The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-07-11
A CLEVER GIRL.
One of AIDES Modern Tables from
the N. Y Herald.

Maidens who had their Traps set
and bai,ed. "Come on, Boye," is
what it said over the Door. They
we're at the Age when they lived on
Carame 8 aud Excitement. All re.
spectacle Males who could talk back
and who kept their Hair combed
were welcome, and the more the
merrier.
One OF the Girls was a grand lit
tie Piece of Work and she had
slew OF uppetty up Accomplish
ments, but for some reason her
Turnstile did not CHI sex as many
Visitors ga that Of her Chum across
the Way. The other Girl might not
have oopped off many Prizes at a
Beauty Contest, and it bad been
rem arked that her Piano. Playing
was Fierce, aud yet she caught
majority OF the Callers.
Que Day as The two Friends we're
chatting, the one who ha the Looks
put up kiud of a Whimper.
"Why, oh, why is it," she asked,
that you continue to stand Ace
High with lot OF the Boys who
seem to have passed me up? | al
ways used them right, 80 why do
they take the other side Of the
Street, | know that | am counted
more of Beauty than you; my
Musical E1ucltion cost twice as
much, aud | got you sewed up in a
Sack when it comes to Correct Eng
lish. yet yon draw the crowds. Where
do make my Fall Down.
"Dearie, l hate to let any one else
in on Suap, but I SUPPOSE l must"
replied her Companion. III will ad-
nit that as a Grammarian yon are
Peachamaroot. but do you ever
stop to consider the r, pics that you
spring on your Young Meu? Huhi
Why, you sit lin front OF them
and you tell them whas bother it
is to shop all Afternoon, aud what
Girls you saw down town and what
Time your Mamma mas bsen hav
ing about a Cook, and how Grace
said something that just made the
other Girls shrek For whole
Evening you Blat about your owr
Affairs. OF course, Common Polite
ness requires ihe Gentleman t.
throw on the Fixed Smile and pre-
tend to Follow you, but he is Bored
No Man cares much for what sh,
said and then what you aaid to her
You never can win Home by sit
ting around and talking about your
self and your Girl Friends"
sand how do you manage iii?
asked the other.
"Oh, | suppose don't know
Thing about the Male Sex, do IL
asked the Popular One with
Squint. "From the Minute that an,
, Charley Boy shows up at my Work
Shop, | talk about II i'm and not him
3 else. l make him tell me about bi
r Clothes and how he has his Room
!. fixed up. rspsat all that l eve
heard any of the Girls say abou
him. II l can't recall good Philo
! pena, fake one. Anything to keel
2 him Warmed Up. throw the Lime
i. Light on him ell Evening. He ha
/ the Centre OF the Stage and make
/ all the Hits and gets all the Flowers
/, | am simply present to feed him hi
Cues and demand Elcores. Some
times it is hard work 10 Boost al
Evening, but | seldom fail to lam
4 him. When he gets up to go a
4 Eleven O'clock, he is thrown out i
q front like a Pouter Pigeon. Natur
| ally, he thinks am just about tn
q Main Lady of the whole Works, an
r he is back to SOC me again mex
i Evening"
1 'Bnt we are not Ori-ntals," sal ! b
!. Good LOCKER, proudly. "If there
j, to be- any Flsttering or Incense
J. Burning, let the Men do it. d
q not believe that Modern Woma
a should put Man on Pedestal"
= "Some Day will single out on