New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-29
CAPTAIN KATE.

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me to Nine. WIS tonight, and be presented
| to Captain Kate, the new belle"
Thank you" | responded "but no more
| girls of the period for me, if YOU please
| had rather be excused
ooh, but you must see captain Kate 7 =
| ne went on, that's what they call her, be
cause Of the followers she has: she's worth
seeing
81 know che stvie,"' saiG, with ma
| jestic wave OF the hand. Bold eyes-blue
perhaps, black-probabjy rather tab. i'm
! meDse ehguon, laughs and cracks iokeu
| like trooper. and never says q word of
| sense Srepea: it, my fSiend. not any foS
| me ~
''Bns juss watt began Fred, and in.
Serrnpted with another wave Of the hand
| My friend, shall leave town this after
noon, for the lake; should like your com
pany, but if you choose to stay. 90 alone.
want nothing OF This Kate 81 any otheS
! woman
"'Pon my soul Il cried Fred, widening his
biUe eyes, what has come over you, the
king Of male t1irts Been bitten, Ell ~
No. simply Disguised" answered. loft.
II. I'm tired Of work and women and am
going to leave both. VIII you go!''
Not till next week then III follow
''All right, said, and we parted.
king of tlirts" Fred had called me, and
that term needs some explanation, fer
should regret having any of my friends
think me that most dBtestable affair, man
butterfly
was thirty, not bad looking, and a we'll
TODD young lawyer, possessed a nice little
property. l had due appreciation of
women-Gked most Of them extremely well,
loved none paid them some harmless com
ptilnents; chatted, walked and drove with
them. But as for firsisg-why ! spoke no
word of love; gave no fair lady any reason
for thinking l was in love, and Mrs. Grundy
gave me the appellatiOn OF q Male Fir"
Wen, never mind | didn't.
went down to the lake shore that after
noon and engaged rooms at private dwell
ing.
We have three boarders now" the plea
SAINT little lady said, land expect one more
tomorrow atternoon-a young relative
from the city-and there are Just rooms for
one more.
Those / engaged and domiciled myself
immediately in my quarters, but not at all
pleased with the prospective young lady.
There were two already, but harmless indi
viduals, l mentally observed at the table;
one studious damsel who wore spectacles
and looked at the ceiling. the other an in
valid and wife of the male bOarder. But
this coming girl''-who was she, and what
did she want to disturb my coveted peace
anu county lultU ZOE mo uOupC SlG
would be a dashing, slashing, panieF and
sash-end style OF girl. who would dare ne
into making love to her. and give me no
peace until I did. FIirtati0ns might be all
very well, but a fellow didn't want to be
dragged into it when he was in search of
peace and quiet. This was my men
tai style Of soliloquy until the coming
girH CAME. l watched her tgOm my window
as the hack set her down.
Small, dressed in gray, Tei7ed. That was
al sawo save two moderate sized trunks.
All, until cWo hours later I saw her at the
table. and took a private inventory. Rather |
below the medium height and slender in |
Agure; taITs with fame color in her cheeks; 4
Iall dusky brown, curling, or rather w2y !
ng, not quite to the shoulders and fied |
with blue ribbon from the smooth brow |
yes a quiet brown and clear as summer /
axe. That was all, l think, that ! noticed. .
No: the mouth was very sweet and pretty: |
ma fOtallT devoid Of that society smirls
md naughty curl. which are 80 decidedly /
epulsiFe in women. remember thinking |
i that and then quite forgetting Mss |.
Whiting until the following dayo
"a Sery quiet. sensible appearing and
atheT pretty young woman, have said TO
nyselfo land not Que likely 10 IGolesG anc
u anS waye''
! strolled ont 20 little asbor the aex;
oTenoons with a book in my hand, and
ounG Hiss Whiting. with . book ia Aey
and. seated in said arboHo
"a beg pardon I began: az Gli3 not
now 1he place was occupied"
% Make betieTe that it isn't" enc eaiG,
and come IN There is ample room. and
III 80 mucb interested 6H my book sna3
bali not even see you"
b@eling decidedly COMMUNICATED az the
losing sentence. seated myself on The
pposits bench and @peued NV book. But |
did not progress rapidly Miss Whiting
'as SO Interesting IN reposeo made such a
retty Eood-looking pictureo sitting there,
bat could noe but watch her.
How interested she seemed 60 be In her
oOko and how utterly ObllYiOus of INV
resenceS Was Z snch a fionentity, then!
began 20 feel very uncomfortable. If she
Toul6 only glance at me but she wouldn't
'nce ehe picked some crawling thing from
er dress, and tossed .: az She door, bus
ever glanced at me.
miss Whiting" said at Hengt6. opar.
Oh me, but ] am tired of making believe.
had rather think The arbor occupied"
Miss Whiting key; OF Yeadingo and oea-
wered quietly:
Very well: consider me 1ere''
Net to be ~OrsteG in this war. said
oidlyy ''Nel!. but want YOU to talk 10
le."
She closed her book, keeping one slender
and between the pages, and h1ted her
lildishly calm eyes to my face.
1t is a very pleasant dav Mr. Lester"
re said. with perfect gravity.
Decidedly" | responded.
Much cooler since the shower" she o.
rived.
1t is l assented.
Looks like rain in the east" she re-
arked.
ut does" said, and then we both
ughed.
Now" she said, Il hope vou viii let me {
, on with my book. 1t is Dickens Great t
expectations, and if you have ever read it,
IN can understand my interest" $
do you like Dickens?" / asked.
% No she said, Il love him. From the
'ening page to the fms, his books are gar l
ms of delight to me, lie interests YOU a
his meanest character, and enlists your c
mpathies not with one, but with all He q
inimitable-he is incompatible Others q
ay, in their style, be as interesting, to me I
ere is none like him.
A deeper flush had come into her checks. /
ID her eyes grew wider and darker. J
decidedly pretty now | informed nv s
IT, and really an intelligent little person"
After that, Miss Whiting and / were +
lie sociable. | sought her society. and
e did not ayiod me, but treated me pre- Il
,ely as she would younger brother. Not u
st that either, for she was little more a
served; and vet we had some very pleas
t chats together. She could talk sense G.
d prided myself on my abilities in that Il
e, and so almost weeo slipped by boo p
'e knew it, Il
y shink should SIND 81 gegy duil here
: for yOly' said 70 hes one day. "Odd. Z
,, when dreaded your coming So. Il,
She looked up w01dersnglyo "Dgsa6esS 81
: G0mirgd' a