Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-07-29
A Merger
BY FREDERICK CLARKE
20 1921 Western Newspaper TaIo

+ WDen she WAS glrl-that could aasn
n be seen from the regular contonr :,
her face. her soft. clear skin and a.
gray eyes which even her detractors
allowed would be beautiful If she Az
not hide them behind those h,deons
round spectacle lenses. Miss Agatha
Browne was professor of economics q,
Ledham seminary, which, as mos,
people know. receives only selected
girl pupils from among the. first famI.
lies Of the South.
Prof Sampson Boylett instructed
the same select young ladies In Ro,
man history. The young ladies of Led.
ham seminary might have been seen
with their heads very close together
one evening after the professor hsdl
concluded his lecture. He had beenI
expounding 1.-The Marriage Customs oil
the Samnites."
Mustn't 1t have been dreadful in
those daysl" said Miss Philippe Clark
reading from her notebook. ".Just
! think Among the Samnlte ladies il
was not an uncommon thing to take
the initiative In the proposal of a mat
rimonial alliance. When gentle glances
and hints failed to accomplish their
purpose the Samnite woman did not
hesitate to address herself openly To-
the backward suitor"
"Dreadful7" exclaimed Miss Mary
Campbell. one of the most select OF
the young ladies'. why, Ii was grand"
Professor Boylett appeared unusual
ly preoccupied on the second day aft
erward.
Er-one moment, ladies'" he began
as the class waited Its dismissal. Gan
anyone tell me whether there Is a-ep
any attache Of this institution whose
initials are A. B.?"
Miss Agatha Browne, professor OF
chanted the class And
the professor. after staring speeches.
y at them for an instant. suddenly
,olted through the door.
At that instant Miss Browne was
aging:
"A most insulting thing has hap
,ened to me. girls. I hesitate TO men
ion It, and should not, did / not fear
is some unworthy member of this
eminary. have received an anony-
nous letter containing-in short. a
roposal Of marriage"
"Oh, no, Miss Brownei" exclaimed
ne class In horror.
Ladies', your attitude does you
redit." said the professor of econO-
les. "Er-by the way, is there any
erson connected with this seminary
hose initials are s. B.?"
prof. Sampson Boylett," shoutedi
lie class in economics In unison.
Then an extraordinary thing hap
ened. Behind Miss Brownies large
'ectacles a reddish hue. arising in
e neighborhood of either ear, spread
I'd expanded until 1t completely coy
ed her face.
Dear me. this Is very painful@
Miss Browne. 1.-The class
dismissed"
The class, released from its duties,
shed to the windows and looked out
ION the campus. II saw Miss Browne
lerge from the portals of the fa-
BUS institution of learning with
rried and yet furtiye step, if such
IN could be applied tO~any quality
attribute of Miss Browne. With
r umbrella folded in her hand. the
,fessor of economics picked her way
vn the gravelly walk toward the en-
nee. Then the class and Miss
)wne simultaneously perceived
ond figure, bent, irresolute, mid
aged figure approaching the same
tails from the classroom In Roman
.ory.
nd then occurred a peculiar phe-
lenon such as had never been
wn to happen during the memory
he class. For Miss Browne, instead
upon her resolute way
ard the gate, made q shert cut
'ss the sogsy Grsss-AIss Browne.
,se state of health was always
wn to be exactly commensurate
, the hyglenic condition Of her
shoes.
I'D, as an immovRble body encoun-
an irresistible force, so Miss
Iha Browne encountered Professor
ett beside the portals Of the Led
Seminary for Young Ladies. The
essor saw her, Strengthened him
and spoke.
among the Samnites there ex
q custom"-he began.
have always told my class" Miss
me remarked at the same mo
!, that the custom which re
ms the female half of the CON-
ty-"
'hich ! would be the last TO con
-"
rom taking the first step"
hen hints and gentle glanees
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fading toward the marriage con-
-
} effect a matrimonial proposition