The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-24

sense Of humor. Z"
10 him that hatnv" inquired Ara
bella
well" said /. modestly. II hope
have. But would desire even more. "
She SIM lied.
You may smile, young lady"
I'm not smiling"
Look in the glass.
~ don't want TO grow vain. "
"Then look. ~
Evidently there is some joke in your
remark, II could SEQ IL. But you know
i have no sense of humor."
" Then you should cultivate IL II Is a
remedy for half the ills Of life, and when
you are my age you will realize IL. -
when am my grandmother l am
thirty-threo aud she is twenty.
You wouldn't make that remark II
you had any sense OF humor, retorted
crustily.
But / haven't and / don't see that
should TO any the better IL had. -
% l admit il Is difficult To imagine any
Improvement in you.
Z" Is that humor, or sarcasm!'
Sober truth" You can't improve on
china-blue eyes. golden hair, and-Oh.
well. her
III won't talk nonsense. / want 10
know the difference between humor ana
sarcasm"
"oh. well! Humor is-er--well, it's
err
Ignorance of itselff" Aratella has
plenty OF humor, you know.
"Humor is u kindly appreciation OF
foihles and incongruities. And"
II don't appreciate the kinuress
How can you feel kind IN people when
you're making fun of them to yourseify'
=" 1 don't see any difficulty. Why, / had
an example this morning Z" ! laughed
at the thought. "I've half MIND 90 tsll
you.
"Oh, dol" ArabelIa is as curious as "a
woman.
"It was rather confidential. you see. :"
knew that would excite her interest.
hut you might trust me. F" Iou may
have noticed that the more at ractlve "A
woman is the moro she emphasizes The
first person sinAalar. fArabella almost
puts IL in capitals.
In strict copiidenceY'
"Yes-of course. -
"Well, nice young fellow. whom you
know. came to mo this morning, and"
"Who was ity'
'That isn't material"
'Oh. but lt is though Very material. :"
But my dear ArabeIlav'
IL you will not trust me we are on
Instant terms. " I've known her since she
was i'm short frooks
1t really isn't relevant to the point OF
humor"
81 don't care anything about tho point
of humOr."
"oh, well, if you don't want me to tell
you-"
"But do. There's good Tom. -
60 IL was Ted Naughton.
"Oh, how interesting. / like Ted aw-
fully, don't youY'
"Yes-Oh. yes, certainly " do, but
don't see why Arabella should.
Now, tell me" " She clssped her hands
round her knees and cooked her pretty
head expectantly on one side
Well, T" said !, laughing poor Ted is
in love.
with whomY'
Il didn't ask. F"
Is that your sense OF humor" She
looked at me as il | had made plum
pudding without plums.
Il don't soc that it matters.
Not matter! You don't care who II
isr'e
Why should l, so long as he's salts
"well." Words seemed to fail ner,
which is rare with Arabella.
Anyhow, she seemed To be the usual
. Kind. There never was any one like her.
according TO the love-loTn Ted. She was
beautiful, amiable accomplished,
gentle, saintly-in short, perfect. They
all are in these cases. you know. "
SO they should be Ito the lover.
"Of course they should. I" Why, il Is
just what / think Of Arabellal
where is the humor?''
seems, IS very dilident in the face of such
wondrous charms He is burning 10 avow
his passion Ia the young lady, but he
doesn't know how TO proceed. so he came
To ask NV advice.
"What do you know about itY'' Araballa
sat bolt upright, ana put the question
like sword thrust.
= Nothing except vague general idea.
But he evidently thought | did. | had
little experience, but OF course, WASH {
going to tell her.
Did you give him the benefit of your
vague general idea?'
"Oh yes poor teRgar Indeed, put
il into concrete form for him. IL was very
funny.
You are so humorous You see" "
Somehow Arabella seemed bit cross
" Please go on" bssB
I'VE went through quite n little re-
hearssl | assure you. They were To bagin
with the weather, OF course. la, han'
"NerS humorous, certainly.
Then he was 20 make some remarks
about the weather, not matteriDg where
she was. OF course, she wouc blush and
look down. =" Arahella laughed.
81 don't suppose she would. "
'Sbe ought TO, according tu the law Of
the game. Then he was 10 take mold ut
her hand and ask If she would make l.fe
all fair weather fer hjm-and so Oh. "
And thon?'
HeI- not fool. you know. really. Hes
very fine follow, as "a matter OF fact.
''uij he do ity'
''I exyect go. ANYHOW, he came back
beaming like a sunflower and threw up
his hat hen he saw me at the window
80 | concluded they'd settled IT,
chuckled.
so that is humor!" Arahella strollcd
over TO the window, ana her lips quiv0red
as II had hurt her "Why, wl atIver
IL the matter Bell?"
- call 10 mean-Eorr d--cruel-." shc
cried, stamping her littl, foot anFr!ly
Ito make game Of n nan when he - Iowa
don't G, that it's IA sub.e fer huIuor
at I'll.
Bot my TeHr Bell"
Miss Murison, IL vou please. Ana
we had always been such chumsi
80 think that If humUr 4 making
riIiculo of the most sacred thing io sc.
ore Is better without 10, +" she Con,iuu ell
But do not ridiculo ~. Bell. her,
was an element of huinur in the case, all
the same. y