Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-24
ASTONIsHED BRlTONS.
The Aquatic Performance Of Miss Oar.
ing and Its Results.

He who attempts TO say how far an American
girl will 60 when she is not restrained by the
fear of Mrs. Grundy is indeed Q bold man, and
an Englishman who has been in America this
summer is probably not the one to play 80 dar-
ing role, says the Boston Courier.
The Englishman in question has long had
strange ideas about American girls, and it is
not impossible that the expression which he
gave to his feelings had something to do with
the hoydenish actions OF Miss Daring. At any
rate she had never behaved before with such
recklessness as she did last summer while on q
yachting trip where the Englishman and his
extremely proper mamma, q corpulent and
severe British maton, we're also guests.
The things which Miss Daring did to shock
that proper British matron cannot be told in
anything short Of complete novel; but her
browning feat which made the British matron
take her offspring under her arm at the next
port and depart with all speed, may be put in
paragraph.
The yacht was lying becalmed in the sound
one fine August day and the company were on
deck under the awnings iounging about in cos
tumes more comfortable than elaborate, when
the Englishmsn appeared clad in white canvas,
wonderful and spotless He seemed himself to
have been starched for the occasion, and the
company exchanged glances as he came for
ward with the splendidly upholstered British
matron on his arm.
Light of my eyes!" Miss Daring cried as he
approached her, "thou art more Respondent
than the full moon in its risingn'
The British matron glared at the girl. who
was provokingly pretty and we'll dressed in q
gown OF Quaker gray batiste.
81 have never been able 10 see," she re-
turned ponderously, why the fact that one is
on yacht is an excuse for going about in neg
hgee costume"
Nor l." the other assentcd with mock defer
ence. IF there is one thing as vulgar as to
overdress on yacht it is to fail to BIO dressed
well enough
The British matron gave a snort in reply
and established herself in comfort
able seat. Her son, as the moth flies on
the candle, made his way at once to Miss
Daring
The girl rose as he approached her. Her eyes
were full of mischief and she threw u saucy
glance around the circle, ending with a look at
the British matron which sent cold shivers
down the respectable backbone of that emil
nently proper individual.
Il can swim like fish," she said "Come,
Mr.. Montgomery"
And before any one could divine what she
meant to do she had seized the Englishman
by the arm and deliberately, though swiftly
leaped overheard into the blue, calm water
The Englishman, taken completely by sur
prise, lost his balance and pitched awkwardy
into the sea after her. Miss Daring let 90 Of
his arm at exactly the right moment. and
buoyed up by her garments, managed to keep
her head from going under water, so that
when the discounted gentleman came gplut-
tering to the surface she was ready to greet
him.
Isn't it delightful, Mr.. Montgomery" she
said. DO call out to your mother that you
are all right, or she will hurt herself screaming
so."
For in truth the worthy British matron was
screaming with ali the force Of her well-devel-
oped lungs
How they got the pair out of the water, and
how the men laughed and the chaperons
scolded, and the Englishman swore and his
mother sulked, would take up too much space
In the telling, but 1t may not be amiss to add
that it afterward TRANSFERRED that the whole
scheme had been carefully planned by the
wicked young woman. who had ON bathing
clothes under her demure-looking Quaker
gray batiste. The British matron will never
forget and never forgive. while the son is more
deeply in love with Miss Daring than ever.
Ind she is engaged so the papers announce
this fall, to the owner of the yacht whereon
this bit OF farce-comedy was enacted.