The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-05-29
LUCY WAS DEMURE.


up quarters in boarding house in the
Tenderloin district. He was delighted
to find himself the only gentleman at a
table where six young women lent
charm even to murky coffee and hashed
and rehashed hash. He took them to
church with him on the first Sunday
morning and in the evening they sang
gospel hymns for him. He retired early
that night and the sound of their. voices
lulled him to sleep, but 1t did not seem
to him that the song was exactly gospel
However, he had forgotten the occasion
by breakfast time.
The next day some marks on the door
of the back parlor attracted his atten-
ton. There were just as many of them
although he did not notice that-as
there were young women, varying in al
titude from Az to 5% feet. Over each
mark was capital letter, but 1t did not
occur to him that these capitals were
the initials of the young women. I'm
derneath the lowest line and around all
the lines except the two upper ones
which. represented progress-was a
smudge. as If former lines had been
rubbed out in order to make later and
higher ones.
The sedate theologue became very
curious about these marks. He asked
many questions but the young women
only leased him by way Of answer, ex-
citing his curiosity. and fascinating him
all the more. 1t had seemed to him that
young women of the city had more
charming ways than those of. the coun-
try. One of the six in particular, by
name Lucy, had won his admiration.
She was the demurest Of all and she 1t
was whom he took to church alone and
bought ice cream and candy wrapped up
in boxes bearing gold labels. Yet even
queries about the meaning of those
marks. -.
What might have been the future RI
lations between himself and Lucy II he
had not returned unexpectedly one
evening from prayer meeting no ono can
| tell. The door Of the back parlor was
| partly open and he heard q whisk OF
| skirts and saw near the topmost mark
on the door the toe of little boot
Lucy's boot.
| His baggage was packed before he
went to bed.-New York Press.
BISMARCK'S OLD SWEETHEART.
i , One of the most popular pictures at tn,
present day In Germany is the portrait o.
l a woman who was Bismarcks sweet
heart in his early days. Bismarck wa,
living. at Kniephof in the year 1889. Hi
personal life during that year was o
that lively character over which he sitter
ward lamented so bitterly. It was tn
sturm und drang zeit of his existence
Stories OF his tlissoluteness and pride, hi
daring feats as . rider and hts achieve
ments as boon companion. hin disre
gard OF conventional rules. and hts Low
OF Wild adventure. are numerous. Tn
youthful owner OF Kniephof was to b
often seen careering wildly across tn
country alone or in the company Of IA
friends who were his guests. and sue
wxs the impression he produced on til
quiet population that he came to be zen
orally known az the Mad Bismarck,
Near Kniephof there lived Z farmer. q
the name OF Goetz. He had III, oul
l.dauxhter, ,Malvina, who was known q
the beauty Of tho neighbothnod. Biz
Ismarck met hef and paid his addresses
but a. 1t was impossible for the prou
I,young master Of Kniephof to make thu
llowly maid his wife. her father frowne
upon this intimacy. Soon utter Bis
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