Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 February 1910 — WHY THEY GIGGLED. [ARTICLE]

WHY THEY GIGGLED.

“Why girls giggle” has been made the subject of many inquiries. The ultimate reason is not yet known, but investigators hope for a solution some time. Meanwhile, the following, from the New York Evening Sun, may throw some light upon the mystery. Two young ladies were standing in front of the window of a dry goods store. “Tee-hee-hee!” giggled the first young lady. “Tee-hee-hee!” giggled the second young lady. “What on earth are you laughing at?” “Tee-hee-hee!” giggled the first. “It’s that —O dear!—it’s that man —tee-hee-hee! —behind the ribbon counter — Grrh! —in here! Oh, tee-hee-hee! On, ■tee-hee-hee!”

“Oh, tee-hee-hee! What’s he— Oh. tee-hfee-hee! What’s he been doing now?” —“lt’s—Oh, tqe-hechee! It’s t— y. hee-hee! —it’s the way he says good ihorning. O dear, O dear, O dear, I just know I shall die!” And as the fear of imminent doom laid hold of her she snorted into her handkerchief with such a merry emphasis that they both nearly died, but after a terrible struggle each one succeeded in straightening her face, and they entered the store and made for the ribbon counter as solemn as any judges, but somewhat more red in the face. “Good morning!" said the ribbon clerk. “Grrrrrh!” choked the first young lady.

“Grrrrrh!” choked the second young lady. The ribbon clerk had the pale voice and the feeble face of a man grown gray in the service of pleasing the ladies, but aside from that he was not quite so productive of merriment as the Pyramids. “Grrrrh!" choked the first young lady. , “Grrrrh!” choked the second Young lady. “Tee-hee-hee!” exploded the first young lady. “Tee-hee-hee!” exploded the second young lady. And turning suddenly away, the two little madams shook their shoulders as if with the ague, and every time either one stole a glance at the other there were such paroxysms of mirth as never were before on land or sea. “I want —” said the first young lady, turning round at last. “Oh, tee-hee-hee!” burst out the second young lady.

*Oh, tee-hee-hee!” burst out the first. “I—l want—’’ “Oh, tee-hee-hee!” gasped the other. Oh-oh-oh, tee-hee-hee!” “I want,” began the first young lady, “half a yard of —” “Grrrrh!" snorted the second young lady. “Grrh!" snorted the first. “Oh, tee-hee-hee!” giggled the second young lady, with vigor refreshed. “Oh, tee-hee-hee!” giggled the first. And as they weakly helped each other from the store, their handkerchiefs crushed to their faces, tottering, exploding, snorting, and weaving the richest designs of mirth with their shoulders and the backs of their heads, an old philosopher looked over from across the street and sadly said to himself: "I see I was wrong, for some of them have a sense of humor, after all.’* —Youth’s Companion.