The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-10-15
SUNNI HER.RESORT ELHRTA.
TIONA

"There was that girl two years ago."
said mine host of the summer-resort hotel.
Belle of the place. Heiress, too, and
full of style. Up to town no end of
admirers. Couldn't do anything with
her there. Female Juggernaut, you know.
Every one crushed under her. Well, she
came here. So did they, and found some
new admirers added to the list. All of
them made hot love to her-red hot.
She seemed flint and steel, but she did
not let them feel it. Now she had kind
word for one, then for another. They
were all op the point Of rebelling and
going home a score of times. But she
was cever-kept them all around her
and nearly broke the other girls hearts
with envy. All, she was worth many a
dollar to me !"
" And how did it all come about ?"
go! / was forgetting. Three of the
young fellows seemed to outstrip the
others. They were the favorites
friends, all equally matched-and it
was hard to say who would win. 1t
was neck and neck with them all the
time"
"And who won?"
CA dark horse. No one would believe
it. She met him here-total stranger and
neither bright nor clipper. But he had
a knack Of laying around and carrying
things for her and talking about matters
women know most about. He never
seemed to be playing the lover at all.
But somehow he made himself indispen-
sable. SO she married him."
Mine host puffed his cigar refectively
and added:
"Pve noticed that to be the case often.
Constant companionship does more to
bring people to the altar than anything
else. That's the reason 80 many matches
are made in the country. You see in
town when people meet in society they
only come together at reunions and en-
tertanments. Down here they live under
one roof, walk together, read together
eat together. They feel as though they
belonged to one family. What wonder
that they make the feeling reality? The
country beats all for breaking down little
social inequalities and making people ia
miliar with one another. In one week stran
gers are on closer terms here than they
would be in year in town."
"Then you have had good many 70
mantle matches, and all that ?"
eff you mean by romantic matches
marriages between kitchenmaids and fairy
Princes or that sort of thing, / must say
we haven't had any of them. And, be
leve me, no one has. That sort of thing
is pretty well played out. The people wht
90 to summer resorts know what's what
Romance is all right if it's backed up b.
dollars. But without them it has hare
road to travel. know a good deal abou
this sort of thing. I'm often made conf
dant, you know. Well, nine times out o
ten the amorous swain or lovesick maid
en- hasn't an enquiry to make about th
! good character or eminent qualities o
each other. But they are dying TO know
Just how the old folks are fixed. That
just where your summertime Irritation
stumble. Given q fair chance, they woul'
likely enough lead to the altar. But in
compatibility in purse rather than in char
acter blocks the game"
There doubtless is truth in mine host
words. Many dream that was wove
in rainbow tints under the summer star
and in the balmy air of the mountain Q
', sea seemed crystalizing into reality
has been shattered by the cold, calcul,
ting spirit Of the counting-room and th
mercenary teachings of society. III
season is over. The fruits are yet to b