Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 June 1882 — Couldn’t Behave Herself. [ARTICLE]

Couldn’t Behave Herself.

A Saratoga correspondent overheard two young ladies talking, and this is what thev said: “Well, I’m going home to*morrow.” “What for, pray ?” “Because I can’t behave myself.” “Well, out with it, Jennie, what have you been doing?” “Lots of things.” “Well give us the first.’, “You know Frank Kennedy, Nell?” “That soft, simpering fellow, that always tells you how charming you look?” Exactly. This morning I saw him coming and made up my mind to take him down. I put my diamond brooch in the chair, pin upward, and a?ked him to sit down “He sat, of course, and what then?’, “Hejumpted uDand yelled: “Oh, my —!’ ‘What’s the trouble?’l asked, ‘Nothing in particular, only I thought of an engagement at this very moment; youjnust excuse me.’ And oft he went, and would you believe it. Nell, the brooch was sticking to him. “That was awful Jennie,” and the two girls giggled together for five minutes. Nell broke the spell by demanding: “What next?” “Why’ you see, I was talking with that young sprig of a clergyman, the Rev. Tom Parsons. We had nearly tHiked each other to death, when, as luck would have it, he made some remarks about mosquitos. I was on my native heath at once, and began to tell him of my experience at Ruck" away. ‘Did they not bite very Bard ?’ inquired Rev. Thomas. ‘I wish Mr. Parsons,’ said I, ‘you could see my legs and Judge for yourself.’ ” “That was a horjid speech, Jennie. How could you say such a thing?” “Why, Nell, it popped out before I knew it.” “And what did Mr. Parson say.” He blushed clean to his eyes, and I ran away.”