The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-31
THE INDIANA GIRL.
sense of Humor and Deposition
to Deceive Mankind.


Two bright young women of Fl, Wayne
came to Chicago yesterday with their ia
Their, a prosperous merchant OF that CITY.
The daughters are but little more than
girls. and clever and mischievous Indiana
girls, too. Their numerous visits TO Chit
cago have opened their eyes 10 many or
The father and daughters went TO the
Grand Pacific hotel. where they were given
rooms on the gackson-st. front. They spent
the morning shopping and were tired. Inc
father was 10 b busy until train time
The girls said they would remain in their
and ei''G rest. So the father vent his way:
and the pretty. vivacious sisters asked
each other, after the fatigue was gone.
what was going to happen next
Just opposite the hotel is the great office
building Of the Western Union telegraph
company. \ little city is employed there.
and in is = frequent thing for dspper young
men. and lively old men, too. to stand be
side the windows and scan with peculiar
expectancy the hotel windows opposite.
Just q the particular time yesterday that
a self-cOnident young man stood tWlrllng
his blonde mCstache by 2 window he spied
laughing face opposite that belonged to
one of those Indiana girls She spled MIN;
too. and in few minutes had su i1
and the situation was interesting. Some
thing like this happened IN a tast increSs-
ing number of other windows Of the office
hIIiI5ine where old men who pass in bust
ness circles for very sedate individuals,
and young men who pride themselves on
conscious Of the others like situation. bow
ing smiling and waving hands al these
Indiana girls. The latter. by using several
windows and deftlN swinging the blinds.
impressed each smirking individual oppo-
site that he was. Just at that moment the
only reel fascinator M the world
To the hidden occupants Of the rooms IN
the hotel the seen" IN some thirty OF the
windows opposite Wa highly entertaining
II ell resulted M each man considering
himself especially invited IN quietly come
over to the hotel peror- coats were
douned hats and clothing brushed. mus
tachas were Curled aud hair. II the happy
man had enough. carefully brushed. Then.
ono IN ono these old and young married
and unmarried Office occupants began IN
emerge from the great doorway. some
went around to the La Sale and Clark-sts.
general side eutrance No" ana theh a
determined man walked straight across to
the ladies' entrance on both corners are
vendors Of ch1ysanthemums- happy
thought seemed "a strike almost every one
OF these gentlemen, and the flower market
took a lively turn at once
Attendants in the hotel bar wondered
what caused a sudden Influx from AL di-
rections of men. each CARRYING two and
three large chrysanthenums. Each wanted
q hracing decOCtion. and wanted II quick.
as II about to DO something desperate
There vas a ripple of UneasineSS on the
faces OF these blossom carriers as they
glsred al each other. and now and then
nodded hurriedly al IN acquaintance as If
to ask. What are You doing here2
Guests in the hotel noticed blossom
bearers on the main staircase They met
them in the elevator. on the ladies' stair
bows at the bar and scowled at each
others handsome chrysanthemums re-
SaTded each other with ScOrn in the up
stairs railways. Pretty soon there was a
score Of hdgetv men with At least two
score of blossoms sitting on the edges Of
the furniture in the connecting parlors
twirling their flowers or their hats un-
easily while al least ten more were scat
tered about the halls casting furtive
Elaoces at this unusual gathering.
Just then = distin Cuished-lJoking gen.
Uemsn with gray hair. who seemed TO
he suppressing laughter with great diff
Guilty and whose eyes tWinkled merTily,
stepped in sprigbtlY, put his overcoat and
sachei on the table and stood. aS # eX-
pectlnE some one. In a moment the two
pretty. IniSchievoUS faces of the Indiana
Eirls appeared chic in iaunty hats and
furs. and carrying little sachels. They
glanced quickly about and then at each
other as they stood in doorway.
Come. father" said one. half stified
with laughter we're all ready. You know
we never keep anybody waiting"
PealS Of dainty laughter, in which
resonant bass seemed to be harmonious
rang from the descending ELEVATOR. Five
minutes later lot Of half-concealed chrys-
authemumS were being sneaked across the
street business was So pressing just then
that thirty or forty men wouldn' speak
even to old Chicago Herald