Her First Truly Beau

The first beau appears about when we are iourteen or fifteen. There have been. of course. many little boy admirers, but according to a writer in the Elmira Telegram the genuine gallant does not materialize until we put on long1 dresses and commence mak ing ourselves up for young ladies, a comprehensive phrase that all g-irls will understand. He is usually the brother of some special chum of ours, and in this way vre are enabled to see him more often than if we had no reason for going to Ms house. Ie is exceedingly bashfiil before people, but can talk a blue streak when we are alone, lie squanders his allowance on ice cream, soda ánd caramels, and on rare occasions invites us to a church sociable or concert. He is always one of the group of youths who wait outside the church or Sunday school door, and he is the one to escort us to our homes on such occasions. We are teased unmercifully about him and really enjoy it, though pretending to be f earf uil y indignant and provoked about it. This sort of thing goes on until something happens, as some things have a way of doing, and either he goes away to college or we leave for boarding school, or perhaps a quarrel or change of residence occurs. At any rate years perhaps will roll away before we see a bearded man who can bear the slightest resemblance to a young, rosy-cheeked boy.