The Washington bee., 1894-05-18
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Signs That Told an Observant Girl That
She Was Betrothed.

Signs That Told an Observant Girl That
She Was Betrothed.
They happened to meet in a State
street sto,e the other day and they
had a conversation which sent one OF
them away with floods of light illu-
minatinp her soul She was one or
those girls who are adored by old
ladies, and constantly invited to tea
by them to meet bachelor sons, and
who can count all the beauX they ever
had on the fingers of one hand.
The other-well, she was different;
she was one of those maddening crea-
lures who are always mysteriously sup
plied with roses and bonbons and es-
corted to the theatre on first nights,
in spite of the fact that all the other
girls are agreed that there is abso-
lutely nothing in her" The latter
Young woman was meditating over
some silks when the other greeted her.
Il suppose you are trying to decide
between the old rose and the pale
green" she said.
We'll, no." replied the other girl
frankly. You see, / am getting my
wedding things, and / think I'll nave
both Then she looked down to blush
and looked up to see the effect OF her
words.
lis it possible? r.
'Yes, dear, and you can't imagine
how nervous / am"
Il only hope you"-
'Win be happy? OF course L shall;
why, / can always make him do just
what / choose
The other girl pursed up her lips and
looked virtuous. "Oh. L shouldn't like
that at all. The man L marry must
be one that | can obey.
Not at all, my dear. 1t is all very
nice TO talk that way TO the men-they
like it and it sounds pretty, besides
doing no harm until you are really 60
ing to marry one of them. when you
want your own way, just like any other
sensible woman
We'll, do tell me how he began
the other girl dreamily.
Proposed? oh, but he hasn't done
it yet"
But / thought that yOu''-
Were selecting a trouSSeau? SO l
am, gooSie You see it is just this way:
He will call at this evening, and by
9 at latest we will be formally en-
gagged
But how do you know" helplessly
asked the other girl.
Simply by precedent. When man
asks you in an anxious tone If you
think a married man ought to give up
his club you may know that his in
tentions are serious; and when he fol-
lows it up a few days later by asking
you if you don't think man has a
right to smoke all over his own house
1t is high time to decide whether the
wedding shall be at home or in
church
My goodness
"Yes, out that wasn't what convinced
me"
"Oh, do tell me about it."
''No, it was simply this: / met him
on the street yesterday, and he was
reading a paper SO intently that he
didn't even see me until l spoke. Then
he biuShed violently and in great con-
fusion thrust his paper into his over
coat pocket Well, he went home with
me and-now you must never tell this
as long as you live"
Il never, never will"
well, l was so curious to see what
he had been reading that confused him
SO. that ] made an excuse to slip out
into the hall where his coat was hang
ing and take the paper out of his pock-
eft. and what do you think it was"
''Oh, / can't imagine"
1T was a household paper. and the
article that he had been reading was
one which proved conclusively that
two people could live great deal
more cheaply than one. Now. do you
see why l am commencing to select
my trouSSeau" she asked trium-
phantly.
4 Yes, | do" meekly replied the other
lgirl.-Chicago Daily Tribune.