The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1896-05-19
ESTABLISHED 1879.

Is walJlng Tor you at the door. Fourth
and sixth, wasn't it, and the first extra?
must ask her at once, as she is so
much engaged Good afternoon, then.
Miss Blanchard, if you will 60, and, as
the good little boys say, Thank you so
much for pleasant afternoon. f"
ON THE WAY HoME-HER soLfLooUY.
He never thought of such thing.
1t never occurred to him to think of me
In that light. Hateful creaturel And
why not, should like to know? Doesn't
ne think I'm nice? never cared
for him, but he has no business not to
like me. What horrid tastel y = And
/ to talk of dozen other girlsl That
means Lucie Charvie, suppose, and
Adeline Rowe. have noticed that he
dances with them #%I don't see
why he should like them better than
me. I'm the prettiest, and l can be aw-
fully nice if like. have never been
really nice to him-not my very incest
or he wouldn't have talked as he did
today. might try the effect this
evening. l meant to be offended, but
perhaps the other would have more eff
feet. believe I'll try it. No one can
ever say that am fiirt, but there are
occasions when it is a girls duty to
teach a man a lesson, and he had no
business to say that about my hair.
wonder if he was right2 He has
awfully good taste, as a rule. Ibelieve,
II get 1sffse 20 tiy toif11gfit, ana
wear my new white dress, and the
pearls, and I'll say to him the very first
thing that I'm sorry and ask him to
dance with me, all the same. Then, when
he sees how nice am, he will be vexed
with himself for being SO hasty. 1t will
do him no end of good. I'd give worlds
if he would only propose to me before
the season is over. I'd refuse him, Of
course, but that wouldn't matter. 1t
would be kind of me to take the trouble,
because it is dreadful to see a man so
conceited, and if it were not for that he
would be quite charming. I'll be-
gin this evening. How excitingl Poor
Captain MayI'
HIS sOLILOQUY.
"She looked disgracefully pretty.
Nothing like putting girl in a good,
stand up rage to see what she's made
of. never knew she had SO much in
her before. And she would just as soon
think of falling in love with the man
in the moon, would she? That's pretty
tall. Hang it ALL Why do they put
things in fellows head? was happy
enough before, and now this has un-
settled me altogether A man
,rf 30, 4
no reason why she should be so precious
Indifferent. always fancied that she
had a decided weakness. y So she
wants to laugh at me, does she? Little
wretch She is always up to some mis-
chief. wouldn't object if it was at
some other fellow, for those dimples are
uncommonly fetching. / believe she is
right about the collars, all the same
thought so myself more than once If
another shape would snit me better, it
seems rather absurd to stick to these.
Man in the moon, Ell? Humphl Well,
it doesn't do to be too awfully sure-it's
bad thing to get into the way of boast
ing. How would it be if l took her in
hand and tried to work cure? Do her
all the good in the world to be brought
down peg or two and find her own
level and the process would not be I'M
pleasant. Hi, cabbyl Stop at the first
decent hosier's you come to. want to
get out, ;"
Extract from The Times Of four
months later:
s'On the goth inst, at st. Georges,
Hanover square, by the Right Rev. the
Bishopof Oxbridge, assisted by the Rev.
Noel Blanchard, the brother Of the
bride, Cyril Aubrey May, captain Royal
Horse guards, second son of James Eaton
May, Esq, Of Brompton manor, Hants,
to Phyllis Mary Olivia, only daughter
of Major Blanchard Of Barcombe, %.
Wicklow, and Floraire. Alpes- Mari
times. sketch.