_Nine Stages of a Love Story_
First place, I dropped my eye on her,
And she dropped hers, so blushfully!
Then I "dropped in,"--her sire sold fur,--
Then "dropped a line," most gushfully.
I dropped a deal of ready cash
On her and her relations,
Then dropped some hints--that course proved rash--
About her "expectations."
She dropped on me, daring to ask
_Such_ questions. Here I stopped her.
Her--bankrupt--sire then dropped the mask,
And I--well then, I dropped her!
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DEFINITIONS.--Mater: One who finds _mates_ for her daughters. Check
Mate: A husband with money.
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[Illustration: "THE MISSIS" WOULD OBLIGE
_Philanthropist._ "I'm sorry to see you in this condition, Parker. I'm
afraid you'll miss the lecture to-night."
_Parker._ "Oh no, I shan't. I'm goin'--shtraightome."]
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