The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-01
RRIs CARELESS.
She Can't Keep Good Resolutions, so
She Makes Bad Ones.

CCopuriohtA
NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-Thers will be such
a huttering OF pure white, unspottsd "new
leaves" and such broad expanse Of backs
and bowed heads when all the world turns
bookkeeper tomorrow that / dare say l
shall scarcely make myself heard and seen,
however hard try. But IL should stand
on my bad eminence simply appalled, by
this religious rustic, meekly wishing you
all happy New Year, and someone should
turn and say: Heres Carrie Careless I
New Years morning, tool" what great
shout would arise as with single voice
you'd cry: Carrie Carelessl Away with
nerl She's one Of the sins Of last year, and
we've resolved not to read another one Of
her wicked letters. Down with the Care
less girlr'
Now. my friends. that would be very
laudable behavior; | acknowledge that you
have a right to condemn me while you're
swearing off everything eise nauRhty-and
nice; but Just let me add that haven't
turned new leaf, and, moreover, don't in
tend TO turn one, and beholdi You have
whirled around 60 know the reason why and
the first Dig blot has splashed on your pretty
new leaf. Well, never mind. I'm such a
little peccadillo that it won't matter very
much, I'm sure. l suppose / ought to feel
that am very depravsd. very dead to
higher impulses, very ashamed to look you
innocent men and maidens squarely in the
eyes, and perhaps I should IL ] hadn't
dreamed a horrid dream the other night.
I dreamed that / renounced the world,
the q esh and the devil. didn't firt, nor
smoke, nor 60 out to wine suppers never
went driving without q ohaperon, and
never initiated a ballet dancer, not even for
Charles and Kit and Jack, who used to love
me for il.
I cut Kit, my dear little Kit. until she
called me hypocrtte and said,I wasn't Car
RE Careless any more. Jack said was a
prig and prude, and was spelling myself
as fast as l could. All my other friends
said was no longer the life OF their set
and that ruined the fun. 80 went away
and tried to be like some other girls knew.
But. alas, was Carris Careless, Just the
same reck less, giddy, dangerous girl Of old
to everybody but those l knew best, who
were fond Of me before ] tried 70 be differ
eut. And tried so hard
But the other people wouldn't take me
up. / was insulted and cold-shouldered
while all the time heard Of the gay times
amoug my old friends who had plainly for
gotten "the life of the crowd" was all
alone In the world and
own voice: "Dear, it's 10 O'Clock aud you
have the nightmare. The boys are down.
stairs waiting. Hurry up, you baby
Great fun for to-day
And Kit told the boys my dream, and
they said it was the old story over again
A girl who has always been 60 much 'in IT,
as have been can never get out Of it.
But il don't make any good resolutions
l shall profit by the folly Of certain of my
ways in 1892.
I've been bordering on some Of the very
uncomfortable situations have had TO un-
tangle during the year, and ] conclude that
they were due TO my criminal carelessness.
In fact, have been too bephszard, and
.hall systematic my course for 1893. Last
summer in the mountains | accepted every
man who came along. either as hance. pro-
stationary fiance or just as a plain, ordinary
friend, without troubling myself to avoid
complications. When they found each
other and myself out they said 10 was deuc-
eddy unpleasant, and l thought 50, too.
To how many men may one girl be en-
gagged at the same time Well, that's easy.
To just as many as she can possibly man
age. and they're the very easiest class 10
manage, too. Yes, / can keep five fances
well in hand l think Zach one 10 50 NOR
tally sure when bis Carrie says he il a dear
boy that she can never, never repeat those
precious words TO another man, that be
wouldn't think Of suspecting that DO Is an
idiot. And II let him Lavish presents upon
me during the short term OF our engage
usent he will be doubly confident Of me
Therefore, resolve that shall not be en-
gagged 70 more than Eve men simultaDs-
ously, that ! shall expect many presents
from them. that shall not return them
the pTesents-erd that shall be careful not