Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-29

ankee that likes 10 show his dlsappioval
OF anything southern. He was q hirh
private during the late war, and per.
formed all Of has great fcats OF bravyf,
with the Forty-nfih rennsyivania yomn-
teers. CouSlnJ Joe delights IN rehearsirx his
great deeds OF bravery while he was A
warrior, aud there Is a wicked glitter In
MS sparkling eyes as he recalls 10 mem.
ory the great number OF ''rehs" he has
Killed in bis time, And above an. he
seems to take special delight In relat
ing TO me, his rebel cousin as
ne calls me, his blood.curdllng
tales Of war. | got quite prov0kod al
him recently, and told Uncle Dan that
was going 70 round him up one OF these
me DAYS, but lncle Dan smiled and said
Any dear, you must not mind Joe, for he
likes to hear himself talk, aud as for mis-
recountiug 20 you the number Of 'rebs'
ne has Killed, you must take that with
big pinch Of salt, for Joe was only IN one
ashi during the war, and then he was IN.
fortunate enough to get a bullet IN one Of
his heels, and ever after that when Joe
smelt a fight aheadhe always managed 10
yet hospital permit or succeeded Ia
procuring 4 position 70 carry the pill.box
Tor the reglinentsl doctor. and II night
ever sneaked up on him unawarcs you
oet Joe always succeeded In hunting
safe hole TO retreat IN back ia the
mule camp. Don't LEI Joe ruflle your
spirits, my dear, for honestly assure
sou thatl can cnrryall the 'rebs' that Joe
ever killed right hore 10 my vest pocket"
gel Cousin Joe now, for whenever he
undertakes to say anything 90 mo begin
70 tease him about the hospital permit,
the plll-Oox and the mule camp, aud II
always causes him 10 beat a retreat with
hanging head aud mumbled mutterings.
! think Cousin Joe Is In love with me
though 10 spite Of hla protessed contempt
for the "rehs.n have him on what some
girls would call "a. string" honestly
think he was going TO propose TO me the
other evening, but frightened him on by
describing my Texas beau 30 him. told
poor Cousin joe that my Texas champion
stood exactly six feet two In his stocking
feet and rode Wild mustang like born
Comanche, that he wore bellod spurs on
his high topped boots the size Of trade
dollars aud covered his head with hat
that carried a four foot brim; that his
great big six.shooters were his constant
companions and that he could toss two-
bit piece IN the air and shoot
II out OF sight every time. l.
know that Cousin Joe would
like to pop the question TO me, bur the
imaginary image OF that Texas beau OF
mine keeps him ia perpetual check, so he
contents himself 10y signing, doing the
gallant aud throwing loving looks at me.
Cousin Joe took me through Fairmount
park last sunday. IL was rather chilly,
but, however, enjoyed It very much. He
drove me along the banks OF the Schuyl-
XII, along the Whisahlccon, and then
dragged me over the geological garden.
tell you, II was grand. There Is no use
talking, Paramount park Is grand park.
The scenery Is sublime even IN Its winter
GARD, and what makes II more admirable
Is that the scenery Is all perfectly natural,
there not being single artificial feature
In II at all | wish could describe IL 10
you just as it looks, but that is entirely
impossible, No pen can describe II and
do 1t justice, SO will dlscTeetly iorhear.
There Is one thing ! must tell you
about though, and that Is how these
Northern girls dress, | have always
heard about girls laclng themselves
tight, but always looked upon It as a
newspaper Joke. Honestly, the majority
OF these Philadelphia girls lace themselves
so tight that they shrink their waists as
slender as pipe.stems. | think that tight
lacing causes their pale and haggard
looks and accounts for their delicate APP
petites, for II one OF them was TO eat u
full meal OF vlctuals II would actually
cause the corset-strings TO burst, aud
then there would be great calamity.
Cousin Emma came TO Uncle Dams and
Aunt Sarah's from Patterson, N.
j., this week on purpose 10 see
me, and OF course Aunt Sarah
consigned her to my room to sleep during
her stay. Being my roommate for three
nights, had splendid opportunity Of
obse wing how these girls up here adjust
their underwriting apparel. There was
nothing unusual In any OF IL except the
corsets. At first thought Cousin Emma
was very full breasted, but / found that
after she removed her pads that there was
nothing TO envy; and when she united
and loosened her corset string she uttered
q sigh Of relief that fairly shook the cell
| ing. / honestly felt sorry for poor Cousin
Emma, for the skin around her waist was
terribly wrlnkled and grooyed and was
covered with red and blue streaks that
must have certainly caused her extreme
misery, and all from tight lacing Cousin
Emma would not believe me when ! told
her that Texas girls never irdulged In
light lacing.
Cousin Joe says that next week he II
going 10 take me on trip up tho Della.
ware river, so VIII close thus letter and
await the great event. STELLA CRAIG.