Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-01

eyes would induce them TO come down
aud bee socinble. One Of them was pref
~, and she bad about her that intangi
bic something, called womnnliness which
always attracts men. She sang ride
ulOus little song about her sweetheart,
and then she cnme down and sat at the
next table 90 US. Billy looked at her
with pity and snid Poor wretch, she
uin't been here long enough TO get like
the rest of them She would laugh at
the compliments paid her; merry
laugh that made the other women start
as n IL We're an unknown sound In such
place. The gentleman who had brought
Liz there, rudely left her after telling
her that she was old enough TO look af-
ter herself. aud paid his respects TO the
pretty girl, said respects being In the
shape Of bottle of stun called cham
payne; but the liquid never saw the fair
land Of France, nor was II mixed out
side Of the hall In which it was sold. 10
looked ike n combination of bad whisky
fusel oil and soda, with the oil and soda
predpminatng IL would have made
YOU or me sick; but this girl drank Il
and laughed, and seemed 20 think Il was
very fine. The gentleman snid 10 herr
"YOu'se Is the best looking girl / have
seen since McGinty went down" Which
compliment the beauty acknowledged by
saying: did he give you his best suit
Of clothesT' This provoked wild laugh
ter ana the young womnu fe,t that she
was very smart Another gentleman told
her she had two as handsome black
eyes as he had ever seen and sLe mnde
The. statement, probably truthfully Say.
II ] We're with you much ! woul, have
two more black eyes"
INTRODUCTCNS ARE IN ORDER.
A lady, who was decidedly passe. but
who had been bowling from the stage
"a fan %.
go OUT without her mother. recognized
Billy. and called out TO him she was
coming down Ia be- introduced 10 his
friends You can Imagine Biily's face.
/ said: Let her come" After the
song was over she did come, and was in
trodpeed 10 me as "Aliss Cora Dorsay;"
she was probably ~. bur she looked an
elderly 20; cheap makeup and the lack
Of appreciation Of soap and water had
given her klin a drycd-up look: while
late hours. BAD fool and dissipation had
not flttened her Billy muttered, Say,
Cora, ! was always a straight chap with
You. / linowed you before YOU hecame,a
PROFESSIONAL so ! want you 20 be polite
20 this lady because she is my friend"
Cora WINS exceedingly polite. She asked
me At | would like 10 be introduced to
the proprietor and she also asked mo
u 1 would like 10 meet any Of the gen
tlemen present. ] had the courage 10 de-
Don't y0u'get urcd OF singing and dane
ing every mighty She looked at me for
q minute. the gayety vanished from her
face, the pOliteness was forgotten and she
said: Tired! ] get that tired that /
would Ike 10 jump or the dock"
GET 10 HATE THO SONGS.
get TO hate the place, and ] get 10
loathc the mon, Tired? Look at that
girl over there She's tho drawing card
Cd / 4
10 up pretty long, too; the boys used
10 cheer ne, and the gang would set
up more wine for me than any girl here;
but only the other day the prOpriator
he says 20 me; Cora. your pull IS got
tiins mighty Heak and IL You don't do
better yon viii have 70 quit Why don't
~ Who'd take me inl Whod have
anything 70 DO with me? i don't blame
them, but ] don't want any Of them COM
Ing down here and preaching 20 me. I've
got something that's q living breathing
sermon go me al the time aud yet,
though / ought 20 be decent because Of
il, / can't be decent because III Il. Come
and see it, Rly tried 10 stop me, but
ls0dOre With that Keen ability 20 read
human nature that exists ia children
ana dogs. whispered. Let her gO Cora
won't hurt her. 80 Cora led me back
Of the scenes. Dirt, noise and bad lan-
guage pergaded the entire PLACE We
went into q dirty hole, called by cour-
tcsy a dressinrrOOm. and there Cora
introduced me to Miss Maule Buck-
ingham" Miss Maudc was desdodly
tough looking, She had very shelby
get-np on, but i Ind originally been some
young chaps best suit On one Of the
chairs was crush hit. and L dawned
on me she was evidently. as described
on the poster, ''fhc well kn0wn male im-
peTsOpator' ! said she looked tough: 80
che lid az first, but there came smile
over her face as $40 looked af ine and
said 5pst as y9ur wifa or sister might
haye. HaNc You como 10 see Cora s
mbysf C1ras babr! Thare. with h
shabby old shawl wrapped around H.
WAS Coras baby, ia an Old arm chair
with anoiheg chair 10 front Of Il u keen