Evening journal., 1912-03-18
A BUTLER'S
COURTSHIP
BY ELLEN D. HEMsTREET

Ienuo upon Nth'
rs it happiness you're sayin'T'
Isn't it in your case?"
"Well. ma'am. dunno. Ny girl some
times gives me happiness and some.
umes unhappiness. she's wayward
thing and ] can't always tell just what
she's goin 10 do
"Nhat do you mean by that. James 2"
swell. ma am, one time she'll cuddle
up to me like a kitten to a warm brick
and another she'll hardly speak to me.
And I'm always afraid that she's goin'
10 fly of to some other feler"
James was an excellent man. and
liked him very much. His frankness
placed me IN an embarrassing position
II seemed TO me that he had given his
heart to highty girl who would not
conduce TO his comfort. / didn't like
10 tell him 50. and didn't like TO per
NIT him TO walk into trouble without
warning him.
"What you mention. James" re
piled, II would call the lighter femi
nine traits, which you men seem in.
clined 10 relish"
"Yes. maam; they're kittenish and
mighty fine 10 the man they're playin
with so long as they don't scamper of
60 play with some one else"
"Don't you think that your girl aft.
er marriage will settle down and stitch
70 your
Il dunno ma'am. ] don't think ] be
good lookin' enough TO hold her.
Good looking enough, Why. James
good looks may attract a woman. but
good looks alone will never hold her"
Don't you think so. ma'ams"
His gaze at me as he asked the ques-
tion was pathetic, like clinging to
straw.
Il know H." replied Cant you
bring your girl around some time and
let me see her?"
Certainly I'm to see her Sunday
night I'll bring her then"
He did bring her was surprised
when ! saw her, for she was but nine
teen and very pretty. while James was
thirty-hve and homely. II was anus.
ing TO see James look at me TO learn
II I approved or disapproved. and, ms
for the girl. she appeared very restless
under inspection. chatted with them
on ordinary topics for awhile; then
they went away. The next morning
after breakfast, meeting James in the
hall. he asked me what I thought Of
his girl
Il can't tell from seeing her once"
I said. II would advise you not to
hurry. II she's a good, reliable girl
she'll show it In time. II she isn't
she'll show that II she sticks to you
for a few months without hacksliding
it may be safe TO marry her"
Yes. ma'am," said James. Il thank
you, ina'am."
studied James counteuance from
time TO time as an index Of his feel
ings Il did not indicate that his en-
gagement was satisfactory and one
day he said 10 me. Its of between
my girl and me. At a dance she went
on with another feller and left me
alone for the balance o. the evenin'."
why didn't you take up with an
other glrl:'
what for. ma'am9'
"why 10 bring your girl to her
senses II she'd seen You attentive tc
another she would likely have shown
that she wanted YOU, after ALL"
I'm not up 10 them rackets, ma'am
iist told her IL was of. and I told
her what YOU said-if she was an right
she'd show IL. and II she was an wrong
she'd show t. she showed an wrong
end that is the end Of a."
time fx your mind on some one more
steady"
james said he would not try again
He'd had enough of &c.
Not long after this. when 81 vat
James afternoon out ! was told tha
some one was IN the ban below VIII
desired 10 see me went down, an'
there was the eirl With whom Jane
bad broken ! fancied she had a con
6dence 10 impart 20 me. SO ] led he
upstairs into my boudoir when Their
asked her what could do for her
make IL un. II you please, mem, WIT
Jsmes"
81 make II up with JamesT
yes mem. James hasn't got an
sense shout such matters. and he rs
lies entirely on you He's awful stut
born If 7 wanted 70 see bow muc
he loTed me hy a bit of p airt wit
another man. instead of understaudir
BE- Just breaks il an or with me. an
there we arc"
"Are you much in love with him."
Certain, WHY shouldn't ] bef'
DO you think you'n always Low
him
"Shurew
HWhat DO you want me 70 dof'
''Teli him J was foolin'"
"Wby don't you tell him yourself7"
"He won't believe me He'll believl
you. though
'Yery well; Ill talk 10 him"
The same evening. without fellini
James of the visit. 7 gave him a Httl'
Eek ab1u; fho foibies ~ women. Esy
ina that De must not take them too So
riousiy. and advised him. n be still
loved fhe girl. 70 give her another
chance n she failed again Il would
pe ume enough ~ break with her per
manently. he took my advice and
mode it up With her She has made
him very good wife. and James giver
me credit for engineering the mostim
portant part Of bis courtship.
ENTERTAINED ST CARDS
N HONOR OF GUEST
Miss Eta Thompson entertained