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Show HIS SECOND BAD "BREAK." Departing Visitor Meant Well, But Was Unfortunate. Do Jinks always wanted to say the right thing, but somehow ho novor could. Ho had been spending a couple of wooks in a Wisconsin town, and on tho ovonlng set for his doparturo met Miss Do Vorcy, a very pretty young lady, to whom ho had bcon Introduced when first ho arrived In tho placo. "And aro you going to-night, Mr. Da Jinks?" sho said. "I'm so sorry wo haven't seen moro of you during your stay." "Pray, don't mention It," ho returned re-turned with an excess of gallantry. "Indeed it has been all my fault, Misa Do Vercy." A fow momonts later ho saw his ralstako, but could find no chnnco to atono for it, until, as ho was about to loavo for tho depot, one of hla frlonds suggested: "You haven't said 'Good-bye' to Miss Do Vorcy, havo you? Hero was n chanco that was not to bo lost. Turning to tho fair damsel, with tho sweetest and most gracious smilo, ho said: "Indcod, I havo, old boy. I had the Iilcasuro of saying 'Good-byo' to Miss Do Vorcy hrst of nil." And thon ho went his way, bollov-Ing bollov-Ing ho hnd "dono himself proud." Brooklyn Englo. |