The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-26
A BUFFERS
COURTSHIP
BY ELLEN D. HEMsTREET

ponds upon you
rs it happiness you're sayin'T
isn't it in your case?"
"Well, ma'am, dunno. My girl some
times gives me happiness and some
times unhappiness. She's a waywart
thing, and can't always tell just wha
she's goin' TO do
rs what do you mean by that, James 2
well. 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
to fly off to some other Teller"
James was an excellent man. and
liked him very much, HI lfrankness
placed me in an embarrassing position
1t seemed TO ME that he had given his
heart to Eighty girl who would not
conduce to his comfort. | didn't like
to tell him so. and l didn't like to per.
NIT him to walk into trouble without
warning him.
what you mention. James" | re-
piled. 81 would call the lighter femi-
nine traits. which you men seem in
clined to relish"
Eyes. ma'am; they're kittenish and
mighty fine to the man they're playin'
with so long as they don't scamper Off
to play with some one else"
Don't you think that your girl aft
er marriage will settle down and stick
to your
dtNfnv W. am Il n Inn LfNl~ n no
good lookin enough TO hold her"
Good looking enough, Why, James.
good looks may attract woman, but
good looks alone will never hold her"
Don't you think so, ma'am?"
His gaze at me as he asked the ques-
ton was pathetic, like clinging to a
straw.
II know it, I replied. Cant you
bring your girl around some time and
let me see herr"
Certainly. I'm to see her Sunday
night I'll bring her then"
He did bring her. l was surprised
when | saw her. for she was but nine
teen and very pretty, while James was
thirty five and homely. 1t was anus
ing to see James look at me to learn
If I approved or disapproved. and, as
for the girl. she appeared very restless
under inspection. Ichatted 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 ! thought of
his girl.
II can't tell from seeing her once"
said. Il would advise you not to
hurry. If she's good, reliable girl
she'll show it in time IL she isn't
she'll show that. If she sticks to you
for few months without backsliding
1t may be safe to marry her.
Eyes, ma'am,' said James. 81 thank
you, na'am."
studied James countenance from
time to time as an index of his feel
ings. 1t did not indicate that his en-
gagement was satisfactory, and one
day he said TO me: IT'S off between
my girl and me. At dance she went
off with another Teller and left me
alone for the balance O. the evenin'."
"Why didn't you take up with an
other girl?"
What for, ma'am?"
"Why. to bring your girl to her
senses If she'd seen you attentive to
another she would likely have shown
that she wanted you, after all"
I'm not up to them rackets ma'am.
] list told her 1t was off, and | told
her what you said--if she was all right
she'd show 1t, and If she was all wrong |
she'd show It, She showed all wrong. !
and that IL The end of it,"
We'll. James. try again. and next |
time fix your mind on some one more |
steady"
James said he would not try again. |
He'd had enough Of it.
Not long after this when 1t was
James afternoon out. was told that
some one was in the hall below who
desired to see me. | went down, and
there was the girl with whom James
had broken. / fancied she had n con- /
fidence to impart to me, so led her
upstairs into my boudoir. When there |
dskeU utE WudJ COutu w iVi hci.
make it up. If you please, mem, with
James
81 make it up with James"
Eyes, mem. James hasn't got any |
sense about such matters. and he re-
lies entirely on you. He's awful stub
born. If wanted TO see how much
he loved me by q bit of a firt with
another man. instead of understandin'
he Just breaks it all off with me, and
there we are"
"Are you much in love with him?"
Certain Why shouldn't be?'
"Do you think you'll always love
him?"
"Shure,"
what do you want me to do?"
''Tell him l was foolin'."
"Why don't you tell him yourself?"
''He won't believe me- He'll believe
you. though"
Every well; I'll talk to him."
The same evening. without telling
James of the visit. gave him a little
talk about the foibles of women. say
Ing that he must not take them too Sc
riously. and advised him. If be still
loved the girl. to give her another
chance. II she failed again II would
be time enough to break with her per-
He took my advice and
made it up with her. She has made