San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-02-19
M nnY's sOLILoQrY.
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.
4 o,ri who played Roth Parts.

,oung lady and her aged father and
mother came into the coach, the daughter
taking seat alone next in front OF her
parents. 1 thought the young lady was
The most beautiful had ever seen. Her
complrxion was that Of the dclicately
hin .ca-shcll held up To- ruddy sunset
--pcarly white with tints of pink laldin
by Natures master hand. Her eyes,
large. brown. beautiful, were tringcl
with long. dark lashes that shaded liquid
depths into which II seemed almost a
I'm for the vulgar TO gaze. This is the
Iush Of it--and ! always think that
man who is ashamed 10 gush should
never undertake 10 say anything about
beautiful woman.
Well. this young lady occupied the
sea, alone. and although many II young
man came down the aisle hoping lac
could not find seat elsewhere. every
body was well slowed away when the
train moved. The conductor came for
The tickets and the young lady looked
hncl; aud said Papa rs swceily as
oh, pshaw. what's Tic Use Of cudgeling
ones brains for comparison when
there l. nnncp
luc nIuN-ItlTpu ihllI'i Hh'"'' mo
railway tickets aud said he wanted
Section In the Omaha slccping-car.
lyon must apply 10 the sleeping-car
conductor; / have nothing TO do with
that" said the ticket-takcr.
A brakeman volunteered to make the
errand for the old gentleman. and soon
returned Ia say there was not even
berth to be had; the slceping-car was
full
And must we sit here all nightP"
asked the beautiful young lady.
III see no other way said the brake
man. politely. Crncrc, now. you may
know how beautiful she must have tccn
when brakeman was polite to herr
At first she seemed saddened hT ,e
information. and her eyes took on { *
prcssion net unlike that Of the wounded
deer pleading in the eloqucnce of dumb
ross for mercy at the hands II the cruel
hunter wished owned u - den sleep
in%-car that might place v holly at her
disposal Then her thin crimson lip be-
gan to curl up under her perfectly
shaped nose. and the fire of anger was
kindlgd in her beautiful eyes. tried
TO make myself believe this made her
lock even moro beautiful than before,
and might have succeeded had she not
rnrnci 10 her father and snapped ont:
That's Just like yen. II | were man
I'd learn something about travelling be-
fore started oui.n The silvcr-haircd
mother leaned forward and soothingly
said: There dear. never mind; Wen
get along all right Yes, all right,
indeed This is nice place to pass
night And, turning to her old father
again. she added al declare, ] think
sou are the siupidcst thing ever sawP"
The old gentleman was wise enough
10 make no reply at would have been
well had the mother been as discreet,
since words only furnished fuel on which
anger may feed.
There, there. my dear, it can't be
helped now, yon know, said the old
lady, in gentle, motherly tone.
mo; II cant. 1t might have been
helped, though, If father had known
anything"
The old gentleman looked the chagrin
he felt, and patient mother leaned over
and whispered something to the daugh'
ter.
II don't care if he is; he's old enough,
then, to know something" was the
young woman's reply. and she turned
her fierce eyes upcn her old father, who
quailed under their fire and said he was
very sorry.
''Oh, yes; this is good time to be
sorry. I'd like to see You catch me go |
lug away from home with yoH again
The mother leaned forward and said |
Dear, you can lie down on the seat and
get little sleep, nj any rate. |
II don't want to lie down on the seat |
Id rather sit bolt upright all night. | !
swow never saw such plaguey stupidity |
in my life.
If the young woman's face told the
truth. she would have enjoyed swearing
ut her father. or even slapping his poor
old wrinkled face. She had attracted /
the attention of the passengers in the /.
err, and some gigglcd at her, while !
others, more sensible of the deep chagrin !
aud sorrow of the parents. glarcd nj the /
Young woman as If they would like to |
box her ears. But she did not see any
of these After a short season Of pout- /.
ing, in which she slammed herself /
around in the seat and shot reyengeful I
chances toward her father, she began To /.
arrange the hand-sachel for pillow. /.
The mother opened the shawl-strap
that lay on her lap, and tenderly spread
q thick. soft shawl over the sachel, 4
smoothing out the folds with that pa
tient tenderness known only 10 loving
mother. Spitefully. the young woman
re-arranged il, jerking il about, not
with any hope Of making il n more com
Portable pillow. but simply TO show her
disapproval of her mothers methods.
As the daughter prepared TO Law her
pead down. the old mother saw
wrinkle in the shawl and leaned forward
70 smooth il out
"Do. for mercy's sake. lc, IL alone.
said the daughter. impatienily and i'm
pertinently.
Il was only smoothing out
Don't YOU suppose know il. inter
rupted the tOUchy creature.
The old mother leaned her head on
her husbands shoulder. She did not
she'd tear, but her heart was full. The
daughter laid her bead. with it, luXu-
rant brown hair. on the shawl and
closed her ewes. In q few moments THE
mother quietly removed the light shawl
from her own shoulders, sofily. alruo
slyir. laid Il over her daughter. ans
s;noi,ing ever 10 tack i IN ai.ouf the
smoah. white nerk. BE sissasi the pink
check and said. --tsoo,i-uighi- darling
oh % for fieavens sske lci me-
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