Wit and Humor of America, The Vol 02

<h2>THE TWO SUITORS</h2> <h3>BY CAROLYN WELLS</h3> <p>Once on a Time there was a Charming Young Maiden who had Two Suitors.</p> <p>One of These, who was of a Persistent and Persevering Nature, managed to be Continually in the Young Lady's Company.</p> <p>He would pay her a visit in the Morning, Drop In to Tea in the Afternoon, and Call on her Again in the Evening.</p> <p>He took her Driving, and he Escorted her to the Theater. He would take her to a Party, and then he would Dance, or Sit on the Stairs, or Flit into the Conservatory with her.</p> <p>The Young Lady admired this man but she Wearied of his never-ceasing Presence, and she Said to Herself, "If he were not Always at my Elbow I should Better Appreciate his Good Qualities."</p> <p>The Other Suitor, who considered himself a Man of Deep and Penetrating Cleverness, said to himself, "I will Go Away for a Time, and then my Fair One will Realize my Worth and Call Me Back to Her."</p> <p>With a sad Visage he made his Adieus, and he Exacted her Pledge to Write to him Occasionally. But after he had Gone she Forgot her Promise, and Soon she Forgot his Very Existence.</p> <h3>MORALS:</h3> <p>This Fable teaches that Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder, and that Out of Sight is Out of Mind.<span class='pagenum'><SPAN name="Page_230" id="Page_230"></SPAN></span></p> <hr style="width: 65%;" /> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />