The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-02
AS TO HUSBANDS, SHE KNEW
A CONFIRMATION OVERHEARD ON
AN ERIE FERRTBOdE

Friendly Manner Gives ADVICE, Unaskeds
to Her Young Neighbor, Who Reluctant-
Iy Admits That She's Engaged to Marry.
The conversation began in the Erie ferry
boat going over. The young woman was pretty.
Her hair was violently auburn. and white
Rough Rider hat with q long lavender quill in
1t sat jauntily upon It. There were many va
cant seats In the boat, but the elderly stout
woman in black and whiskered mole on her
chin and carrying big palm leaf fan sat down
In the seat next the young woman. She was
one Of that sort OF elderly stout women. not
too uncommon. who seem burdened with the
fear that II they don't begin to talk with you on
the cars or on the boat or in the stage the mos
ment they settle down you will think they
don't want to be agreeable. She glanced
OF the positive hair OF the pretty young woman.
and at once had her doubts as to whether IL
was so by nature or by art. vigorously aRi-
tating the atmosphere a moment with her fan.
she turned to the pretty young woman and
said, in n robust voice:
"Pestiferous hot dnyl"
The young woman replied. with little start
at the suddenness and rotundlty Of tho remark.
that It was very warm. indeed. The elderly
stout woman famed herself again with much
emphasis. and presently remarked to the girl
in tho Rough Rider hat:
You look to me Jest as II you was goin' to
tho train to meet somebody"
The pretty young girl blushed to the color OF
her hair and then smiled and said yes. she was.
The stout woman did not pause long.
BE you Engaged to him ?" she asked.
There was no doubt. from the expression on
the pretty young woman's face. that the stout
old woman was mind reader.
Thought sol" said She But hope he
amt railroad mani Don't never marry q
railroad man. Laws. They're liable to be
smashed up any time. and thon they have setch
A. Il. e.
amt railroad man"
The young woman smiled. and said he
wasn't a railroad man The stout. elderly
woman's, red hair again She had strong
YOU do i; My nrsi husban' was hotei, Eesper.
to have his life insured 1t riles me VT when
think Of the forgittulness o that man! Please
don't tel me yourn is goin' to be hotel
The young woman relieved the stout wo-
seemed anxious: ;" Think twice before YOU
they draw women like 'lasses does flies. You
better think twice before you go and marrya
The young woman said she hadn't thought
tweSb but she sd T ihs Eong to marry soldier
PER 0n aR on hes
S w BE and rn sod 9e h.q oSa
elm men is away from home a lot. cause they
a than they t and o!syf So
body knows what they're up to when they're
RSasy neither hsr on nre sda msP nsy
The young woman tossed her jaunty hat and
eHeen and sas he ancss
stout elderly woman resumed. and maybe
do Do h
bonter. and the h'iler busted and bowed him
e erpbS rue out %ssn at hEays
lhangin, over the mantepiec..r steam boaters
hear ri i! But hos DIX goods man he ains
Dry goods men never live put haf thSir days aSa
And even II the dyes don't kill him he'll see
Their" amt mo no teiin Where hen t' aed ah
w2uldn't marry dry goods man II was You"
Wei: a grocer Is ,ist as bad. ana | dqn ne
Shs Ss stSn
setch hands as he had! Mqssy!, Enough to
By bar asses roiin onto him p1o woman nn
cant naturally be expected to feel hapHy, as
%S % a9e S home en To ed9 il
to the altar thinkin' that she kin,
The young woman said that she wouldn't.
woman. THAT IS, perydn YOU amt eo mt" to
you 10! My fourth husband was a machinst.
and never in forgIt the day they fetched him
home on board l didn't reco'nize him
They told me belt or somethin' had slipped
loose and fetched him some swipes in tho face
Poor Jasper! promised him on his dyin bed
that Id never marry another machinist. and
never have. hope you -
The boat banged into the slip Just then. and
the pretty young woman rose and walk ed for
ward The stout elderly woman followed along.
AS they passed OF OF the boat the stout elderly
woman. speaking loud. said to tho pretty
young woman:
What did you say yourn was going to he ?"
He's going to be an insurance agentl' re-
piled the young woman and she said 1t very
short and snappy.
Massy lands !" exclaimed, the stout elderly
But the pretty young woman had hurried on
to meet the train; The stout elderly woman
watched her until she disappeared.
Insurance agent. hey:" she said. well. II
that red head o hcr'n is natural. he's gon' to
take an eNtry hazardous risk. | kin say"
And tanning herself vigorously. she boarded
a Hoboken car
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