The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-02-20
ONE DAYS WORK.
written for the Record Union by
BeSelena.)

! written for the Record Union by
Beselena.)
kate is an enthusiastic, impulsive
creature, so when l went to see her the
other day she literally fell upon me.
You dear thing she cried, .'how
did you Know 1 wanted you?'
Case of mental telepathy, suppose"
l reJoined, removing my wraps and
proceeding to make myself thoroughly
al Rome. You know Prof but
Kate interrupts irrelevantly, she never
did go in for higher education and all
that sort of thing like the rest of her
set. oh, never mind, / don't care what
your nusty old Professors say, It's
quite enough for me that you are here
and that we can have a nice, comfy
old talk" and Kate settled back in
the depths of big rocking chair and
put her slippered feet on the edge of the
CRATE.
Kate is essentially a home body Sac
is content to sit all day long before the
f.rc with bundle of the latest maya
zines by her side and let the elements
rage as they WILL Several writer's, of the
masculine gender, be it whispered low,
have from time to time insinuated-in
point of fact. they have not, now that
l come to think of it, insinuated at all,
but have come out boldly and alleged
that there was great deal of the fe-
Line in wcman's nature. Now, while
l would not presume to dispute these.
Nise-acres, for l presume they know
whereof they write, I will admit that in
some natures, like my friend Kate's
for instance, the cat nature strongly
he icli 70
its feet wet, so does Kate: the cat likes
to doze before a cheerful fire, So does
Kate; the eat knows but one home. so
again does Kate. AS for myself l am
naturally of a wandering disposition
There is. I believe, a streak of nomadic
blood in me, and had not BEEN born to
civilization should have been gypsy;
perhaps l was one in another cycle;
were l a theosophist I should feel sure
OF it. I am daunted by neither wind
or weather, hence 1 win Hates APP
prevail. Human nature being very
much alike in both sexes when it comes
to admiring certain qualities in a per-
son which we ourselves do not pos
sess.
We'll, what is it, I ask presently, as
I help myself to a chocolate cream, CT
which delicacy Kate is Unfortunately
fond and always has supply on hand.
Instead of replying Kate shifts I'M
easily and taking a book from the table
p.ucks al the leaves nervously. This
is so wholly unlike Kate that for the
nonce 1 am surprised. She is usually
the most voluble of takers. The sill
ence between us is growing positively
oppre ss..ve when she breaks out with:
II only wanted to talk to you about
last nights charity ball. I was there
with Teddy Travers. Billy Vaughn was
there, too. l never knew Billy could
act so mean before with an indignant
sniff. 'he didn't come near me once
during the entire evening, so just had
a sood time with Teddy. We sat out
most of the dances, and 1 suppose this
made him feel encouraged and on the
way home"
ooh Kate, he didn't propose to you?"
1 cry diamally.
Yes. he did, says Kate defiantly,
| "and-and-'
You didn't accept him?" in tragic
despair.
"Gf course not says Kate indig-
nantly. Il told him to come this even
ing al 4 o'clock for his answer and
l forgot until after Teddy had left r1e
that Silly Vaughn is coming at the
same hour and for the same thing and
| if BILLY meets Teddy-oh, dear, 1 don't
know what to do and Kate breaks
down entirely.
| OF course, / know that Kate deserves
| neither help nor sympathy from NE.
| ard / tell her so, but she looks so pa
thetic ard altogether helpless that it
would take a harder heart than mine to
refuse to help her under the circum-
stances, so I say somewhat petulently:
II never did see why you wanted 10
encourage Teddy Travers anyway.
Billy Vaughn is worth ten of him. Re
sites" I add, s'Teddy hasn't a penny
to bless himself with and what a girl
| like you wants to marry on nothing a
| year for -
| But Kate interrupts quickly. ooh,
but his uncle has just oceans of money,
you know, and he has promised to
make Teddy his heir
ooh. he has, has. hep" I inquire, land
when, may 1 ask have you ever known
thai delightful old gentleman to keep
his word? He's the greatest prevari-
Gator sIrce the days of Annanias. And
evtn surposing he did make Teddy his
heir that sportive youth would lun
| through his patrimony in no time. He
hates to work and hasn't any business
ability, he would simply spend his
money while it lasted and / haven't any
doubt would finally end his days in The
poor house, 1 add impressively.
But Teddy's social position" puts in
Kate weakly.
.Ah. now / see," l say helping myself
to another chocolate. Now we are
getting to the bottom facts of the case.
You are going to throw Billy over sim
ply because Teddy has better social
position. l didn't think you were that
sort Of a girl. Don't you know that
when it comes down to real genu-
inc happiness social position doesn't
count? When two people agree to
spend their lives together for better or
worse they should first of all find out
whether they are congenial; whether
their tastes are in common; whether
they are in perfect harmony in all
things, and if they are the result will
be perfect blending of a harmonious
whole in other words, perfect union"
Then l proceed to enlarge on my
theme, for I fiatter myself that my
words have some weight with wiiiful,
pretty Kate.
I am very fond of the absent Billy.
He is one of the men who drop into my
house every evening for a cup of tea
at o'clock and when every one has
gone he smokes his cigar, for he knows
he is a privileged character. Then he
talks of Kate, and listen to him SYM
pathetically. l am telling all this to
Kate when we both jump by hearing