The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-10-13
ABOUT A GIRL
WE DIDN'T GET

| that she always dons on such occa-
sions. Suddenly she glanced up.
Look. Quick. Out OF the window.
Jack. No. the other way. Tnere she
goss."
by love. what pretty glrln ex-
claimed who is she?''
BIT you were looking the wrong
way" said Polly, land that wasn't the
| girl l meant"
Il was looking at the girl across
the street."I said, land she was quite
the prettiest girl l have ever seen
except one." l added, dutifuly.
Folly set the kettle down with
thump that Jared the teacups.
Its always that way" she said,
resignedly The girl across the
street, like the girl he didn't get. al
ways is mans ideal. II he never
marries, he carries her image about
in his heart, or her photograph about
in his pocket, and uses IL for a stand
ard with which to compare all the
other women he may meet. If he
does marry somebody else she be-
| comes a sweet memory that rises
every time his wife burns the biscuits
or forgets to take her hair out of curl
papers. Why is it?" and Polly tilted
her little nose upward until she look
ed almost dignifed. that the mere
fact that girl doesn't want to marry
a man makes him wild to get herr"
Poly" said !, do you remember
when you were very little girl how
you used to lie awake nights trying
to catch Santa Claus? DO you recol-
lect how the Jam on the top shelf was
| always the kind you liked best. Did
you never long to see the other side
of the moon, or eat what wasn't good
for you. or play with the naughty
little girl whom you We're forbidden
to speak 20? It's human nature. The
illusive. the unattainable. the thing
We cannot get always has been the
thing we want"
Polly pushed back Little curl that
will get into her eyes. and began cut
ting lemon, meditatiely.
Yes" she agreed, but it's differ
ent with woman. She always feels
sort OF resentment toward the man
who won't fall in love with her, while
a man rather respects a woman for re-
fusing him and admires her for snub-
bling him. The longer she remains on
the other side OF the street.
That is it," L broke in. the longer
she remains on the other side Of the
street. But l have observed that it
is generally very easy to cross over
yourself, and then"
And then she is no longer the girl
across the street?" broke in Polly,
waving half lemon triumphly
Then she loses her illusion, her at
traction. 1t Is as il you had turned
the limelight of OF the leading lady
in the nley uer Titan hair becomes
red; you observe that hei nose turns
up at the end; her diamonds are only
paste, and her figure is nothing moro
nor less than the result of wearing q
straight-front corset. The stock mar
ket falls, and you are glad to sell out
your interest in the girl at the very
| lowest figure. The very fact that she
has succumbed to your entrea or
your fascinations. the very fact that
she loves you, or is willing to flirt
with you"
Polly will you put down that lem
on. 1t is taking the color out OF me
already"
Polly subsidized.
Let me ask YOU" | went on, seri-
ously, why. il you girls know all this,
do you so often cross the street your.
selves?"
What do you mean?" said Polly.
| You send US sofa pillows" l re-
torted.
Polly WINGED
And necktie cases." went on,
land invite us to violet teas"
''Mr. Heavyfeather," said Polly,
will you kindly pass the sugar."
l passed.
Polly took two Jumps with the dig
nifty. of Il tragedy queen.
1T is evident" she remarked in
tone like the trickling OF ice water
that your charms have made you
| victim of feminine attentions. But"
she continued, there are girls and
girls. The kind TO whom you have
reference never were like the girl on
| the other side of the street They
:: yer gave you nor any other man an
opportunity -'o'A :"
| distance"
blew the smoke of
refect:TeiJ. 10 IS Always amusing 10
hear Polly talk sensibly, because
well--because her pompadour is fluffy
and her nose is retrousse-and in that
nonsensical apron-well-
Yes" | began slowly; now that
you come to mention it. there was
once a girl"
II didn't ask for particulars, Mr.
| !Heavyfeather."
The most beautiful girl ever
knew"
will you have some more tea, Mr..
Heayyfesther?"
THE cleverest-"
"One lump, or twoY
THE girl with the greatest amount
Of common sense"
Lemon"
And she was the girl across"
"I don't want tO known