San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-08-06

but TINS cynical phase md not last
long and gave way in turn to a much
more serious view of life than had
hitherto taken. The trip which made
to California with my father did much
to promote this We were absent from
nome eight weeks, and We visited all the
principal cities and saw the chief sights
of the west My father was assiduous
III his kindness He took pains TO ex-
plain To me the Immense value and i'm
pOrtanCe Of the wool and the wheat.
aud Tue cattle, and the ore. which were
the staple products of the states and ter
rltUrleS through which we passed He
showed me on the map the immense net
work OF railways hv means of which
these Industries II not consumed at home.
were carried to the seaOOard either of the
Atlantic or the Pacific and made protita-
ole TO the prOdncer by eXpOrtauOu to for
elgn lands he tired To interest me in
such commercial and economic questions,
so that ~ he sad | need not like most
women. remain IN entire ignorance re-
yarding the vital interests OF the world
Although was still stohd and ludlffer-
ent IN manner listened attpntively to
MS Instructions and appreciated the serv-
Ice ne was doing me
one evening shortly after our return.
Aunt Helen sad To me with IA PREDATORY
cough which was apt To be- sign that
she regarded the topic to be preached as
delicate
Virginia 1t Is time tor you to be
thinking about your party dresses OF
course 1t Is too late now to send to Paris,
ont fancy 1t is pOsslo TO get tOleraole
things here If one is ready to pay little
more
I shall not require p"rty dresses. |
am not going anywhere TINS winter,
answered quietly
As nave Just lntlmated, Aunt Helen
was somewhat apprehenSive regarding
my plans owing to few hints which
had let fall at rinker's Reach She had
suggested my sending an order to Paris
about a fortnight subsequent to my last
interview with Mr. Dale, but declined
emphatically to do so 1t was evident
however from her expression that my
resolve was source of surprise and dis
may to her
Not go anywhere Why. people will
think you are ILL
My looks will belle that, Aunt
Helen
1t will seem so odd and peculiar. A
girl always enjoys her second winter
more than the first Just when you
have come to know everybody too! |
hope you will reconsider this dear. You
had better order the dresses 1t any rate,
she continued. you might want to go
when the time comes and then il would
be too late,
shook my head decisively i am
sorry to disappoint you. out my mind is
made up.
Aunt Helen coughed again You
are not disappointing me, it is only on
your own account that | feel badly. You
will make great mistake, Virginia OF
course, dear you have passed through
a very unpleasant experience, which am
all the more able to appreciate from
having had, rs you are aware, sorrows
of similar kind But painful as such
experiences are for those called upon to
undergo them, they are, regret to say,
far from uncommon; and if young
person who has suffered Il dlsappoint-
meut were to turn his or ner back ON all
entertainments, what, pray would be-
come of society,"
Society will get along very well with
out me" answered.
aunt Helen knitted rapidly in silence,
and the color mounted to her cheeks
You will make great mistake Vir-
ginia, she repeated "a great mistake.
No young lady of your age can affordsto
make herself conspicuous by acting diff
ferently from other people. Do you
wish to be called eccentric and pecul-
Iary
Il don't much care" said | with a
spice of wickedness 1T might be rather
attractive, should think. to be different
from everybody else.
81 can imagine who has been putting
such ideas into your head In my opin-
ion one strong minded woman in the
family is quite enough she said with u
toss of her head
knew that she referred to Aunt
Agnes, who returned from Europe few
weeks before Therefore | said:
Il have not exchanged a word with
anybody on the subject
What is the reason. then, that you
persist in being so contrary" she ex-
claimed in a thoroughly worried tone.
laying down her work on her lap.
Because have awakened to the fact
that the little circle in which we move
does not constitute the world" | an
swered. rather nettled by her solicitude.
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