The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-03-30
The SIOthfuI Suit0T.

nephSent young Inuu 10 ceftuln Otnef
negligent young man, as they were
both engaged in the laborious opera
tion of sitting under shady tree,
subsequently to particularly heavy
country dinner. 'My dear boy, said
he, edo you know that 1 think that
you are-excuse me-a little of
fool?"
"Know it? Certainls b" responded
the other toiler; "why shouldn't / a.?
That is your common run of thought,
and as you take care to express 1t a
dozen times day am tolerably used
to it. am not surprised, / assure
you. But what have done now?"
Done? Nothing. Doing every
thing. You are playing the mischief
with your after-happiness by allowing
yourself to get in love with your
'charmer,' as you are pleased to call
her Suppose you marry her. She
will lead you the life of a servant.
She has ten times the money you can
lay your hands upon, and, so fay as
can see, is maiden who would love
fondly to rule the roost. She is self
willed, witty, hightempered and exact
ing. And between your stupid good
nature and beautiful laziness, and her
touch-and-go style, with her fire and
push, you will come outpretty fine, old
boy, pretty deuced fine"
upon my word, I'm half inclined
to think you're right Not a sudden
conversion, by any means, but I've
been dreaming that she has more
pluck in single day than I've had
since was born. And this won't do,
you see; can't bear to be made to do
anything, or think of everything, and
she would always be nagging at my
habits and lazy friends. That would
be misery indeed. My dear friend.
you're handsomer than l; take her off
my hands. She'd be willing, no
doubt"
"Well," drawled the other" "I
don't mind. Egotism aside, you'll
pardon me, of course, if | say that I
think we might get ON better than if
stand any firtations from you, of
course. You'll have to quit moonlight
drives and boating, and that stuff, of
course, eh?"
"Oertain. As You like. 1t is too
hot to talk. Suppose you hunt her
up; she's playing croquet OF some
such rubbish behind the house; do go,
/my boy, for I'm horribly sleepy"
Upon this, nothing 10th, the first
conspirator dragged. himself upon his
feet, and lounged away to begin his
)toil of capturing the handsomest and
richest girl in the country round
'about, and Immediately after he was
lost to sight this identical handsomest
and richest girl stepped from behind
the tree, with flashing eyes, and con-
templated the second conspirator with
sublime wrath. He, however, smiles
upon her blandly.
'Too hot to get up to receive you,
my love. There, don't fly off in fury,
for / knew You were there, but l
couldn't stand the trouble of getting
you alone in any other way. There's
q shawl or something; fetch it here,
and sit down and take my head in
your lap. Come"
'Tndeed, sir" quoth she; 'indeed,
sir, your impudence is beyond every
thing, L"
EYES," yawned the PROSTATE hero;
IT expect it is. But you wouldn't have
me get up to get that shawl, would
you?"
'It is not a matter of a shawl, I as
sure you," said the handsomest girl,
with fine drawing up of her figure;
''bnt ! demand to know why you pre-
sume to talk of me in the manner /
was forced to overhear."
Here she dug her parasol deeply
into the ground, and looked savagely
upon the poor culprit before her. The
poor culprit laughed.
"a trick Of war only, my gem.
wanted to tickle his vanity. He is a
oonsummate dandy, and you are a con-
summAts beauty, and I am consum-
mate lazy-bones; 30, there you have
II, n you'll only take the trouble to
aud It ont. It's bore to explain"
Whereupon he spread handker-
chief over his face. Here the parasol
came in nse to drag it away and throw
It on upon the grass, while the perpe-
traitor Of the outrage looked in
dignantly downward.
Sir, /" she began, with much calm
ness though her eyes sparkled as il
ohe ware burning volcano inside.
ss6ir--''
ssMy love. =
'sHir. ! own that have been foolish
enough 10 suppose that in person fit
70 be my husband there would be at
least aolhe lingering spark Of manli-
noGs, and"
'f.o~s. that wss foolish I IT was,
~ aoms faint atom Of spirit.
heye would Be soine energy that
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