The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-10-16
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My!' responded the yellow-b banged
girl with sweet smile, 81 thought we
had them all. Ma says she has never
seen so good year. The men just
swarm everywhere, and we girls all
enjoy, 1t. Some fun in wearing ones
best dresses now"
"Who Is your particular escort2"
ION! no particular one. You see
there are always more girls than men,
SO or course one don't want to be mean.
Did you know that Sir John Dinwiddie
was stopping at our hotel?.'
mo, no; but isn't that grand. Have
you met him yetp'
Yes indeed. Every day we pass
nm on tho piazza. The girls are Just
rs he smitten with any one particu-
edly. 0>'
"IIow should 1 know?" smiled the
blonde archly. But they all say he
looks ut mo most"
docs he converse well?'
es indeed, so Mrs. Smith SAYS,
anu one uay L overheard him tell an
other gentleman that Americ:, had bet
ter looking women than his own me- co,'n-
try, ana ma said he must be u smart
man."
GLOW did you get an introductionpn
"Oh, L haven't been Introduced. but
being in the same house of course we
feel as though lie were one of us. and
then there is an Italian nobleinan.
lie is just simply divine. Such a tip
ure, such m0ustache and--oh, NV
dear, the expression Of his ewes is too
nice and melancholy for anything. lie
Is II f;.v"rite with the girls.,'
docs he tlirt much?"
mo; he spends most of his time with
the gentlemen. They drag him Off
when he is dying to be with us. Ma
told pa she knew he was unhappy, for
she had overheard these men talk by
the hour to linn OF boats and guns and
horses, and she wanted pa to exert
himself TO Lelp the poor fellow get rid
OIL them, and pa grinned in that sncaky
way that always irritates ma, and
walked away. lie must have some
awful trouble on his mind, for he al
ways looks 80 pale of mornings and his
eyes Kind OF red, rs though he had been
crying, and once heard him mutter:
Bah! always left, III never trust three
of Il kind again."
'llow tragicl" murmured the bru-
nette, selecting some pink handker-
chiefs. "What could he mean?"
"Why, women, of course; but how
SAL TO be deceived by three of them.
Ma tried u interest pa and get the
young man IN our set, but pa got
awfully hutfed and ordered us never
to speak OF that "dissipated knaye"
again. But pa never had any reason"
"Who else is there?n
swell, I don't know all their
names. We girls follow the registers
pretty closely, but there are 80 many
cranslents we get confused. L did know
the names of nearly hundred, but
somehow they slip"
NWell, you are gayer than we. We
nave only twenty at our place"
'Ohl you poor dear"
but two OF them are married and
80 jolly"
"Well that is nice, Pm sure; how
many ladies?''
mot more than 150; of course it is
gayer than last year. Then we had
only ton and all married but one, and
he got engaged right away. We have
hop every Wednesday night, and
sometimes they come in and dance
with four or five of us, and the brunette
glanced triumphantly at the blonde,
who was apparently absorbed in the
purchase Of Il pair of hideous black
stockings.
'iave you danced with either yeti"
and the blue eyes had a shade OF envy
i'll their azure depths.
u "No, but it will soon be my turn.
There are only forty yet that have not
been asked, and it is only August.
"Well, Pm glad you're having 80
Jolly u season; but ma is waiting and
| have oceans Of shopping," echoed tho
blonde.
Good bye, DEAR" chirped the dark
haired beauty, "and Pm glad you are
not having a dull time. Come and see
me when we all get homo, and I'll tell
you the rest Of my conquests."