The Republican journal., 1881-09-22
Bab's Fire Crackers.

sad FalrWeather OF New Ork to Count
Oscar Won Held, as the two young mel
We're strolling along the Inter den Lin,
den.
II have never yet known one of your
fair Americans" answered Won Held. III
fancy they are charming mixture of
personal grace and republican simplicity"
"Simplicty, You Europeans won't
find much Of that in our girls. Why,
they ought to be A |. We spend plenty
of money on them Now this Miss War
rem we're Just meeting, she's had thous
ands spent on her education"
Won Held responded with an inscruta
bic German $50" the only word Of his
native tongue that forcedits way through
his fluent and excellent English. He
found it impossible to conduct a conver-
saton both politely and prudently, with
out using the familiar syllable that lent
itself to amy meaning or covered all
meanings
'Shes with her father" FarWcather
went on. He's rich as CrWsus large
mill owner. III introduce You as they
pass.
"She is very beautiful, said Won Held.
''tall and slight, brown eyes, lovely chest
nut hair, and what perfect crimson on
what Il perfect check. She has the soft
ness and brightness OF your autumn land
scape, fancy and he flushed slightly in
the fashion peculiar to the German blonde.
But Won Held was neither bashful nor
awkward He was a tall, good looking
fellow Of thirty-tiVe, with long, yellow
moustache, pleasant blue eyes, much eX-
perience in the best society in Europe.
and much given to expressing his views
in neat, careful phrases.
''Georger' exclaimed Fairweather as
Miss Warren came near. '.she's grown
handsomer than ever She's got chic
That's from six months in Paris. Why,
that girls music alone cost at least ten
thousand dollars"
Then" observed Won Held. interroga-
lively, "she may be said to represent
capital invested 7"
"EXactly. Here they are" and the
count was duly presented.
Mr.. Waren's greeting was: "Glad to
make Your acquaintance, Sit. How are
you, sir 2" in a very loud voice, and with
show Of feeling perfectly at home. Then
he shook hands with the friendly grip
current among mill owners in Eastern
Massachusetts. The count bent his blue
eyes on him in the quetest observation,
and returned the "IIow are you sir !' and
the grip with that last test of true polite
ncss-the sacrifice of personal taste and
pride to put another, of inferior breeding,
ut his ease.
But Miss Warren was unimpeachable :;
dignilicd calm, slow of gaze, apt in
speech, everything that the father was
not
"Where did she learn it all ! How did
she come by that grace and propriety !'
asked the puzzled foreigner, when he had
parted from the Americans. "Is the
mother charming Z"
"Mothers a manikin," answered Fair
weather. dried-up party III black silk !:
never says much Dora Warren is the
new American girl just adopts luxury,
| accomplishments, manners, style, and
wears em as she wears her clothes-as if
they We're made to order expressly for
her. She's an only daughter, too going
to have fortune cool million at least"
'I've always been interested in Amer
lea" remarked Won Held just here. "Ihe
notion of republic has long held a sort
Of charm for me. | think must make Il
trip out there"
Fairweather kept a discouraging 81
lence, trowned slightly, and stared ut
some distant object.
"From boyhood," the count went ON,
GIVE had Il dream Of republicanism no
caste distinctions, only those Of personal
ed me strongly. feel our Old World
manacles OF dignities and preudiccs Slip
ping Oft. want something fresh, pure,
simple hope to find it in your country.
"Nou'll find nothing green (as we say
in America, count" answered Fairweath-
cr, with an attempt ut goodnature.
Then remembering an engagement, he
walked off muttering to himself: "Thc
fellows poor. He'd like some Yankee
money. Sorry introduced him. Dora's
a beauty"
A few days later when Won Held called
on the Warren family, he spoke of his in
tended trip, whereupon Mr.. Warren said +:
"Well, we can't brag Of castles. but III
show you mills. We shall be at our sea
side place at Rockport the Ist Of June.
Come there, and stay with US
Won Held explained While thanking
him, 81 OTTO America to gratity the long
ing OF years to enjoya young civilization ;
to find something more natural, more
vigorous, than our old type of humanity"
After the German had gone, Warren
nodded knowingly to his wife with !:
"Talk to the marines. I've found out all
about that count. Ancient family, splcn-
did education, nice old castle, but poor :
actually hasn't means to keep up the
place.
"He's gentleman" remarked Dora.
''What's that, miss 2" said Warren, in
the tone, half banter and half rcproof,
yet wholly pride and affection, with which
he always addressed this handsome crea-
ture he had the luck to call daughter.
"What's that, miss ?" \ gentleman, is
he. Well, we don't want him, do we
Let him keep his aristocracy, eh y
"There is something in birth and breed
ing, papa. Fairweather, with all his
money and all his boasting, can't impress
one as this quiet German does"
empress Whom does he impress,
miss, Ell? Me Or youg"
"Oh, have your joke, papa but you
know what mean perfectly" Dora was
never embarrassed about men. As an
American belle, she had too long been sur
rounded by admirers to treat their eXis-
tence otherwise than a matter of course.
SO she Strengthened her tichu in front of
the glass quite coolly, and met her own
reflected eyes with calm acceptance Of
their limpid beauty, that was something
more dignilied yet more vain than vanity
itself.
When she had left the room, Mr.. War
rem said to his wife, "Sarah, do you sup
pose our Dorry is taken with the foreign
fellow ?"
Mrs. Warren had strong claim to