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Literary
May 13, 1910
Washington Standard
Olympia, Thurston County, Washington
What is this article about?
Humorous dialogue in Harper's Weekly where 'little Blinks' shares a story of a professor waiting 20 years to marry his love, and 'the genial philosopher' counters that he's waited 35 years through his marriage's daily delays, calling the professor a 'piker.'
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ROMANCE OF MATRIMONY.
Harper's Weekly.
"There's romance for you," said little Blinks, putting aside his morning paper. "This paper has a story of a college professor who met a beautiful girl twenty years ago, fell in love with her at first sight of her altogether. Now, after waiting for twenty years, he is rewarded by leading her to the altar as his bride. Just think of it, waiting twenty years for a wife."
"What of it?" asked the genial philosopher. "There's nothing extraordinary about that, I've waited thirty-five years for mine."
"You? Waited thirty-five years? Why I thought you'd been married that long," said little Blinks.
"I have," said the genial philosopher. "That's how I know how long I've waited, I've waited for her to get her gloves on about three years. I've waited for her to change her hat about four years. I've waited while she said just one word to the cook for at least five years; I've waited upstairs: I've waited downstairs: I've waited at church: I've waited at theater, and I have waited in cabs, omnibuses, taxies, motorcars, and the Lord knows what else besides. Fact is, Blinksy, I've waited so long so often, and so long so often and so regularly that between you and me that little college professor of yours, with only one wait of twenty years strikes me as a miserable little piker."
Harper's Weekly.
"There's romance for you," said little Blinks, putting aside his morning paper. "This paper has a story of a college professor who met a beautiful girl twenty years ago, fell in love with her at first sight of her altogether. Now, after waiting for twenty years, he is rewarded by leading her to the altar as his bride. Just think of it, waiting twenty years for a wife."
"What of it?" asked the genial philosopher. "There's nothing extraordinary about that, I've waited thirty-five years for mine."
"You? Waited thirty-five years? Why I thought you'd been married that long," said little Blinks.
"I have," said the genial philosopher. "That's how I know how long I've waited, I've waited for her to get her gloves on about three years. I've waited for her to change her hat about four years. I've waited while she said just one word to the cook for at least five years; I've waited upstairs: I've waited downstairs: I've waited at church: I've waited at theater, and I have waited in cabs, omnibuses, taxies, motorcars, and the Lord knows what else besides. Fact is, Blinksy, I've waited so long so often, and so long so often and so regularly that between you and me that little college professor of yours, with only one wait of twenty years strikes me as a miserable little piker."
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
Dialogue
Prose Fiction
What themes does it cover?
Love Romance
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Matrimony
Waiting
Marriage
Humor
Satire
Professor
Bride
What entities or persons were involved?
Harper's Weekly
Literary Details
Title
Romance Of Matrimony.
Author
Harper's Weekly
Form / Style
Humorous Dialogue On Marital Waiting
Key Lines
"I've Waited Thirty Five Years For Mine."
"Fact Is, Blinksy, I've Waited So Long So Often, And So Long So Often And So Regularly That Between You And Me That Little College Professor Of Yours, With Only One Wait Of Twenty Years Strikes Me As A Miserable Little Piker."