Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-06
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"MADE 1T GOOD"

Sometimes a joke, conceived with
deliberation and thought, and execu-
ted with the utmost care, rebounds in
the most unexpected way. This is
the record of such an incident, and
incidentally the explanation of how a
Wall street, operator lost the services
of stenographer he priced highly.
This particular tinancier, says The
Tribune, has luxurious Office in big
Office building down town. The stem
ographer was remarkably pretty and
interesting girl. She was member of
an excellent family, and, when misfor-
tune came, bravely set to work to
earn her own living. She was not
only pretty, but was an expert opera
tor, and, moreover, she was discreet.
How much this virtue is priced in q
big Office is known alone to those who
have occasion to employ stenogra-
pher who has the happy faculty Of
saying the right thing in the right
place, or refraining from saying any
thing when silence indeed is the most
desirable thing.
Now it is not to be wondered at that
such a model young woman should
have admirers in plenty. She treated
all alike with a sweet courtesy, and
maintained a steady air of reserve and
restraint. Among her friends, how
ever, was young broker who was
looked upon by all as the leader in the
race. He was young, athletic, and
successful, and just the kind of man
woman instinctively likes. He was
big-hearted, sincere, manly fellow,
and there was no doubt that he was
deeply and truly in love with the girl.
His feelings were confined to the slight
favors and attentions girl would nat
urally expect from a friend. Henever
protested love, and his friends were
undecided. Some asserted that he
was only dallying, and would not
marry a stenographer. Others pro-
tested that it made no difference what
position the girl occupied, he would
marry her if he loved her, and they
contended that he didn't have the
courage to propose. Matters drifted
along in this way for months. The
young mans infatuation became the
talk of the neighborhood, and he was
frequently joked about it, and no one
was more unremitting in the chatting
than the girls employer. Finally this
employer hit upon a brilliant scheme,
and at once set to work to carry it
out.
This idea of his manifested itself a
few days later when friends of this
young man-those who were supposed
to take and understand joke-re-
ceived a card inviting them to attend
wedding, on such a date, at such a
church. 1t was all formal and regu-
lar, and the names mentioned were
those of the young man and the stem
ographer, and the church mentioned
was one the young woman attended.
Naturally the joke got around to the
young man in question. Those who
received the cards saw the joke, but
he was furious. He took one of the
cards in his hand, and went to see the
girl, and, without word, handed it
to her. She glanced at it curiously,
and then colored up.
"Do you know who is at the bottom
of this outrage ?" he said, between his
clinched teeth.
She confessed that she did, and said
that someone had told her that her
employer was the originator and pro-
moter of the joke. He wanted at
once to run off and throttle him, but
she demurred. She insisted that it
would only complicate matters. He
said, sturdily:
"No, sir I am going to get even. /
will make him answer unless-un-
less"- Here he stammered hopeless
ly. She said, quantity:
"Unless what p"
"Unless-unless"-he gasped des-
perately, "you consent to make good.
Won't you marry me, anyway? We
can fool them all-and besides love
have always loved you-and always
will, and"
It was a clumsy proposal, but ac-
cepted with the same sincerity in which
lit was given. They sat down and
talked it over, and the result was an
other conspiracy that led to much
chuckling and gurgling on their own
account. The young man suddenly
disappeared from view, and his friends
heartlessly laughed, and said that he
did not have the "nerve" to stand the
"gaff," and was keeping "under COW
err" The day before the date set for
the wedding by the bogus announce
ment, the stenographer approached
her employer and said, sweetly:
"I am afraid that can't come down
tomorrow. I have some things to at
tend to, and you will have to excuse
me-"
He demurred at first, but finally
consented, saying, in boisterous burst
of mirth:
"Oh, yes, you are to be married to-
morrow. Good enough. All right.
Best wishes )" and then he went off
chuckling.
Early next morning in the church
mentioned a little group gathered
about the altar, and the minister pro-
nounced the words making the young
broker and the former stenographer
man and wife. The next day the girls
late employer received neat little
card with the formal announcement
that Mr.. and Mrs. So-and-So announced