San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-07-21

happy to give you object lessons"
81 think, said l, THAT | should pre-
fer TO begin with race characteristics
Then could better understand the indi-
vidual"
Il fancy" said he, ''that you under
stand both pretty well"
am free to say that think did.
knew instinctively that it would be COM
monplace to ask him to be good to me if
did go out; | knew that | couldn't
make him want to do so by asking him
point blank to do it, or by letting him
see that had led up the conversation to
making him offer to do it, and | felt that
the true way to encourage him was to
refuse his advances by word of mouth
and accept them by word of eye.
"Thank You for the compliment" said
|. "In return for which shall have to
accept your offer of the object lessons
on condition that you let me choose the
object"
Certainly" he replied; II should not
care myself to be the object"
"AhY' said |. came terribly near
being afraid that he was piqued, and
fastening to say that wished him to be
the Object, for did not foresee bubble.
Because" he went on, Il should pre-
fer to be-a-your subject, you know
The pun was not good, even for pun,
but it certainly pleased me; and the kill
ing little way in which he said "your
subject" quite overcame me. Luckily
for my presence of mind our door was
Just at hand, and could ask him to ring
the bell Goodness! how victorious l
felt. Unless my Impractical eyes de-
ceived me, he wanted me to ask him to
come in! But did not do so, and as he
held out his hand Gt was unnecessary, to
be sure, but had made eyes at him), he
said:
when l next come this way hope
that it may be-
with an object" said |, finishing the
sentence for him with as much calmness
as possible.
My delight was only natural; and my
rest was disturbed that night by dazzling
visions of future successes and glories.
My anticipations h2d formerly been
somewhat vague, but that day felt the
full force of a material, distinct desire.
wanted to know every man in town so
that | might vanquish each one in turn
if poSsiOle-and | wanted. oh how l
wanted to get into the full swing of
pleasure and go it! That familiar if vul-
gar phrase exactly expresses what
meant; and | determined that when l
| got the chance | would 'go it, and
think that before finally stopped build
ing air castles and dropped OFF to sleep
| added, sand with vengr,tAce!"
The chance to know more men arrived
sooner than had expected
Lofty had been permitted by her
mother, in anticipation of her going out,
to fill their country house with young
| people for a week i'll the end of June,
| and the dear girl Immediately wrote to
say that she must of course have me.
GAS you may imagine, Ethel" she said,
lyon and are to be the not outs Of the
team" 80 certain person" she con-
tinued, may be angry if he likes, but
ne is only boy, even if he is ut college,
and shall not ask him Did tell you
how furious he waa when ! informed
him that we had been reading Juvenal.
He said that he knew we couldn't do it,
| and at any rate it wasn't lit reading for
us, and that he wondered how Miss May
burn could give it to us. You may i'm
agine that did not tell him that it was
only twenty lines, and that Miss May
burn had to read them to us after all.
1t was rather ruthless in Lofty to ask
only the older men and pass over her
younger admirers, but | was very glad
she did so, and protited accordingly.
What jolly time we had! For really
consistently perfect time commend me
to we'll stocked country house in sum-
mer 1t was my first glimpse of So
ciety Canaan, and | saw it, not from a
height, but face to face. How pleasant
it was to sit on n rug. under the trees,
and talk nonsense il the gayest OF man
ners; how delightful 10 have lying at
your feet brouzcd AMI whiskered cav
alier, who dealt o0t to you easy COmpi-
ment and polite insinuation us if it was
your hereditary due; how charming the
freedom. the merry making, the songs,
the ror4ps, the little understandings. the
little private jokes
could hardly take my eyes OF the
men. 1t was 50 Interesting to watch
their free movements. to see them put
their big hands on each others shoulders.
light their pipes, touch off fireworks with
their cigars. help the girls a"roas brc@..s.
twirl their whiskers-.o hear t,lcir deep
voices and put ones h,nd through their
hard, their awfully hard, strong arms.
Even to notice their wa ut dinner was
absorbing and took a yDsiliye pleasure
in snnincr thnrm dim: S nm I... nr ale in