San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-07-25


cropped from my bouquets, but still /
showed-without a ribbon misplaced,
without an inch Of ny balayeuse torn
the most unhagging dancer, the most
daring and breathless in my whirl.
At last it ended-we left the floor,
strewn with flowers. broken fans, feath-
ers. lace and RAYS. for another year, and
sought our carriages and homes. A
moral philosopher would comment, |
dare say, on the fact that as we went to
bed many people rose to begin their daily
labOrs. But what does that prove: Ii
these people We're situated as we are they
would keep the same hours that we do.
As | stepped into our hallway l began
humming waltz. Penny laughed, and,
bundled up as / was, began to twirl
round again, slipping off my wrap and
waving my arms.
Don't. my dear; don't. beg of you"
said he catching me. If any of the
men hear yoI they'll storm the house
and insist on finishing the ball herer
Aud indeed it was reported the next
day that l had been serenaded by few
of the younger men, who, dare say,
had had more champagne than usual;
but if such an attention was paid to me
/ was unaware OF 1t.
1t must not be supposed that achieved
this change of front without protest
from any of my friends. Matters had
not yet gone far enough for Mrs. Ha-
thorne to give me formal warning or
to dismiss me from her confidence, and
am ashamed to say that | had hardly
been near Miss Maybur since my mar
riage, but Lofty and Olive both took Inc
to task for deserving my former way of
life. On the Sunday after the assem-
bly,, for instance, Capt. Brague met me at
the church door. Twas rather surprised to
find him still in town, for the rest of the
New York men had gone back on Satur-
day afternoon, but l was by no means
displeased to walk up Walnut street
with him, and if had not seen Lofty
sitting in my window we might have
taken quite a stroll together. | fancied
that he did me the honor to be little
vexed at having our tete-a-tete inter
rupted, but | wanted Lofty to see him.
so took him in with Inc.
Where's Mr.. Temple, Lofty? said |.
"Oh, my dear. it's too distressing. He's
go-e to Harrisburg on business, and this
morning we were to have gone out to ST.
James the Less"
Faith, Miss HathOrne, said Capt
Brague, distress is mighty becoming to
you, then, for you look charming this
morning, and one could wish that Mr.
Temple was oftener in Harrisburg"
At this extremely Hibernian speech,
Lofty chose to be very angry. 1t was a
little awkward; but the poor captains
meaning was perfectly plain and his in
tention good; however, the result was
that when asked him to stay to lunch
con Lofty discovered that she must
leave US. This was all the more unfort- |
innate because. as she knew. Penny was
not going to be at home-the remem-
brance of which fact, by the way. had |
caused me some little cynical amuse-
ment, when Lofty spoke Of her distress
in her Macy's absence. In few years
my dear, said to myself, you'll be not
have him off at a distance. The captain
ard l sat down to luncheon together,
without much regret for her departure,
probably; but l refused to walk With
him again in the afternoon. When |
met Lofty the next day her brow had
by no means cleared. | brought her
dis2leasure to a head Immediately, for
with great want of tact l logged her
feelings by telling her that she was not
looking as well as usual.
Ethel she cried, "why have you
changed so much? Yesterday it was
that hOrrid captain who took it upon
himself to make comments on my per-
sonal appearance, and today you tell me
that I'm going off. don't mind your
remarks, my dear, but you are no longer
the Ethel that l used to know. 1t can't
be only your marriage that has changed
yOu-it's that New York set and moth
ing else. Don't be angry now, Ethel;
you know I'm not saying it for spite
have been thinking of speaking to you
about 1t for some time. You don't care
for reading, You take no Interest in any
feminine employment; all YOU do is to
CAD about and enjoy yourself"
did not suppose that she aid it from
spite-I thought it was the result Of a
little temporary bad humor, but all the
same i resented it, and, | am sorry to
say, spoke my mind. After woman
is married she is less willing to receive
the criticism and advice, however well
meant it may be, of her fellows. 1t does
not matter how expansive she may have
been as girl, contact with masculine
habits of mind seems to affect her. OF
course, with some women the reason is