The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1907-04-18
Romance Takes a somersauI..
from the Now York Sun.

49, "N' -
mouthed at this slight hint OF the depth
OF my wisdom, I would have . wori With
thee alone, my faithful oras)
I Thine ears-one ear of each,
Observe these five. Observe them we'll.
1 know them. Too well ] know .heua; they
motives, thoughts and actions, ScieattieaI-
~ and 6ispassionately have l ctlGiso
them. Well. then, l am now about 20
dissect their motives, thoughts and 2n-
uons. And SO, and especially whenever
You see me wink my eye in 4 6roil AID
wagsish manner. you will understand my
meaning.
Are YOU o1T
You are on.
Good.
First thoughts o. the ave-one thought
for each.
AZ last"
II must nave ennae last night He'll
do"
Him for me"
How lucky / was out here Eou never
can tell
I'm so glad I pus this clean dirnity On
this morning
And while cur hero dons his ass and
says, Coed morning. ladies" III let You
into a thing or two.
The first youag lady was down toy e
week. She had sewed her fings- ends or
for the preceding three months getting
ready"
The second young lsdy had = friend who
had gone away the umuler bescEe and had
come back engaged.
The third young la6y vas = typewriter
and eookseepeT and / w&s asysslt
ready"
II % ,As other two 1t IS suaieisn.
ute.
Good Morning" rauruau-ed the ave
Three other yoang ladies. one OF them
huum.ag a u n and the other TWO inter-
twining, stroIle5 OUT OF the hail and sat
down on the piazza
or the iater,wtaers. one Whispered 3 pr
vate joke to he other, gheccat s wrist
ulent OF laughter.
The hummer continued her tune, but
nevertheless she could havc given you she
young mans BeTtilloa MEASUREMENTS hum
she never SO unc~once-ned.y,
Foar other visions walked up from the
beach and sat down OF :2e piazza steps
Three girls staying ~ 3 house across ,ho
street walked ove- 70 make a call On one
OF their friends who had !es, The Com
bers" the week before.
A stou, old lady whispered TO a little
boy. who disappeared INTO the house. Soon
g young lady came out CT the house.
Here" said the stout old lady, "ycu car
have my chair" And. having thus entered
her daughter in the contest, she
to q position where sho co1ld see fair
play.
Six manageable ones strolied around
the side of the house and looked peaches
and cream at no one in particular.
A giddy one came rushing cut. Where
IS he?" she breathlessly asked before she
saw him.
A dashing young widow tripped down the
s. = t-- - I'D r1N o,,- = - ~ ,t- - 80 s-
swinging her foot. (The stout old lady
gave her such a look.}
(And right at this point I'll let you Into
another thing or two. In the first place,
the stylish young gentleman reminded
each lady present of a bridegroom she had
known, and IN the second place. every one
there. with the exception of the three girls
from across the street, bad been attracted
to the place by a piece Of printed matter
bearing a photograph of a tallyho standing
In front OF THE Combers," in which tally
no were six young ladies and seven young
gentlemen, while five other oiscoasolate
young gentlemen clustered on tho side-
walk.)
It's a beautiful day. said our hero.
Yes" they all
Can idle summer day; warm and sultry.
White lawns and dimities. Gender looks,,
slow glances and q murmur. You are tax
Ing 1t all In?
How'd you like to have your picture
taken?" he asked.
Murn1urs OF acquiescence.
BILL" he shouted, bring her round"
A husky gentleman appeared staggering
under a camera. He placed this In posi-
ton to cover the crowd and then ate a
(norsef Of tobacco.
Twenty-Five cents EACH" said the styl-
ish young gentleman taking an order.
blank from his pocket.
And that, of course was ths end Of
Sweet Romance. i
But VIA of that?
BY mental process those assembled tor
mentors Of man made themselves diyisi,le
into four classes.
ta). Those who thought ne was real
stylish.
tb.) Those who effected that he kepr a
man.
(c.) Those who figured his weekly profits
at Is cents a clip.
(d.) Those who had tried typewrtt:ag
and bookkeeping and were jolly well tired
Of 1t,
Whereu2on Sweet Romance, throwing a
back somersault. banged its head on the
floor and gave up tho ghost win an awful
cry. {