Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-12-23
DIDN'T KNOW ADoLPHus.
he Was No Cad, but Merely Demonstrate
ing the Value of His Goods.

AAS JOuA6 LAd1l WIN udu 1uSluu-l
ated himself into the acquaintance
of everybody in the party was a
striking example of how the bitter
may be mingled with the sweet.
The young women pronounced him
lovely, and the young men linked
his name with fierce though unut-
tered maledictions. It was strik-
ing illustration of the ease with
which mans motives may be mis-
judged. His first name was Adol-
plus, which fact was calculated to
damage his popularity among the
men from the first.
They were admiring the scenery.
"See how that mountain rises in
the distance" exclaimed one girl.
cts great; said Charley Chug-
gins, with enthusiasm.
"You wouldn't think it's as big
as it really is to look at it from
here" remarked Dicky Dodd.
you'd think it was big enough
if you had to walk to the top, as
have" commented Billy Bliven vi
vaciously.
'It reminds me-" Adolphus muir.
INJURED, "that the heights by great
men reached and kept were not at
tanned by sudden flight, but they,
while their companions slept, were
toiling upward in the night. /"
The young men glared at him, but
one of the girls whispered to the
others:
"1sn't he lovely9"
"Have you heard about Names
engagement" one of the young
women remarked, after pause.
eyes," replied another. "She has
broken it. He has sent her back all
her letters and she has returned his
ring
Billy Bliven was about to offer
some opinion when Adolphus inter-
jected:
"To the noble mind rich gifts wax
poor when donors prove unkind."
The girls looked at one another
with ecstatic approval.
'Mame is nice girl" said one.
Then, turning to Adolphus, she said,
"Do you know hers''
Eyes," he answered. 81 met her
once and found her charming. When
she had passed, it seemed like the
ceasing of exquisite music"
'The trouble was that she thought
he was marrying her for her mon
ey," commented the informant.
'Ah, came the response, with
deep sigh, ITO whom can riches give
repute or trust, content or pleasure,
but the good and just?''
81 honestly think that Name feels
worse about it than he does, COM
mented the informant.
YES" said Adolphus. MANS
love is Of mans life a thing apart;
it's woman's whole existence. -
He had the conversation all his
own way after that. Some of the
other young men talked about base
ball and kindred topics, but most of
them Jagged along in gloomy silence.
When the girls had left them, they
got together and held an indignation
meeting.
cts an outrage" said one.
"I'll bet he's an unmitigated cad, y
exclaimed another, who had not OBJ
served the approach of Adolphus.
Anything going wrongG" asked
that young gentleman genially.
eyes, there is something going
wrong, replied Billy Bliven, who is
noted for his directness of speech.
1--WE don't like the way you talk.
We are plain people, and we're tired
of hearing you try to show off every
time any of us opens his mouth
II think I have succeeded in max
ing an impression on the ladies, re-
piled Adolphus complacently.
"You don't expect us to be happy
over that, do you, when the means
by which you did it was to provoke
comparisons to our disadvantage
81 can understand your feelings.
But you can't blame a man for do
ing business in businesslike man
ner,' he proceeded soothingly.
Do you mean to say that you
make business of this sort of
thingf''
Every man who engages in COM
MERGE ought to be prepared to DEM
onstrate the value of his wares.
That" he went Oh, while reaching
into his inside vest pocket, sis what
have been engaged in doing for
your benefit. I have here little
volume for which I am sole agent.
It is entitled Conversation Made
Easy; or, One Thousand Selected
Quotations Suited to All Emergen-
cies.' The type is clear, the paper
good, and yet it is SO compact that
it may be carried without attracting
attention, so as to be available for
any occasion. The publishers Of
this work are not mercenary per-