Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-12-10
NEW YORK GIRLS.
A RESIDENT AND A GERMAN ViSi-
TOR AT THE HORSE SHOW.

! RESIDENT AND A GERMAN vlsl-
TOR AT THE HORSE SHOW. (
Beautiful Girl and Her Devotees-Her
Hair in the Latest styie-sample OF the
Conversation-The Accent Astounding.
The German Disappointed.
At the horse show the other night CHANGED
70 sit beside peculiar sort of girl. Her
type was indigenous. In everything she
,macked of New York She fitted into her
creyice in the town with an affectionate
snugness that could only be rivaled by the
oolng mud about the bare foot of boy ON
the swampy bank of canal She bad even
changed the fashion of her hair that evening,
to be in with the local mode.
How do know iti
She told me and every one else in earshot,
though her audience was strange to her.
Il grew dreadfully uneasy" she announced
to her sister, who had been waiting for her |
in the box, as she tossed off her wraps and |
sank into her chair. Had ghastly pre-
monition of queerness, you know
Dear mer'
"Yes, really" replied the belle, as she
leaned back in her chair. Funny, wasn't
itl Worried me, and went back and did
itp
did whatt"
Dressed my hair la Hading. Do you
like itl Haven't quite the knack yet-so
hurried, dearie" Her little hands wandered
up over her hair, which fell in big, careless
loop down below her collar behind "What
do you think of itF'
''It looks like the pony's tail when the
groom has twisted it up SO as to curry his
legs
The older girl stared at her sister with an
air of bland commiseration for long time,
and then with icy sympathy said:
Poor dear! You've evidently been wait
ing all alone here with auntie Haven't any
men called on you yeti It's very provoking,
know
''GoT Hoss HEAH"
If the young men had been scarce up to that
time they made up for it in the alacrity with
which they now hurried to the box in which
the young beauty was seated. Her idle chat
about the fashion of dressing her hair WAS
interesting because Indicative of the spirit
which pervades all the girls of her kind.
She talked necessarily. Every two min
utes the man vino was leaning over her
shoulder would give way to another man,
who looked precisely like him, and who ut
| tered the identical commonplaces thAt his
| predecessor had palmed off for conversation.
The accent of the speakers was astounding.
The first man was the son of big down
town banker. He had pair of wabbIy eyes,
a red but handsome face, and his figure was
faultlessly clad in evening dress. A single
| glass made an earnest effort to keep one of
his eyes steady. He stumbled over every
thing in sight as he hurried into the box,
made one short bow to the chaperon, another
and shorter one to the sister and grabbed
the beautiful heiress' outstretched hand
eagerly.
How dor he gasped.
why, Chawley Chumley-P Peppers"
''Haw-hawn
Have y'u bean away from taownf"
"Ya-as, ab-sull-oot-lyn
"Whah9n
Wash"
"Washingtonl"
"Ya-as Ab-sull-oot-ly. Got boss heah
Have youi So've l."
"Mines cob, y know; gray, beauty, al
sult-oot-ly.n Mr.. Chumley-Peppers waite
after this for breather, changed his glass t
his other eye, and joined the belle in wavin
greeting to lot of new arrivals. Then h
drew breath and said, with intense labor
s'You-got-hoss-heahT'
'Rawther. Ny sorrel hunter Lawd Iii
terlorns entawed fob tn junpin' prizen
| ssT1amra fharais RnT.tip III iut mfr
see him." gasped Mr.. Chumley Peppers, sis
''Must see hiJn"
"Really!"
"Ab-sull-oot-lyn
A hasty shake of the hand and he rushe
: away, while another of his species hurried VI
There was a continual repetition of tn
sort of thing do not wish to play cave
dropper but the people talked so loudly
the place that all the surrounding public WI
taken into their confidence
BEAUTIES WHO TALK SLANG.
In the box with me was German who W,
seeing New York for the first time, ar
studying the fashion of the people after Il
thoughtful manner of Teutonic philosopher
:, He had been listening with an air of gra,
and judicial attention to the beauty in Il
right hand box, when there was rush al
rustic next door, and two young girls al
a man strolled into the box on the other 81,
OF us. They were as different from the gi
on the right as it is possible to imagine, al
yet they were all New y ork girls. The ne
comers were not in the best society, thou;
doubtless they were people of some soci
pretensions. They might have been daug
tiers of rich people who had not had al
social advantages-or, perhaps, they we
simply boarding house girls, whose fathe
were making money.
After he had looked at them for some tin
the German officer leaned over and paid the
a simple but tremendous compliment.
"What magnificent looking creaturesl"
said softly 81 believe that nowhere in t
Old World could you match them. Pret
girls here are endless in number, but is thu
not something about themp he asked du
ously
Yes said after waiting awhile, 18Th,
is something"
IT Before could explain what this somethi
was, If really knew it, the younger of I
girls nodded half saucily to a distinguish
but odd looking old gentleman who was sta
ing along by the pony stalls.
Dear mel" said the other girl, with
bright smile of derision on her face. "Wl
startling old guy that WAS"
Which oner asked the other girl bright
g "The baldheaded chappie with the qui,
mustaehe,n answered the other girl sedate
hif "Such a sight"
Hes one of poppa's friends. Gum
little tootsie amt hef'
Looks like the Whitechapel f1end, )" int
polated the man who accompanied the I
young women, with broad grin.
- The whole tone of their talk was on [
slangy and guying level l watched
German closely. ] was mainly interested
finding out whether he knew English ,
enough to understand the nature of the sla
He was too polite to criticise them ii
asked his opinion, and then he sighed
E said, softly, as he shook his head: 1.-The 6
+ of New York are beautiful and har
E Why is it that they do not speak their {
: languageY"
T 1t was more than l could tell.-"B H.
u New York Sun.
4 Preserved rs o Relic.
IS The heart of the poet Shelley, it seem.