The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-13
SHE WAS WILD.
And All on Account of Proposal of MAJ
rage.

riage.
She banged the door behind her as she
bounced into the room, rudely awakened
the dog by depositing him on the floor,
and flung herself into the easy chair in
which he had been peacefully sleeping.
indigestion or tight shoes?'' laconically
queried her hostess.
''Oh, I'm wild, actually wild, with rage
l hate men. 1 hate being a twin-it is SO
like belonging to a job lot. 1 hate
''If it is indigestion, can ring for cup
of hot water; if it is shoes, my loose slip
pers are under the couch.''
Don't say hot water and slippers to mel
hate the aunt who named me, and hate,
oh, how 1 hate Chauncey!''
"H m! So it's Chauncey, is it? Well,
admit he is trying. 1t is bad enough to
have a twin sister without having a nice
man unable to decide which,
"Humph! That's all you know about
it! What makes me so inhumanly angry
is that they called me Emily Virginia
and
''Oh, that is not bad. rather like
Do you? L don't. And then named my
twin Eulalia Vaughan, making us both
E. V. Marshmallow.'
81 never thought of that " breathed the
other girl
ooh, didn't you? Well 7 have-lots of
AL1llh VI having any til1OS WHICH
comes addressed to you-except bill-li-
able to be opened and appropriated by
some one else. Why, the only things that
feel are my very own are my photo
graphs, and lots of people are mean enough
to say that they look like Eulalia.'
"Never mind. Her hair is two shades
darker than yours, anyhow, and you wear
a smaller shoe'' said the other girl sooth-
ingly.
1h4l l1-7A In Ioi,- md h
chiropodist care anything about that.
Still. I never really drank the cup to the
dregs until Chauncey began to-to''-
Yes, but thought
$50 did Eulalia, but / knew better.
Even he used to get US mixed at first, and
it set me wild to have man who owns a
pair of horses like his call me Miss Eula-
liza He soon got over that, though"
'tBut why do you hate him now?''
'Ill tell you. The other day when the
postman rang got to the letter box first.
There is always a regular race between us.
Sure enough, there was a letter addressed
to Miss E. V. Marshmallow' in Chaun-
cey's handwriting. l was SO glad 1 got
there first, for 1 wouldn' It have had Eulalia
see it for the farm, because it was-well,
it was an offer of marriage"
IAN offer of marriage Emily Marsh
mallow, if you let me read it will en-
ever saw for your troussea -
Cant. Haven't got it. Well, didn't
want to seem too eager, SO 1 just scrawled,
in very tremulous handwriting: 4 shall
be at home tomorrow at 3. E. V. M I
told nobody, but 1 thought and thought
over it. That evening Jack and Dick both
called, and l didn't feel bit like giving
up my liberty, but the next morning at
breakfast papa made such fuss about my
new hat that decided to say Yes'-espe-
cially as the morning paper announced
Jacks engagement to girl in Baltimore
and also that Dicks father had failed
And did you? When are you to be-
81 reminded Eulalia that she owed
Ethel call. She lives just across from
Chauncey, so L knew she'd go. Then I
got ready to see Chauncey. I didn't want
to seem too coy by keeping him waiting
1 wore my white wool gown. 1t seemed
so appropriate and you should have seen
his look of surprise when I entered the
! ROOM
q should think so, with the thermome-
ter
Yes. But he did seem so queer and
nervous. He kept glancing toward the
door and fdgeting about on his chair"
"That was only natural-under the cir
| cumstances. Carrie says she believes that
any physician in the country would have
signed a certificate of insanity for Albert
the day he proposed to her.
''H m! That will be lucky for him if he
| ever wants divorce. Well, he didn't re-
fer to the subject and didn't seem to I'M
derstand whom l casually mentioned my
preference TOR brownstone houses, dia-
monds and an occasional trip to Europe.
| Finally 1 thought I'd let him see that he
couldn't take my consent for granted, so
I said, After all, 1 don't know that
want to marry you, Chauncey Swellstyle. 3"
"What did he say to that?''
"He-he-he said he was-was glad to
! hear it, Oh, Marie, that horrid letter was
! intended for Eulalia all the time, and now
1 hope you are satisfied since you have
fairly made me tell you all about it. -
| New York journal.