San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-03-20
TEXAS VERSUS MISSOURI.
The st. Louis Young Man Seems to be SUI
perior TO the St. Louis Young Woman.
StIouis Republican.

The reader will please bear in mind
that the following true tale was told by
one of the brightest little ladies in the
West End:
elf you ever print it," she said, IN
never speak to you again, sure, but it Is
too good to keep. Some time ago there
was young lady came up from Texas
to visit some friends here. very nice peO-
pie, the" naming q very well known
family. 1.-The young lady had not been
in the city long before the girls Of our
set got down on her. never saw any
thing wrong with her, except that she
was Just little-well, you know-nOt
exactly one of us, don't you see? She
was good enough girl, rather pretty,
one of those affectionate little things
that are always doing something
they shouldn't. Well some OF the
| girls heard that Miss Y. was TO be
invited to a very swell party in the West
End, the invitation being, of course, on
account of her hosts. The young ladies
talked the thing over and decided TO cut
| the Texas girl. / would not agree. be-
| cause | didn't see why the poor thing
should be insulted when she was going
home in few days and we would never
hear Of her again, but, " course, what
did made no difference. You know Miss
Il. don't you? Well, of course, con-
spiracy of that sort is jusr pie for her.
She went into Ii with Will In order, |
suppose, to vindiCate her social position
and prove what thorough going aristO-
crat she ia. Miss u. went 10 the party
with Mr.. c., one of the best fellows In
n,,I h. oil. f,1I D., hat
all the girls meant to cut Miss Y, and
teach her her place in society. G.. didn't
say anything. In fact, there wasn't any
thing for him to say.
He went through his first dance with
Miss H., and then leaving her at II seat
walked to the poor Texas girl, who was
sitting apart from the rest, awfully lone
ly and'dIscOnsolate. He introduced him
self to Miss X, and just laid himselfOut
to make her enjoy the party. or course
he succeeded. You know he's one Of
those whOle-souled sort OF fellows that
all the girls are half in love with, and
when he does try to be good, he is very
good indeed. He danced with the
Texas girl again and again, prOmenaded
with her, fiirted most outrageously with
her. heard the scamp begging for one
of the ugly artificial flowers she had on
ntI anu ltlt lIht DlIis
because he was doing a brave, manly
thing. spoke to Miss X, when saw
her first, but | didn't feel like defying
every girl in the room. OfCourse Miss Il.
was furious. She could not take her eyes
of of Mr.. c., who had thrown down the
gauntlet so Enthusiastically. Two or three
rash young men tried TO get her to
dance, and she nearly snapped their
heads off for their impotence. At LAST,
when she couldn't stand it any longer,
she walked up to MIR. c. and Mis- "
it was still very early in the evening,
and said:
"Mr. c., want to go heme."
"'Oh, it's early yet, Miss I.,' he re-
piled. Let's not go for little while,
anyhow
~ want to go now she said, stamp
ing her foot; do you mean TO take me
home or not?'
"Well, if you really wish it. But let
me Introduce my friend. Miss n, Miss
THANK you. l don't care to know
your friend, Miss X was the reply.
"Of course this was mistake for Mr..
c. to made. He went too far. Miss Y.
turned very holly and said: Don't
think, Miss H., that northumberland all
that has happened tonight, and | just
want to tell you that if you and those
other girls who have Joined in cutting
me are samples of the best st. Louis So
ciety, we have servant girls in Galveston
who are more ladylike ladies than YOU
The reply that Miss Z made was to
slap the other girl in the face with all her
might. 1t was so suddenly done and so
Unexpectedly that there was no chance
tor any of the persons who had gathered
around, attracted by the loud talking, to
interfere. Well, you can imagine the
rest of it. There was an awful scene.
Miss Il. was bundled of in one direction
and Miss ", crying bitterly, in another.
A crowd of the girls gathered about y.
and apologized profusely for what they
had done, but what good was apologize
ing? Miss Y. started home to Texas
next day, and the rest of us have been
trying to keep the story out of the papers
ever SINCE"