The Washington bee., 1894-06-16
TIME TO GO At.EAD.
Signs That Told an observant Girl That
She Was Betrothed.

III Signs That Told an oDseftdni
She Was Betrothed.
They happened TO meet in a State
street stu.e the other day and they
had a conversation which sent one of
them away with floods of light illu-
/. .minating her soul. She was one OF
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 mySterlously sup
fplied with roses and bonbonS and es-
tcorted to the theatre on first nights.
lin spite Of the fact that all the other
Igirls are agreed that there is abso-
lutely nothing in her" The latter
Iyoung woman was meditating over
Isome silks when the other greeted her.
II 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, l am getting my
wedding things, and I think I'll have
Iboth.' Then she looked down to blush
land looked up to see the effect of her
swolds.
4 us it possible? p
Yes, dear, and you can't Imagine
Ihow nervous l am"
l Il only hope your
| "Will be happy? OF course l shall;
kwhy, i can always make him do just
what choose"
The other girs pursed up her lips and
looked virtuous. 'Oh, / shouldn't like
that at ALL The man | marry must
l. 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
Idoing no harm until you are really go
ling to marry one of them, when you
want your own way, just like any other
Isensible woman"
We'll, do tell me how he began
the other girl dreamily.
/ Proposed? Oh, but he hasn't done
LIT yet"
But 1 thought that you"-
"Were selecting a trousseau? SO l
lam, goosie. You see it is just this way:
He will call at s this evening, and by
10 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 few days later by asking
you If you don't think a man has
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, but that wasn't what convinced
me-"
''Oh, do tell me about it,
'fNo, 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 | spoke. Then
he blushed 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"
81 never, never will"
well, / was so curious to see what
be 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-
.et, and what do you think it wasE'
''Oh, l can't imagine"
''It 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.
Yes, L do" meekly replied the other
.girl.-Chicago Daily Tribune.