Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-09
BOUDOIR CHATTER.

splendid locking specimen with white
,eeth. golden hair and pink cheela. who
mad pink gcwn. whi,s apron and sup.
nennet and WAS surveying hcr at arms
length, whom suddenly she said, Apropoa
o. nothing; Let's hear abou, tho most
questionable beau you ever had"
We laashed, as girls always do when un.
decided hut as clccly had looked at I.u.
emda' tho rest of Us looked at her too, aud
Lucinda began;
ne Vas a carly-headod boy. whom I
niet IN my youth t.uclnda Is ninetcen),
We wero neiehbora and mado love over
.ne stone wall which my great srand.
nNher IN a moment Of prnvidcntlal fore
,hsueht hsd erected between our proper
ues' ne Vas about Iuy nge. Acycn or SO.
tna mad tho mos, divine blue cycs. the
peeehlsst pink chceks aud the ,hlckest GOLD
naiu ever behold before or since. Loves
young dream was sometimes interrupted
whaa !, took on the form OF kisscs over tho
Top OF tho stone wall-by my nurse, OF hia
pet bull dos, who used to pull him down
eS 'he loot hut cue day We had q quarrel,
!, WA over a peach. Il rlshiiy remember,
and thlnss welo never tho same again.
For years that boy haunted me. My
pet kitten was found drowned; my bird
myatsrleusly Escaped from a Gaze ana ana.
Arpearodi my schoolbooks found their way
to thu second crotch OF tho appio troe.
ana their innocent owner waa spanked for
oiinhlng Finally ono day my youthful
tweethearta tricks became too much for
even my mothers patience. and she conf
plained 70 tho father Of tho wrong-doer
rhe next morning. when my dignined parent
| vas on his way 10 town no found me tied
iast TO tree on tho roadside In state
OF complete collapse That was too much
Tor even my father. and the Buffalo nill
WHO thought revenge 30 aweot was sent TO
boarding school"
we all laughed at Lucinds'a tragic tale,
ana uloely said; Tho rnsHon asked you
such question was because have had an
experience myself A short time ago
met man who was clever, compaplonahle
and very polished, lilo came 10 SEQ me
often, ana IN a mtment OF deilrium con-
cesred tho idea that | was worry brilliant
young woman. lie hates chattofers, merely
airy hrilllanee annuyk HIN; he ilkrn solid
ny aud sioldity. and truly great. adaman-
tlno laicleetnality. lie found Il IN mo.
For hours have sat while ila, man talked
TO me OF cuolerlo buddhiAin. oi Nine. nlA-
Natsky, OF tho origin OF npccica and tho
inlail.bNiV Of the Pope"
II have been 20 deeply immersed In the
waters OF wisdom that expression Of thought
was simply OUT Of Tho que0ion-.and my |
s"vntp vni"ptuIcu MN, AppteolNupnl NJ |
WI, mSI,u Sls' ln9 appreeauon o. an artlsu9
understand, Mndcmolh0lo, understand
what am | 10 dot | don't know what |
no Is talking about thfce-luArtofa OF tho |
ulnv' sV m,nu y maze thl9uEh when
vague laeas neg, and loae themselves. and
ny ,ailA ahd iaiks and sfawn PINK and white
with pnthuhiaEm and delight and then uuea
ABOUT 0llnuhg on my wonderful intelligence
anu "ppterlAuoh OF great ana Rood thtnga'
~ AsyA gu lne ohly soe'eW g,tl no Fnows
MO - net HlNo'ons ol euH' MnAi uah 20
aona WIN man ike 1hatI cried Vloely IN
aehpalf'
hes pam, ont'anu-out bore-fnub
hltlt enh Lucinda,
. SaWt snup an intellectual fohnt" said
Asph.h,'
Mal'. ! am IN tsnpalr' used 10 read up
Nn,h niai Know MN
psht DO that Ito would think You
sssH9ll ~ YOU lalked' lly hlnhs you 70
brilliant because you absorb MS views IKE
q nice, patient, receptive sponge; u sou
peHah 70 nave views And 70 icy feauy bright
lhnHa no would call you frivolous" said
"vnnlhei apeileal1'
Iheh Aaid eleely mat ~ chActiy whal
! tnAli 90. lo-Mbht M Nelhinh Lnuyclo-
pells AnieneNnE ahhl be fvuNl ny my
pAllulea ~ tlr vpUNef.huenal llhe' Nish
- $3.50 ''" 'ff''''t 49, -"' NN~a f'''
iun.
Ny hlHnffeeahle n,aui Aall Hephlne IN
reply 10 NlregIh uphtted eyoDroWH ON, he
matpn me rloQmy thhta All
AAl feFivnA cAa'N
"No-no. only a man WHO Sister May
hod worn cut and made cooperate 10 came
10 mo for CONSOLATION and We used 10 read :
lhsoH tpktthoTH
uood hrhelounl erica INC thros kiflt
YES, you may Wei e1olaim," tald zeph-
Inc. fadiy, u began Il In all innocenoe. ,
His mind WAS hluo mark, ana no went
10 that cheerful philosopher for recreation.
lie became an eHnofto afier awhile, and
Consulted mother and thought he was 4
losing his mind. She only smiled. said I
foung men always had doubts and fears {
md the society Of young grla was good for
hem So started In 70 reform him. lilo :
iidht reform any better than the man N !
hc Heavenly Twins and 10 my horror ! ,
gund myRelf going his way aud doyouring 9
lolatol and buying lbson'a new play gloat- (
TX over morbid pamphlets by Bourget .
md pofinE over poor Guy do Naupassants u
alea.
II hentmo n perfect Marie nAAiklrtseff, {
10 wna bitter: art and work were nimlegg, I
isaiqfa; youth and hsalth and Happiness
we're all silly mockorioa, ana / piuod poo. 4
30 bineereiy who Imagined they were 3
appy used 70 grow 90 sad hpropoa Of &
Othing that | could not cat or sleep ana B
walked about In perfect haEo OF inclan. b
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