The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-25
CARRIE CARELESS
Yields TO Christmas Wickednees and
Plots for More.
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New York, Dec. A.-Ah, girls, isn't IL
hard to walk this slippery old earth without
a biz of slidel
It's always hard for me--Charley says I
take too fast a pace in my hieh-heeled
boots-but it's hardest just now when every
girl OF us is the victim of plot laid by the
world and the flesh and called Christmas.
The ministers don't know anything about
it when they say Christmas is peace on
earth I'm more nearly right when repeat
that the world and the flesh have things
their own way then.
can prove it to the unbelieving men, IL
you like.
Firstly, the world filled the shop windows
with great heaps OF cleaning, glittering
riches; secondly, the flesh filled womens
hearts with bursting desire to call these
riches their own; thirdly, the two together
laid their plot so late in the year that il is
our last chance to be covstous and alto
gether wicked. We may have Just one lit
tie week TO finish sporting a page that's
rather blotted. anyhow. and for one have
done, or rather am about 60 do it, In my
heart of hearts, / don't thiuk il ia such q
fearful thing, tho' every one who knows
that have accepted magnificent Datquise
from Charlie will say it is downright un-
pardonable.
He might bury me in roses and smother
me in orchids, and people would think it
nice little attention, but when he puts the
Same amount Of money into opals and dia-
nonds-well, l shall keep my lovely ring.
1t fits me so snugly that can't take 1t off
my finger, anYhow-at least, Pm pretty
sure couldn't take it off, even II Charlie
and both tried.
When he put 10 on the other night |
wasn't looking. Like Satan, he came up
behind me, bent my head back against his
shoulder with one hand and slipped the
ring on with the other. By and by told
him 1t must be distinctly understood that
this breach OF convention had been made
without my will, knowledge, consent or par
don. To which the monster retorted that
my eyes had invited him TO get that ring a.
plainly as eyes could, when we wen
through Tiffany's last week. He said
would be subject 20 arrest II did not rem
der him an equivalent by taking him to the
family dinner at Four Corners Xmas day.
/ advised him to arrest me Immediately 4,
then, because had no intention of display
ing my captive before eighteen cousins,
four grandparents aud nine aunts, besides
the other people who will attend that
Xmas dinner. / think one of us must ha y
misunderstood the meaning OF the term; at
any rate, / recanted on the arrest, and,
after bordering the question that night l
decided to take Charlie to the country
with me.
And If don't have q glorious day and
make this Christmas to be remembered in
our short and simple annals-then, why, I'll
fail in my attempt to make it pleasant for
dear Chrrlie. Here is my voucher of good
faith painted on heavy card.
ITO Charlie, for one diamond and opal
marquise ring, and for himself in toto and
perpetuity-One Carrie, from $3.50 Christ
mas morning till midnight
This loan to be subject to recall at dis
erection of owner and to conditions on the
back Of this document"
On the other side was my programme OF
the good time I'm going 10 have, With
illustrations The illustrations were lot of
work; men are so stupid unless their pro
pensites are truly rural. which Charles are
not, | fancy. explained the sketches by
writing this in my plainest hand:
$50 q. rn.-We miss the train which takes
my parents to Four Corners.
s;45-We take our morning cocktail in
the restaurant near by.
900 q. m.--We take the next train for
Four Corners and walk across the fields to
the house. / see savage COW; Charlie
saves me from hideous death.
10:00a. m.-We take horseback ride;
see illustration for further Information.
as though Mrs. Sherwood had planned the
details of our day.
4p. m.-We go a-sksting. A sudden
chill may seize me. Charlie must be pre-
pared for the emergency.
6p. m.-The farm house, pumpkin pie
and cider.
And this is all dared to write on my
Xmas gift to Charlie
But IL isn't the end. ., no, it isn't the
end
That will be tabeau finale, lively
climax to the tame amusements OF the day,
q something to make myself remembered |
II is to be a skirt dance in country kitchen,
before people who know not from the sober
beginning what that dance is at the ending
| OF IL. | shall dance it in my costume my
red and black tulle dress.
And the uncles and aunts will smile at
first, and the girls will wish they could take
those pretty steps. and Charlie, pale as a
| ghost, will mutely bessech me to stop.
But shall lull them all into confidence
and then, before an audience which will
nerve me TO my best, will show what an
American girl can do. What will happen
nexti / don't know. don't care. But OF
one thing am sure; there will be a scan
dial in Four Corners. but / shall have had a
merry Christmas CARRIE CARELESS.