The Mineral argus., 1884-06-19
Just AS SHE TOLD IT.
BY JULIE X. WETHERILL.

liOm MAJ CA
What time is it? Lor-r-d! Wen
have half an hour to wait, and do hate
sitting around in a hotel with nothing to
do.
Amt New Orleans an awfully funny
place? 1t can't hold a candle to Chi
cawgo. Some one told us to visit the
French quarter but, my goodness it's
awfully shabby-iust awfuliy SHABBY;
end. as for the French mark
ct. you get up at IN unearthly hour
in the morning, and the coffee they
bave's fit to poison you. 1 think it's
your duty to see everything that's to be
seen; so 1 said to the chambermaid the
other day, where are your handsome
awelling houses"
"Ahl out Prytania and st. Charles,
mum, there's Elegant fine mansions,
shesaid.
so we went. apd-would you believe
it?-they're all made o f'wood! DID
O ever! Yes; this is a dreadfully
queer place. fused to have sort OF ro-
mantle notions about the south-though
it must be just PERFECT. Thought
don't you know, you wore white dresses
all winter, and sat on piazzas In ham
mocks, and that the southern men were
ell 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 n 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 Inevel
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 rusl
right off and read all the rest OF 'em
He read David Cop'feld?-did vow eve.
read David Cop'feld? Well, 1 did, ant
declare l thought I'd be old and gra,
before 1 got through; but I'd promises
Fred I'd read it. Well, then he rea'
all of Dickuns. Same way a5ou
Thack'ray. He began Vanity Fair, an'
Just went crazy about T~hack'ray, Eve
read Vanity Fair? Amt it simply aw
full? Just struck. told Fred l JUS
wouldn't read it if he never spoke to m
again.
Then that Backy Sharp, too. A gu
at our school wrote acomposltlon aDou
Backy Sharp. What did she say abot
her? Lor-r-d! I diden't listen to 1
All know is it was about Becky Sharl
Fred amt a bit like me. Now, Whe
like one book by an author l new
read another, because 1 think I'd be su
not to like it half so we'll, and then
get to hate the hole lot like poison.
But Won mustn't think Fred t nlC
He's real handsome and facinatlng; h
bio brown eyes aud the cutest moi
tache; only he will be superior, and
so fatiguing. Now, what's the use
being superior? Why cam you Just
: happy aud sensible?
I've known Fred for PERFECT ag
Why. he used to walk to school W
me. and carry my books. But that
Last wear, for I've been out ever so lol
We used to quarrel like cats. I
oay he said to me. "Marie Cassidy,
YOU ever intend to be anything bu'
frivolous butterfly" -
"Frivolous fddlestick's end!" salo
and l spoke very severely, too. III
Aant superiority, Just visit NOM
seven evenings a week"
"Mommer's superior enough, gracl
knows. The wav she goes in for 6
etal information is simply awful.
"Well, !" said he, "if you are cont
to remain"
Erred Delbert, " 1 said, II am a gr
or a Oyclops?"
"Why, Of course not" he said, o.
ing those big eyes of his. =,
F'Well, then, l amt a Cyclops, IL
settled, and pepper has lots of mon'
mat dead loads of it-so what do L v
With superiority? I'm sorry you
me 40 unattractive. There's De Ia
Witherington, he says my eyes are
bits of heaven on earth, and"
Fred got so mad he regularly STAN
0Don't quote to me the insane rem
oil an idiot" he shouted.
"Anvhow," l said, ''he likes me
rs I am, and he isn't always treadln
my poor little pug"
81 hate pugs," said Fred. The
WAYS look as if they're making face
We'll. somehow or other we mad
again. and / made him kiss Gigi,
csuse ned said such horrid thingsi
onoor1 ;4tIa NOT CHRIS lust kill