The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1865-10-25
Married FlirtatioDs.


nonred ont ts maoic sadness were floating over the
crowd that filed the ballroom oftbe fashionable Wash
ington hotel; there was the stir and the murmur of
separating couples and the ill-suppressed vawns of
weary tTaIl a6yyers that follow in He wake Of every
waltz Kate Ewyn stood in the recess of the window
rosss y her bonne gl While bar ba oa eTas van
dered anxously from one place to another evidently in
Gnest of some familiar face which tbev could not dis
doyer
There were few more beautiful faces than her own
even in that festive crowd where half the bellies in the
Union had brought diamonds and their eyes
land Rather beneath the radrIn SIZE with the fragile
deI;cacy Of fairy her con1nIexion had tie transparent
yaxen bloom that Won look for on in children while
her heavy bands of Golden hair Law over her somewhat
low forehead in ripping waves oI amber. Very dark
blue eyes translucent as sapphire of the first water
and little crimson mouth, curved like Cupids bow,
rave an additional piduancv to her face and altogether
She was as perfect specimen of the radiant blonde as
one often sees out of a picture gallery or a novel
Suddenly her cheeks bIossomed into roses and her
cant gentlemen languidiv sauntered toward her.
Charley thought you were never comingl"
"Pve oniy been down in the sunper-room for a few
minutes nv dear: sorry you've missed me, ANYTHING
| can do for YOU now?6
ssYes-do get nv shawl and fan and wen 90 up stairs
It's after o'clock, aud am completely tired out"
Couldn't dear" said Mr. Ewyn breaking moss
rosebud from his wfe's bouquet and fastening it iaun
tily in the button-hole of his coat I'm engaged for
| three waItzes and a quadrille Miss Raymond would
neyerforoiye me for desertinp her"
Katps Iins curIed hauobtiiy and n deeDer shade of
crimson stole into her face
"Jfalous, eh?' laughed her husband patting her
bright hair lightly. tNoW, Kate, that little too silly
of you. Don't you know at place like this man is
expected to make himself generally agreeable to the
ladies? Pray, my DEAR don't become so absurd and
ridiculous as to -"
"And So interrupted Mrs Etwyn, bitterly, "yOur
wfe's wishes and convenience are second to Miss Ray
mond's Will"
''The green-eyed monster has certainly invaded your
| naoca IN Iovar1 soid Mt Fi,vyn WTTnon nv word
have always given YOU credit for little more common
/ sense"
/ 'sChares" said Kate quietly and without needing
the careless sarcasm of his tone 'I am weary of the
Washington. VIII yoq, take me home?''
why, Kate! after all your anxiety to pass winter
in this gleat centre Of social and political life: You
dulge yol with season at Washington"
81 know it, Charles, she meely answered, trying to
suppressthe tears that were brmmng 10 her eyes but
have ateast learned the folly of seeking real pleasure
anywhere but in the precincts Of ones own home MY
taste for gayety is entirely satisfied, and you can't I'M
agine hoy hOmesick teehow anxious to see the dear
! little ons again. When will you take me home,
| Charles?
Next week. perhaps, my loVe-or the week after, If
| you positively insist upon it,
! '0h Charles why not go tomorrow"
"Imposiibe Kate | am positively engaged for every
'1ngagci," repeated Kate, opening her blue eyes
| II knew nothing Of these arrangements before
mo, my dear, suppose nog, SAID EIwyn, laziIy.-
'Did you imagine I was going to come and ask your
permission every time wanted to drive out with lazy
or smoke cigar with two or three gentiemen!
Charles EMyn looked after her with an amused express
"ShesJ Jeaious, as liyeH' he muttered Jealous of
Aurora Raymond and the pretty widow Wen, let her