The Washington critic., 1888-02-18


but he pay
Do you nina b.
graph?' Writer'S fau
suppressed astonishment and inugna.
tion-words still rushing from her mouth
because Of no interruption: maybe
prince would suit youl Mrs. Mackay
would have nothing but prince. OH
these Americans are so richl A prince
will cost you forty thousand year-dol-
lars in your money; and they are worth
IL, tool Who would not rather share with
prince than o clod?" At this point the
writer, who had been standing, as well as
the person who had been doing all this
talking, seized the door and swung it
upon its hinges whilst saying, "All the
men in our country are princes; we don't
need to 60 abroad TO buy them" As she
left, blue gleam seemed TO shoot from
her cold, blue eye; and she hissed back,
"Oh, you spitfire; / don't believe you
have got a farthing" Thisis our solitary
experience in the matrimonial pursuit of
noblemen abroad.
MATRtMoNY.
They don't propose, they won't propose,
For fear, perhaps, I'd not say yes
Just let EN- try, for Heaven knows
I'm tired of single blessedness.
One of the saddest phases of life as
sociated with swell" society at
the Capital is the infrequency
almost rarity, of the marriage
service. Whilst balls, receptions, high
teas and all kinds of entertainments fol-
low each other like the changing vanish
ing colors of kaleidoscope, the wedding
bells are silent. Year after year the same
society faces appear before the footlights;
their names grace the Social columns of
our newspapers. In vain satin and illu.
sion are slaughtered by the thousand
yards, whilst bare backs and snowy
a sharks fins in mid.ocean. All
to no purpose; these handsome,
rotund widowers groan with grief, and
like Rachel refuse TO be comforted
The national sympathy should be
poured out equal TO the surplus in the
Treasury in behalf of these bereft bene-
diets, and they should be granted sufli-
cient time to heal their broken hearts,
but for such dyed-in-the-wool bachelors
0'Neill Of the House, no mercy should be
shown, and they should both be brought
before the bar Of both the Senate and
House and severely censurod.
Possibly Senator Salisbury feels that
the "eyes of all Delaware are upon him.
and under such circumstances it would
be folly at least to be found kneeling to
any bulllB lcSS lllaH MS hdhcII DuJ suOulu
he take advantage of the bird season and
choose a mate among the high.born
danes Of the West End, he will add the
crowning grace to his spotless honor and
dignity as a Senator. As for Charley
O'Neill words cannot be found to do JUS
tice TO the cruelty and severity of the
love side of his legislative character
Volapuk alone should be invoked To
hear him sigh as he is in the habit of
doing in the presence of our West End
bellies, is enough TO draw. blood from
stone; in fact, no such sighs have been
immortal Dulcinea del TobOsO on the
Grenada Plains.
Centuries ago these sighs were invented,
ONeill, the chances are they will last un-
til time shall be no more, But the most
desperate side of this little pantomime
going on in society at the Capital is the
innocent way which Charley 0'Neill
brings to bear upon his helpless victims.
He cannot be in the presence of woman,
old or young, but that she begins TO feel
that Charley is nibbling at her heart,
browsing, as IL were, as q goat grabs
daisy whilst she is helpless 10 defend her
self against these terrible assaults. And
yet, with all this knowledge before long
suffering public, Charley O'Neill has
been allowed to represent virtuous old
Philadelphia in the House, and she has
never been known To lay aside her night
cap long enough 10 irown on him. On
the contrary she has rather encouraged
this youth in his manly pursuits, and
tImlY believes lie viii reach the goal Of