Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-18
WHICH WOULD YOU PREFER?
nY HENRY FIELDING.

BY HENRY FIELDING
My son Fred wants me to go to
parry with him tomorrow night" said
ono LADY to another, AS they sat in a
comfortable parior knitting aud chatting
"'Sakcs. why don't You go, dcarT
asked Mrs. Wilson. am sure / would
It my son asked mo amt ben in com
pauy tor scch a long time rccly thinlS
Il 'ud DO me- good
"rhat Is just what Fred says, and he
told me that your son, william, remarked
that he would take, you TO the same
party II ! would co.
la 'sakos. did lac SO? Well he amt
said nothing TO me about 1t yet; but 70
be- sure I would 90 f you would. III
hN up my brown silA and put new rib
bon ON my cap We are uld-fashioncd
folks now you know, and 1t won't mat
ter much how we dress
II might have gone Often responded
Mrs. Nichols, smoothing out the fold OF
hcr gown, but somehow never wanted
10. Fred Ia very anxious that ! should
meet Miss Somebody forgot who some
one he has taken great fancy to- aud |
think whoever Fred likes must be a little
extra, go, for u wonder, ! am anxious 70
go. Well good morning | put my
bread to rlsln', aud IL don't hurry it'll
be over the pans"
When William came home TO supper
he was surprised, and a little disappoint-
ed 10 hear his mother say she had de-
eidcd TO go to the party with him the
following evening.
A Mrs. Wilson had said both Of the
mothers were plain, old-tashioned PEG.
pie. They had once been poor, both
wer0 widows. but by thrift aud much
economy they had managed to give their
sons a. good education. aud these were
now rising young men with excellent
prospects. Being gO1d-looking, compau'
ionah.c. and otherwise attractive, they
were fayorites with the fair sex, and It
was singular that. arrived at the ages,
one OF ~, and tho other OF 20, they had
not yet taken wives unto themselves.
The night OF the party came. William
Wilson surveyed his mother with a cri'
cal eye as she came down stairs, hand
korchict IN hand, attlred for the occasion,
Haven't you got smaller handker
chief than thatY" he asked, when she
spread It in her lap, preparatory to ad.
jueilng her cap In Il for the purpose Of
carrying il so that 1t would not get
crushed,
she replied II put this great piece Of
lace around It a purpose. Why, don't
you like itT'
II l.a't gcnteel. Haven't you a slnnller
oney
Ia. yes. II you any so; TN get one
Of those mites o thlngs, but this is more
60 my taste"
swell, We must start now. When W,
get there ] shall be undcr the necessity
Of leaving you for while, as have K
I SO and escort young lady"
"Oh. yce, said the cheerful old mother
| Il shan't MUD staying aud looking al
/ the folks rs they come IN. It's nAt'ra
for young people 10 like young people"
They walked nearly mile. aud tn,
( roons were just lighted up as they ar
l rived
William put his mother In charge OF .
I lady's maid and asked her 90 remain Il
the dressing room until he came afte
/ her, and then hiring an expensive car
( rlage he drove a quarter Of a ulile for
I young lady Of n.
Nlrs, Wilson meanwhile, remained chat
tug with the waiting maid IN lhe dress
| ing room, MANY Of The ladies coming il
10 remove their wraps openly expressing
4 their wonder as 10 who the queer oil
! lady could be.
On the other hand. Fred went home Il
! high glee, and when his mother appeare
I ready for the tea party, atiired In he
I plain oii-fashiOncd grey gown, he greetc.
hcr with the exclamation. '.Nhy
( mother, how nice You look. What bg
coming cap that is TO be snrel Here !
( ian for you, meant 10 h,iy you
morn stylish one, but l cnuldn't SO
hope this viii serve tie purpose. Ii |
Hrathcg pretty. even II u Is 4 attie plain.
I THAT u plenty gOoi enough for an Oh