The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1914-10-17
A NEW
MATRIM ONIAL
SOCIETY
2, ESTHER vANpEvEER

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~ man sne senos servant 70 n's
house to pin . handkerchtef 70 Ms nat
~ an intimati0n OF her desire. Unless
be can show that he u too poor to
purchase her at the price her father
requires he u Obliged to marry her.
Until the organization of the Airing
ton club for men there was NO super
fluffy Of spinsters over bachelor In
q certain American town, but from
then ON marriages began to fall on.
One Of the most popular married wom-
en- called the maidens together and
or9an ized an association for the ad-
yancement Of matrimony based ON the
Indian-Per,ian plan. The first young
lady To secure a husband by the meth
I'd was invited to state before the a.
c..e she arose and said:
.Mr. prea,dent. / had long admired
NJ coo-e. Iuddineton. who had maid
-. .or,. .tt.nt,or and Ind II not been
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.,.... ..,,sr. =. -o,,d No.. ..L.i M.
=. =. ~. 10. pr. .h.t ,..t,e.,or.
~. s.s 80 80. T..
lns.l.u''vn ~ I M go.
c'pens 'oSeI '~As 1"se.
on. soon atpoE inc aoopt'oh u 1ne
pan wnicn We are associateo 10 carry
out worked MI. Luddingtons initials
on hne cambria handkerchief ana.
calling = messenger. told him to take
it to the club at the hour knew Mr..
Luddington dined there, obtain access
to the coat room and pin 1t to his hat.
THE messenger had NO dimculty in
executing bis commission. did not
know for some time that Mr.. Ludding-
ton knew from whom the token came.
i have since learned that be knew very
well, and the action he took in the
matter was Intended to frighten me
Oh. A few evenings after receiving
the handkerchief he called on me. and
saw at glance that he was or pre-
tended to be very irate.
".what do you suppose has happen
ed to me? he asked brusuueIy.
az can't Imagine I replied meekly.
".An association has been formed in
this town-so 1 understand-to drive
M bache,ora ,nto matnmonv n /,
girl wishes to marry man abe sends
some one to pin a handkercbief to his
hat Did Won ever hear Of such Inn
modest impudencer
"sNever in my life.'
lyon must excusa me. Iadies for NV
weakness. but he friehtened mo ont Of
my wits,
..Who do you suppose this psryon
~. be growlsd. .74.s
81 can't Imagine I replied.
"'Don't you think her very I'M
maidenlyT he asked in 4 less threat
ening tone. for my agreeing with him
rendered him less severe to me.
"'I certainly do. wonder how she
could have had the face to do itr
Il shrank Into corner Of 4 sofa. a.
faf away from him as could get He
SAT DOWN on the other end and looked
at me kino OF puzzled. de knew mad
sent MIN the handkerchief and couldn't
uIuesslana now couid condemn my
~, 10. uo'ns II nc loo.eo very ter
~ luz 80 ~. 20. qu r 70 terrible ~ wnen
-, 80 .a..,,s - u sn no oe 49, sy
A " '0.s0 :" LIN o"s WHAT =" ="
ssrh. h.,a..,h,.,, :. at. 60.
very dainty thonvh tho initial. go
hodlv worked Thsv ioor.l, =. - thss
mad been executed Nv .oma ono wtth
fingers no big that thew we're onlv A..
ted to work with a skewer.'
"At this said nothing. l dared not
speak for fear Of betraying a tremolo
in my voice.
".If a girl he went on, had sent
me gift without an immodest inten-
ton i should have been deeply i'm
pressed with It Quite likely I would
have been affected to the point Of max
ing love to her and proposing mar
rfage.'"