The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-08-12
WOMAN THE
STRONGER IN
EMERGENCY

is name, let US say, was Au-
gustus Lightolove. Her name,
let us say, was Mcmie Manlove.
lie had told her she was his vibrant
magnet that sent thrills through him
even while she drew him resistlessly
| toward her. She was also his sweet
dream thing. She was his precious but
terfiy that lac would carry through life
upon honeysuckle blossom. for one
so fragile and ethereal could never sup
port her own weight. He only lived
for the day when he might carry his
| butterfly upon a honeysuckle home to
the flowery bower he had prepared
for il.
The day neared when the honey
suckle coach was to be harnessed to
Hymen. Augustus had bought his we'd
ding suit. the butterfly had new wings
made and they fitted her like the paper
on the wall. Mamie Manlove had been
working butterfly, but now she carried
her black, shiny shop apron home and
pitched it contemptuously into the
kitchen stove.
"Tll never want you again." she said
to it. MY own Gustie will toll for me
now, for I'm his petsie butterfly Oh.
I'm a butter1y!"
Mamie Manlove had been frugal. Ever
since she first went to work. when there
was no indication that she would ever
have any STEADY company" she had
begun to save for her wedding gar
ments. Now, when the blissful time
had come and she had bought enough
clothes to last her two years, she had
$75 left over.
"Gustie. dearest" she said in the
tone OF confiding innocence that so
charmed Augustus. you keep this sI5
for me- won't you? Girls are rattle
pated things and they can't take care
of money like men,"
Gustie took IL and tenderly placed IL
i'm his waistcoat pocket. Then he went
away and reflected. He came to the
decision that SIS without his butterfly
would be better than SIS with. The
day before the wedding the flying
steamer Emperor Billee sailed across
the sea to distant parts. Augustus
Lightolove. most perfidious of his sex,
took his butterfly's money and bought
passage in her. He meant TO take
both Mamie's heart and her money and
coldly turn her upon the world TO find
a new sweetheart. But he did not
know Mamie or the strength OF woman.
few minutes before the whistle OF
the Emperor Billee sounded young
woman. who looked like bald hornet
rather than n butterfly, darted toward
the gangplank and cried:
Where is he? oh, let me get at
hint"
Twas Mamie.
Policemen swarmed around her. A
young man at that moment started up
the gangplank. Mamie gave one jump
at him threw both arms around his
neck and dragged him back TO the pier.
Marry me. please; please, please
marry me. the way you promised" she
pleaded with pathos enough TO move
the soul OF a carrot.
IL ain't goin' to do IL. I'm agoin' to
sail AWAY on this ship; so there's the
end Of it," growled her sweet Gustie.
The soul of Mamie rose and vindi-
Gated her and her sex. She called 10
the policemen TO arrest him. meanwhile
Keeping an unshakable grip upon the
garments of her beloved.
The policemen said they could not
arrest him without a warrant.
"But he's running away with my
money and he's promised 10 marry me
tomorrow" said the fragile butterfly.
"Gustie. dearest. please. please do
marry me-"
II ain't agoin' 20 marry you. Leggol
I'm agoin' away on that ship" cried
her Gustie In brutal tones.