The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-01-31

o. in love with his companion durin,
all this; that is. il he is unmarried an,
susceptible. But |. Pau Parttcu ar
who bad arrived at the age Of well
Dick has revealed the matter OF IN,
age for Mcknight have oeen supposed
TO possess abilities to steer clear 0
both Scylla and Chary ybdis.
The first Days journey was ia n,
wise different from that OF ary good
naturej, easy man who is encum bsret
with the charge OF a young lady, with
her dainty Individual wants to attenC
TO. Suro it was that Miss Gertrude
Birds first twelve hours were com
paratively easy ones to her.
But when twilight had merged into
evening Gertrude Birds brown head
began to show most unequivocal symp
! toms OF weariness; then began NV
first positive trouble. Finally the nod
ding head settled in it's own way ;over
| aod over 1T dropped toward me, till AT
| last it settled weari!y on my shoulder,
| and Miss Gertrude Birds thoughts
were in neither state lying between
Montana and Massachusetts,, but In the
fairy realms Of Dreamland. Not that
the little head was u serious encum-
brance, because OF it's weight simply
% no! but, then, this was a decidedly
novel position In which |, bachelor,
found myself, and it was not until
every tired occupant of the car had
clim bed into q sleeper that she wax.
ened.
Then Miss Bird lifted her little head
and said with q blush "Oh [ must have
slept u little And fear | must have
been an eucumbrance 20 you, Mr.. PArti-
cular !"
And again, in accordance with the
dictates OF my good nature, | was
forced to assure her that | had not
been Ia the least encumbered by the
weight OF her head; lin fact, l thoug ht
must have slept most Of the time N.Y.
SELL"
And 80 1t went on all that journey, l,
Paul Particular, serving rs Miss Birds
cavalier by day.
Finally we arrived in Boston when,
after seeing Miss Bird safely on the
train bound for ~, took up my
quarters at Easy's hotel again. When
we parted Miss Gertrude repeatedly
thanked me for my kindness, assuring
me that she should get on nicely the
remnant of the journey, and extending
me a cordial invitation to go out 10
x and visit her homo and hDr
mother.
do not know how it came to pass |
do not think when l went out to X
| had Any thought beyond irqulriug
how Miss Gertrude B .rd had recover.
ed from the fatigue Of the journey.
am very sure that | had no idea Of
taking To myself lifelong encum-
brance, and assuming the responsio oi-
litles OF looking after not only shawls,
satchels and baskets, but household !
fixtures and wardrobe generally dur
log all my future. But do not undor-
stand nc that impllcate Miss Bird |
with dra"iog me into sucn step for |
L solemnly assert here THAI l b3lleve |
.hat young lady w&S as surprised rs |
myself after we realized that all this |
haa actually came about Neither |
me that | regret or would |
recall this event. |, alone, am to |
blame.
[ was at sister Eilen's tho other day
and the first thing she said TO me was,
" Why, Paul, what is oil this hear
about you? You going to bs married |
l am delighted, though | always did
think you were cut OUT for q bachelor. |
But your journey helped you in more |
ways than your dyspepsia"
| submitted to Ellen's congratula- |
ttone tshe always did say malicious |
things) and the cnildren's shouts and |
kis5es.
Ia fact am getting quito resigned |
to my prospective fate. 1t is only once
in while, as in the present instance,
when L am In a rage al having lost the |
last train out to x, that the wan
Ing spirit Of my bachelorhood urges |
me TO pour out into GONE eympathiztng
ear my complaint. But, after all, | |
really don't believe that | should con.
slider that man my true friend who |
should offer to condole with me. The |
die is cast, and | take homo my future |
with its attendant joys and sorrows,
and the latter few.
[ invite you, ono and all, readers.
out to Primrose cottage next May, and
|, Paul Particular, married man, will
Introduce you to my encumb brance.