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

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audacious little lips Of course it be-
came disastrous wreck; but after she
had had one rolled for her she pulled
away with much delight.
Mrs. Freebody began to smoke with
out any ado; but declined, because ]
was privately afraid of being i'll, and l
was rather glad had done so when l
saw Eleanor coughing at every third
puff. Our game, which was interrupted
by this little incident, was resumed with
more fevor than ever; and whenever Mr..
Langton proposed to have "a little APP
petizer before lunch,' the idea was re-
ceived with entire acquiescence. /
caught myself wondering what the
sailors would think of it. After all, there
was nothing extraordinary in it. We
were living a perfectly natural existence.
When the sailors were on shore they
played cards and drank spirituous liquors;
our game was little more involved and
our drinks" We're mixed"
Our impulses were perfectly natural.
We were really free from artificial polish
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with propriety because we had innate
ideas on the subject, not because we
chose to pay a hypocritical homage to
conventional virtue. Such, at least,
were my thoughts at the time. As say,
did smile little to find myself spread
out at fuIllength on rug, slipping sherry
cobbler and laughing at a conversation
which owed none of its attractiveness to
covert allusion or sly reference.
But where was the harm? | had been
accustomed to take not a little pride in
my cleverness in managing CONVERSE
ton SO us to steer clear of peoples preju-
dices aud fiatter their peculiarities so as
to suggest rather than to speak plainly
and to glide over things personal or I'M
dignified with easy grace; but the peo-
pie with whom | now mingled seemed
to take no thought of possible deep feel
ing, to be utterly regardless of hidden
meanings. They talked of everything
with the utmost frankness; began to
think that | had been only sUiff where i
thought | had been dignifed, and I'M
necessarily prudish where had supposed
myself to be elevated in tone.
never once said to myself, Vogue la
galore, and had no feeling that | was
falling away from righteousness; l was
quite content to think that this was the
proper way of life, and that if Bunyan
had not gone to the Celestial City along
this path it was only because the neces-
sites of his century had forced upon
him a moreover set of ideas. Lady
Mary was quite right" said l, thinking
aloud, just after making some reflections
similar to these.
What on earth is Mrs. Charter talk
ing about" said Paddy Gander. Mrs.
Charter, your lush has gone to your
head I'll be bound. Why didn't you lis
ten to my story about my sister Eleanor
and the milk punch?'
Mrs. Charter is absent minded? Char
ter, that's a doosid bad sign. I'll go
bail that your wife has smashed herself
on some London actor. Plenty of girls
have done that, you know"
Eleanor Gander jumped up at this
sally from Katy LangtOn, and threat
ened to pour pitcher of champagne-cup
over his head. Miss fandcr was the
young lady who lad hal statue made
of C&pulet. the handsome young TRACE
dian, after the pattern of the BeIvldere
Apollo, and alwayS ha it PIT on the ia
bic when she took her b:eaifaSt. | got
a chance TO explain presently that | had
been thinking of Lady Mary Wortley
Montague's saying, that she had been
al over the word aid found only two
kinds of people-men and women.
"All people are alike" said Paddy
Gander.
mot bit of it," said Capt Brague.
MEN are divided into two classes-the
men who'll trust you and the men who
won't"
And the girls are divided into two
classes-the girls who'll kiss you and the
girls who won't, said Paddy laughing.
mot for you, you impertinent young
man" said Mrs. Freebody.
"Well, which do you mean:"
I'm an old woman, sir, and l wasn't
a girl when you began to go about, but
if had been there would have been an
exception. should have boxed your
ears"
"Well," said Paddy, 81 wish all girls
would kiss me-
Isn't he horridr' said Eleanor.
You see, at the very first fell in with
people who egged me on, and if took
pleasure in such employment as this it
may be supposed that my liking did not
fail for want of supply. By the time we
returned to Philadelphia had come to
have a very decided opinion as to the
manner in which wished to amuse my
self during the winter. After we had
fairly settled down in our country house