The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-08-24
BELLA's GLOVE.
True story of California watering Piac

"Well, girls, what shall We do to-
dayw
1t was on the broad piazza Of the
Baden-Baden Springs one of the sum-
mer hostelries in the Santa Cruz noun
tains. Not man to be seen--the long
piazza was a vista of skirts. At one
end sat the matrons. either doing some
one of those numberless things called
..fancy-work," or else retailing their
household troubles. At the other sat
the young ladies, some with novels in
their laps, some idle. They were gaz-
ing listlessly across the garden to the
disused croqret ground.
No one said, Lets play croquet."
No, indeed, there had been a pitched
battle ON the croquet ground the day
before. Miss Helen Winn had re-
marked that she named no names, but
when person was wired she did not
think it fair for her to move her ball
when the others were not looking.
Upon this Miss Tille Robertson had
burst into tears. and sail that Miss
VIM was "a hateful thing" Miss
Carrie Bunner, partner 10 her Of the
tears, Immediately laid down her NAL
let with great dignity, and ostentatious-
Is escorted Miss Robertson from the
ground, saying, "There now, Title"
'fNever mind Them" etc., eli Of which
was inexpressibly goading to the other
side.
By way of showing the two seceders
how unnecessary they were, two other
ladies took their places, and the game
for while was conducted in tho smooth
est manner, and the conversation in
sugared tones. From the fact, how
ever, that they came home in four df-
ferent directions, it is supposed that
something went wrong John, whose
duty it was to put away the mallets
and balls after ladies used the ground,
related on his return TO the Kitchen,
that he 'found them there mallets
scattered all over creation. Jest where
them gals flung EN- when the game
bust up
No, although they had all made up"
since, the influences upon the whole
were not favorable to that game which
stirs the feminine soul so deeply. BY
the way, was the woman ever born
who would not cheat at croquet il she
got chanccp
well, girls, what shall we do To-.
dayp' twas Bella Chester who spoke.
Now Bella had not been mixed up in
the quarrel OF the day before. II there
was one thing she did not care for IL
was croquet without gentlemen. II Is
unnecessary. then, to tell you that she
was coquettlsb But she was pretty,
too, was Bella--bewitchingly pretty.
And yet she was not so pretty tina,
other women did not like her, for they
did. There are two kinds Of pretty
women.
LETS go to the springs" said Helen
VIM, land watch them bottling the
waters"
"Pshaw! said Bella, "there's only an
old man and boy there. Girls" she
went on, 81 have an idea. How far Is
1t from here to Santa Maria College"
About six niles" said Helen.
Then I'll tell you what let's do
Wen have the rockaway team hitched
up, and get John to drive us over
there. It's vacation time now, and the
students have gone. Wen have the
monks show us all over the buildings,
the mission church, aud everything
They're not monks" said Carrie
BSunner, with an air Of wisdom miss
p 1''n was Catholic,) "thcy are
We'll, Ia Ike to know what tho an.
ference II" said Miss BELLA htisrly "
"!--don't--know," said Miss csrr,o
weakening; "but you must co,I a ,han,
fathers anyway" wv" '"''''
"I'll call them anything ,hov III. ,
said Miss Bella. but come v;yr,u M,
90 and get ready"
In fifteen minutes five Of tho o,r,.
were all ready. They had simply M,
on immense straw hats and very ugly
busters. Their gloves were veterans
their shoes substantial, but not bcauti
full. In short, they were attired q
sensible girls should DO for d ride owe
f8 u California road in summer,
But the minutes passed, and Bell
did not come. John chewcd tobacco
aud soothed his illpatient horses w tbe'