The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-27
THE SOCIAL SIDE

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 when a group of young women < ahnnced 10 meet out calling on some or the prominent young women who were visiting here recently, attracted oy the Festivities attending the Inauguration Of Governor B. B. Conner the conver satien centered on social themes ana < Inc occasion resolved into rather an Experience meeting.
 These young women were not both ering their wavy heads. or puckering their alabaster brows oyer the iutri- cacies of blanks in platforms; nor were they exercised on the subject of the slender nails of principle that might or might not hold said blanks m place tor the next four years. They were not seeking ways of becoming powers be- hind the throne by cultivatipg the ~powers that be" for the sake of fu- ture favors that might ome their way. Nor were they trying to get job for friend. who would. at some future time. vote with the wise minority. add Ing their pames to the vast army or puffed up former candidates"
 These attractive young women were talking about prop osals" and such like vital topics. One who is fas- cinating enough to know all about the subject from personal experience rather than hearsay said: "These days mon
  they are going 10: they have all the symptoms but they don't quite come to the point. They keep girl On the ragged edge of. disappointed expecta- ton until, as they do at german, some kind friend comes to his rescue and re- lieves him
 Another pretty girl who sighed as If she suffered from troubles of her own, said: T am glad they do as you say. for a girl does hate to lose good beau who is thoughtful about candies. Mowers fruit dinners and In looking out for her that she be not left high and dry with no escort for tho german. by his coming at her with a direct pro, posa1 and a tragic now ar never" think if is awful. for then a girl loses him no matter what she says. Ii she says yes. she loses all those nice things and-they say--she sometimes loses him. If she says no, his pride Is in- jured and never again can she count on him as a social friend fin need. Why he win even scorn to help out your popularity at d german by favor now md them" And she sighed again. thinking. perhaps. of the scalps at her belt that were not ornamental. or may hap, the bleeding hearts at her feet, that it is not a pleasure to walk upon. Fl think It is lots nicer for a man 10 keep on threatening; the premonitory Symptoms are not half so bad as the real thing
 'Tt rather makes you feel small Though" said the first girl. 'if nc mat ter how hard you try. you fail to be able to mature these symptoms into good case. Last summer sister and I had the morti9cation of our lives. He was middle aged man, and we seldom fail on them. He absolutely. by his attention, declared his intentions. His devotion to one of US as the greatest Srfm mf ia u1i Inc md f, of hot her sister made IL impossible for us to decide which was The Girl. and which the sister. But that was 4 mat ter of small irnHnrtance. We felt sure of the honor of a proposal from him In the family and rather maryeled az the delay. However, the time for his departure from the summering place came. and In saying his affectionate edieus to us jointly he casually re- marked. If my wife were here I am sure she would enjoy meeting you and having you visit us
 Well" said the second girl, that wasn't so bad. He couldn't help being married. sXoH may always think he would have is-he could have.
 9sthink. Eaid demure girl who had been a sile1k Listener until now. the funny thing Is how a man takes it for granted that he will be accepted, supply because a girl acc apts his at
 
 rfage, had devoted beau who threat ened 10 propose for six months. He was constantly ~proposing to propose and regularly once-a week he announced t0 her that he had something of i'm portance to say soon--'Something he would say, that will affect our lives Occasionally he would tell nor how, never until he knew her, had he an ob- feet in lifeiN how the bliss of being with her and realizing her .nIsrest in him, and her sweet sympathy with him in all that pertained to his welfare. had lie found life worth living. Do you know he told her once. that when I told you last evening that I had a head ache and you simply saih: "! am sorry it was music to me
 well. at the end of six months tho proposal materialized. and when my sister told him she could not regard him in that light, he denounced her as false deceiver, a heartlcss nirt who had used her beauty and charm to ruin his life.
 Why Ben. my sister said, with an innocent stare, I couldn't tell you no before you asked me. Listen to reason Suppose I had said ask me to marry you for I cant; I am engaged to Dave" what would you have said? Perhaps you would have replied: Il assure you I never thought of such a thing.
 Jack told my sister afterward that before calling that evening. Ben saiG to him:
 .s Well, Jack. Pray for me. I am go- ing to court Miss B. this evening. have been trying for months to make