The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-13
THE DAILY TIMES-SUNDAY. JANUARY 10. 1889

again Mr.. sanvoorst produces his origl.
nal SMILES about the morning and the
rose, and In the conversation that follows
shines with his accustomed brilliancy.
| The household begins TO smuse itself each
IN his own way. Mrs. Mackenzie goes
| OF with Dir. Namvoorst and yellow UNI.
| breila-though there Is no sun-to look
nj the glass houses The glass houses
| do not appear 10 Ike satisfactory: for when
Blake, on his way with Vanv5orst JUNIOR
70 that natural haven Of tho Young male
81 our species. the stables. meets the
happy pair coming buck, the LADY has an
upright and severe manner and high
color, and her escort, who follows with n
deprecating look, il absolutely with
out IA complicated witticism for the
young men-a thing Unprecedented.
Our sagacious hero. IN the lauguarr
of Mr. Twain, stand from under" and
- soon oblivious 20 care in fascinating
atmosphere Of horses, clean straw and
Scotch terriers.
The day grinds along. as DAYS do at a
country house. The women keen I'D an
appearance Of doing something or read
novels; the men make no pretease till the
New York papers arrive. when they be.
come animated enough to bewail the fu-
turc Of their country After lunch the
tables are turned, it is now the men who
make the pretense. and assuming stu
Iiousuess, fall asleep oyeS1ooks and pa.
pcrs in various uncomfortable chairs and
places, while the feminine portion soclude
themselves with the avowed purpose OF
slumDeriug. Oh wrctched hours OF a
summer afternoon, from to 81 How
many things have we all suffered
IN those three hours. It is better that
The sexes should separate during that
period, for man who once spent an
August afternoon with the girl Of his
heart on a shady hotel piazza has assured
me that he was never 50 near doubling
her graces Of mind and person as when.
Tor the tenth time, she asked him whether
it was . o'clock yet.
No one annoys Blake about the time
so, after reading the prospects for the
Springfield regatta. he goes to sleep over
0 murder After wearing his neck ont In
efforts 10 keep his head from dragging
him 10 the floor. he returns TO conscious
ness and 10 great discomfort and heat. Il
is still only half past 4, aud he has had
enough and more than enough of sleep
So. % pass the weary hours, he flies 10
the athletes never failing resource-exer- /
else. lie will take a walk The clouds I.
are breaking up under the influence Of a
strong breeze, the sun has come out. /
and the long stretch of clean gravel, /
which leads 20 the road. looks peculiarly .
inviting. /. will be better to tramp .
through the mud than to lounge the ever /
lasting hours away ia the house. So .
thinking, be finds his hat and stick. and .
taking a short cut out of a window near
by nearly runs into Mrs. Mackenzie.
That lady never looked worse than at
present 1t must be very classic, not
% say frigid style Of beauty which will
.ook well in the middle of a hot after.
aOon, and Mrs Mackenzie never looks
well when angry, as she seems TO be at
present. There is certain tigerishness
IF jaw about her on such an occasion,
which IS not altogether pleasant She
has been among the flowers, and she has
found il warm. She confronts Blake. and
stands pulling roses TO pieces aud look
ng at him in silence for a moment Then
she breaks out with the unoomplimentary
words.