Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-06
HAD THE SYMPTOMS. Why the Young Woman Knew a
 Proposal Was Coming.
The Youth Who Wanted to Make Her His Own Asked Questions About Clubs and Smoking and
 Read Home Literaturea

 E. They happened to meet in shop the other day, and, according to London Tit-Bits, they had a conversation which sent one of them away with floods of light illuminating her soul. She was one of those girls who are adored by old ladies, and constantly invited to tea by them to meet bach elor sons, and who count all the beaux they ever had on the fingers of one hand. The other-Well, she was diff ferent. She was one of those madden ing creatures who are always myster1- ously supplied with roses and bonbons and escorted to the theater on the first nights, in spite of the fact that all the other girls are agreed that 'sthere is absolutely nothing in her." The lat ter young woman was meditating over some silks when the other one greeted her.
 '.I suppose you are trying to decide between the old rose and the pale green?" she said
 "Well, mo-" replied the other girl, frankly. ssYou see, am getting my wedding things, and think I'll have both.'' Then she gazed down to blush and looked up to see the effects of her words. t'A %t > Y se ~ ''Is it possib1e?. I-" I t,>s% @f ''Yes, dear, and you can't imagine how nervous I am.''
 q only hope you"
 "Will be happy? Of course I shall. Why, can always make him do just what choose"
 The other girl pursed up her lips and looked envious. "Oh, I shouldn't like that at all. The man marry must be one that I can obey"
 s'Not at all, my dear. It is all very nice to talk that way to the men. They like it, and it sounds pretty, be. sides doing no harm, until you are really going to marry one of them, when you want your own way, just like any other sensible woman"
 ''Well, do tell me how he' began the other girl, dreamily. Proposed? But he hasn't done it yeti"
 "But thought that you"
 tsWere selecting rousseau? So I way. He will call at eight this evening, and by nine at latest we will be formal ly engaged"
 .'But how do you know" helplessly asked the other girl.
 Simply by precedent. When a man asks you in nn anxious tone if you l think married man ought to give up his club, you may know that his inten- tions are serious, and when he follows it up few days later by asking you ii you don't think a man has right to smoke all over his own house it is high time to decide when the wedding shall l be-"
 My goodness!"
 ''Yes, but that wasn't what con. l vinced me-
 l "Oh, do tell me about it!''
 'sNo, it was simply like this: met him in the street yesterday, and he was reading paper so intently that he didn't even see me till spoke. Then he blushed violently, and in great con fusion thrust his paper into his over 1 coat pocket. We'll, he went home with me andr-znow, you must never tell this l as long as you live!"
 "I never, never will''
 ''Well, I was so curious to see what he had been reading that confused him, that I made an excuse to slip out into the hall where his coat was hanging and took the pape- out of his pocket, and what do yo1l k it was?" "Oh, can't 1e.'
 Tt was hot q paper, and the l article that he been reading was one which proved conclusively that two people could live good deal more cheaply than one. Now do you see why I am commencing to select my trous- seau?" she asked, triumphantly
 .'Yes, I do,'' meelly replied the other girl.