The herald., 1897-01-17
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May was waiting for her affianced to
call. AS might be expected, she was
looking her best, and her best was very
good indeed. She was wearing the dress
she knew he liked, and her hair was
made up as she knew he liked to see
it-in soft folds on the sides and gath
cred into loose knot at the back.
Fred was really not late; but, as she
happened to be ready to greet him be-
as impatient as If it were long past. AS
she could not spend all her time looking
in the mirror over the mantel to see if
her hair was right, and all her ribbons
in place, or in admiring her diamond
engagement ring, she finally picked up
the morning paper. She then curled her
self up in a capacious easy chair and
prepared to pass the time as pleasantly
as possible.
Now it sometimes happens that news
paper humorists are exceedingly wise
young men, who frequently give utter
ance to marvellous maxims. AS May
read down the column, laughing at the
jokes, and from time to time exclaim-
Ing against her lovers tardiness, her
eye was arrested by a notable bit of
wisdom. 1t read as follows:
mo girl but fool would marry a man
whom she has never seen engaged"
How absurd" she exclaimed What
good would it do to see him engaged ?
It would only make him say disagree
able things"
| Then she mused while.
We'll" she thought, perhaps ii would
be better to know before one is married
than after what disagreeable things a
man can say / am not going to enraCe
Fred for any such foolish reason; but,
perhaps, it would be good fun to tease
| him little. What can I do? ] couldn't
| enrage him very we'll without flirting,
and | am not going to do that I know!
He always says girl with beautiful
hair can make herself look more hide
| Gus by doing it up untasteflNly than In
any other way, and he hates TO see mine
made up In knot on top Of nv head. I'll
just make II up that way, and see how
he will act"
She hurried away to her room to make
the change. just as Fred rang the door
bell He was admitted by the servant.
and was surprised not TO find May pre-
pared to greet him, but went into the
drawing room to wait In his hand he
had box of sweets he had brought in
payment Of wager he had lost. While
waiting he united the ribbon of the box
| and placed 1t on the table open. But still
she did not come.
To pass the time he was at last forced
to take up the paper May had left In the
easy chair. Finding it folded so as to
show the wit and Wisdom" he began to
read the paragraphs. Sudde My he came
to a dead halt at che companion para
graph to the one that was inspiring z
Mays conduct at that moment 1T read: :
mo man but a fool would marry a girl
whom he had never seen cry!'
What nonsense!" he said. as he pass
ed on to the next paragraph. But he
didn't read much before he found him
self turning back to that piece of wis
dom
BY Jove!" he thought, "I have never
seen May cry Well, hope never shall
l wonder what is keeping her?"
After while he reflected
u wonder if it would really be very
hard to make her cry? guess not She
| is such dear. tender hearted little
creature it would be cruel to try Still,
I could easily explain everything away,
and then we could be friends. She
| really deserves some punishment for
keeping me waiting. ! believe I'll pre-
tend to be offended, and make myself
disagreeable to her. I know that will
bring the tears to her eyes in an in
stant. and then I'll explain. To begin