The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-12-14
ONLY A PAIR OF FOOLS.

- IA best was very good indeed.
She was wearing the dress
she knew he liked, and her hair was made
up as she knew he loved to see tin soft
folds on the sides and gathered into loose
knot at the back.
Though there was much about her petite
figure and bright face that suggested sauci-
ness it was quite evident there was at
least one person in the world who was
willing to subdue her teasing disposition
Fred was really not late, but as she hap
pened to be ready to greet him before the
appointed hour she was just as impatient
as if it were long past. As she could not
spend all her time looking in the mirror
over the mantel to see if her hair was Just
right and all her ribbons in place, Or in
admiring her diamond engagement ring,
she finally picked up the morning paper
and began to read. After scanning the
millinery advertisements she searched till
she found the 'Wit and Wisdom" column.
She then curled herself in capacious easy
pleasantly as possible.
Now it sometimes happens that news
paper humorists are exceedingly wise
young men who frequently give utterance
to marvellous maxims. As May read
down the column, laughing at the jokes
and from time to time exclaiming against
her lovers hardness, her eye was arrested
by notable bit of wisdom. 1t road as
follows
"No girl but fool would marry man
whom she had never seen enraged."
Then she unused awhile. "Well," she
thought, "perhaps it would be better to
know before one is married than after, what
disagreeable things man can say. am
not going to enrage Fred for any such fool
ish reason; but perhaps it would be good
fun to tease him little. What can do I?
l couldn't enrage him very well without
flirting, and l am not going to do that.
l know! He always says a girl with
beautiful hair can make herself look more
hideous by doing it untastefuily than in
any other way-and he hates to see mine
made up in knot on top OF my head.
I'll just make it up that way and see how
he will act. 1t will annoy him so that |
can tease him just little and then make
up friends. He deserves little punish
ment, anyway, for it is almost five minutes
past eight O'clock
She hurried away to her room to make
the change just as Fred rang the doorbell
He was admitted by the servant and was
surprised not to find May prepared to greet
him, but went into the parlor to wait. In
his hand he had box of bon-b ons he had
brought in payment Of a wager he had lost
To make wagers with his fiancee and lose
them IS the duty and delight of every true
lover. While waiting he united the ribbon
of the box, so that she might get at the
sweets without delay. But still she did
not come.
To pass the time he was at last forced
to take up the paper May had left in the
easy chair. Finding it folded so as to
show the "Wit and Wisdom" column, he
began to read the paragraphs AS became
a man of the world, he shifted contemptu-
ously at the old Jokes and smiled patron
iZingly at those that were new to him.
Suddenly he came to a dead halt at the
companion paragraph to the one that was
inspiring Mays conduct at that moment
1t read:
''No man but a fool would marry girl
whom he had never seen cry"
''What NONSENSE he said as he passed
on to the next paragraph. But he didn't
read much before he found himself turning
back to that piece of wisdom
"By Joven' he thought 81 have never
seen May cry. Well, hope I never shall
1 wonder what is keeping her? Probably
she is preparing some little surprise for
me;' and he smiled to himself with that
blissfull egotsm peculiar to men who are
engaged After awhile he reflected: 81
wonder if it would really be very hard to
make her cry? guess not. She is such
dear, tender. hearted little creature it
Wouli DC CIuel W tiy. DULL L could easily
explain everything away and then we
could make up friends. She really de
serves some punishment for keeping me
waiting. | believe Pll pretend to be
offended and male myself disagreeable to
her. l know that will bring the tears to
her eyes in an instant, and then I'll ex-
plain. To begin with, I'll pretend not to
have brought the candies" He went out
into the hallway to hide the box. The
first place that suggested itself was his hat,
and he dropped the box into its ample
depth. He had no sooner returned to the
parlor than May appeared. Each had the
same end IN view-to offend the other
slightly. OF course, neither began the
plan of campaign until after the kiss Of
greeting. Then he noticed that her hair
was made up in the way he detested. There