The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-01-08
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Tfey can me :" Dot,'' My real name
is Der6thea, butthat being such mouth
full, l am generally khovp'as "Dot." I
am the youngest of three, and having
had my own way from my cradle, it was
not refused me last November when my
sister and her husband Offered. toAtake
me abroad with them for the winter
months. ''A ls-i.l 11r 's9i11iHf 'hit q
They had not long come from India,
and, being sensible people, and detest-
ing our changeable climate, and like
wise being in mortal terrorof their lives,
had deciqed on bidding adieu to the
English COAST unil kuch time as, the. san
should cSndescend 10 shihd there brice
more.
As far as l am concerned | am alwaFs
ready for change and excitement of
any }asf FL ~ s tS,EiSs FAr ss odd
"Ome, Dot, PACK up your traps and
Join u.s. Twas nothing 10th, and the last
week in Noveh4bers faand us coEnfott1
ably installed in the Hotel Angleterre,
at Biarritz, with the GLORIOUS sun pour
ing in at our windows, and the bluest
of blue ss4s dasRbg hRdut on thelr0sks
below.
[ hare heard some people say there
is heffing 20 seeat bfarritz. an, blind
and miserable creatures! Where are
your senses-where your eyes? Did
you ever lpol3 elsewhere upon such a
sea-suclirdtks3 Haye1 youf stood by
the Roeher de IA Verge and heard the
magnificent boom of the waves. as they.
came plunging into that cavern near,
and, being repplsed, dash, -indignantly
fifty Ess 1T SggySsEaf 4AaHsis, auhG
is not my style-not mine, certainly
little "Dot's, l'ryNo, indeed, the, idea
makes me die with laughing.
My sister Geraldine Tor Jerry" as.
/ persist in calling her, which makes
her very ynad) goes in for being delicate,
so Jack and I used to take long walks
and rides together; he is dear, good
old fellow, and we are tremendous
friends: but, somehow, notwithstand-
ing, after l hadPA9 ScoualeAef weeks
or so at Biarftz I began to feel the time
hang little heavily on my hands.
The kaet Tas aeknoEledgey rpY
s W 4 NV. Swt a eeHeetsonlof the q
lame, halt and blind, whom | believe
usually fSeqpeAt these plaeeSs aea make
life burden 70 one bt 'pe1pett1lly' re-
counting their several ills, ailments, etc.
Preserve me from-tbeR ALL -,
Well, as said bkfors, 1t was getting
a little slow for poor me, and [ was be-
ginning to wish had not left dear old
much-abused England, when | had an
adventure. Being hard put to it for
amusement. ITtwoabd sometimes FAKE a
book and sauntet DOWN. ia3Da the rocks,
there remaining for hours at time.
Lana "a desPyEte tam-Soy, and cam
climb snd.scramGle splendidly, mach to
the aitn0rance of Geraldine, whJ de-
clares that I get as bf'own rs Berry,
and nnyir@ds-sre 'TrvslfNrsrbe ,seea-,
HoweyV r-thse inaSsr i5e-tkue, seEallislelI
do, and one suspicious day (neverto be
forgotten. got good way out among
some dealFolA crafxS bits RfTrpcls anil;
finSiss kNsphg Lite cqTieT in Which u
Just fitted, l settled myself down easily
and 6egai g 1, sS Z 9EI s snd
/ fI read ON en- utsefy rss,sdless
of time and tide. Suddenly, however,
the pAhgsO hhn SerS seized me- Emlys
add my appetite never fails me),, and,
CHANGING at my miniature watch, I Dis
covered it was long past luncheon time.
Alas, Miss Rroughton! what have you
to answer for?
l seized my shawl and proceeded to