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

any Enthusiastically Out Wnen It comes to
being smacked on the back and congrat-
ulated six times in one afternoon it's
coming it bit too strong. don't
mind for my own sake-a man can look
7 srcef nrff1scrr--ptrU c1f1ffKrrrg On you.
Twas in hopes that you had not heard. f"
''Not heard indeedl had two letters
this morning and three this afternoon,
four wanting to know when the we'd
ding was to be and the fifth from girl
asking to be bridesmaid. / am afraid to
60 out. People fly at me at every cor
ner, shake my hands off and say how
delighted they are, and how charming
it is, and how they always knew it
would come to this, and that we are
made for one another-they never did
know two people SO exactly suited. p"
Extraordinary That's what they
say to me. never was SO taken aback
in my life OF course we've always
been good friends, butt
Certainly not. "
"And 1 don't think
Neither do /. It's absurdi Utter
nonsenseI"
mo, but really-let us have it out
while we are about it, What can have
given rise to such ridiculous report?
We have been good deal together, of
course because we are in the same set
and always seem to hit it off, and you
are such a jolly good dancer and all
that kind of thing-but can't see what
we have done to set people talking at
this rate. Honestly, now-I am anxious
to know-did you ever imagine-that
is to say, did you think-I mean, have
l ever
''You never have No, Captain May,
and l have never imagined On the con-
trary, l don't mind admitting, now that
we are upon the subject, that / have
cherished secret grudge against you
because you have never given me an OPP
portunity of refusing you That sort Of
neglect rankles in awoman's mind, and
now you see for yourself the awkward
position in which it has placed me-
When people ask if I am engaged to
you, am obliged to confess that have
never been asked You ought to have
thought of this and provided against
it. 1t would have been so easy some
night at ball or in an interval at the
theater-the whole thing might have
been over in five minutes, and then
should have been able to say that had
refused you, and everything would have
been happy and comfortable. / don't
feel as If could ever forgive your
Sorry, indeed! You see l should
have been most happy, only could new
er feel quite sure that you really would
re-
How odious you arel You need not
have been afraid. There never was any
thing more certain since the beginning
of the world. wouldn't marry you to
save my life would as soon think Of
falling in love with the man in the
moon. We have always been friends, Of
course, but that counts for nothing.
One may like person very much and
yet find it quite impossible to go any
further. I could better love a worse
man. l."
''Same with me. I think no end of
you, but when Lewis came up and con-
graduated me the other day l was
struck all of heap. If he had said the
same thing about a dozen other girls,
should have been less surprised, but it
never occurred to me to look upon you
in that light. -
''Oh, indeedi I'm awfully obliged,
I'm sure, but don't think much of
your taste. There are dozen other men
who wouldn't agree with you, that's
one comfort. AS l am SO utterly repul-
sive in your eyes, l think had better
say Good afternoon at once and re-
lieve you of my presence. "
"What nonsense you talkl never
said word about your appearance that
know Of That's the worst Of arguing
with a woman-she flies off at tan
gent, and there's no doing any good
with her. I don't see why you should
be offended You seemed to think it
lust as impossible to fall in love with
me-"
THAT'S different-I mean / don't
care what you think, but other people
think-that's to say, have always
been told Some people think / am
very nice, if you don't l think it's per-
fectly hateful of you to say such things.
l should like to know, just as matter
of curiosity, what it is in me you object
to so much?"
"You won't like it, you know, when
you do hear. You'll be in bigger rage
than ever. Much better leave it alone.
Well, if you will have it, dislike the
way you do your hair. Wait a moments
it means more than you think. 1t is not
only ugly in itself, but it shows fatal
want Of perception. Your beauty-if
/ you will allow me to say SOS of
classic order, and if you adopted more
natural style Of couture your appear
ance would really be-er-uncommonly
fetchingl Stead of that, you persist in
J following a hideous exaggeration OF
fashion, which destroys your individu-
atty and is utterly unsuited to your
style 1t seems small thing in itself,
but it has farreaching consequences
The moment we meet / notice it, don't
You know, and feel annoyed. The whole
time / am with you l am worrying
about it. 1t sets up chronic state Of
evaporation. Perhaps you don't under
stand the feeling
ooh. yes, dol PERFECTLY feel the
same toward you because you will in
sist on wearing enormous stand up col
lars. I call that want Of perception,
If you like. l wouldn't be personal for
the world, but / have seen men with
longer necks. When you want to speak
to your neighbor, you have to twist
your whole body. 1t makes me die with
laughing to see you .
Delighted to afford you so much
amusement. Sorry / make myself so
ridiculousl You are excessively polite,
I'm sure. "
''You were a great deal worse your
self You said that r.
Nothing of the kind. You misun-
derstood me. / simply remarked
Don't contradict You, said was
an ugly thing, and that it exasperated
you only to see me. You did 1t makes
it worse to deny it. l can't think how
you can look me in the facel'
a "Why get excited? It's really not
4 worth while, and you will make your
Q self SO hot. It's not becoming to be hot
Q was about to say when you so rudely
interrupted me that you had misunder-
stood the meaning Of my remarks. l
simply Observed
: 81 don't care little bit what you OBJ
} served. I am not going to talk to you
8 any longer. / am going across the room
to mamma. Good afternoon, Captain
: May. You needn't dance with me at
Lady Bottoms this evening, as my hair
4 annoys you so much. l."
4 81 shall ask Miss Ounlifre instead.
She is a. capital waltzer- Your mother