Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-10-23
GIRLS ARE CURIOUS,
so ARE SOME BOYS

with the celluloid collar and the ready
made tie. addressing the other young
men at the boarding house table.
rs that an original discovery, or
did somebody tell your" politely in
CURED the young man who sells gas
engines.
Maybe he dreamed IT," hazarded |
the Young man who works in an ar
chitect's Office.
NO" explained the young man with
the celluloid collar, as he reached out
and gathered in the last slice of bread.
with one OF his large red hands,
there didn't nobody tell me, an L
didn't dream 1t. 1 amt like some
OF these ducks you meet in boardin'
house. When go to bed go to bed
tired enough to sleep. i leave all
them dream things for some o these
ducks that don't work hard enough to
git tired. What 1 was talkin' about
was girls. An It's just like says
some OF 'em is mighty Gurus. found
it out for myself"
You found It out for yourself?"
ct certainly did"
Some originality to that discovery.
all right said the young man who
works in an architects office. address
ing the young man who sells gas en-
gines. The latter nodded in hearty
agreement.
Maybe there is and maybe there
amt but it's true" declared the young
man with the celluloid collar
why don't you get It patented"
81 can't You're joshin' me-"
"Who. 1? Perish the thought. And
you think girls are really curious7"
Il know it."
''All OF them?"
Some OF 'em is cur'user than 9th
ers. OF course"
"How do you know?"
81 seen one out walkin' in the parl
= with you last Sunday, an don't thinl
all OF 'em would go out waikiki will
you"
Don't laugh at your own attempt
to be funny. Then you think som
girls are curious because the
wouldn't go out to the park with me
Thank you"
mo. you don't get my idea at al
!. / meant 1t the other way"
a You know a lot about girls, don
,e you? Anybody can see that"
i'll "Well, don't know such lot, bl
I know some"
Some girls?"
s. Eyes, some girls. an some abo1
Al. girls"
Wise mani"
ar "Oh, l amt so wise; but it TAX
wise girl to fool me any to spe'
ny, Of"
would it be showing undue curio
'He ity if l should ask you. for the Der
49, fit OF myself and these others who
your remarkable discovery q
rk aroused to a pitch Of intense excl
ment, what particular incident of I
ne present day has caused you 10 rema
on the curious qualities of girls?'
're, 81 Just happened to think Of it, !
=, ticin' Miss Keyboard as she left
u table"
en-. "Is Miss Keyboard one Of the Gu
V. GUS ones?"
"She certainly s."
'su- "She never went to the park W
me"
ui9 An maybe that amt because J
oil never asked her to, neither"
INK, that it is not In what way d
Miss Keyboard strike you as be
Nat curious?"
well, three weeks ago l asked
'"o to go to the theater with me an
;ro wouldn't because she had an enga
ment."
Nothing curious about that"
.Py mo, but listen. Two weeks az
dav asked her again to go to the the;
the with me. An she wouldn't beca
she had headache"
,.. Nothing curious about that"
: tha mo, ! know there amt. But
.ur a other day / asked her to go agaiI
hich Persistent youth"
axes and she didn't have no eng
aver, ment."
asur, MOP"
u tee No. an she didn't have no h
. '" ache"
"No?"
their mo; an still she wouldn't go.
;kets wasn't that curious?"
wise THAT was decidedly curious.
pay, you know so much about girls tn
surer should not seem curious to you
IS in CARELESS OF how ii seems to the
Of us You ought to know why
wouldn't go with you to the tn
ou' the last time you asked her"
bpone 81 ouebt IN know wbv?"
last ..rhat.s MAT said"
write "t1arha vo,, cor toll"
, time .T co. She doesnt want :
2 the with Won"
"By dingi bet that was it?
Irer claimed the young man with tn