Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-12

| things that can only daily with little
tempting food are dying to get where they
c;tlI devOUT everything il sight. Net it is
true that the feminine appetite is
very slightly smaller than the mas
culine. and that the sweet girl Of nineteen
who has the appearance of wanting rose
leaves Tor d steady diet can in realty dis
pose OF IS much rare roast beef and potatoes
Is q member of a college foot ball eleven.
The gentle hyprocrites, however, love TO
deceive. and when they long for solids will
risk for meringues. -
The mental phenomena Of girls is always
curious. Formerly fare on the Elevated
railroad was 10 cents till after p. n, and
then only ) cents. 1t was in those days
tLa Sharpers used TO wait around just be-
fore to come in on the half fare. l stood
behind & couple Of school girls, who pres
emily recognized each other.
How de do, Name! Going up townl''
Yes: waiting for the scent fare. Why
don't youl'
''All right, will. How long is it2''
"On!y ten minutes
Come on and have some soda water
while We watt
Yet some people think women are grow
ing towards political economists.
Some people affirm that woman's love has
worked more good il the world than harm,
and II is probable that these have the right
81 IL An episode Of The day, having for its
place in the fashionable section Of New
York, viii give 4 glimpse 1T & practical
demonstration OF the question. There is I
certain youth IA society who, for the sake
Of bV-vltE. vii. here be called Dick. Since
the age q. eighteen Dick has been Il slave to
liquor His friends, who liked him for his
handsome face, gentle TlaIuers 3nd gener-
Gus heart have cEerted themselves with
commcndablc patience 20 redeem him.
They have borne with him braVelv. de-
Tended him from those that condemned
him. and stood between him and social os
tcacism repeatedly. When Dick WAS Just
twenty-five ne was thought hopeless even
gy his faithful defenders. He had twice
BON placed ii = private inebriate
asylum, aid WIS about to
10 be sent into Seclusion again
when he met By chance 1t 4 luncheon a
woman Of intense beauty several years his
senior He fell II her feet, almost literally
a veil IS metapa0ricGlly, and worshipped
her The woman was thirty and was re-
Eardcd By her associates as dangerous
She was the rage OF the moment, for in ap-
pearaEC2 she was quite the handSCmeSt and
best dressed woman OF the season. Dick
had wonderful eyes great soft blue eyes,
and lie fixed this glorious woman with them
so mat she became uncomfortable. She OBJ
served that IN spite Of his dissipation he
was u gentleman in his conduct ana that
he was decidedly Ine looking. She allowed
him 10 admire her. aad when ,H.e oppor-
unity came she spoke in . sGI6, sylnpa-
thctIc voice about has drinking habit, Of
which she had heard, and asked him if he
couldn't stop. II is dangerous thing for .
beautiful woman 10 show this sort Of i'll
teres. IN "a young fellow, and Dick flushed
AZ nor words and changed the subject.
When next he net the woman, however, he
was perfectly sober. lis hands trembled
slightly, but his eyes were clear and no
trace 81 lnioXicatIon was observable in
him. After that Dick seemed to stay sober,
and it was not long before everyone was
convinced that tie had reformed. 1t WIS
noticed at the same time that he was con-
staut.y in pursuit OF the handsome woman
ana that she was not averse to his atten-
tons.
Months passed by ana still Dick let IL
quor alone completely. One night this last
month he was At large ball given 1T Il