Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-24

If he plays tennis" advised the young matron kindly; forget him while there is yet time! It really isn't worth the StruggleI"
 The pretty girl tried to look indig- nant, but her curiosity conquered. T don't see why you should think" said she ''that I am especially interested in him. I'm sure. Not that it makes a bit of difference, either, but I really don't understand about the tennis!" '@Tcnnis, my child" said the young matren, lis one of tho most horrible afnictions that can come upon an eli gible bachelor and all the girls who have looked him over and decided that he'll do! If only he dgo away and play tennis by himself and get ex- actly as hot and sticky and exhausted as he wants to it would be all right but you see, when one is an eligible bachelor the girls must be ready to jump and follow!"
 Immediately after the tennis picnic attended last summer resolved that should always thoroughly warn any inexperienced, trusting young creature like yourself and then if she persisted her sufferings would be on her own head!
 At the picnic there were two mar ried couples and the rest were two eligibles and two sweet young girls. We had planned that picnic with glee ana dntlCIpatIOn, ana when the CdS dawned it fairly sopped! Oh the sun shone. to be sure, but the ar was like a sponge-it dripped! And as an inli- tation of a Turkish bath working over-. time the climate was a huge success.
 Tt was one of those days when, if one sits perfectly still and doesn't blink and eyelash more than once a minute, or breathe except on half measures, it is possible to exist. If one moved, one dissolved. remember that ! lived under the shower bath all day and dressed in the afternoon for the picnic with extreme caution and anguish. The other married lady and l sighed at each other when we met at the park and Imply sank 5n the deepest shade of the biggest tree we could find. Then we conmiserated one another on existing at all on such day, At any rate, I told her was cooled off and comfortable for the first time in twenty-four hours and thank full for it. The two girls likewise agreed with us and nervously watched the men dragging lunch and rackets
 'sYou don't think, do you gasped EIoise piteously, that they--really- expect to play tennis in this heat? Why, I thought
 'Floise' I explained to her haven't you learned that nothing makes Q, man happier than to turn the neck of his soft shirt in and roll up his sleeves and hop around in the sun till he's dripping wet, and a sight? He thinks that he is being athletic and that you will bump your head on the ground three times in the excess of your ad- niration! Of course, they are going to play tenuis!'
 "'O-o-oh!' moaned Genevieve in hor- hor. And I'm all fresh and cool! I think it's terriblef
 "Tbe other married woman and I 7aff m, s3 0lIy ot e9nh O4 The two girls regarded us with dawning suspicion. Before they could say any thing up came the men, all four bear ing raCkets. Come orH they called. Two good courts vacant right here!'
 The other married woman and I simply waved negligent hands at our husbands. Run along we told them. If you two lunatics want to get apo- pleXy and mott yourself all down, you go play singles Tennis? Not for usI Haste a1ongn
 With low. muttcred growls and pouty glarces they obedieptIy hOppe6 away. The two eligibIes meanwhile had echoed the Come cn!' Did Eloise and Gencvieve dare speak out their minds as we had done? Never! Springing to their feet with happy, blithesOme smiles, they grabbed the rackets and chOrtled to the effect that t was going to be lively and that they simply adOred jennie and it was such splendid exercise, and oh, do show me how to cut 9 ball, went you, Al?
 The other married lady and I sat