The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1884-05-10
lust AS SHE TOLD IT.
BY JULIE X. WETHERILl. .

What time is it, Ior-r-d. Wen
have half an hour to wait, and | do
hate sitting round in hotel with moth
ing to do.
Amt New Orleans an awfully funny
place? 1t can't hold a candle to Chicaw-
90. Some one toldus tovisit the French
quarter but, my goodness it's awfully
shabby-just awfully shabby and as
for the French Market, you get up at
an unearthly hour in the morning, and
the coffee they have's fit to poison you.
think it's your duty to see everything
that's to be seen so | said to the cham
ber-maid, the other day, Where are
your handsome dwelling houses?"
"Ah out Prytania and St. Charles,
mum, there's Elegant fine mansions"
she said.
So we went, and-would you believe
it ?-theyre all made Of wood Did
you ever. Yes; this is a dreadfully
queer place. | used to have sort Of
romantic notions about the South
thought it must be just PERFECT. |
thought, don't you know, YOU wore
white dresses all winter. and sat on
piazzas in hammocks, and that the
Southern men were all dark, and tall,
and very fiery ; and the darkies were SO
funny, and sang, and played on banjos /;
but, gracious they behave just like
every one else and as for white dresses
I've never come SO near freezing to
death in all my life.
Fred would say that's because |
never read anything, nor listen to what
any ones saying. But that amt it at all.
You'd just die if YOU knew Fred.
He's the funniest boy. Awfully nice
don't You know, only he will prose SO
about literature and culture. Oh he's
too funny. Why, when he likes one
book by an author, he must rush right
off and read all the rest of 'em. He
read "Dav'd Cop'6eld-did you ever
read David Cop'held?" Well, did.
and declare | thought I'd be old and
gray before got through; but I'd
promised Fred I'd read it. Well, then
he read all of Dickuns. Same way
about Thack'ray. He began Vanity
Fair, and just went crazy about Thack-
ray. Ever read Vanity Fair? Amt it
simply awful? | just struck. | told
Fred | just wouldn't read it if he never
spoke to me again.
Then that Becky Sharp, too. \ girl
at our school wrote composition about
Becky Sharp. What did she say about
her? Lor-r-d | didn't listen to it.
All | know is, it was about Becky Sharp.
Fred amt bit like me. Now when
l like one book by an author, | never
read another, because | think I'd be
sure not to like it half SO well, and then
I'd get to hate the whole lot like poi
son.
But you mustn't think Fred amt
nice. He's real handsome and fasci-
mating has big brown eyes and the
cutest mustache only he will be SUI
perior, and it's SO fatiguing. Now
what's the use of being superior? Why
can't you just be happy and sensible?
I've known Fred for PERFECT ages.
Why, he used to walk to school with
me, and carry my books. But that
was last year, for I've been out ever SO
long.
We used to quarrel like cats. One
day he said to me, Marie Cassidy, do
you ever intend to be anything but
frivolous butterfly"
"Frivolous fiddlestick's end % said |,
and l spoke very severely, too. "If
you want superiority, just visit Mommer
seven evenings a week"
Memmer's superior enough, gracious
knows. The way she goes in for gen
eral information is simply awful.
"Well," said he, ''if YOU are content
to remain"
Fired Delbert,' | said, ':sm I
griffin or Cyclops?"
"Why, of course, not" he said open
ing those big eyes of his.
"Wel, then, l amt cyclops, that's
settled, and pepper has lots of money
just dead loads of it-so what do |
want with superiority? I'm sorry you
find me so unattractive. There's De
lancy Witherington, he says my eyes
are like bits ofheaven on earth, and"
Fred got so mad he regularly
stamped. Don't quote TO me the
insane remarks of an IDIOT" he shouted.
"Anyhow," said, '.he likes me lust
as am, and he isn't always trcading
on my poor little pug"
Il hate pugs," said Fred. "Thcy al
ways look as if they're making faces"
Well, somehow or other we made up
again, and made him kiss Gigi, be
cause he'd said such horrid things
about the poor little pet. Gigi's Just
killing ought to see him.
Fred and were sort of engaged.
Not quite, though, because pepper
said Fred was young, and | was young,
and he didn't want to give up his
little girl just yet awhile. That made
me cry, and feel real badly, because
I've never been anything but the bother
of his life.
But Fred and | had a serious row
once.
You see, there was a girl staying