The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-29
A LESSON

considered myself Don Juan VI lhc
lost fascinating type i had once oeen
music hall with Buffers, hny "chum,
nd / felt then that / was going IL.
,utlers is older than me; he's eighteen.
te keeps a bull pup at Bill Summons ;
nd he once sent valentine to a giri.
We always go to the pantomine together.
.utlers knows an awful lot about actors
nd actresses He said Robinson Crue-
De" was rot ] thought it was splendid.
he fact is Buffers is getting blase. 1
Did him so, and he said heNthought l
ras about right. He said he was about
ired of pantomines. Fancy, tired of
antomines. He's always talking about
eforming, but he never does. He's an
wful chap, is Buffers. He once kissed
ne nurse under the mistletoe.
Last Christmas | got an invitation to
adv Bigfeather's dance. A swell card
rinted in gold letters and addressed TO
G. Carraway, Esq" / wished Buffers
ad been there TO see il. However, / de-
srmined I'd stick it up on my mantel-
iece when i got back. and then he
ouldn't help noticing it. 1 could just
ancy him lounging in with his hands in
away, my Boy, what's this?'' "Oh, moth
lg." I would reply, offhand. only
ance / went to. Lady Bigfeather's. Not
alf bad. Done your prep" That's the
roper way 10 pass these things off, just
if you went TO the mevery day--I mean
very night-you know.
Well, l practiced up my dancing with
ne girls a bit, and we all went in the
rougham. ] felt jolly funky, I'll tell you.
here were such a lot of girls, and hard
fellow 1 knew. Lady Bigfeather
5und me d partner. j took her in to sup
err And what do you think there was to
rink? Not your washy lemonade. No,
hampagne. OF course, the children didn't
ave it. Only us grownups. L had two
lasses. BY Jove, it's grand stuff for
taking a fellow talk. / didn't know what
say before supper, but after-wen, L
fish Buffers could have heard me-
She was a jolly girl. What Buffers calls
clipper" We pulled crackers. After
ard we had another waltz, and then she
aid 1t was too hot to dance. I said it
as too. / don 'tknow how l got through
lat waltz. Everything seemed TO swim
was jolly glad when it was over.
Couldn't we find a seat somewhere out
{ the crush?" she said and L thought she
niled. What at, l don't know. ] said
e could, and We found a couple of chairs
1 the conservatory behind a big palm,
was real nuts. 1 tell you. Just us two.
isn't II deliciously cool here?" she said.
said II was, prime.
Then she asked me about Blitherstones.
told her about making forty-five against
Tellby, and how Buffers thrashed Tom
tokes, the buther's boy
I'm afraid you're a sad pair. she said
] smiled. 1t doesn't do to tell girls
yerything, Buffers says; and he's right
Always getting out of bounds and go
g to the loIlypop-shop?
I winked. Then / told her about tossing
oung Carver in blanket. and how old
oss caught US, and l asked her if she'd
zen to Robinson Cruesoe," and she said
he had. / suppose her mother took her.
iris always go with their mothers.
And then what do you think she said? !
Thy, that she knew / was dying for a |
hoke. and that / might if L liked ] said /
n
ould never do TO let her know | didn't |
noke. I'd only try once, and. by Jove, |
was Ill. ! think it was bad cigar 1t |
lily cost penny. However, she thought |
was only saying this out of politeness,
I'D said she insisted on it, / was in |
ay. Then l put my hand in my pocket, /
if to pull out my case and said, Deuce |
Ike it''
whats the matter?" she asked
I thought I'd got out of it nicely. but l |
idn't. Believe me if she didn't pull out |
little silver cigarette case, and offer me |
he. 1 was hoored. OF course. / was /
,liged to take one, and 1 swallowed a
outhful Of smoke straight off, and she
itted me on the back.
Next she called me George. and then /
lid, "Oh, 1 mean Mr. Carrawat," like /
rls do.
mo-" 1 said. you mean George, don't
,u?''
''Well, after. all. it does seem absurd
call you Mr. Carraway, doesn't it?"
le said. You're only a boy"
~ shall be eighteen next birthday" she
i'd
II seemed she was eighteen too though
v sister Alice says she was twenty-five
st August.
Then l thought what fine thing it
bud be to ask her for a kiss. OF course
nt,ers wouldn't believe me when l told
n. Still. it would be prime. Her lips |
ade a fellows mouth water. | wondered
hat shed say. l felt l could do il cas-
enough. If I'd only another glass of
lampagne. But that was impossible
Well. / did il. First / said, Maud"
IS. j called her by her Christian name. |
I'd she didn't seem to mind Il bit Then .
e said, Yes. George?' And | said i
ould-er-like---" And she said "Yes?" /
nd 1 said, "WiIl you give me a xiss?"
Id 1t. / wish Buffers could have heard |
e. And she said. oh, Wei. of all.
wonder you dare ask me?'
Of course. / Knew she wouldn't say yes
i'll, i: was my prime to have kissed her.
never done such a thing before
mt believe Buffers had. kissing a nurse
nothing; any fellow can do that Why.
fe kissed mine many time, and she's
ssed me. She does yet. hang her,
Il don't see why You should be sur
ised," / said Dash it, | wish / hadn't
Ike nthat cigarette Tt was douced
j am surprised at YOU she answered.
Why" l was rather surprised at my
H."
oh. well. l don't know am
Maud" / said tit is nice to call her
audi, you're not angry. are you?'
Yes. ] am. very angry"
You are?"
Yes; it would make any girl angry if
fellow asked for what you did
don't suppose she'd ever met any fell