New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-17
"RAGS."

She was sitting on a Welsh wall, swinging hey
feet. They were SLIM well-shod feet She
spent n fortune on her shOes-there was also A
liberal display of ankle.
The man beside her smart, and well set
ND Soldier was writ large all over him.
The rain had begun, and, though neither of
them had an umbrella they neither of them
moved
1T rains alike upon the just and upon the un-
lust" murmured the man.
ooh. no II doesn't. The hair Of the unjust
generally curls naturally; that Of the just be.
comes limp and hideous. | am one Of the un.
just"
you certainly are-always to me-"
Don't preach. jim. Give me a cigarette;
would be comforting"
mo, | shan't," answered the man with de.
cision for I'm going to kiss YOU!
She cudded her head down on his shoulder.
After a few minutes. he lifted his face from
hers to look at her Her eyes were closed and
she had tina look of a placid kitten basking in
the sunshine.
Are you happy. dear?' he whispered
Very"
why will you marry that horrible manw
Rags opened her eyes. sat up, shook the rain
drops from her hair, and put small, cold hand
over his mouth.
81 have told you. over and over again that
my mind is made up. He is the third richea
commoncr in England. ana VIII De Master Cut
Ter next year.
you'd far better marry me; we shouldn't Be
so awfuy poor"
MY HOOl young man, sdlI i.et6S III Il weary
voice che has got more thousands than we
should have shilngs. and | shall have frocks
as the sand on the seashore.'
when you deal in metaphors you get mixed:
the sand on the scashore has no frocksr
Don't try to be superior jim; ii doesn't suit
you. You're only soodlookng stupid honest
orficer boy but I'm fond Of YOU"
when you are Mistress cutler, may come
and see YOU?
Rags turned herself slowly and looked at him
She narrowed her gray eyes and shook her
head.
II think not You sec when have mar.
ried that Cutting beast. shall spend his
moncy-heaps Of his money. ! don't like him;
don't respect him; but | won't make him
laughng-stOck. and a-whats the word?
comes In Shakespeare"
It's an ugly word. and you mustn't use it,"
IL shall use just whatever words ] please
You needn't pretend that you think me an in.
nocent. bhish-rose sort Of a maiden. for I'm
nothing OF the sort. | know this, that II some
day you came to see me and was miserable
as ! shall be miserable sometimes. and you
held out your hand. | should take b. and we
should both race downhill to the devil. just as
We raced down the Cymfre tho other even.
ing when we were late for dinner"
Jim was silent for minute. thon he said
slowly You are the only woman ever heard
confess To the smallest possibility of going 10
the devil"
My dear boy. what's the use Of humbugsing
II it wasn't that am such coward might
have gone long ago But somehow. Just when
| think | am going the AftcrwarI gets up and
mocks me and | turn mcckly back can't
face that Aferward."
But. dearest. might not the Afier"ard some.
times be kind
Never TO women. To women II always comes
in the garb OF a London street arab ta-ang
and making long nose. | don't know how L
comes to mon. perhaps In the shape - pretty
Hallelujah lassie singing. DIZZY, DIZZY, Oily!
Oily, come and be saved" There. don't look
grievcd. you kind foolish boy. Kiss me again
like you TO kiss me best OF any man know"
Rags
oh you needn't think you're the only man
who has kissed mc-lots OF them have There's
no Aftcrward 10 that. It's like sneeZing one OF
the few simple pleasures left 10 Us. However,
whatever the Aftcrward may he the present
uncommonly damp. and We'd best 20 home"
-Iondon outlook