The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-01-28
THE HAWAIIAN HARD
WARE COMPANY.
Debating A LOVE LETTER.

3o7 Fort street.

| A grave dignificd young man walked
over to the typewriter i'll tho big hotel and
said to herr
~ should like to dictate II short letter,
| please. How much will it bcS"
The typewriter girl took in all that was
visible of the young man with her fine
| eyes, and then she replied:
"rwenty-Gve cents"
The young mans elbows were resting
on the little bar in fraat of the typewriter
girl small office and if there was look
Of respectful admiration in his eyes rs he
gazed at her he was hardly to be blamed
for that, for she was very beautiful.
"As this letter, " he said, lis very i'm
portant, and as it is also Of confidential
character do not care to dictate IL from
outside here, because any one could come
along and hear all that l was saying"
The beautiful girl smiled, and she invit-
ed the young man to come into her Office,
pulling upa chair beside her own for him,
and then gathering her skirts out OF his
way with IA graceful air
She was cool, self possessed and business
like and SO was the young man. He, ey-
ing her gravely and intently, began to
dictate:
"MY DEAR Miss THoMPsoN-I beg that
you will not think me prccipitate in what
| am about to say. 1t is true that have
known you for only five months, but in
deed a much bricferperiod than that is re-
quned for such charms as yours to make
an indelible impression upon"-
The young mans voice faltered. The
typewriter girl had stopped taking notes,
and she was looking at him in n strange,
frightened way, as if he We're a lunatic
II beg your pardon" he said in his
grave, quiet manner, sis anything the
natter
The girl blushcd and shook her head,
turning to her notebook again confusedly.
He went on:
ian indelible impression upon the
masculine heart. You are my beau ideal of
what n woman should be, and | love-
The typewriter girl looked at the young
man angrily She believed now that he
was playing some trick debating TO her
: such letter as this but he did not tn \ q
hair under her glare. He only raised his
:. brows IA little in surprised way, and so
she could not be sure how to take him,
s and she lowered her eyes again, with II
{ sheer
. land l love YOU" he continued in
his slow, even voice. Il love you passion
4 ately, devotedly, madly. Tell me, is my
{ love rcciprocated, or is it hopeless9 1t is
/ true / cannot give you wealth. but COM
! fort, even modest degree Of luxury, l can
/ give you and heart filled with love be-
: sides. / await your reply. Address it to
( SO Beacon street, Boston. I'll sign it my
r self "
l. The young man gave utterance to the
4 last two sentences i'll exactly the same pro-
T sale tone that he had used in debating his
. letter, although it was evident that he did
y not mean The letter to include them. Then
u he sat and watched the girl rafting the
q letter off, and when it was done he asked
= her to read it TO him. She read it as coolly
as he had dictated it. Then he took II
J, from her. paid her and went away. She
n would not look at him once the whole time
p Her face was like u stone mask to him; hi
could read nothing in it.
Z He walked oy,f to the billiard room o.
a the hotel, Another young man was wait
G ing for him there.
:: "Well. l did it, he said to this young
!, !, man. 81 did it just to see how young
IL girl would take any such ridiculous thing
r. as that, and she didn't do thing or say
= a thing that WAS interesting. The gam'
: WASH 1T worth the candle. thought woult
G have an exciting experience, and instead
IT it was as duh as prayer meeting In
v Disguised with it, simply disguised. "
Philadelphia Press.
n The Train Robber on Society Manners.
e The train robber sat in the parlor Cal
disguised in a clean collar.
A young lady from Nine. Bruyere'.
w. school mistook him for Professor Bow
Is enscrape, an instructor of the Delsartear
&c system.
Ie "Oh, professor, / am so glad to SCI
n. you, " she said sitting down beside him
n 81 have wanted to talk with you sc
long"
81 The train robber was now doubly glat
d that his collar was clean and his dis
,e guise was complete.
le Professor, continued the younl
,e lady, 81 want you to tell me how t.
II shine in good society.
"Well, " said the train robber, bount
to keep up the disguise, you must al
III lus appear pufficly at ease SeeF''
re eyes, professor. "
lie "When you enter room, set dow
rs ON the corner of the piano all sorte
in whirl the piano stool roun GRACEFUL
-, with your foot, jest to show 'em tina
VI you don't feel embarrassed by good fur
III niture. See?''
e, "Yes, professor, butt
MS "You must never show that you I
Id embarrassed. Have big apple in You
~ dress pocket, an when you begin to fee
"a awkward an gawkylike take it out a
y. go to eatin it, I"
VI "Why, professori"
re "Ask 'em to take down the picture
C. from the wall so that you can get
TX better view of 'em. Then take 'em a
.ir rub your hands ON 'em an tell 'em they'l
nc no such pictures as your mother used
70 have. This'll show EN- that you re u
y to snuff an understan art from the wor
'e' go. Seer"
W. "Why, professor
IL 'If there's big crowd in the parlt
I'd when they git up to go home don't II
u to crowd out. Ask 'em to open the viii
:. dows an tell em you'd jest as soc
y jump out there. This'n show yol
re thoughtful carefulness for the feelin
ne of others and your desire to be accom-
III modatin. Seer" ,s
TO Right here the young lady fainte'
20 and during the excitement which tn
caused the train robber walked quiet
o. into the baggage Car and robbed Il
VI Il.