Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-01
DIDN'T GET MARRIED.



Hetty SHELTER was made up, one
fourth OF beauty. one-fourth OF intel
ligenee. onc-eighth II light ac-
colnplishments. one-eighth OF loving
Kindness and one-fourth OF rollic. The
reader VIII note that this method OF
statement saves long strings OF mucll-
uglnous platitudes about fathomless
orps, dropping lashes. a faultless form
ana peeping feet that nervously pat on
occasion, etc, etc
Hetty was is and she had a beau,
ana this beau loved fun nnd Hetty as
much as Hetty loved fun and him. II
Is certain this prospective match was
made In heaven for their reciprocal Mt
ness was complete. Hetty enjoyed the
be-beaued sensation 30 much that she
wanted every girl friend TO have a
beau. She especially pltied Lucinda
Stocking, who had careered beaulessiy
Tar into the thirties.
Cinda, as she was Familiarity called,
exnus'ed IN her personality all the pos
SIDES OF acrid spinsterlsm She was
painfully perpendicular IN person and
manner, and was 80 neat 1t made you
uncomfortable. She was prlm. precise
ana punctllious IN every thought and
action. and her daily life was an eplt-
ONE or prudery, She had no use for
me horrid men," and she dotted on
maltese cat.
In the same town lived John Hat
neld' bachelor OF n. and was much
more afraid OF women than OF cholera
or smallpox or even rampant dyna-
mite bomb. He was not woman hater
ana mad always Intended 10 marry
when the right woman" should come
along. IL began to look like she would
never show up.
Hetty conceived the auduclous
scheme OF bringing these two into the
relationship of lovers. She was fun of
resource and had no end OF that limo
cent cunning and inesse which, prop
erly adjusted and worked, win clrcufn-
vent fate itself. Without firing the
reader with tedious detail, 1t IL enough
TO state that within a month from the
time Hetty put her plan on foot--she
RAD Jonn and Cinda on speaking terms,
TINS represented u feat In diplomacy
winch was little short OF marvellous.
In another month the Intimacy be-
tween John and Cinda had grown and
warmed so pSarYelously Chat they
actually went TO church together ON
Sunday eve. The surprise OF the peo-
pie was only exceeded by the nstonlsh-
ment of John and cinda themselves.
Thinking about 1t made John doubt
his own Identity, while a glance into
the immediate past and present sent
Cinda Into a catalepsy OF dazed self
insufiiciency. The gossips had settled
IT that the marriage OF this couple
was inevitable-that nothing short of
death could prevent Il,
Hetty had a nice horse and road
car. at her command. Like all girls,
she was crazily fond OF drive. Think
ing II humanlzinR and socially i'm
proving TO ride out" she had lately
coaxed Cinda Into her cart. This
ancient daIusel got at last real sub
III. a
Hetty without having to be coaxed
more than Just tiay Bit" as Hetty
expressed It.
on one beautiful Sunday afternoon
Hetty overcame Cinda's religious |
scruples and proprlety sense sufficiently |
to get her into her cart with herself |
She wanted TO show people how human |
and modernizcd Clnda had become. |
They drove out In the country, called |
on some friends, stopped by the way |
and gathered some flowers. and with |
these pinned on their bosoms chstted
and contentedly as Nellie
trotted nbstractedly along. Heity WAS
A typical girl driver. She was particu-
lar not to keep her lines taut; was
careful to look In every other direction
except ahead, scornsd 10 pick the road
'or her animal, and perpetually forgot
hat the horse, with all his noble quail
les. is dumb brute.
Just before entering town. and while
lefty was disccursing eloquently upon
he perfectly proper and very elegant
gure they were cutting Uhls to quiet
midas scruples. who as they neared
own began to feel self-condemned) the
orse stumbled and went clear down
he sudden gtoppage precipitated both
lefty and Cinda over the dash and
stride the horse. Hetty in front and
linda behind The mare instantly re-
overed her feet and started on very
risky.
As Hetty had nothing 10 brace her
~ ebhiiHt. heI leepis tukklhk az the
peed--tha soon broke into.a spirited
anSer. Ana thus they entered town,
nd thus trayersed the main street TO
- and where Hetty Lived. IhA aide ]