Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-10-22

SHE Wlf!KGp AND HE WlNKED. And He want.L an Important ouc,;lon
 titled ai Once.
 ''L0,,2 d here" hr IC.s:.. as he stepped out of n doorway an Jefferson avenue the other evening ma halted passing police man, ''yuu arr just the man l waS wait in for"
 Well, what is ii,
 Don't rush me. I've got story to tell, and then l want To ask few qucs- tions You believe in marriage. don't you:''
 Whats the matter with y"u:" de manCrd the officer
 ''Nuthin lhc matter, but waI.t to sprak tn you in ,nnli,tr nee. I'm n thit,kin of rittin IIarricd Ia a woman in thi> town, and Want ,Inc advic,'. I'll tell you the hull thing from bcEinnin tn cnd and them
 II don't want to hear it. You had bct ter move on and keep your story to your self
 The way 1 got acquainted with her was this" continued tine man ds hc sunk his voice to n whisper and looked furtivC- ly around. Il was ridin on q strrCt car when Il woman got on and sat down Op- posite me. l just glanced at her, you know, and all to once she''-
 i've no time to fnnl with you, cx- claimed tho officer. ''You'H bo drunk enough to run in after another half hour, and I'll see to you when I como bOck.
 Officer, arc you not public guariianf'' softly quericd the man. ''Ycs, and I'll takC care of you
 That's right; thnt's noble; that's the way want tn hear you talk. l want your advice and guardianship In this matter, All to once, as told you, tho woman sud denly winkcd at me with her left eye"
 Il don't believe it. Say, yCu arc drunk enough to take in now
 But you must believe it, and all I've drunk today was n glass of root bcrr anG | that had fly in il. Yes, sir, just winkcC at mo ns plain ns day, and I'll swear to it At first was scart half to death. Then rallied and wiukvd at her"
 Now, then, I've heard enough, ant you get alung,' said the officer us he tool ] the man by tho coat collar and twisted | him about
 ''Shc wink,L and I winkcd. " continued the man as his knees wabblcd under him and then WIG fell in love. Say. officer she's my charmer-my trcasurc-tho ido ! of my heart. l think of her by day an, | dream of her by night. I want to marrl | her, and know shed say yes in a min | ute. and want tO ask you'-- l You cant ask me nothing. If y0l don't vanish while I count ten, I'll rul you in"
 But, see here, officer. just want t | ask''-
 The policeman spun him around like top, but Inc got n ground hold with hi feet and kept right end up with care, and when he had stopped spinning h said:
 But would it be safe, officer, would i be eminently safe for mo to marry n wom an who had winkcd at mo in n streat carr
 Come on," replied the officer as h dragged him toward the patrol box
 Wont you answer my question:"
 No; come on"
 | 1.-Two winks and n case of love, bu what I want to know and why stoppe you to have a confidential talk was ask-er-you-to ask-er-to-to"- He sat down on the pavement m stretched out his legs and was asleep b' fore the box was unlocked. When the lifted him into the wagon, hc awok' looked about him in a dazcd way an then fell back to sleep and muttered:
 'Yesh, winkod at mo wizzcr left cy, and CT queshun am, Would it be eminent shafe-cminently shafe-s-h-a-f-cT'-D troit Free Press.