she would leave it to
the second, who referred it to No. 3,
who hadn't said very much and re-
marked that anything would suit
her.
'sWell, now, you will give us three
good ones, won't you?'
Eyes, ma'am The best that we
have"
| CAL right, then,' continued the
talkative one. ''That will be 49,"
"Hold on!' exclaimed the second.
"Pm not going to let you pay for
these. No, I just won't do it. You
J paid the last time. 4 5s
you contrary thingH What diff
ference does it make?"
IT won't let you anyway. I've.
got the money somewhere"
Whereupon the two began a nerv
GUS fumbling for money. The sec
ond stuck a parcel under her arm,
put her handkerchief in her mouth,
opened a purse about II inches long
and began running her gloved fin
gers through the leather compart-
ments. #%
The talkative one was rummaging
desperately in a handbag, bringing
out visiting cards, bottles, silk sam
/ pies and almost everything except
cash.
The young man had pushed out
the three tickets and was drumming
impatently with his fingers. Then
the third woman, who had evinced
no nervous anxiety to buy the tick
cts, slipped SIS bill out Of her glove
and paid the bill.
ooh, did you pay for thosea That's
too mean"
II should say so. It was my turn.
Did you get the tickets?"
"O-o-h, where's my parcels? Oh,
yes, under my arm. Well, let's hur-
ry in.''
Then man stepped up and clapped
down a silver dollar. Cone said
he, and he got it.
| Hewas smiling, and the young man
asked, 'Did you notice which one Of
them paid for the tickets" Chicago
Record.
| scFo1d Up the Map"
1 "Fold up the map Of Europe" is
said to have been the words Of the
younger Pitt, and the circumstances
! are thus given in his biography: I'M
mediately after the battle of Auster-
!. litz, which was fought Dec. 2, 1905,
/ Mr.. Pitt returned to his house in Put
ney from stay of some weeks in
Bath, where he had gone to seek in
vain an improvement Of his health.
He was very much broken, and the
news of the battle by which the
Austrian and Russian armies had
been defeated and the coalition Of
these powers with England against
Napoleon destroyed had depressed
him excessively.
On entering his house the first
thing he noticed was a map Of Eu-
rope, drawn upon the wall, and there
fore he turned to his niece and said,
mournfully: ''Ron up the mapof Eu-
rope. twill not be wanted these ten
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