The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-06-22

lie looked so awkward and shecpish |
that l felt sorry for him. Then he
shook himself together again.
"'No, it's not any OF those thing.
you MENTION he went on, in con
fdcntial zone. 4 just want TO send
some flowers up To her house, you
know. I'm only back here from the
ranch on IA visit. you understand.
Well, while l was up at her house
last night. two or three punches Of
flowers came 10 her from young
snipcs of Willie boys she seems TO
nave become acquainted with since l
went away. 1t struck me then that
| hadn't thought to send her any
ilowcrs-outfits are too far apart for
hat kind of thing out in the cattle
country, and there's nothing but prai-
RE flowers. anyhow, and SO fellow
gorgets. you see. And so | only want
TO send her "A few flowers
"A few! said |, and really could.
Mt help laughing.
"'Why, what's the natter said the
poor man. with an apprehensive look
nit | picked out enough
80, quite enough said l, and just
the right kind, too and just then the
proprietor came in, and the big man
from the west handed him q $500 bill.
The flowers were sent up to the home
of "A debutante Of last season, in a
special wagon. The announcement OF
the engagement was made few days
later. Now, didn't he need guard
ian? Don't they all need guardians?
Goodness gracious me. | do so pity
the poor things." and the girl with
the wavy chestnut hair again belied
the pity she said she felt by her
smiles.
and what do you think of man
who sends flowers, and beautiful ones,
too, to his wife every day in the year?
Sundays and holidays included she
went on. matching heliotrope or
child with a piece of heliotrope rib
bon. We'll we have such "A custom
err. He first came in here "A little over
a year ago. and ordered an expensive
box Of flowers to be sent TO the home
of lady who lives across from the
park. and who had Mrs. prefixed tc
her name. After that he dropped in
rain. snow or shine. every day. anc
selected beautiful lot of flowers tc
be sent TO the same Mrs lie, o.
course. never had any occasion TO give
his own name and, Of course. none o
us in the store dreamed that he wa
sending the flowers 10 his wife. %
hopelessly improbable, that. you
know. All Of us girls decided that III
was bachelor, or widower wa
"A middle-aged man-cultivating tn
good graces of an attractive widow
probably wealthy. and we wondered
, if she were good looking and all that
One day. after he had been sendin
! her flowers regularly for seve
. months. he failed 10 come in, and
), the proprietor sent up handsom
! basket of flowers TO the address Q
Mrs anyhow. The next day he cam
in.
".My wife was trife indispose
Yesterday he said to the proprietor
:, land. of course. could not leave hel
= | thoroughly appreciate your sendin
the flowers without my orderin
9 them. and so does my wife,
: "The proprietor looked at him J
9 rather a puzzled sort Of way
Had but known nj the time
YOUR Wedding he began.
wedding said the regular Gu
toner. 4 don't believe quite
\ Surely. your marriage has bee
quite recent?' the proprietor sal
and then an exceedingly well-bre
chuckle came from our regular GU
toner.
".I'll give You the order 10 deco
crate our house when we celebra
our silver wedding early NEXT year
he said. between very broad smile
md then he went out, He has bee
r in every day since with his orders i
flowers for his wife. and
and. therefore. presumably stan'
in need OF GUARDIAN"
: .IIave | not just been telling "
that he is married? And then u
poor sillies-I mean the young on
in the before stage agan-d'ye knc
IL they really and truly believe the gII
nj when the girls tel EN- that IN
IA press every flower you stnt me in 7
ke COPY OF Tennyson? Actually belle
II every word Of it. they do! IN
~ never stop to think that no volume
d. Tcnnvson as big as the Doomsd
IL. book has ever been published. How
lie they press?' is the question that io
he OF the poor, deluded things ask
nc when they arc picking out roses TO
re be sent 70 the onliest ones. y,
easv,"-N. y. sun