Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-04-18
SHE DID
HER DUTY
MARIA B. SHIRLEY

maids, and some old maids object to
the title as a term Of contempt. They
prefer to be called maiden ladies'.
don't. I'm an old maid aud proud Of
It. l don't bother about my age neither.
I'm Atty, and if any one goes sacheyen'
round TO fiud out how old | am | tell
EN-. | say I'm half II century old.
| haven't any use for those persons
who are mealy mOuthed about spenkin'
right out when there's anything disa.
greeable to be said. IL my friend needs
Information I'm a.goin' to give 1t to
her or him, whichever II IL. l don't
propose to let friend suffer from
wnntin' to know somethin' that no
body has the courage to tell 'em. It's
risky, I admit. But what's the credit
O. dom somethin' that anybody Is will.
In to dor I heard Name Perkins son.
in.law roasttn' her awful. | went to
her and said: Name. I've got some
thin TO tell you you'd ought to knOV."
Then told her. She thanked me very
much. Neither her son-in-lnw nor her
daughter hus spoken TO me from that
day to this. But done my duty.
one day l was ridin' in a railroad
train-parlor car. always use parlor
cars. They're not 30 dirty, and ! hate
dirt ns hate poison. Just out Of the
city the train stopped at u suburban
town and fine lookin' elderly gentle
man got In with young girl not more
than nineteen. They was evidently
just married. for there was a weddin'
party on the platform to see 'em of.
They threw rice at 'em, aud the elderly
groom laughed and tried to dodge II.
pretendin' he was afraid he'd git hurt
and all that. maxim 'em laugh at his
antics. when the train rolled out they
hollered. "Goodby, pop! Look out that
some young Teller don't steal your bride
| away from you" And he shouted
back. III he does I'll kill himr" We
rolled out OF the station, the laughin'
aud the shoutin' CROWN fainter and
fainter TIL It was left clear behind.
The old gentleman chatted a little
while with his bride. and l saw him
take her hand In his affectionately. al
though couldn't say whether he took
her hand or she took hisn, She looked
up in his face lovingly. then snuggled
down beside him.
But II wasn't long before the old
chap took some papers out OF his
pocket and began to look 'em over.
His poor wife turned and looked out
of the winder. l felt dreadful sorry
for her. but l thought she deserved
what she got for marrying an old
man.
| In about an hour we reached city
) where the train stopped. and young
fellow came into the train with a suit
case. He went up TO the old man and
his bride and took OF his hat politely.
They were evidently acquainted. The
old gentleman was very polite himself
and gave the young one his seat, tax.
in another further forward. II wasn't
long before II occurred to me that he'd
better have taken a seat back OF EN-.
He'd scarcely left 'em before such 60
ms on | never did see before. The
young man fust set holdin' the brides
hand. but II wasn't long before he had
his arm around her waist. Then, pre-
tendin' she was tired. she lay her head
on his shoulder.
What that old fool In front was
THROWN temptation In the way OF his
girl wife for l couldn't see. II made
my blood boil to look at 'em. The
bride wore one O. these fashionable
hats as big as an umbrella. and there
wasn't the slightest reason why the
young man beside her shouldn't kiss
her under II without bein' seen. Blu,
- every lady knew well enough what hi
, was dom.
stood It Just az long as ! could
, then, seein' that nobody was settin
with the husband. got up and TOOK
a seat beside him. did II when the
train stopped at a station so 1t wouldn''
be noticed.
Fine day. sir" I said to the gentle
a man.
h Eyes. madam. a very fne day." b
answered.
'If you like we'll turn the seat owe,
and ride backward"
What forT'
swell. II would give you bette
! view OF what's goin on between tina
4 young wife o. yours and the Teller yo'
give your seat to-"
He turned square round and looked
at me steady. what they doin'T III
asked.
Hes kissin' her under that umbre'
J. la hat o. hern."
"You don't mean IT,"
:, was surprised that he took II q
" cool.lIke II thought I heard you ga
- when you got on the train that II an
: toung Teller stole your bride awa
from you you'd XIII him"
H. Did | sny that7"
y Yes. you did. There's no Use do
w. nyin' H."
" Have YOU told me this, madam.
a incite me 10 murGorY'
T. "No: because thought you ought
IN know what WIS rO'n' on between you
'e young wife and that other fel'er."
ur THANK you very much for the II
ID formation nm that young lady
o. father. She WINS married to that 'yOnn
to fellrr' this morning, His mother. wi
is IN worry m lives I'm the city where l