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

as we went TO oed many peopre
rose to begin their daily labors. But wnax
| does that prove, II these people were stu
ated as we are they would keep the same
hours that we do. As stepped into our
hallway begin humming waltz Penny
laughed, and, bundled up as was, began
| 70 twirl round again, slipping OF my wrap
and waving my arms.
Don't, my dear; dou't beg of you" said
he, catching me. "H any of the men hear
you they'll storm the house and insist on
finishing the ball here!''
And indeed it was reported tie next day
that had been serenaded by few of the
younger men, who, I dare say, had had
moro champagne than usual; but il such
an attention was paid to me was unaware
of it.
1t must not be supposed that achieved
this change Of front withous protest from
any OF my friends. Matters had not yet
gone far enough for Mrs. Hathorns to give
me formal warning or to dismiss me-
from her confidence. and am ashamed to
say that had hardly been near Miss May
burn since my marriage, but Lofty and
Olive both took me to task for deserting
my former way Of life. ON the Sunday
after the assembly, for instance, Captain
Brague met me at the church door. was
rather surprised to ind him still in town,
for the rest Of the New York men had gone
back on Saturday afternoon, but was by
no means displeased to walk up Walnut
street with him, and IL l had not seen
Lofty sitting in my window we might have
taken quite a stroll together. l fancied
that he did me the honor n be q little
veyed at having our tete a-tete Interrupted,
but wanted Lofty to see him, so l took
him in with ne.
Where's Mr. Temple, LottyS" ssid I.
"Oh, my dear, it's too distressingl He's
gone to Harrisburg on business, and this
James the Less
Faith, Miss Hathorne,S said Captain
prague, 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 ibis extremely HIpernian speech Lot
ty chose to be very angry. 1t was little
awkward, but the poor captains meaning
WAS perfectly plain and his intention good;
however, he result was that when l asked
him to stsy to lurche, I Lofty discovered
that she must leave US. This was ali the
more unfortunate because, as she knew.
Penny was not going to Re at home-the
remembrance Of which fact, by the way
had caused NE some little cynical amuse-
ment when Lofty spoke of her distress in
her Mays absence. In a few years, my
dear, said to myself you'll he not only
w,lling, but sometimes glad. to have him
off at u distance. The captain and sat
down to luncheon together, without much
regret for her depar;ur probably, ba5
refused 10 walk with him again in the aft
ernoon. When ] net Lofty the next day
her brow had by no means cleared.
brought her displeasATe to q head iumedi-
ately, for, with great want of tacr joggci
her feelings b telling her that she was not
locking as well as Usual.
"Ethel!' she cried, WHY have YOU
changed so much? Iesteriay it was that
horrid captain who took it upon himself
20 mae comments upon my personal up
pearance, and to41y on tell me that I'm
going off. | doa't mind your remarks, my
dear, but you are no longer the Ethel that
used to know. Itcan't lie only your mar
riage that has changed you-it's that New
York set and nothing else Don't be angry,
now, Ethel; YOU know I'm not saying it
for spite. | have been thinking of speak
ing to you about it for somo time You
don't care FOR reading, you take no inter
est in any feminine employment, all you
do - TO CAD about and enjoy yourself
did not suppose that she said it from
spite-T thought it was the result of little
temporary bad humor but all the same
resented it, and, am sorry 10 say l spoke
my mind. After q 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 ex-
pansive she may have been rs girl. con
tact with masculine habits of mind seems
TO affect her. OF course, with some women
the reason is plain enough. Their husbands
are their oracles, and they will tolerate no
other judgment than thair's. But con
sidered that Lofty spoke iajuriously OF my
New York friends, and stood up for them,
ana l regret to confess that VIC both be-
came slightly heated
She instanced to me what Macy said. and
of course l promptly retorted with what
Penny thought, the result Of which WIS
that both got worse opinions of the man
of each others choice, and no good was
done to anybody. Her remonstrauces ef-
fected very little. hsd chosen my way Of
life, and having set my hand to the plow I
did not care to look back J may have
given the impression by what 1 have said
in regard to the assembly Of that yecr that
! still chronicled my doings and struck a
standard of enjoyment-but such was not
the case. | never came home saying to my
self that had HAD a ''perfect time"
No married woman of my then caljber
would allow chance to have anything to do
with her enjoyment. Girls permit them
selves to be affected by extrarecus circum-
stances. They cast up their accounts and
carry their invitations, their admirers and
their various adventures, TO profit and loss;
they carefully calculate their capital, and
keep watchful eye on their Investments,
but we married women who arc, SO 10 |
speak. capitalists, are above that. l cared |
little where went. Ny nerves were never
strung by expectation, M appetite never |
cloyed by safety nor deadened by want OF |
success; / went from ball to bali. from din |
ner to dinner. from theater partyto theater |
party. often ignorant until a few hours be- |
fore the event as 20 where was going. l
only knew must be going somewhere.
As consequence of this frame of mind |
I lost all desire to vancouver and never !
found it necessary to assert myself in any !
particular way. People came &c me- Ii |
they did not, SO much the worse for them. |
[ reFer troubled my head about them. |
MrS Jimmy Naples soon discovered that |
was now entirely innocent of any feelings |
Of rivalry toward her, and very seEsibly |