San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-04-08
SUNSHINE AND MooNSHINE.

brushing the dust of office from his
clothes after the days work.
Windward, in reply, briefly explained
his adventures and plans for the morrow.
Stevens showed much interest; it was
certainly, he thought, good beginning.
Then he asked casually if Mrs Elk had
been able to find room for the ladies.
"By squeezing" replied Windward,
and then he recounted the sacrifices that
must be made to accommodate them.
Stevens was, however, fully as COM
PLEASANT as Windward had been, SO that
matter was settled.
"You are to take Miss Willis to the
theatre tonight, believe" said Peter,
glancing at a nosegay Windward was
arranging, not very skillfully.
"That'S the programme" was the re-
ply.
.'She is good company. You will have
nice time" said his friend.
II think So" Windward answered, and
he thought so still more when two or
three hours later she bounced into the
parlor at her cozy little house on Thir-
teenth street, where her mother and
Uncle Pollok were entertaining him
while she fingered to perfect her toilet.
Very charming and bright and pleased
she looked as she stood in the doorway
fastening her long gloves and scolding
herself for hardness. How her eyes
sparkled! The moths might have flown
into them, installing them for lights.
Mrs. Willis gazed on her daughter
fondly, admonished her this and that,
which Miss Clara vetoed with pretty
waywardness, while the young man
stood by, pretending to be listening to
sshe end OF POllok's account of the Pih-she-
T'ah pagoda at SOochow, but in reality
absorbed in watching the mods and beCks
and wreathed smiles of the plump little
beauty, as with nimble and expert fingers
she pinned his flowers upon her bosom.
Then away they went as easy and as
affable as old friends.
Miss Clara was i'll high spirits. She
loved the theatre, and her light feet
spurned the ground in their eagerness to
bring her once more TO its blaze and
stir and competitive dressing. Tonight
she would see 500 hats, and see and be
seen by q score of acquaintance, all of
whom would say: There is that lovely
Miss Willis. Who can it be with her?'
And incidentally the play would be in
teresting-haply Mr.. Bassett also. Both
Col. McArdle and Miss Sheffield had
spoken of him highly, though for that
matter Miss Willis made up her own in
dependent Judgment OF her gentlemen
friends. So she ratified on as they
walked briSkly down town. as happy
and as frolicsome as a flag in breeze,
and Windwarl listened as well as she
talked-no small praise, for the former
is quite as hard to do as the latter, and
is as necessary, if one wishes to be found
agreeable. We are always interesting
when we are interested, and he who has
mastered the difficult art of saying "Ahp"
"IndeedF' and ''How very surprising"
properly at the proper time may justly
be ranked as q fine converser.
Quick steps soon brought them to the
theatre; and such delicious tumult!
What fun to march down the middle
aisle to the best seats a little late, the
orchestra playing dance music, a rustic |
of dresses and fans on all sides, every
body looking, the ushers slapping down
the seats with a flourish, Psople getting