Middletown transcript., 1895-07-20
THE SUMMER GIRL AT HOME.
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! HARMONY HILL, July, - 1895.
DEAR DOROTHY I've decided to sta
! home this summer! Can you believe it?
who for years, haye not been able to exis
without my summer outing And toe
after all my plans were laid for the season
And so, old chum, instead OF meeting yo1
at "Wannies" on Tuesday, and journeyinI
thence to our chosen resort on the Jerse.
coast, I shall be studying repose at home
possibly in the hammock on the lawn, will
the weeping willows bending low, etc., etc
And why this reckless decision, do yor
ask All! That is the interesting part O.
it,
Some old poet tor philosopher or somebody
says, variety is the very spice of life, thai
gives it all its flavor" And it is for the
sake of variety that am staying home.
As you know, I've had good many sea.
sons at the various fashionable resorts. II
all seemed ideal at first, but the everlasting
sameness of it really makes one heart sick
to contemplate And pleasure-seeking for
mere pleasures sake becomes mostrous-
To sit on the hotel piazza and do fancy
work that is not one particle of use, and
listen to the gossip of the other pleasure
seekers, and now and then join them in the
delightful pastime of discussing the food,
the management, and the landlords daugh-
ter, criticizing the other boarders, snub-
bing some and patronizing others, and
looking with loathing upon the vancouver
ing mammas, with manageable daughters
but never failing to display our own feeble
| charms to the very best advantage when
the ''eligibles".. appear. The chief draw
back to the summer hotel however, is the
failure of the eligibles to appear, and
summer episode with no men in ii, is as
fiat as soup without salt.-and SO that is
why I'm staying home. And this is how
1t came about. 1t was an innocent little
notice in the paper that did it. 1t was
worded so that am even yet undecided as
to whether it was an advertisement or not,
but be that as it may, found it very in
teresting. 1t was something like this:
An eligible gentleman spoke to the re-
porter recently about supplying him with
wife. He has good business, is not hand
some, but agreeable, which is better, is
frank and outspoken, albeit little sly in
his movements. He is contemplating
matrimony, and is the catch of the town,
and the lady who goes away for the sum-
mer, may miss it.
1t was this last sentence that did the bus.
mess, and caused me to change all my sum-
mer plans, for in my effort to think out
who this "catch O. the town" might be, I
was surprised to find how many really
eligible young men there are here, and hav-
ing made the discovery, have concluded
to try my ammunition on home game this
year. But must tell you who and what
the dear creatures are and if you find any
thing half so delightful at Asbury, New
port or Bar Harbor, I wish you joy. I'll
lead off with the lawyers of whom there
are two full fedged ones among the eligi-
BILE, besides number of students at-law,
"briefless barristers" yet awhile, but sup
pose Blackstone himself was briefless once;
three physicians. three druggists, and bank
clerks, merchants and reporters. galore.
Any number of college fellows home for
the summer, and besides great many
country gentlemen whom we used to call
farmers. Some of the latter are great, can
tell you, and best of all a young and single
Parson. You..know ministers are quite a
fad lately. Now with all this field be- |
fore me are you surprised that I'm pluming
myself to charm the native youth?
And but for that little notice in the |
paper, might now be wasting my sweet |
ness on the ocean air, or the sands of the
sea.
can but marvil that the hotel and |
boarding house keepers here, do not use
these very natural attractions to boom |
their business. If this sweet little rural /
village with its masculine inhabitants was |
known to the world, it would soon become |
a veritable Maidens Mecca, but that might |
spoil my fun, for there are already at least
seven girls to every man.
Now don't you think Pm dear unself-
ish creature, foregoing summer trip in
order to devote myself to the lads of my
native glade It is almost as unselfish as
the great Bishop, who gave up his Euro
pean trip to spend the summer among
the tenements and slums of the big city.
know I'm going to have fine time. But
truth to tell, so much fine game is bewild-
ering. Do write real soon, Dolly dear, and
tell me which of the learned profession to
devote myself to. I'm not risking any
random shots.
Yours devotedly,
ANNA MARIA.
Isl was at reception last night, and
the "Catch" was there too. A. NJ.