Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 79, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1912 — COLLEGE GIRLS AS JOKERS [ARTICLE]

COLLEGE GIRLS AS JOKERS

D<m’t Always Get the Best of the Situations, as Witness These Two Episodes. - Barnard college girls turn off the same Initiatory stunts that girls in other colleges do. Now and then they go other girls a bit better, thanks to the inspiring effect of city life upon feminine invention. There is the story of the girl who met a handsome young policeman, for example. The fraternity to which she aspired had ordered the stunt of asking the first copper she met to marry her. “Officer,” said she, getting him by the hand and looking liquidly into his orbs, “I love you. Will you be mine?” , , “Will I?" said that stalwart limb in a foine brogue. “Sure, darlint, ye’ve come -to the right man. I’ll take ye as ye arre.” And before she could get away the policeman had smacked a large kiss right on her ruby lips. Then he released her, and rubbed his bristling mustache thoughtfully. “I’ll take ye, as I said,” he remarked. “I’m a man of me word. But I used to marrch a beat at Poughkeepsie, miss, and I’m ’ree to say-1 like the Vassar kiss better.” Another kiddie not long ago permitted a pay-as-you-enter car to pass her Then she set up a shrill feminize scream, tucked up her scanty petticoats and ran madly after the car' On the next corner the obliging conductor halted it. She put one foot on the step, deliberately retied her shoe and then looked up at him and smiled, "thank you.” “Don’t you mention it, miss,” said the conductor, who had watched the shoe-tying- operation with ardor. “The favor was to me.” The girl started away, blushing, when against all rules of the company he ran after her and pressed a small card into her unwilling hand. "That’s the schedule I’np on now, miss,” said he. “I pass this corner every morning at 9:15.” —Cincinnati Times-Star.