Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-19

had been unable to put 70 him ker famous
question. which Was understood to have
formed the basis Of an article by har in
The Atlantic Mon.hly-as to whether
Schopanhauer's pessinism, when read BY
the light Of sentence from one Of Mr..
Emersonis essays, did not appear TO be op-
tirnism in diguise While she was sitting
with Us and stM in the sulks on account
OF her disappointment we somehow began
talking of beautiful Boston gid who
moved about in the winirl of society at
Newport. calm, pole, lovely and dignifed,
who smiled Like saint and was supposed
dievalism, Decentralization and erudi-
tion-and 1 very naturally acquiesced in
Mrs Moderninstance's praises Of this re-
markable young lady; and Mr.. Langton
said:
"Awf1y handsome; awf'ly clever, by
George, but can't Eake her out. Now a
fellow can make out Mrs. Charter, you
know-she don't confuse our heads, you
know, though she does confuse our hearts.
Eh, Mrs Charter"
Mrs Moderutnstance went on, Still speak
ing of her young woman:
Il think she may fairly be said 10 be a
type, somewhat sublimated, perhaps, but
still distinctly type Of northern growth
She IS the result Of causes which exist in
greater purity with us in New England
than elsewhere, and though the exquisite
dehcccy of such nervous system may not
be envied by people who have what are
called strong oonstitndors, have often
noticed that she e1ciees feeling Of awe
among other girls OF course our own
girls are accustomed to the type"
Mr.. Langton," said I, do you know
Miss Cherry Mayson?"
-Ye, indeed" said he; IAN swfly Jolly
girl, and with lots OF pluck-awf'iy piucky,
by Jove."
':Do you think said 1, that she would
be Likely to stand in awe of the young lady
of whom Mrs Moderninstance has been
speakingt"
"Wel. say" answered Mr- Langton, "a
girl who can hold on to the ribbons for
nearly two miles, drive a wicked pony into
q hayeock, and then drop her httls brother
out behind IS not likely to be afraid of any
fellow, you know"
bad calculatsa that Mr.. Langton's an
swers would be satisfactory.
knew ofwaatAirs. Aodernirs.ance had
been thinking. A day or two before the
said Cherry Mayson, sufncisntly giddy
little EMladelphian, had lapsed into COM
plete silenoeon saafing party when Mrs.
Moderntnstanre's Young wouEn began to
quote Montague, and had not spoken
again until the company came back to
ordinary topics Of conversation. ISe,tvery
much like repeating to Mrs. Medernin-
stance Miss Afayson's private comments on
the entsrxaizment, but as happened to
know that Nj. L2ngton had witnessed
ChgHy's little adventure / preferred to
play that off against the sailing party.
But to imagine that Philadelphia girl
of my position would feel awsd by any
bodyi was only impatient with the peo-
pie who trisd to snnb me. Being out of
Amusement" did not want to have any
trouble In asserting mysef-in fact. l did
not care to be bothered in any way. If,
said to myself, we are epicureans, do let
US be good humored.
found plenty Of good humor, BECOME
dullcare good humer, in the Langton set,
into which Penny and l presently entered.
Katy Langton took quite fsncy to Pen
ny, and Penny neoiproeated his feelings.
We became yachts psople, polo people; we
had little suppers chez vons and Little din
ners chez nous. We drove about madly
and never oonve<sed very nationally. Most
of us could have conversed nationally. I
suppose, but we did not caro- to. may
say, in parentheses, that I did not take
much to the POLO. 1t was a pretty sight,
but soon began to think it very slow
when only two men played on side. Cap
tain Brsgue himself, whom Mr.. Langton
had brought over almost expressly for the
game, contided to me that he thought it
beassly pretense at playing, and Penny
was somewhat superior and could not be
persuaded to try it. Still everybody went
to the grounds, and it was quite satisfac-
tory to sit ON drag and feel that you
were in it.
The yachting was the supreme pleasure.
I remember one day which Mr.. Lang
ton SGT apart for some special celebration.
He and Penny bid had a grand spree" the
night before-in fact all our men had taken
part in it-and though it was whispered
that Captain Brague had stuck" an IN
happy New Yorker very badly at piquet I
discovered that Penny had naanfuny held
his gronnd q don't easily get taken into
camp, you know" said he when l joked
with him about it. But on the morning of
our excursion none of the men looked one
whit tho worse for their revelry, and RS we
cut through the ripping blue waters be-
tween the Dunplings and the fort we pre-
sented an unauestionably delightful ap-
pearance. We passed the little Narragan-
sett boat on our way out Of the harbor, and
every one on board Of her ran to the side,
for the long black lines and tapering masts
of the EiideGarde were famous everywhere.
Katy Lanston himself, in full yachting
trim, leaned over the taffreu waving his
hand to one or two men on the little
steamer who recognized him and shouted
at him Mrs. (who refused TO be called La
Signora) Conchas Especiales, the wife of
the great Cuban tobacco planter, with Mrs.
Freebody, stood arm IN arm under the
awning, with my husband lying on the
deck near them. Captain Brague and
Eleanor Gander were in the bow together
either flirting or connecting mischief. it
was impossible to tell which), and Paddy
Gander and were swinging ourselves by
some Of those mysterious ropes that are al
ways so plentiful on board q yacht.
Ii had been on the Narragansett boat
instead OF on the yacht l know that I
should have jumped overheard out of
sheer envy. How salt and cool was the
wind which blew athwnrt our bows that
dayi how clear and distinct showed the
shores by which We sailedi 1t was my first
big Spree" and enjoyed it accordingly.
Paddy Gander was giving me a most anus
ing account Of the little articles prac-
ticed by Hosenbers, a young Hebrew who
was trying to get Into society in Newport,
and who went necessarily to Prcsbyteri-
an church, thinking that no one would be-