Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-09-19

Ir rcop'c have their troubles
ono IS from sorrow free;
t. haye zen fold more than thou hast.
n h d. not growl like thee.
k,yie I. Richards, IN Ballou's Magazine,
BY LAND AND BY SEA.
dyl of Ultra-NIarine, in Six Clauses
and a Climax.
CLAUSE THE FIRST.
. cadets ball at Annapolis is in
ress. To 1t have been hidden many
ose who We're once cadets but are
officers on men-of-war, have actu-
been to sea and visited foreign
!, which makes them assume tray
airs and display in various ways
convictions that there is nothing
left in the world worth seeing.
tenant Green (who is leaning.
MT the columns of the BALLROOM
looking at the dancers with mild
bsity) remarks to Lieutenant Simp-
similarly engaged) that it reminds
dye know, OF the Nautch dance
[aw in Calcutta, and Lieutenant
kSon responds t lat it is somewhat
that, but, dye know, it reminds
more OF the japanese Saki-naki.
b they both looked extremely tray
to the intense envy of several new
It's who are within hearing.
his conversation also reaches a par
ink ears belonging to q small dam
seated near by, who, however busy
may be in smiling away the sense
er midshipman escort, nevertheless
! time to curl up her lip and make
Ements not at all tlattering to the
%ltcnants. She asks her midship-
if he thinks those great men used
lance and deport themselves like
inary mortals when they. were at the
denny; and he is quite pleased st
sarcasm, because-although he
etly admires Lieutenants who have
n to Calcutta and Japan-he is very
|ing to have them disparaged for
ng to know more than he.
rawls Green to Simpson again: ''see
Commodore's wife over the way?n
kmpson doesn't know the Commo-
wife, but is unwilling to &C
ledge not knowing anything or
Udy, so he mods and gazes at a
gaunt lady in black. whose hair
conversation alone have escaped
ravages of time.
Hang it. not that one" says Green.
hat old party looks like q Peruvian
nna. Here's Mrs. Commodore on
side. Stout woman, with black
mantilla. Reminds one of Span
fandango. Wonder who she's got
ow:a'
y know him." replies Simpson, "it's
L, First Lieutenant on board the
kSpur. Fellows call him Gentle
unit because his initials are G. H.,
then he sets up for a sage. TIC
II him talk you'd think he was u:
as the everlasting hills and as wise
Solomon. He's a pretty good sort,
Pugh, and has been almost every.
ere. met HIM at Algiers when we
Pc stationed there year before last
|Looks rather young and conceited
pms to me-" Thus Green: "Coms
Pig and let's have some punch
Pcre's a feast Of reason and a flow o
|wl going on in the next ROOM"
Filter which they depart, and tn,
ner OF the pink ears, who has beer
|ckedly listening all the time, quit
(rees with MI. Green in his summar,
Mrs. Commodore's escort. Betor'
has time to escape, however, tina
Fy catches sight Of her, beams atfably
('' turning in their promenade, say
|mething lnaudible to her partner. FL
Pks resigned, glant es across tn
|om, mutters, "Deliehted, Pm sure,
Fla face not all indicative of delight
~ then the twain descend upon tn
|Fner, where the pink ears are grow
somewhat pinker, and have calle'
Pair OF brown eyes to assist in holdn n!
P !ndl gnation meeting over the idea o
py ones being unwilling at an intro
Fction to them.
'Ny dear Angelina" begins Mrs
oMmodore, etfusively, s.what q facult
nave for hiding in snug corners
itching, people, and I've no doub
'!slng clever, wicked things abou
ZEN. Mss Owen, Mr.. Dale" (N1
Se does the bow listless and Mis-
wen the nod frlgid). "Miss Owen /
California, and [ am her chape
as we'll as very fond Of her"
=" Aich does not necessarily folio,
, any means" interrupted Dale
iH. | a believe that no one woul
Ho 1t a dit1iculttask to be fond of you
,.asge.' And he bows as if he ha
Nv L good thing and made a friend c
VI lor life at q very tritling expense
Inc INDICATION meeting is unani
.ously indignant. ''Mr, Dale is kin
;.'ogh to exert himself as much fo
own glory as mine. His conscious
~ VI merit is its own reward" CThe
, .lcr mldshipman, who has not mel
i''sa ,aancing): Eyes, 1 will dane
nale mentally Dea
'VSl'res, girls"
,H4ssellna %(whirling off).-''such COL
CLAUSE THE SECOND.
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