Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-26

COULD Nor SET ON ToUR CoTFEEs,"
Away Off In the west were few soft gray
clouds with yellow fringes that set me won.
dering why dressmakers do not look more
tonature for suitable combinations Ct color,
The statue of Liberty, Demosthenes said
reminded him OF brave woman holding q
candle for her husband TO see the burglar,
and nj tho same time she was ready 20 drop
her light and grasp her petticoats II II
should turn out to be mouse. ~
You can Judge how unintereBting the trip
was when we took so much notice of trifles,
and Betty put up her spectacles and said
she believed that the Conveys were Il little
folk after all, which caused Domosthenes to
pour out a flood OF eloqucnce In IA different
languages, which silenced II not convinced
her, and then we emerged into the full
blare and blast Of Conoy Island, and Polly
remarked that she believed II was going 10
rain after all, and then fastened her aston
ished gaze upon the venturesomo few that
were bobbing miserably up and down in tho
surf aud shivering
you know you said we were TO take 1t
all in" said Polly ut will help me in my
art studies, and | know that Betty will
find sermon in II somewhere"
After council we put ourselves In tho
hands Of the man OF the party who was to
seeing-in fact. that we saw everything,
whether worth seeing or not.
The frat move VIC made was 10 get a
lunch OF clans from one of the clean little
boats that have awnings over them and
where You can get Holsters. oysters or
clans. This boat belongs TO man with
one leg aud he gets along wonderfully well
and Is hero. lie fishes In winter and sells
clans IN summer lilo Is n university man
and speaks several languages fluently.
What shipwrcck cast him in his old days
upon the sands OF Coney Island do not
know, but he has taken up his burden
bravely and carries IL like man.
After we had cncompasscd our clans
we set out on our pilgrimage, and the first
thing on the way VIVA the wonderful
wooden COW, then tho swings and shoot.
ing gallery, and after them we had ice
cream candy, "and our pictures taken,
the whole group for q quarter" and final
ly we reached the tohoggan slide pru.
IDENTIFY took n chair and held the girls
wraps, for had been there before and did
not care to 40 again, They returned with
irousy and Utmost disreputable look but
were soon pulled and pinned and brushed
Into shape again.
THAT'S good enough said Betty, but
bring ON some more. I've got my courage
up"
"Tryn trip around theworld,n said per
suasivo voice behind us and we saw an
enormous wheel going around, and hang
ing toit were numbers OF little baskets,
each having three or four fools in IL, I'M
hold your bundles" said heroically, and
the courageous three were soon up in the
air and then coming down. and could see
In their set faces that they were now. rcok-
less enough for anything, even to trying
the penny .in-the-slOt machines
Let's 20 up On the observatory" said
Betty. what do you sayi"
said Don't, at least not nov" for no.
tieed that the air was getting in her head
Demosthencs sighted some posters, and
besides he wanted TO smoke and suggested
that we should rest little in a hotel and
hear the music
VI will after we've been on the flying
horses" said Polly, and they mounted re.
npectlvely an ostrich, a camel and a tiger
and rode around to the tunea OF four or
gans, all playing together, so that the notes
seemed 10 get mixed up, and semiquavers
went rolling of to sea with half and quar-
ter notes and no musician living could
have sifted out his own tune, but IL made
noise and that was what was wanted on
Coney Island.
Wo took table and ordered four Guns of
coffee. Now, this 10 against all Tradition.
and we were looked upon Immediately
with dislike, not to say suspicion, for II
you do not drink beer you have no right u
live, according to Coney Island opinion,
and that opinion is not always kept secret.
We had finished our coffee and were dis
otlssing the next move when sort Of floor
walker in very dirty apron came up -four
fishing his towel and asked II we had or
dered beer, We said no, aud then he said
with lordly airi
We'll, you can't set here all tho after
noon on four coifeea" Betty was about /,
uorrecthis grammar, and Polly was goinf
20 make a caricatnn Of him. when Demos
themes arose, and the man had business
that called him somewhere else and US WI
did not like being bulliod into beer VIC left
Farther along the street was conccr
hall. aud a lusty young man stood outsid
with rattan in his hand lilo said.
snow, do walk in, ladies and gents
There ,,in't no charge, and yeu can hear Oh
best music OK the island"
nemesihrnes looked doubtful, but Bett
remarSef Il thought wswere 70 take II al
I'M and a. We. making sort OF quadrupl
nlllangr wtat In and were politely hnndei
60 seats and Taited upcE for the inevita
bic orde, Tor beer Tho man Of the part.
roseto the occasion and ordered fourglassl
OF beer and m;ldo them present 70 tn
winter, who stood and deliberately dranl
one NJ them 20 iiur health
Bsol- -Hh paiiv i1.ais.a With intaraas .