The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-08-15
THE ROMANCE OF A PIPE.

"p-i-i-ff, Mimic! It's horrd
.mrking carriage.'
$50 it is, Maud. Well, it couldn't
be helped There was no time to
choose our carriage; in fact, we had
luck in catching the train at all.
These underground trains scarcely
give one time to wink
What dreadfully vulgar express
sions you do pick up, Minnie"
Slang is the so nowadays, my dear.
You cannot be smart without 1T. But
| say. do you really object to the
smell Of tobacco"
Yes, especially when it is stale.
Tie scent of Il carriage like this cllnSS
to ones dress for hoUrs.'
"What of that? 1t is rather chic
tlan otherwise. For my part, great
ly prefer Il smoking carriage.
"WEat extraordinary taste"
Not so much for the sake of the to-
IA;'co. as because you meet the best
ticking men in smoking carriages
ui-'
Minnie! Don't be so expressibly vul-
gar
And the wickedest.'
Are all smokers wicked then"
NO; out all wicked men are smoG-
c;A."
And you like wicked men best"
"Hather! Don't your
"Gf course not. How can you sup
pr"n such a thing?"
"Charlie Bidding is a little wicked,
,Ioor1 lv-itI, lnnrhinp 1nolicQ
"I-I-rcally Minnie, you speak as if
CIt-Mr. Bidding's affairs had some
thing to do with me. Haven't l told
y>u fifty tines
Yes. you old darling! And I've new
G" ! Clieyed you once. Hilloa, what's
tnis?'
"W'hat's what?'
-, ny this, said Minnie, stretching
G""o: $ and picking up some small arti-
Gle from the opposite seat. by lingo,
MlEl-a plpe!'
80 it is. Some man has left it be-
hind him, Ugh! The horrid, smelly old
fling. Put it down at once, Minnie
"Ioure no judge Of pipes, my DEAR"
said Minnie, airly. IF you were, you
world never abuse q pipe for being
old. Now, this is a regular clinker;
quite gentleman among pipes. Look
ct it. Amber mOuth-piece, silver col
la. beautifully colored bowl and''
tErjnging it near to her dainty pink
nc&o> "smells dc-licousr'
"Faugh! l call the smell atrocious
It rearly makes me ill-even at thai
distance"
"-\h, that's your prejudice, dear old
fashioned coz. II say Gnspectins
the inside Of the boWD ''it's--actutlly
-churgedr
"1\ctually, what?
''Charged, you darling simpleton
loaded filled with baccy. And do be-
lrYo-yes-ycs it isl am sure of it
it's Old Judger'
PRAY what is Old Judge, Minnie?'
'Nld Judge, Maud, is particularly
scr'lmptious kind of baccy. My broth
er Jack always expects me to give
him some for a Christmas present L
tastes just about heavenly, I can tel
yOr.'
'Tastes!' cried out Maud. "You dc
not mean to say that you have ever
smoked itY'
Rather, I've had stealthy Whit:
from Jacks pipe many a time
should like pull at this one nowv
AS she spoke, to Maud's unutterabl,
horror, she placed the pipe in he
mouth and made believe to draw it.
Good heavens, Minnie!' exclaimed
her sober cousin, aghast. "How cal
you! That horrid, dirty, strange pipe
Take it out immediately
Minnie only laughed.
"If had match with me-" she sal,
II should shock you still more, for
should light up"
TO
1t was mans voice, and it cam
from behind. Both girls turned hast
ly round. Maud's face was crimson
Even Minnie, who was usually equa
to most situations, showed signs O
confusion.
The stranger was in the next con
partment, looking at them over tn
partition. How long he had bee
watching them they did not know
for they had sat with their backs t
him, and would never have observe
him at all unless he had spoken. II
was not an Unlocking man-rather til
reverse. He had a pleasant, goot
tempered face and twinkling eve
which were now regarding the tW
young ladies with evident amusemen
But he had no business to be spyin
over the partition at all, still less to az
dress girls with whom he was una,
quainted. So Maud felt, and she Dire
herself up as stiftly as she could, an
affected to ignore him.
That Was not in Minnie's line at al
After the first shock of the stranger
voice she began to enjoy the joke, an
she said, with a wave Of her hand t
ward his proffered matchbox:
81. Thanks, aWfully. We are gettir
ont at the next station, else I shou
have awaited myseIxSof the kindness
'Thesl. if you are really not going