The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-14

From Affair He Worshipped," or the
| Romance of a BaShful Boy.
1 THE hero ard heroine were oppo-
sites in every way The girl was tai
hair. Her face was sharply chiseled
but as regularly nodded. as the face
of a statue of a Grecian goddess. She
was bright, dashing and sharp witted
| almost cutting in the use Of her evel
ready tongue.
The boy was sensitive and reticent
having very little to do with any Of
US. However, we knew he secretly ad-
| mired the golden haired girl. We sus-
rected that from the way he gazed al
her with an aooring look every time
he thought no one observed him. we
knew that the girl cared for the lad
/ just a little, for his very oddly per-
haps, then she rather liked the idea OF
is preference for her only. He never
noticed any other girl At any rate
we determined to work up case with
them. The girl did not seem adverse
! to cur suggestion that she make friends
| with this odd-looking and odder acting
youth. She began to meet him on her
way to school, never passed him in
room without speaking to him or chat
ting with him a moment about his be-
loved ancient history.
"At first her attentions embarrassed
the youth almost to desperation, but
as his bashfulness toward her wore off
1 believe he began to fairly worship
her.
Toward the close of the school year
Iup our minds that for once in his
school career the pashfuI boy should
go with a girl and that the girl should
be she of the golden hair.
Whenever the boy overcome his
bashfuIness enough to sit down to chat
with the girl we would group around
them, talk about the reception and re-
mark how nice it would be for each
1 Ii. cob fT~1 n T n
affair The boy would blush furiously
while the girl would smile engagingly
and continue her chat
Finally the day before the party was
given we saw the lad come into the
assembly room carrying a bouquet OF
roses. 1t was just before school called
in the afternoon. The girl was sitting
alone at her desk reading. We were
lcunged along the wall opposite. In
stinctIvely we knew what was coming
and edged closer to hear.
1.-The boy hesitatingly approached the
girls seat and dropped the flowers In
ed up with a smile. which she rarely
gave. / think her admirer had
speech made up and had practlced 1t,
but the smile and glance from the girls
unfathomable gray eyes confused him.
He grew red in the face. moistened his
lips and stannered:
Are, ah-are you g-going to the re-
ception tomorrow night?
Why, yes, SAID the girl expectdht
" and waited.
1.-The boy hesitated a moment or two
and then-we could see his hands snake,
continued falteringly:
why, why c-could 1 h-have the
pleasure of taking you thither?
sWhv yes of COURSE was the girls
reply in an oriole voice. and she beamed
upon him again.
I'VE all gaspe6.- We didn't really be
;ieve he would have the nerve after ALL
sounded and went to
our classes.
what become of the boy and girl?
Well. that's another story and the
narrator ran for northbound car.
The beginning of the school year calls
attention to the Fairview Social club.
It is probably one of the first of young
peoples clubs which have been organ
lied north OF the city in the last few
years. 1t was organized January 20,
With six charter members. Now its
mem bership includes nearly all of the
young people in school districts Nos.
Is, A and 49, The following are the Of
flcers. President, Roscoe Crockett; vice
president, Miss Margaret Finney; sec
rotary, Miss Nina Watson; treasurers, |
Miss Vernon Wilson and Charles Birn-
banner.
"Bowser," the fox-errier belonging to |
". A. Forbes, is recovering from al
scratched throat and lame neck. These |
IL Jurle5 are the result OF the dog
fight with a 'possum nearly as big as |
himself in the back yard of the Forbes
home at Rochester Friday night
The 'possum died in about a half
hour after the conflict began, but even
then the dog was so excited that he |
would not let any one touch the body
for several hours.
The -'possum had evidently been
chased to the Forbes yard by some |
hunters in the neighborhood. The dog
saw it. and lively tussle began. Bar
locks, hammerlocks and all kinds of |
holds were tried until "Bowser'' got a |
strange hold on the animals throat |
with his Jaws. Then scratching and |
kicking with its sharp claws the pos |
sum was vanquished.
Notes and Personals.
For sale or exchanged: Lot IS |
foot, east front. by 140 on alley: good /
barn, well and cistern; good shade,
four pear trees, also peach, apple,
currants and strawberries. Will take
a good team. F. NJ. Ward, SIT North |
Kansas avenue.
George Sakcks has moved from