Show MRS a Its US SHARPE was a 7 three gi M unmarried 7 1 1 Ii tars still on her 1 1 hands She kept a c 5 41 genteel boardinghouse boardinghouse boarding boarding- house for single single- t 5 men No men with h. h their wives or grass grassa a widowers were admitted ad into the charmed circle of this domestic Eden Miss Arabella was poetically in Indeed she was more than suspected of having contributed sev sev- cral poetical effusions to the Bugle o of Freedom But Mrs Sharps Sharpe was a a. woman o of skill and energy her method of conducting conducting con con- ducting the tho matrimonial campaign was sharp short and decisive and andI I singularly successful Of the six original Mite Miss 8 Sharpes who I had been on her hands when she first opened her establishment t only three I A remained the other three had been provided with husbands out out of the rank of i leme w who been b en taken in and done for in snore more respects re reo than one Mrs Sharpes Sharpe's method of procedure was not only somewhat peculiar but very direct Her subjects were selected with great grent care and skill nor did she wait long before bringing matters to a cri en- sis She knew that delays were dangerous dangerous dangerous dan dan- in in such cases Yet Mrs Sharpe Sharps occasionally had a atou atou tou ton li h Bu subject and und she certainly certainty found one in Dr Phil Slow boy Upon his first appearance she had singled him out as a suitable husband for her daughter Arabella To 10 a certain e extent ex cx- tent the doctor played very ery readily into her Tier hands he read rend Miss Mias Arabella Arabella's Arabel Arabel- las la's p poetry etry and praised it But Dut here hereit it ended Mrs 1 Sharpe perceiving this now commenced her usual plan of opera- opera Attired in her best dress and cap she made mado 1 a formal request for a private interVieWs interview Dr took t the e et seat at into which he ho was waved by Mrs Sharpe apparently quite oblivious to the change in her de do- mean meanor orA or A very lovely day maam Mrs 1 Sharpe deigned ned no reply to this except by bl an au increased austerity of look and manner Doctor I am a woman and a mother Having ng no reason to dissent from this self evident fact Doctor did not dissent from from it On the tho contrary contrary contrary con con- he roundly asserted his isis belief in inthe inthe inthe the truth of this statement Mrs Sharpe frowned the cheerful easo erise eso of the doctors doctor's manner was far from pleasing herI herI herI her I repeat it Doctor I am ama a woman and a n. mother and as a woman and aud a mother I consider it to tobe tobe tobe be my duty to ask you what your intentions intentions in in- are in regard to my daughter Arabella I cant can't say that I have hat any particular ular alan intentions ma maam am And you have the tho face the audacity auda- auda it ity the heartlessness to say Bay that after doing everything in your power to win the affection of my poor girls girl's innocent confiding heart I 1 wasn wasn't t aware maam ma'am that it required required re re- re- re qt ired either ither audacity or any of the other th things n you mentioned As for your daughters daughter's rs r's affections I really have no occasion for them or in fact aff not now legitimately mine Its very easy talking Dr Slow- Slow boy but you'll youJI find that you cant can't throw dust into my eyes sirl sir No sir sirl you u must either marry her or take the consequences Im BOrr sorry to disoblige you se seeing ing you von make such a 11 point of it maam ma'am but but the fact filet is there is a certain person person per per- son eon who would woul 1 have a decided objection objection tion to my marrying yours or anybody any any- body eb elsea elss H dau daughter I 1 cant can't that sir I dont don't help suppose suppose sup sup- pose that my poor g girls girl's the first one wh whose em affections you have harp trifled d with ith not by no flO manner of means menns sir I want you yon to understand that there is such uch a thin thing AS law v sir and that this is s actionable I am aware that there is such a ahing athing athing thing hing as law maam ma'am also that it forbids for for- bids a a. man to have more than one wife wiCe I have a ti very good one at present pres pros ent who suits me very well though I IAm Im Am im m none the less lees obliged to you for your kind intentions in my favor Mrs Sharp sank sa back into her chair nearly breathless with astonishment and rate j You You you ou-you you perfidious villain Didn't i you rou tell me you was a a. single man I s-I 1 did dill you told lUG me that you ou j 1 I Ia Ji a J JJ J. J 2 f uJ took none nono but single men and I Hold told I you OU vou no lie The Tue fact is I am very sin single lc both in heart and person when away from Mrs I have hare rented rente the corner house at the head of the lle street and am api expecting my wife wita on the first filSt train to I have vO intimated that she might ht have e some sonic slight objection to my marrying your daughter but if you have any doubts on th the subject you ou can eats get ti it per personal onal expression of ot her views I hope you'll be neighborly Good morning maam inaam I |