San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-08-07

WIN great pledSuTt, answered;
and felt quite elated by the invitation
My ambition to form new associations
was about to be realized apparently
Il have hopes that Mr. Spence will
consent to illustrate his theory of the
economy of speech on that evening"
continued Miss Kingsley As yet the
SCIENCE is III embryo, and naturally but
= very small number Of people ire sufi
GENTLY familiar with the PRACTICAL de-
tails Of the theory to make it advisable
10 adopt IL III general conversation BUt
with sympathetic friends he may feel
disposed 10 make the experiment.
\ "a are eN,.A..4,ly fortunate Vir,
giula, sad Aunt Agnes. with emphasis.
Il should Try III vain To be worthy OF
Sucu IA opportunity hat am very much
obliged :" you Ass Kingsley" an,
SwnrrI hr.Eh.v
on Will soon learn, she said, rising
| 20 so :! am 80 glad to nave mad the
pleasure ot meeting you ri last have
alluded TO You II my column on one or
| two Occisl Ms but Cnis Is the first time
nave hat the qualification OF seeing you
in person Perhaps you can tell me,
| she continued. still holding my hand
whether there Ii any truth in the re
ported engagement of our Miss Leonard
| to Mr. Clarence Bu,IGrtield And if YOU
happen To know VINO are to he the brides
maids at the wedding of Miss Newton,
| OF Philadelphia to our Mr. Lester, |
shall consider it very friendly of you to
| tell me-
This made me feel very uncomfortable
| for cOUli not decide on the spur of the
moment whether 1t would be more
| charitable to my friends TO tell the truth
| or 10 remain silent and let their affairs
| be CARRIED
4 want TO put In something" she
| urged, noticing my hesitation. Il shall
either contradict or confirm the report
| of the engagement In our next issue. Of
course, artistiCally it makes little differ
| ence to me which; but it is much more
| satisfactory to the immediate friends to
have an item correct-lust as the friends
| of u person who sits for portrait prefer
| to have likeness speaking, whereas to
| the painter it is much more important
| whether the tout ensemble is a work of
| art To obtain Il portrait one can al
ways have recourse to the photographer;
| and so to insure mere accuracy Ill social
| lOttlng, II Is easy to pay for it as an ad
| vertisement. But artists stand upon a
different footing Am clear? And
| trust that yOu agree with Inc. 1t will
| do Just as well on Wednesday: and if
| yOu should hear any other items of in
| terest IN my line, please note them. You
| have no idea of the competition have
| to encounter Some artists go so far as
| to invent their material, but it is not
considered strictly professional Well
must run along. Don't forget, Wednes-
day at eight, and Miss Kingsley whisked
out of the room. leaving me in a dazed
| condition
The collection Of social gossip was APP
parently her regular business, which she
| not only was ready TO acknowledge, but
| gloried ln--just as a merchant might
take pride in his bargains, or a lawyer
in his arguments There was a certain
SAVIOR of self reliance and proprletorship
IN her use of the word our" by which
| It was evident to me, though was sadly
puzZled at first that she distinguished
| Bostonians from those who lived else
where. But Mortified as | was by the
general idea of such a calling could
not help feeling amused, and even rather
| admired Miss Kingsley's independence
| and enterprising spirit. She was shade
| vulgar, to be sure but in my present
| frame of mind was disposed to rank in
| tellectual superiority above mere refine
ment of manner believed that Miss
Kingsley, although but few years older
than myself. could put me to the blush
in the matter of literary attainments
| and general Information
Aunt Agnes was plainly of that opin
| lou, for she aroused me from my retiec
| tons by the remark
"A rare opportunity Is afforded you
Virginia, for mental discipline can
see that Miss Kingsley has taken fancy
to YOU She Is not a person who goes off
at tangent. She must have discerned
capabilities for culture III you or she
would never have invited you to one of
ner entertainments To you. who are
accustomed to society fine speeches that
mean nothing, it will probably occur
that she Is asking you on my account
Nothing of the sort There is not an
ounce of affectaUion in her She has
asked you because she wants you, and |
can only add that if you neglect after
this to seek improvement you will be
guilty Of deliberate sacrifice of talents
for which there can be no excuse Yes
talents There is no use In mincIng mat
tiers; you have talents. | have always
thought so, which is the reason why |
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