Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-30


The International cricket match that
year was with the Oxford Strollers, lot OF
young Oxford graduates who had come
over more for fun than for cricket. As
was really fond Of the game / went with
Penny TO the grounds early in the morn
ing, and reaped my reward by having all
the Englishmen presented to me before
play was called. They went to the bat,
and by lunch time | had Thoroughly estab-
lished myself as the pstroness of these sun
burned young heroes, and they were prom
Used 10 me for garden party.
impaired this welcome intelligence TO
my girls (being now Inatron, this was
the manner in which spoke of Lofty and
Olivel when 1 met them at the gate, and
drew from them the waPmest encomiums.
This was after lunch; and presently several
of the cricketers returned to my side, be
slowing themselves on the steps and in the
seats OF our own men; and just as our
gayety was at its height in walked Mrs
Naples, the hitherto acknowledged queen
of cricket matches, looking wonderfully
trig and complete in lovely white cam
brio, only to find that had been before
hand with her.
AL the girls in the grand stand were
VI anu our
position was emphasized when Mrs. Naples
took her seat, for she happened to be di-
rectly below US and was unattended save
by domestic cavaliers. l could not resist
The temptation to rub it in little When
looked in the direction of Sir Edward
Cover Poyntz he was talking TO Lofty in
he most ardent manner. AT Mrs. Char
ter's garden party there will be dancing, |
suppose, Miss Hathorne?"
Il suppose so, my lord"
Il say, you know you mustn't call me
my lord;' I'm only Sir Edward
But that sounds so-;amihar," says
Lofty (the wretch).
Then drop the sir you know. But
will you give me dancer VIII you prom
Use me the first, and the second, md the
third
Goodness, your grace! what will my
young man sayi"
Have you young man? Do you allow
followers, Mrs Charter
Which l will not deceive your royal
highness,' said Lofty; II have a young
man. How was TO know about your"
You ought to have told me sooner-it
wasn't safe. How shall be able to score
now" At this point 1 thought it proper
10 Oeslu- hfS ndpicS. soiu, ALI
going to have garden party on Saturday
for the cricketers, and you must come.
viii your And let me present Sir Edward
Cover-Poyntz" Sir Edward bowed.
Mrs. Charter is awfully good to u.s."
said he; 81 hope you'll come TO our garden
party-it will be jolly affair, vow. I'm
going to put up a wicket and bowl to the
ladies'"
do come" said l sweetly; "pray dol"
Then l presented ali the other English
men about me, mono of whom was at all
likely TO leave his occupation, and leaned
back in my seat, happy in the conscious
ness that Mrs. Naples felt like fisherman
forced to watch another man hooking the
trout out OF his particular pool.
All through the three days OF the match
| stocked my seats with pretty girls, and
the Engiishmen declared loudly that had
laid trap for them and rendered them
totally unfit for taeir duties. They de-
manled an amount of sympathy, however,
whefning defeat, but oandor con1pels me
to admit that they got it. and that many
girls we're so unpatriotic as to wish them
to be victorious. / am afraid to stase the
number Of reed birds that Sir Edward WAS
supposed to have eaten at my garden party,
aud / never saw man fiirt in q more en-
thusastic and determined manner. Nor
were his associates far behind him. 1 my
self can testify that SO strongly WAS l
tempted to put myself under the influence
Of my own 'cedarn alleys" thai slmosB