Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1894-05-04
MisfkllauenMs.
IT WAS A DREAM.

Mrs. Warrenton sat in her little blue
and white parlor in a berufiled whit
muslin, her blond hair in classic knot
her blue eyes filed with we'll bred emu
and her feet in coquettish blue and white
canvas slippers idly prodding the lazy
old Maltese tabby lying just out of range
Of tho rocker.
Mrs, Warrenton sighed deeply and
looked at her guest sideways.
GOOD gracious, Bob, you are enough
to provoke saint p she broke out, with
sudden petulance.
"If you were anything but the great
dull boy that you aro," continued his
hostess aggrievedly, "you would see that
am dying Of stagnation. You're the
only interesting person | know, and now
you come here and talk about the hol
weather and look out of the window and
don't offer an original suggestion or 0
new idea when Pun fairly verging on
intellectual starvation. Do something
say something or 60 home !"
1.-The weather is too warm for much
mental energy, but | think if you famed
me for five minutes | might evolve 0
thought. I'd go home only it's shut VI
for the summer. and Tm sick Of the
club, and you are the only available
amusement
Mrs. Warrenton arose majestically
possessed herself of large palm leaf fat
and began tanning the thinker.
"You're sure you're thinking? Dom
dare to go to sleep :" she exclaimed a,
the brows unlimited into peaceful Sc
renity Times up!"
Mr. Vinton Enclosed his eyes aud 50
"You look" said he irrelevantly
"like Dresden china shepherdess in
all those white rufiles and pink ribbon
Put on the big hat with roses, and you
can play Phyllis
lis that all you've thought out 2"
"No, continued Bob radiantly. "Fve
thought further. You play Phyllis, and
I'll be Strephon, and we'll go to Arcadia. y
II
"Suppose, Bob, you should tip me
over
"Strcphon, remember, Strephon !"
prompted Bob as he padded out slowly
into the stream in the red glow of the
sunset skies.
"Well, Strophon, then - and Mrs
Warrenton dabbled her finger tips ia
the water and forgot to repeat her ques-
ton. IL didn't know the Charles was
so beautiful. What's all that green
bank and bridges and shady nookory up
there2"
arcadia" said Bob senteutiously.
Mrs. Warrenton leaned back, nestled
her pretty head against the shawls and
looked picturesque
Mr.. Vinton padded industriously and
gazed straight ahead toward his distina.
ton.
"You look ever so handsome in your
shirt sleeves always like men better
10 their shirt sleeves-they're SO much
more picturesque. Why don't you paint
your next hero in shirt sleeves, pad
ding canoe with a pretty girl-thats
|, Of COURSE" looking sentiment at him.
"Look sentiment at me, Phyllis, and
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