| Show AN improbable YARN A chicago man too bashful to talk to a pretty widow F 1 I know its the general supposition and the rockbound rock bound belief on the part of the most women that really bashful men dont exist anywhere off the farm said a south bide man to a chicago herald reporter but I 1 know one woman who is convinced can flourish and become confirmed right hers in the city with tho board of trade as a stamping ground the lady I 1 speak of is a charming young widow who lives with her parents in an elegant residence away out south the bashful gentleman has been acquainted with this pretty little widow for and a short time ago asked her to go to the theater I 1 dont know how he ever nerved himself up enough to make the request bui he did and the young comans womans father who is quite friendly with the bashful man suggested that they use the family carriage so he rode down to tho mansion on the uli nois central and the elegant carnage 01 the widows father rolled up to the front door to take them to abo playhouse play house the widow was handed in and settled herself in the back seat then the bashful man to her surprise took a seat directly opposite her and the carriage rolled out on ano boulevard and toward the city the pretty little widow exhausted all the arts of which she was possessed and being a widow you may believe they were numerous to apprise the bashful man ot the fact that it woula be proper for him to take a seat by her side but he was moro afraid of her than he ever was ot a panicky wheat market tho widow wanted to laugh and yet she felt silly sitting over there alone with carriages passing whose occupants could see her isolation all her hints however were of no avail and she finally said air if you are quite convinced that I 1 will not bite please sit over here it looks much better you can snuggle into your own corner it you want to and go to adeep I 1 will not bother you he crouched into his corner all the way to the theater responding sp with hesitating monosyllables to her efforts at conversation the home gnp was just as bad and this man is one of the grassiest brassiest brass iest brokers on the floor of the board ct trade |
