The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-01-02

/ One looked up Won0efingIy. "Dfea0ed my
coming?"
Eyes; feared you would be one of the
slashing kind. and would dress to kill and
talk me wild AID give me no peace"
"What gave you that idea ?"
IL don't know, unless it was being bored
to death by my chum, Fred German, about
| Captain Kate the belle of the season, and
thought you might be her STYLE"
"And did you ever see this Captain Kate
asked Miss Whiting, lifting her calm lakes OF
eyes to mine.
"No; but 1 can imagine her." answered.
"And what do you imagine her like (!
| Thereupon 1 gave her description very
much as had given Fred, and closed by say
"Now, that style of girl can OF tolerate,
and fe,rinp Won were one of them, no wonder
dreaded you"
"Then you do not consider me at all like
Captain Kate ?" she queried, archly.
mot at ALL" said decidedly. GAS told
| YOU in the beginning, but for you I should
feel stupid and dull. Your society renders it
very pleasant, and you are in all things the
| opposite to my fears.
"Oh, thank you !"
She said it so dryly that I looked up to
she was reading, and her face was as calm as
usual.
The next day Fred came. I was standing
at the gate when he came up from the hotel,
and, after the greetings, Fred brought his
! hand down on my shoulder.
$50, Ben, my boy, you jumped from the
| frying pan into the tire, didn't you. Ha ha !!
good joke. How did you like herr"
turned iu establishment. Like who z
what do you mean ..-
"Why, Captain Kate, Of course"
- %lo,,1v
l replied with dignity.
"What! don't Miss Catherine Whiting
board here with her step-aunt, Mrs. Dear
| borne?'
jumped at least three feet into the air.
"You don't mean" I began, while Fred
interrupted coolly:
"As jumpist you are successist As a
stupid blockhead you also excel Yes Miss
Whiting is Captain Kate"
but Fred" said, helpessly. "she is SO
| innocent and childlike. and rarely pretty, and
SO sweet and quiet"
can put on" said Fred, shaking his head,
"She is regular firt, and those are her ar s.
She's weaving her nets around you, see,
successfully"
The emotions of my heart I should find
difficult to explain. But found Miss Whit
| ing in the arbor, halt an hour later, after
Fred left, and lifted my hat With flourish
and knelt at her feet
"Au honor to Captain Kate" said, in
mock humility. .-...
She closed her book with almost yawn.
| you've found out, she said; who told
you?"
Fred. And shall I ask pardon for re-
marks made yesterday ?"
| "Certainly not she said sweetly. You
| had never seen me then"
now 7 hovo q nrnnncitinn RI ,Noka -
I began. We are to spend several weeks
together here, and report calls you terrible
hirt-"
$50 it does you," she interrupted "I
heard Of you before left town."
| every WE'LL" continued, "the more need
Of nv proposition. It is this. Let US enter
into league to have q grand Irritation; each
knowing there is no danger of q broken heart
on either side. Thus we have nothing to fear,
nothing to guard, and can be very happy
But what is the need 2" she asked. We
haint f1irted before-why need We now"
because we couldn't help it; and it is
better to 60 about it with Q full understand
ing than to sly about it in the old way.
Thinking you harmless, Miss Whiting, 1
could have gone on all summer and never
dreamed of flirting. Knowing you to be
Captain Kate. I shall suspect you of mali
cious intentions every move you make. There
fore, let Us agree to q Irritation, and all will
be we'll"
81 agree" she said, archly; "and here is
nv hand on it" She gave me her hand-I
remember thinking how soft and shapely it
was-and I raised it to my lips.
"Would your heart come with it? l said,
and she laughed merrily.
bravo good beginning! see you are
no amateur she cried; and we launched on
the sea Of Irritation.
I told Fred of our arrangement the follow
ing day. thought he looked pleased.
"All right, old fellow" he said, shaking
my hand heartily. ~ am glad to know you
are not my rival. for am in earnest. 1 want
to marry Miss Whiting, if can, and didn't
like to think l was fighting against you. You
are quite sure you are in earnest?'
| "Qulte sure" answered. $50 on, my
dear boy. with my blessing; but don't marry
her until leave, and SO spoil our Irritation. !"
| "Ob, no shouldn't think of it under q
year. My business won't permit, and l sup
pose she will be willing to wait, and Fred
looked as grave and thoughtful as il it were
settled.
| mo doubt she will wait any length Of time
you suggest" said, SO dryly that Fred looked
up, quizzically. Seeing me perfectly serious,
! he continued:
"And, Ben, couldn't you-seeing you have
no intention there yourself-couldn't you
speak good word for my prospects? Speak
about that uncle of mine that went to India
twenty years ago and has never been heard OF
since You couldn't put that in though; just
say he went there, and am the only heir"
| I assured Fred that would do so. "Just
as we'll as not" said. "Will bring your per-
fections all to light and say nothing Of your
failings." Fred thanked me warmly, and we
parted.
Captain Kate was in the garden when re-
turned. she was dressed in blue, thin
eauze stuff, and trill of lace at her throat
and wrists. She looked exceedingly pretty,
and l told her SO.
Good" she cried. bringing her shapely
hands together. ~ dressed purposely to
make you pay compliments, and have sue
ceeded. Am really, truly pretty"
| "Really and truly echoed.
| "And my eyes are not bold, and l do not
seem like a trooper"
"Your eyes are the sweetest in the world,
and YOU seem like an angel"