The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-06


| country and I'm sure I have no objec-
] ton to crowds.
Wen, then excuse myself to look
! aIter my baggage, and when that's at
lady.
we converse about the weather as we
| Waihi2 anu "nen we get to the mouse L
| have. madam! Or some such graceful lit
! tiG coHIPl5inent. One thing leads TO an
other, ana can tell you it doesn't take
Aii t7v 1I1Ie ~ open up a conversation .
w n.y. q Ana1 once said to me-, HOW
| i i 40 you. RECKON sou can talk, Brown
1p 1, about somethin' that you don't
! Know anything, about?'-
ABOUT an Ihour,. I said. And 50 /
can. can always open up cenversa+
ton and keep. it a-go1ng.
Yes, SomS1mes the ladies do get a
i good deal tiusteged. judge them gooi
posed manner. One Young Iady-I won
| tell7which one f1 was-spoiied her chances
right away by getting ratified.
>, w ny, she TOOK me two squares out-of
! ton. -
I'VE had walked about a block when
/ SAID; Why, miss, this doesn't correspond
! TO the description In your letters!
| On, excuse me. '9she says. I've Yak
! en- the wrong directf3n. I'm that excited
| 1 simply don Know my own town" .S
OF course that settled her case: I
| want wife that's level headed. III
Was there one, Mr.. Brownback, that
you really liked among the six thatSyou
have SEEM:
There was said Mr. Bromnback, and
something like a blush crept up over his
| stoical features and even seemed to shed
faint glow over his side expanse OF
white shirt front
Why? Why7 That's just the pointr'
tAt last we seemed to be getting into the
realm of rcmanCe)
''Ah! there's the kind of thing I can't
seem to put into words. Pve tried it.
and its odd, but I can't tell why she
seemed SO kind Of~different from the rest
but she was! There was a--something
"a kind Of something about her that I
liked.
For one thing" and Mr.. Brownback
came back from delicious reverie with
Wis bic effort, she was bright, noticing
sort of person. My necktie got a little
crooked and she saw it right away and
told me about it. Not ia a fault finding
manner; no, no, no; but just of nice and
noticing, don't you know?
"And then her eyes seemed to follow
me everywhere l walked about the room.
| was watching her when she didn't think
was; see? and L caught her watching
me- HaA ha!'
This is the lady you will marry?"
"Oh, no no; not SO fast. There are six
others, and perhaps more to yisft@yet. 1t
behsooEes a careful Nynan to be sure that
Have you ySursdf made a good i'm
preston on these ladies, Mr.. Brown
back?"
oh Of course. l know I have smiled
Mr.. Brownback.
Suppose, after all, that you should
make mistake-not get just the right
woman?'
What! Impossible! Why 1 have made
study Of the female sex. | have even
studied hypnotism. ] m the keenest read
er Of the female seNHhat ever-ever was.
''Oh, yes, | know there are women that
the strength Of Sampson, the patience of
Job and the wisdom of Solomon could
not-ahem-lead in the paths of-conjugal
felicity. GOOD sentence; I'm glad you
like IT'D - =
But won't marry that sort. OF. course
if you insist-why, supposihg I did, Ii
just-oh-well, I'd reason with herr.
The Rev. Mr. BroWnb9ck took a course
OF Bible study at Moody institute. Chi
ttonalist in religious belief.