The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-03
NAME AND DAISE.
, STORY OF THE CARoUsAL
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.ts morning, and Daise brought her
- no 70 Names window at the shop
.--Irnoheon and they ate together and ex-
u ra3 condolences and lavished their adj
--.s;on and affection upon one another
- after the manner Of girls in other sets,
Zf.,,e was large gIrl, splendidly formed,
5ark dusky beauty; while Daisy was
1T and blonde, with grave gray eyes and
.rink and white skin.
D. D. bovs and girls OF their set said that
IN. had a great shape" anu that she
- .'fne-lookiDg," but that when you
.a-,s to facts. Daise was the butte Of the
a.s,d that she had mighty cute little
nEsso o;sv was a dainty little creature with
,srnrally refined tastes, and since she
bLlo-,ht "Daisy" a prettier name than
lila Ann. who can blame her for sub
s,i+,,ting 1t for the latter everywhere, ex-
oant in the framed family record which
S5,ng in the parIor. too sacred a thing to
.,1sr with. The boys and girls had
Shortened Daisy to " Dalse."
Nature had cast Name in e larger and
,,srser mold Her taste in drecs was rather
80 and she had true barbarian's eye for
r-sv colors and glitter. She was not nat
sn.-sl,v fastidious about her dress; she aimed
Cor the main effect, regardless of detail. and
a hutton off here or frayed edge there,
- IN her minor considerations-of no
o,rseouence except as they distressed Daise.
Their friendship was no new thing. 1t
b.d stood the test OF several years They
ho6 been through the skating rink mania
togather: they had gone abreast through
ne toboggan craze aud now they had
come to the era of the merry go round or
carousal and they were still the dearess of
friends
the slippery floor of the rink; heart burn
mos and jealousies had roughened the
smooth course OF the toboggan slide. but
Mama and Daise were devotion itself.
sWait till one Of 'em gets mashed on some
fallow y a Young man OF their acquaintance
had said: and Name and Daise had laughed
t1gptber when they heard Of il and declared
10 each other shat nothing in this world
could ever come between them. Just then
lin came upon the scene.
lin was, what-d-y-call-it down at the
marry go round2 | do not use this term In
anv disrespectful sense, but simply because
have no idea what you do call those fell
lows who take the fares, help the ladies and
children on and off. strap the timid ones 20
the wooden animals for safety, and pay all
those little attentions (which ara so necos-
sary for the comfort OF the patrons Of the
carousal.
Very jauuty and graceful Jim looked, as
in his neat white fatigue cap and blue coat
with brass buttons, he stood on she very
edge Of the great revolving ring and leaped
caTleyslY against the awkward, gawky
camel.
His uniform caught the fancy Of the gum.
chewing, slang using girls Of Names set al
once. The boys were jealous and they said
that Jim had snap" and that there was
no use trying to buck against thing hke
that; and they sat back and sulked while
the tsunty Jim had it all bis own way.
Jim had an eye for beauty, and wher
Name aid Daise entered the hall he thought
that he had never seen two such pretty girls
in his life. They were escorted by Names
little brother Dick; for tho girls had ar
idse Of the proprieties. and Dick wss Otter
called upon to chapsrOn them in the ab
senee of other company" aud he was a.
strict IN his duty as any middle-ageC
duenna
Name wore red sailor hat on her shor
black curls; her cape and mutt were SUP
posed to be of monkey skin, but whatever
the material, they were becoming. A EeilL
Bly, cap Of black velvet crowned Daisy
blonde braids, and ii her cape and n1uf
were only an imitation Of beaver what wa
that to Jims
The music was inspiring, the motion ex
hilarating, the company gay and happy
and jim was all politeness and attention
no wonder the girls liked it. Daisy was
little timid at first, but Jim stood by he
side and reassured her.
The girls took to going oftsn to th
caTousal, always with Dick Tor an escort
One young man had offered Name his com
pany, but Name had voted him "chulnp
and sent him a mitten-a tiny dolls affair
cut out of red felt. That was a way tha
the girls of Names set had of refusing gal
lantries, and it was effective.
In time these evenings became an olt
story TO Dick; it took more nickels than b
could save, to ride very often, and the gil
frequently forgot to ask him TO ride, and b
got sleepy, sitting and waiting for them.
Jim YVES always the same, courteous an
polite and attentive to all; but he Lingerie
little over helping Daisy. as though
we're pleasant task. Sometimes be vent
ured @ little compliment SO he pat her foo
IN the stirrup. 1t was not much-some
thing about wondering at what store the
kept such little shoes as she wore-but Dais
would smile and blush. and Name, notn
the blush, would mutter something TO hel
self about Jim's being pretty fresh"
After Dick and Name had left Daisy o
her gete one night, Dick said: ~ tell you
Name, its gettin' to be dead give away
this goin' 30 the merr' go-round 30 muci
Looks as If one of you girls was gettii
mashed on somebody or mother" ''Whs
uO sOu ASKbu " lSiCbtNs klNiD
him shake that made his teeth rattl
MEAN what l said," said Dick, sturdy
and Name hurried into the house withoJ
saying another word.
They DIDN'T go after that for some tim
Name put Daisy off with one excuse {
another, until finally Daisy ooaxed Dick
take them. and Dick was too polite to te
her what he had told Name; 50 they wen
Jim's face frightened when he saw Il
girls. and Daisy looked fairly radiant.
be helped her on her favorite piebald jill
whispered to Daisy with g pressure of tx
hand: You're lookIn' out O sight tO-nigh
Dsise"
AS the girls were preparing to go hon
Jim made an GRAND to the part Of the ha
where they stood. Name was helpir
Daisy on with her cape, and Jim fumbled
moment with their mutfs, which lay on OF
OF the chairs; then he hurried back to b
work.
When Name thrust her hands in her mu
che felt folded paper, and the conta
made her heart jump and sent little thri
to her finger ends. She was wild with e.
element and jov. Jim had put moi
there for her-for her. At the gate 81
threw her arms about Daisy's neck. "GoC
night, Daise, dear" she said, giving Der
mug, land say, put on your best toys ar
tomorrow We'll 60 to the mat in Il
afternoon. The forelady said we could e
on, sure. It's my treat, mind, and Man
hurried on with Dick
She went upstairs two steps at time al