The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-05-16

"I'd hate to be June bride this
year." remarked the ,stenographer
boarder, with little giggle.
''Why?" inquired the dental student.
III the boy was ali right and had the
shekels coming in regular, why not
June?"
"She didn't mean June. you it!'' said
the Young woman employed In down
town cloak department, with friendly
freedom. 'She meant this year. Don't
you know what year this. is?''
''Oh-h-h:" said the dental student. II
catch on. Pardon me-"
"What do you think Of this thing. OF
women proposing, Mr.. Simms7" asked
the landlady of the old bachelor. do
you think they ought tot"
Nobody would be safe II they did,
replied that person.
"You would" said the young wom-
an from the cloaks, with some asper-
|ity.
Nov, now !" said the dental student.
1--WE mustn't have this. Sure, they've
a right to propose If they want to"
you'd better take care how you ex-
press yourself on that subject, with
these fascinating young ladies around"
said the bachelor boarder, warningly.
Il wish there was danger of it." said
the dental student, with glance at the
stenographer, who cast down her eyes
and blushed family.
Il never have any luck, though" he
resumed. II always manage to get in
with bunch that's such lockers they
don't have to. They have to take a
club to keep the fellows away from
them"
when you say bunch I presume
you mean galaxy" said the landlady,
a note Of reproof in her voice.
II mean a bunch Of daisies, ma'am,"
said the dental student.
The young woman employed In thS
downtown cloak department reached
behind the poetic boarder to pat the
student on the back. you'll never lose
a thing by that" she saidx
woman" said the poetic boarder,
seriously, woman should be sought
Her nature is too timid, too delicate.
too refined to take the initiative in
such a matter. She is the goddess to
whom we sue, not the suppliant. the
devotee. II she takes pity on us rude.
strong men 1t Is out Of her divine COM
passion. If she blesses us with her
companionship it Is thing for which
we should be huMbly grateful and
strive to repay with our unceasing care
and devotion"
"Hear himv' cried the dental stu
dent. Zine business: Good talk!"
There's nothing slow about Mr.. Dr.
ley" said the young woman employed
in the downtown cloak department.
!. 'Colne OIL" said the bachelor board
er.
IF woman should propose, contin-
ued the Poetic boarder. ut would in
evitably destroy our high ideal Of her.
There might be exceptional circun1-
STANCES that would justify 1t. Roman
TIC history has some Instances OF it
but no doubt it would tend to lower her
in the estimation Of manly man OF
ine feelings
Fine fiddlesticks!" said the old
bachelor boarder. Doesn't she pro-
pose all the time? She doesn't eomc
right out and say, win You be mine?,
That would be too direct and too hon
est. No, but she'll get after him just
the same, and once she does there's no
hope for him. He might as well throw
up his hands unless he's on to their.
game. You let them begin making eyes
At you, my friend, and see where Won
land. You may think that you're doing
It but you won't be Po0ll!v
Just here the Young woman employ.
= " the downtown cloak department