Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-09-06

you glib me a start. You are very po'try-
etic, dis mawEia'.."
A sigh from Mr. Hamilton.
''S'pect you are dredful put out not to
find Miss Al'riar in de laundry. You
must be pow'ful anxious to talk to she. :"
Me want to cOnyersate with herr
said Madison Randolph Hamilton. ''Wot
does she know oh a gemman like meI
She don't unnerstan' me-"
Miss ClOrinda MOntmOrenci paused in
the operation of starchng, and surveyed
him with an open mouth admiration that
met with his unqualified approval, for in
his own and the ladies' opinion, he was
the handsOmest gentleman connected
with the Ocean house. He had the most
perfect teeth. the most charming mahog-
any complexion, and Hyperion himself
would have CRASHED his teeth in envy
could he have seen that brow SurmOunt
ed by such curls, always 80 He'd" as Clio
rinda expressed herself in confidence to
Celinda EuSenia Bush.
But The dCnrC ssinG knowledge that
Madison Randolph had been pre-empted,
so to speak, by Mrs. Maria Pdrtheuopc
Brown, the naind who presided over the
laundry. had dampcned the spirits of
her hand maidens. Still they attrib-
uted Mrs. Maria's powers of fascination
to the possession OF a handbook popular
Is supposed to represent t'ousands and
t'ousands. 1t must be admitted that Mad
isOn Randolph was influenced by pc
cuniary considerations, but it also should
he put to his credit that he was not inn
peryiOus to the charms of youth and
beauty. Every time he looked at Maria
and then at her lovely assistant Clor-
india, great sigh welled from the very
sOlcs Of his shiny shoes, and he reflect
ed goOmily on the whyness of the thus.
Moreover, his dusky fancce displayed
none of that trusting reciprocity which
he desired, for she would not give him
even peep into the handbook. Indeed,
when he tried to snatch it from her the
previous evening, she had dealt him n
box on the ear that had opened whole
armament Of stars to his vision and
caused him to reflect upon the POSSIBLE
tiles of coniugal happiness with a part
ner who had evidently taken lessons in
the noble art of PoluX while he was a
pickaninny stealing melons. Further
more, he shrewdly argued that matri.
mony was not likely to develop n sweet
ness in a disposition that had not mel
lowed under the softening influence of
courtship.
Did you consider that remark in
poet'y puSsonalg" he inquired.
Il didn't notice what you said re-
joined ClOrinda with colossal indif-
ference,
Now, what You want to pervaricate
fo'? You heard me 'iaculatc in the Ian
euage OF true affection the following. in
asmuch, wharas. 10 wit:
,.fis sweet to hub. but. an, how bitter.
To lub gal and den not git herl
The tenderness with which Madison
Randolph Hamilton rolled out the lines
was unmlstakablc. Cloriuda tossed her
head turned up her eyes till only the
whites were visible and Uttered.
20 long out of this, you siniwatin'
But did You construct it pussonal.
dat Wot | wants luceriferdated.
AK Miss Mariar. Don't pear as if
You was as sweet on her as you used to
was"
''Arsk she?" said Madison Randolph
IN lofty scorn after he had cast a care
lui glance about him lest he be surprised
by Miss Marian, Dat ornery old Mig
gan! She took vantage of my youf /
doh want To conversatc wifi she, She
don't unncrstan' me. She has no cul-
chaw. She jest muffin but an old rabbit
VII no soul above shinin' shirt collars.
NV wife has got to have culchaW. She
don't even know grammar. The first
principles of grammar is never to say
"Wot is culchaw?" asked Clorinda in
some anxiety.
'Corsc you don't know. You is young
and inexperienced. Very few folks does
know. Iou unnerStan', Miss Clorinda,
dat am superior to the average gem
man? | have been a resident OF Boston
and prominent places 'proXimating to dat
intellectual radlsh of America. as my pro-
iessor called 1t. At one period of my ex-
lStence | otiieiated as ianitor in an insti-
tuition OF learning where the atmosphere
was thicker than molasseS with culchaw.
| dcclar, when | contCmnlatcS dat but
terrific period when | 'sociated wifi de
giants of de land, and acquired dat nebu.
IoSlty OF mind dat caused dem To confab
Nlt me on dc wickedneSS of de umnires.
could a most knock out my brains for
havin' abandoned dem classic shades,
Dat Miss Marian she hasn't any more
soul dan pumpkin Might as we'll talk
poet'y TO cabbage as TO She
tlornda's face grew pleased as Madi-
son Randolph continued. and she said:
She ana mighty comfortable fixed. and
Wot good Is culchaw?"
Nv h-wh-at is dat:' cried Madison Ran
hoiph, leaning foot off the floor rs he
heard slight noise "'Taint muffin"
he added, encouragiuSly. after listening.
Oh, You needn't care for culchaw, Miss
l"tthua, loat ana beauty don't need
H. CulraJw is only for middle-asea
ladies, real DOWN orlucly lookin'. ney
mo>t have some,hiu' TO attract the oppo-
site sen. Besides. when a gcmman mas
eulNhaw. he's Lady don't want none. Too
much rulrA9w Spoils the cookin,"
'lou'> just awfai. Mr. Hamilton"
Why don't you answer my question?
lld yo propriatc TO your beautiful
self dat pnS~onal poet'y line dat jacu.
"lawSy, me. Mr., Hamilton
Don't You known a gentleman who is
IN The perdicNon SO ~euSationally eN-
ra'iaied in does teeln' lines? Does your
heart tell you right here at Your feet,
not rec feet from you is one who adorvs
YOU! Contagious 10 yuu is one who loves
YOU better than his life -or--or n
whole patch ob wJtrgmeions. Ciorinda.
1ub You ter extraction. ! throw myself
al your unly feet for YOU 10 proSnos,i-
'ate whether am to exist in the sun
Sh'ne Of Your presence or forever vege-
table in darkness
Cloriuda let the carmen; She was
Ntarchius drop, and clasping her hands,