The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-11

She is charming little woman, VINO, Tor
some unknown reason, has never been TAX
en- up by the upper ten"
Perhaps it is because she doesn't live
above Oak street amongst the swelis, or
because she isn't wealthy; or, it may be. be-
cause her house isn't morris gagged.
Whatever the reason. the fact remains
that though she has many friends. she is
not altogether Sin the SWIM" We might
call her condition the intermediate; some
where between the upper ten and the
lower million. However. on this particu
lar afternoon, she was in high glee. She
was going to spend few hours with some
real swells, and she had stopped In to let
me feast my eyes on swagger new toilet
made for the occasion.
'Will io?" she asked. turning around
like some vain, brilliantly plumaged bird.
Am fit to go with the swells!"
''You are looking lovely" replied, but
just what degree of loneliness Is necessary
in order to go with swells is beyond my
comprehension. / have seen some specl-
mems of swelldom that We're anything but
lovely; but how on earth did you manage
to obtain this special privilege"
Il bought it," she cried trlumphantly,
producing a ticket from Il capacious pocket
and fiourishing it about.
''See what money will do! For small
sum, / purchase the privilege OF sitting in
the same drawing room with crowd or
real swellS, perhaps slipping little tea
from the same tea pot. at any rate, breath
ing the same ozone that they breath,
Ahv'
She drew a deep breath as ii already in
haling the delicate effiuvium of that par
ticular ozone that is breathed by swell
dom,
This is how it happened" she resumed,
1.-Two lovely ladies called and asked me to
take ticket, they only asked the intelli-
l,.1s u of
delicate compliment like this was well
worth the price of admission. took a
ticket at once. They dwelt on the fact
that it would be a magnificent oppor-
tunity for the ladies to become acquainted,
and, as am comparative stranger here,
of course that is what 1 wish"
Il am glad you are going," l said. BE
sure TO come back by here and tell me how
you enjoyed yourself, and particularly
how the ozone agrees with you"
The two hours of waiting | spent in the
company of royalty. AS l sat in my coy
nook. Cleopatra, Juliet, Desdemona and
Rosalind came and entertained me, grand
ladies who were not ashamed to be seen IN
company with me, lowiy born
American. / was deep in the forest of
Arden with the sweet Rosalind, of whom
] never tire, when the door opened and
my friend entered abruptly and sank into
the nearest chair.
Her face that had been wreathed in
smiles, was now disconsolate; her
debonair air of anticipation had fled;
even her new gown seemed to hang limp,
as if it had been out in the rain.
She was almost in teats.
What is the matteI!" / asked, putting
my book down and preparing to make her
u cup of tea.
"Don'tr' she gasped, laying hold of my
gown. Don't, for mercy's sake, make
II a - L.
Tea of the swells, and it has chilled my
blood"
Il know it is generally cold," l said,
''but was it so cold as that ?'
Gold, cold" she moaned. pitifully. 81
shall never drink tea again. never again"
Come. cheer up" | said, drawing her
chair closer to the fire, "and tell me all
you?"
Perhaps it was little too rarifiei,"
she said plaintively, land then. you know.
! am not used TO it; that is, in large guam
titles; at any rate, it chilled me to the
bone"
She shivered.
threw a shawl around her.
Il could possibly have survived the rari-
fled atmosphere of the room; but, in addi
lion to that, / received shock that was
ike cold douche or collision with an
Iceberg. i felt so isolated that l naturally
looked about me for familiar face, when
i saw the two ladies who had sold me the
tickets. ] bowed and smiled to them in
nay sweetest way. Actually the glance
they bestowed upon me would have frozen
II volcano and their bows of recognition
were so slight that / crimsoned 10 the
roots of my hair. l determined not to
speak again unless | was spoken to.
Une or two ladies, seeing my con-
fusion. attempted to entertain me: but
was too crestfallen to rally. l made my
escape as soon as possible and, let me
assure you that this is my last attempt to
associate with the aristocracy.
This attempt, however. should teach
yon a few things" ! said, first. that ap.
pearances are deceptive; secondly, as the
preacher says, that things are not what
they seem, and thirdly and lastly, that
people rarely ever mean what thew say"
NANCY YANkS