The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-04-06

MISS ue Gay SAD She was pleased TO
meet me !" the younger Miss de Cay
said: wont you be seated? Let me
take your hats, please" thus obeying
one OF the first laws Of fashion pre-
vailing in that grade OF society. As
for Mrs. de Cay, she smiled feebly
upon us and hoped we would make
ourselves quite at home.
Then we all sat down. in the rcd
plush arm chair, and Mr. Pincheck on
the other side Of the room, with a
young lady on either side Of him. l
was led to suspect that she chose this
position that he might have an excuse
for saying something about "a thorn
between two roses" for he speedily |
enunciated that novel bit of pleasant
ry, accompanying 1t with an inane
chuckle which woke an answering tit
ter from the ladies, and then the elder
Miss de Cay piayfully tapped him
with her fan and said, always so
quick at rcpartce, Mr.. Pincheck
We're positively afraid to open our
mouths while you are here"
1t was just dt this moment that
Mrs. de Cay, who had been feebly lcer-
ing at us from a low rocking chair,
arose, and with an apologetic murmur
disappeared into the dark depths
whence she had come.
All eyes, including my own, were
now fixed on the irresistible Mr.. Pin
check, who had become mctamOr-
phose1 into something between bar
ber's assistant Of the simian type and
Il Jumping jack. His face was
, wreathed with smiles, he bowed to
the right and the left as he murmurcd
compliments in the ears OF the two
young girls, and as for his language.
it seemed to blossom OFT with crop
of long words and elegant sentences,
such as had never heard him use
!. before.
The fact was Mr.. Pinchcck had on
his society manners and was "show-
+ ing off" with the view Of dazzling the
company with his brilliancy and let
i ting me know, incidentally, that he
5 held a social trick or so in reserve
y that could be played whenever Occa'
sion demanded it. ! am sure that he
l.. made a tremendous impression on all
% of us, for the young ladies giggled and
!. laughed and said, SECT away now y
II incessantly, while l sat literally spell
h bound at his ease of manner ant
,s steady flow of idiocy.
q "Oh, Mr.. Pincheck," cried th'
o younger Miss dc Cay, 1--WE really mus
4 do something to stop your mouth
!. never saw you in such wicked, sa
a tirical mood as you are tonight
=. There Take some of the caramel
l. and don't make us laugh any NOR
# this evening""
% "No, thanks" exclaimed Mr.. Pin
~ check, with captivating bow, ''ther
o is such a profusion Of sweetness herr
" already that l really could not thinl
r of eating any candy"
As he said this he cast languish
% ing glance at the younger Miss de Cay
n to which she responded, looking a
him over the top of her fan, II don
W believe you mean what you say hal
the time"
is "Ah, how cruel you are, Miss Ma
10 mie," returned the other, rising iron
n. his seat and taking his hat from tn
ii piano, 'but once in while | meal
Is what ! say, so If you'll just excuse m
an moment, II! prove to you that some
IN times my deeds are better than m
~ Words" and to my great astonishmen
7 he withdrew, taking with him richl
10 ornamented pitcher which l had no
q. tced standing rather conspicuous
on the centre table.
4. No sooner had the door closed be
of hind him than the young ladies burs
or into peans of praise, declaring that
= all their gentlemen friends who visi'
,n ed them there was none to compar
4. in elegance of diction, refinement
a. manner or quickness of repartee wit
= Mr.. Job Pincheck.
Ct '"And what like most about him,
NJ exclaimed the elder Miss de Cay, :"
nc that there's nothing common abou
ch him. Every action you see him max
is refined. Just look at how elegan
m he took the pitcher and stepped Out
.s Not a word about chasing the duck
r.. rolling the rock, or any OF those fea
m ful low expressions"
n. eyes, indeed chimed in her siste
olf 'it's easy to see that Mr.. Pincheck
I'M been used to good society. Very al
If ferent from that Mr.. P0lkadot thu
nd came here once or twice, and use
,;s such common slang terms That v
tic were all mortified to death. VIII
oh one night he was here, and we la
Es two young lady friends visiting u
nm And what do you think he said?. /
NJ, turned to me as cool as you please ar
v,e said: Let's get together ten cent
=. and nush the cam | lust turned
md him and says, very quiet and We
no sarcastic, Mr.. Polkadot. when Il
,od time comes that we have to take up
m collection for pitcher of beer I'll pa
tn the hat myself But it's very seldo
ho. any OF our gentleman friends call he
without the price of u pint In the
en-. pockets"
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