Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-24
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The Aquatic Performance 81 Miss Daring
and It's Results.
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fBostou CourierI
He who attempts 10 say how far an
American girl will go when she is not
restrained by the fear OF Mrs. Grundy
is indeed q bold man, and an English
man who has been in America this sum-
mcr is probably not the one to play SO
daring "A rOie.
The Englishmnn in question has long
had strange ideas about American girls,
and il is not impossible that the express
sion 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 yachting trip where the English
man and his extremely proper mamma,
corpulent and severe British matron,
were also guests.
The things which Miss Daring did to
shock that proper British matron cannot
be told in anything short Of II complete
novel. but her browning feat, which
made the British matron take her OIL
spring under her arm at the next port
aud depart with all speed may be put In
paragraph.
The yacht was lying becalmed in the
sound one fine August day and the com
pany were on deck under the awnings
lounging about in costumes more com
Portable than elaborate when the En-
plishman appeared clad in white canvas,
wonderful and spotless. lie seemed
himself TO have been stsrched for the oc-
casion, and the company exchanged
glauces as he came forward with the
splendidiSupholstered British matron on
his arm.
Light OF my eyes !" Miss Daring
cried ont as no approached her, thou
art more respondent than the full moon
i'll It's rising
The British matron glared at the girl,
who was proyokingly pretty and well
dressed in gown OF Quaker gray
batiste.
Il have never been able TO see" sho
returned ponderously, "why the fact
that one is on yacht is an excuse for
going about in neghg costume.
"Nor l." the other assented with
mock Difference. elf there is one thing
as vulgar as to overdress on q yacht 1t IS
to fail to be dressed we'll enough"
The British matron gave snort IN
reply, and established herself in q com
Portable 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 ewes we're full of mischief, and she
threw a saUcy glance around the circle,
ending with look at the British matron
which sent cold shiyers down the re-
spectacle backbone of that emlnently
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 Eng
lishman by the arm and deliberately,
though swiftly, leaped overheard into
the blue. calm water. The Englishman,
taken completely 10y surprise, lost his
balance and pitched awkwardly INTO the
sea after her. Miss Daring let go OF his
arm at exactly the right moment ana,
buoved up by her garments, managed to
keep her head from going under water,
so that when the discounted gentleman
came spluttering to the surface she was
ready TO greet him.
Isn't it delightful, Mr. Montgome-
ry?" 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 all the force OF her
well-developed lungs.
How they got the pair out OF the
water, and how the men laughed and
the chaperons scolded, and the English
man swore, and his mother sulked, would
take up too much space In the telling,
but It may not be amiss to add that l.
afterwards transpired that the whole
scheme had been carefully planned by
the wicked young woman, who had on
bathing clothes under her demure-iook-
ing Quaker gray batiste. The British
matron will never forget and never for
give, while the son is more deeply III love
with Miss Daring than ever.
And she is engaged, 30 the papers an
nonnce this fall. to the owner OF the
yacht whereon this bit of farce-comedy