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Literary
September 18, 1884
Saint Mary's Beacon
Leonardtown, Lexington Park, Saint Mary's County, Maryland
What is this article about?
A bashful young man is subtly encouraged by a girl to kiss her by suggesting he experiment with stories from funny papers about young ladies' willingness to be kissed. He gathers courage and does so.
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OCR Quality
98%
Excellent
Full Text
He Experimented.—He was a bashful wooer, but there was a certain manliness about him which indicated that he only needed a little encouragement. She saw this, and she resolved on a policy of encouragement.
"Do you believe these stories in the funny papers," she asked, "about the willingness of young ladies to be kissed?"
"I—I really can't say," he replied. "They may be true." Then, gathering courage, he added: "I hope they are true," and he drew closer to her.
"It seems to me," she said, "that there is only one way in which a young man can discover whether they are true or not."
"And what is that?" he asked.
There was a brief pause. Then, with a far-away look in her eyes, she answered:
"By experimenting when he has the opportunity."
He experimented.
"Do you believe these stories in the funny papers," she asked, "about the willingness of young ladies to be kissed?"
"I—I really can't say," he replied. "They may be true." Then, gathering courage, he added: "I hope they are true," and he drew closer to her.
"It seems to me," she said, "that there is only one way in which a young man can discover whether they are true or not."
"And what is that?" he asked.
There was a brief pause. Then, with a far-away look in her eyes, she answered:
"By experimenting when he has the opportunity."
He experimented.
What sub-type of article is it?
Prose Fiction
Dialogue
What themes does it cover?
Love Romance
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Bashful Wooing
Encouragement
Kiss
Romance
Humor
Literary Details
Title
He Experimented.
Key Lines
"By Experimenting When He Has The Opportunity."
He Experimented.