The Washington bee., 1894-06-23
TIME TO GO AEEkD.
Signs That Told an Observant Girl That
She Was Betrothed.

fsigns That Told an Observant Girl That
She Was Betrothed.
4 They happened to meet in a State
Istreet store the other day and they
had q conversation which sent one or
shen away with floods Of light illu-
,minating her soul She was one OF
those girls who are adored by old
Eladies, and constantly invited to tea
Iby them to meet bachelor sons, and
iwho 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
tplied with roses and bonbons and es-
tcorted to the theatre on first nights,
Tin spite Of the fact that all the other
tgirls are agreed that there is abso-
llutely nothing in her" The latter
Eyoung woman was meditating over
some silks when the other greeted her.
4 "1 suppose you are trying to decide
fbetweeu the old rose and the pale
green" she said.
well, no. replied the other girl
frankly. You see, 1 am getting my
t wedding things, and / think I'll have
both" Then she looked down to blush
and looked I'D to see the effect Of her
LwolNs
Us it possible? p
4 eyes, dear, and you can't imagine
how nervous I am"
u only hope you"-
"Win be happy? OF course l shall;
why, can always make him do just
what choose"
! The other gir, pursei up her lips and
looked virtuous. ''Oh, l shouldn't like
that at all. The man | marry must
be one that can obey"
3 Not at all, my dear. 1t is all very
nice TO talk that way TO the men-they
Hike it and it sounds pretty, besides
doing no harm until you are really go
ing to marry one of them, when you
want your own way, just like any other
sensible woman"
. Well, do tell me how he began
the other girl dreamily.
Proposed? Oh, but he hasn't done
It YETI
+, But I thought that you''-
Were selecting a trousseau? So I
am, goosie You see it is just this way:
He will call at this evening, and by
at latest we will be formally en-
gaged.''
But how do you know" helplessly
asked the other girl.
Simply by precedent. When d man
asks you in an anxious tone if you
think 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
It 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"
t'Oh, do tell me about it."
''Ho, 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"
Il 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-
ct, and what do you think ii 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 a great deal
more cheaply than one Now, do you
see why L am commencing to select
my trousseau?' she asked trium-
phantly.
Yes, I do meekly replied the other
Eirl.-Chicago Daily Tribune