The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-08
a sea.side S4sry--An Old CoioncI's
Gossip at Newport.

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The Newport correspondent OF q bos.on
p,per tells this story, which may or may nor
he tr,,e. but il good reading for a summer
evening a., ,,.o,
The T,;azza of q seaside hotel is the place
To sfndy human mature, and to amuse ones
self II, a ou,et. cynical way. L nave derived
,nmch endowment ia this direction from the
remarks of a queer old gentleman nave mel
hero and who seems to have taken quite
fancy TO me. He is q fine, miiitary.l ookin"
man. tall. with iron-gray hair and gf'zzi.
mo,tstache. knows everybody, ana seems
rhorongbly at home here; but If some Oh
these STYLISH people could but know no" NJ
lets daylight Into their history ana actions'
and how mereilessly he ridicules theE as-
sumptions, they would have good cause W
hate and fear him. e.n .,,
T,ast evening. while smoking our atter-sup-
nor CIGAR on the verandab, my attention was
called by the old gentIeman's boWinS 10
pair OF young ladies who swept ny, arms
around each others waists, i'll all the ele-
cance and dazzle of full dress. One was
blonde of the purest type, petite, golden
haired. with complexion like aIaDaster,
and perfect features tue othera tall, lialshtf
brunette, whom "piquant' best descfioe.'
I made SOME remark about their attractive.
ness aYes,'' returned the old soldier,
q nretty, graceful, and oiie Of them rich blt
mo more heart to either than to a toy bal
Ioon.v care they not sisters, them J
asked. @Ob, no, and their being here TO-
cether is what puzzles me, for they nave
always been rivals and enemies. You saw
how lovingly they held each other as they
passed. We'll, that's woman style the wofia
Ofer.
THEY ARE SIMPLY FRIENDS PRO TEN.
for q purpose--probably making common
cause against some OF the opposite SEX: I'VE
wears ago that tall one was engaged to Il
Young fellow from st. Louis-her parents
choice. | always liked and piticd him, for
he was good fellow. though rather soft ana
perveless. He thought his eyes of her, anu
she--playcd with him and loved another
man. with whom she had clandeStlne meet
inrs. To her affianced she was by turns
cold, loving, cruel, and inditlerent--and II
broke his heart. 1t did really, for when she
broke off the engagement, us she ana OF
course, despite her parents prayers and en-
treaties, when the other man was larry ell
shared, he Just went into quick conslilhp-
ton and died"
"Did she marry the other?" l asked.
Eyes. three wears ago, and is reasonably
fond of him, | believe. lie will be here this
week If he is not now. But the other, her
little blonde companion, and sort of cousin,
1 believe, has
STRANGER HISTORY STILL.
Four years ago, when she was sixteen, she
Tel! in with a poor young fellow OF two years
more existence, but no more sense. Iney
loved. according to the novels, wildly, nndly,
passionafeIy, and life seemed insupportable
when separated But circumstances and her
fathers removal to the West seemed about to
sever theul, when an clopement, secret
marriage, prompt confession, and the or
thodoX .. Bless you, my children" cut the
Gordian knot. They lived like babies year
on her fathers bounty, when they discovered
they did not love each other so madly, &c,
as they thought, and Il divorce left them free
to seek other mates. He has already got one,
she is here on the war-path. as you see, and
such Is life.
The old colonel babe me good night here,
and walked over to the window of Il private
parlor whence issued strains of music. Here
half dozen OF the jCuneSSe doree HAD Il
cabinet piano, fruit and champagne lunch,
and inside, several interested spectators, one
waiter included, outside. One of the young
ladies was singing " Ah, mon fills from the
"Prophetc," with voice and method that
would grace the lyric stage, and the gay
scene in the room WAS but another phase OF
hotel life in this city by the sea.