The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-06-19
DEFORMED TED.
Beauty and Death Wrought Into
His Poor Life.

"And oh, Ted To crown it all she's
perfect sunbeam" the girl said,
stroking with one hand the lame boys
palm. that lay in Der lap and triumph
antly flying letter with the other. "a
shame for the gods to shower so much
upon one woman. Talk about equal
distribution! They're just as partial as
they can be, heaping up great boards of
gold in one place and leaving little
ugly bare spot right next to it in the
other" Not until the words left her
lips did she realize the force of the COM
parison, when smothering the unshapely
little form in her own round symmet-
rical arms, and kissing away all pain
from the sensitive features she cried
over and over again, ''Oh, Ted Say
you know didn't mean it, say you
know didn't mean it"
Young Gotham Goldhtwaite, Just up
for a judicious admixture of bass fishing
and time-killing, took the ribbons to
pass the 'Bayview" carriage, and hav-
ing executed the go-by in his usual
swell fashion vowed If his pincenez
didn't deceive him that was the most
beautiful woman he had ever seen. :"
Beautiful, wealthy, witty. What COM
bination better calculated to pass a
young woman on in the worldP 1t was
''Miss Drelincourt" over at the 'Pavil-
ion;" miss Drelncourt'' out on the
bay; Miss Drelincourt" at the station,
on the cars, down to New York; and
the first inquiry of young swelldom up
from the city, where the fair Louisian-
aise was to be seen. Her face was "a
poem, " her voice music" her dancing
ga revelation" and her draperies "a
dream" If she passed every one flew
to the windows to see her 90 by; war
bled one of her Creole chansons there
was breathless silence; swept down the
room in young Goldthwaite' S embrace,
one after another dropped out to watch
her dance, and in boating dress or ball
room costume she always sprang upon
the enraptured vision equal to expect.
ancy, in the daintiest detail of dless.
And Miss Parquette Brelmcourt was
to transfer her charms to the fashionable
summer home of her friend, Miss Bow.
ering. Sowhen La Belle Creole stepped
from the car platform into Nettie Bow.
'ering's welcoming arms, she was viseC
and passed on among the will dos by
the fashionable crowd of train arrivals
as she was driven away upon the BAY
view" cushions with Nettie and Nettie'
pert little pug between. To Ted nj
Aurora fresh from downland carried
more dewyness with her than his sister
friend. In the height of her triumph
he was never forgotten; a rose from he
bosom, a lichen from her rambles,
shell from the beach-party, rdc0nte O
her pleasurings, always a something +
make pain a little more supportable TO
him. What wonder such altrusm wo
over his cynical nature and such Lowell
ness set even his pulse athrill? Far int
the night in sheeted ghostliness woul
he lie, his face upturned to the moon, {
fall asleep and dream. He was after a
as other men, her face upon his bosom
her breath within his hair, brought bac
by the merry inwafting of a voice frOI
the veranda to a consciousness of b
cursed deformity.
This especial Fourth of July was {
be made memorable by an UNUSUAL
brilliant bay party and the christenin
of Goldthwaite's new yacht, the Pa
uuette. The programmed standin
off toward Fire Island and the Alant
during the heat of the day, Islp and i
pvrotechnics on the return, and moor
light and an in-serving tide for Ii
homeward run. In the hustle of be
ket-packing Ted, glancing up, al
nounced his intention to be ''countC
out" Netds looked desDairinglY, Pa