The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-07-10
AUNT MEG's COLUMN.

words" said Lancaster. "The fact is
and you cannot deny it--you'rs in lover'
Ellington started. Elbow ON earth did
you find that outS" he muttered.
Experience and casual observation"
replied Lancaster shortly. "By the bye, /
saw Milly Holsworth today" Then, with
grin: Gum, 1 thought wasn't far out.
She's nice girl, Hurry, and clever one.
Women nowadays who are good looking
and can earn their own living arc in great
demand in the matrimonial market, SO
I'm told, and can quite believe 1t. %
Yes, groaned Ellington, "but when
man has only paltry 81, $50 q year the
idea of-er-er-even proposing to a lady
who can buy him up might give rise to
unpleasant comnents-h'mr'
Personally should try my luck
Faint heart, etc, you know. You never
know what may transplre Say you decide
to SEQ how absence might affect the case
and to wait till your return 10 England.
| She might be snapped up In the meantime.
Perhaps the steamer might founder, and
| and
"Don't, Lancaster. don'tr' shudderrd
Ellington. "Your advice, old chap, / fear
has not advanced the Improvement of the
outlook at all.''
"Then the only course that remains
open for you is to consult Aunt Meg"
sighed Lancaster.
"Aunt Meg Who Is sheP And what's
she got to do with itY"
Aunt Meg Is lady connected with
| popular publication entitled The Daisy,
whose official duty 1t is to receive and re-
| ply to, through the columns of the afore-
said journal, all questions that may DO
submitted to her notice on the all impor-
tant theme Of love and its attendant trials
MISUNDERSTANDING and yagaries in gen.
| eral"
Consult Aunt Megi" tho words seemed
to ring In Ellington's ears for some time
after the departure Of his friend Lancaster.
"a precious fool I'd be thought" he
unused, "supposing l was idiot enough to
trust my private affairs to the tender mer-
cies of modern lady journalist, If the
story leaked out. Certainly one might
write ander nom de plume or initials
but then l don't believe in such rot. "
Half an hours meditation, however,
served to put matters before him in diff
fercnt light. He reflected that the journal
in question bore very high character, and
he resolved to try Aunt Meg.
After duo destruction of various sheets
of note paper, his communication was at
last fairly neatly transcribed and ran as
follows:
To"Aunt Meg" Daisy Offices, 40 Fleet Street.
e. O.:
| MADAM-I trust you may be able to success
fully advise mo as to my actions in the follow.
ing matter: To be brief, am aged 80 and
in receipt of annual income of 81, $50 as
private secretary to titled gentleman, who Is
to depart voyage of indefinite duration IN
three weeks time for his health's sake, and
am to accompany him. A month ago l made
the acquaintance of charming lady about
my own age, and We have met at various In
tervnls since.
AS you will already have surmised, am
deeply In love with her, though have not as
yet declared my passion. As far as l am
aware, from the statement of friond, she is
in receipt of an income exceeding mine by $3.50
per annum, derived from her employment, the
exact nature Of which, however, owing to tho
shortness of our acquaintance, am unfortu-
nately in ignorance of beyond that 1t Is some
thing In a city office,
have every reason to believe that my atten-
tons, such they have been, are not alto
gether tistasteful. What would you advise me-
to dor Ask her now and risk slender income.
or wait till l am in more nfliuent circum
Stances which chance Ia slightly remote at
the present outlook II. A. Z.
Two Saturdays passed and left him in
the deepest depths of despair, owing to the
nonappearance of reply to his communi-
cation.
In the meantime he met Mildred Hols-
| worth On TWO OfChSlODs NI lUO mouse Oh u
mutual acquaintance and once was almost
on the verge of n declaration, but checked
himself in time to save making himself
an arrant ass, as he termed it.
1t was with feverish excitement that he
opened the last issue of The Daisy pub
lished before he left England. Eagerly he
scanned the page sacredly set apart for the
! benefit of AUNT Meg" and her amorous
amblings.
Yes, it was thore at last
II. A. E.-Wasto no time, bat go and ask her
at once II tudgo rightly from tho tone n
, your letter. you need scarcely have any upTre
honsion as to the nature of her reply. As Il
n monetary matters, girl who cannot comfort
} ably manage and be happy the united in
come doesn't deserve a husband at all.
1t was all over. The last slipper hat
!. sped its course in the air and disappeared
through tho window of the compartment
which had the honor of accommodating
tho happy couple, and the last handful o
;, rice lay whitening the platform like
;. miniature fall OF snow.
. "I'm so glad it's all over at last
!, sighed Mildred Ellington as she threw
|. herself wearily back among the cushions
8 But the whole affair was complete sue
cess and went off without n flaw,
. Yes, darling, quito complete, excep
y for the absence from the ceremony of ON
"a to whom l owe IA great deal Of my prcsen
happinesS-in fact, one Of your sistC
strugglers in the field Of literature. Milly
I've confession to make. know you
ii think I'm an awful fool, and perhaps i
n angry, but promise me, Milly, beforehan
.. that you viii forgive mo.
"Td promise You anything, Harry.
, it can't beanything dreadful, I'm sure
a falteringly
/. "Then read that and put mo out of III
misery
e And taking from his inside breast pool
ct copy Of The Daisy containing Aui
Meg's advice, which ho had So successful
-, acted upon, he opened ii at the fatal pas
- and handed ii to her.
Harry" she said quietly, pushing
10 away, her eyes filling with tears the Will
l'' IL know what you mean now. SSho
she was there, and-and you saw her"
a. II saw her Miiiyt" calculated Ellin
:, ton, utterly taken aback by her answer.
- les, Harry, and you STE her NOW! /
40 WINS Aunt Meg at tho time, and kno'
ing whom your question concerned repli
y accordingly. /, too, meant TO confess
i. today, and you have made it casier for /
70 to do So KISS mer Harry, and say y
forgive me. Exchange.
~. ------
as win Hardly BE Popular.
l.. I