Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-24
CISSIE AND CARRY.

ClSSlE AND CARRl
Seymour Glsdbrook was young man
OF great promise. He had Just com.
monced his third year Mt Oxford, and
every ono expected him 10 take u high
place among the clovercst men Of his
year when ho went in for his tripos
But young Gladbrook was no book
worm and owed his superiority In knovl
edge more TO tho brilliancy Of his intel
lect than " studious application. Al
tho age Of twenty.ono he found himself
his own mhs,or, with nm income suili
cicnt TO keep bachelor in every luxury
This would have led many young men
into excosses. but Gladbrook was steady
~ rock, and above all things pridcd
himself upon being adamant 10 tho faii
sox-a fatal mistake In most cases, and
suggestive Of the Scriptural warning
"Let him who thinkcth no standcih be.
ware lest no fall" On the night Of the
university boat raco, In the year 49,,
Gladbrook was sitting In certain stall
at the Vampire Music hail. In the
next stall to him sat his greatest friend.
Horace Morton. On tho stage the Sis.
tiers Pool vore delightinR their many
admirers with their most fascinating
dance.
by Jove." said young Morton. whose
head was slightly swimming. "by Jovo,
how those two poor girls whirlr'
; "Yes," replied Gladbrook, "thoy'rc
perfect whirlpools. In fact thew ought
10 be chri.tened .scylla and Charybdis.i
for they arc vbirlpools In which many n
craft has gone 10 distraction"
Morton waa not too drunk 10 rcme,nber
this and not 40 dishonorablo as 10 try aud
palm Il OF as hi. own ioko. CONSEQUENT
iy next day all seymour Glndbrook's
friends wero falling nbout his latest wit.
tician.
Now Gladbrook was perhaps the only
man Of bis set who was not more or
less intimately acquainted with Cissie
and Carry Pool, 80 the whole story was
carried direct to them, together with the
nano Of the originator.
Henceforth Cissie and Carry were
known far and wide only us Scylla and
Charybdis, and they pretended 10 appre-
cinte tho lest, but In their innormost
souls they especially the elder cherished
a longing for revenge against their In.
sidious defarner.
Cissic CScylln) expressed n strong de.
rire TO meet the Young wag who had
given her this Homoric nickname. and
as her lightost wish was law 10 her al.
mirrors tho meeting soon took place.
After this Gladbrook seemed TO find
the ters oyoryyhere he went, IL he
was on a race course they wero sure 10
be the guests Of n friend OF his. IL lac
went out TO supper they were ALWAYS
invited, until he quite unconsciously
drifted into the fiiendliest relations with
them.
IL was anita evident IN everv one I'm,
Gladbrook that no wa, under y:r, beayy
fire from tho batteries az Scylla a ii,o
which no man Ind withstooi for lony.
sho yvns .ben An The first grsh ~ youth
faultlessly beautiful In form and feature
ohnr1ning I'm manner and sueh n master
of IN, arts Of fascination that they an,
pearod Ia be mart NJ nor naturo Glal.
brock friends frs. chafrod ana tbcn
warned him HO laughed at them and
called himself a ,nisogynist Al llrst /,
seemed as n n. would nroye inyulner.
ahlo 20 tbs fuJlIade IN which Tho ladv
continually subjected him. He trusted
10 bia nrmor Of indifference and was ,oc
uroud 10 r,tr.nt from danger. His nri5s
led 10 nj, fall. Uo fell ms onIv brnys
men do. utterly and bonolos.Iy defeated
The eanitulation of yorng sey,nop,
gladbroot whicb caused so much diver.
sion and amusement 10 his friends w
sad 10 bebold The fact ~ MA bayi
becn indifferent 10 other women Mi M.
lie made him Give himself boart and
aonl 10 this ON. tYssio pool yna Anil,
liant, She paraded her tame lover ON
avery possible occasion in order tbnt mi
men and women might eeo how com.
nl,te her viotorv had bssp ue layishea
nresents and Jewels mon bor mill IN
snarkled from brow "a whist with dia,
mopds and noonlo wondered how mnch