The Monte Vista journal., 1901-02-23
Couldn't Lose Him ;


when his presence would be positively
obnoxious, yet l could not get rid Of
him. He was well-meaning lin so far
as he could be said to have meaning),
light-haired. long-legged.
He sat on the sofa, and put himself
into 80 distinct attitudes. not one of
which was graceful. could not exact
ly tell him to go, and anything short of
that he disregartbed.
lie wore pink striped waistcoat
and a blue tie.
He did not admire me; his idol was in
short frocks and fuzzy hair. Other
boys worship the seasoned belle, but
his taste in enslayers was the only one
peculiar thing about him. ! never cared
for the very young attached to me;
and the very young despairing for an
other is even worse.
He did not even talk of Her. wished
he had. | would have sympaihized TO
the best of my power. Presumably.
was too antique in his estimation tl
was 27) to take an interest ia such
things. He talked OF love. TO make up
for his silence on the nearer subject.
fancy work kept for the Boy. and
never finished
He spoke with the superior air OF one
instructing the ignorant. | was. am
afraid. absent minded. and he Ian
guished after awhile.
| Offered him sweets. aud insulted
him into "a ruby blush.
4 10.
IL he had come for no other purpose
than TO feast his eyes for one last tim.
ON my adorcd features.
He was very like the immortal Toots
" last the conversation got upon its
legs, and in a rickety fashion managed
10 lsscp moving.
The marriage question mot the i'm
proper marriage question: seemed to
intcrrs. him greatly. II. did moi ask
Tor my advice. but merely soliloquixcd
AZ some length He mentioned tn. de
STABILITY OF early marriages: the i'm
possibility OF asking girl to share ten
shillings a week: the expense OF bring.
ing up young family; ,her. was tn.
education OF the sons and tn. portion
Of the daughters
You would not educate them >" in.
qnired. smotheriag an incipi.nt laugh.
He thought he would let them choose
between an education and an income.
"iirsides, they nigh, marry"
To be sure" assentcd. "hnd there
might he grandchildren"
puzzled look crossed the Iioy'x
face; he had no, bought Of the grand.
children.
20. that would be all right" he said,
after u short silence.
"a man is only responsible for his
own family. Direct, responsible. of
course" Here | threaded needle.
But there is no harm IN looking at
things from all sides"
However, We had plunged far into
fnturi'y. even for the Boy. h. took
another bypath from the same thor.
oughssrc.
u think 1t very wrong for people To
throw obstacles in the way of mar
riage," he remarked. solcmnly.
But, on the other side" then said
!, "it would never do TO -ucouray. the
thing too much; II III, couple quar-.
relied they would lay tue blame o,
the position ON YOU"
This was evidently n new idea: he
pond.red on II some time.
10 Nan came in. sat down. and
waited,
"Pcopl. might sometimes in,.rxer-
unin&'n,ionally," the 10y said. re-.
fec,ivrly
They might" agreed / hope no,
grimly
The Man looked a, the clock and
hir-t-d.
, "ls that the right time he asked
Two minutes slow" ssid the hoy.
Thanks" said IN. Man. IL ha,. to
catch tn. s;9s train"
My n..dl, would not thread. Then
I said; $50 .oonl" and when do you
return
Il dom. know" h. answered. IL,
depends"
Don't get fever n, th, Rock" saia
the Boy, pri-rnsily. II have known
such lot. Of fellow. so on lik. you
and they never com. back
II hope tins will b. an exception"
! said, 90. would no on. take the
hoy away and bury him7l
Thank YOU" said the Man.
The iio, 40, up-was he eoing9
lie merely looked at photograph
over the man,clpieec and "a, down
again.
THAT 10 u n!ec.!ookihg girl" he re.
marked "Som- people think nprrrr-
ahc- everything Nov. | notice rare.
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