The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-30
VIVE7TES HONEYMOON.

ulita ~ iuf ititf NuMu ~ hatAifNfEf
for vivrette. having declared that the
most commonplace realism would b.
the only correct diversion for such
romantic couple NJ we, had upset all
my plans for collecting her properties
NJ the first uninterestlng ~iaticn on the
rad, aud ended our wedding trip In
forty minutes.
4 week after the clopement she
driftcd Into tie breakfast room with
clean pink checks and a rose la her
hair. shinimering caP-a-pie In June
morning beauty such that no suscepii
bic man could lnok az with impunity.
She had excited eyes. and the anticipa'
ton Of a smile COaxing a corner or her
mouth. and gleeful tilt 10 her head
that showed the wind Lad vcered, and
she was ahcady off GA another reach.
do you know. she said after ie-
turning from my side Of the table, Il
haven't had n letter for seven days.
Such thing hasn't happened since ]
lett NY boarding school. We must
haze bcen having ridlculously good
time"
Il Thought you wanted change, or
] I should have written you said ].
"Oh. dOn't!' she cried. None Of
your ilS-dcgIcr whlrlwlnd letters this
month. please. You couldn't possibly
amusc me now. unless you sent nice
l I'D 'Mother'H-hetter we've expecting
Jim Standardization your
SELF Kind. People complain - Of their
letters. I'm sue ! never got a stupid
one IN my life. suppose romance Is
only subjective. after ell. but really.
Robin. I've been fairly suilocated With
adventure ever since ! was born
True. said /. ~yOu were a found
ling"
TO this day" she continued. Il can't
60 down the street without seeing q
runaway house or a Chinese funeral;
us fate. Robin"
and yet. you want lcttcS-which,
while unopened. are the most exciting
things IN lifc-lf yoa ale suw they ate
not bills"
But II they were from real people,
said Nlvctte. musing; Z could get al
their rial selves. not see them through
that picturesque haze that surrounds
me. but know their real thoughts aud
ambitions. read them In the original aus
not translated into the dialect 81 my
own foolish heart-ah. what delightful
realism that would be-
why not advertise for correspond
cnis In a matrimonial agency ! sug
gesied.
Her Iensiyc mcCd lasnei like th'
shadow Of n cloud from sunny Ill
,ple. BE fore the words we've plrt ~
teeth she fad sprung for q telegraph
blank and had hcgun 10 scribhlc Z DE-
scrlpfiou Of her charns. ] am ncve
/ qaite ~ much m hove With Niveite Al
. when slie = writing The absurd uan
ncr In which she holds her pen. tia
seems 20 guide rather than lie .irivcl
ny her queenly bvnt forennger -,hei
little Journeys a. tie Ink well aud hui
, ried scramhles 20 overtukc hs
: thoughts--the hewltchlng attempts o
her purssd lips 10 spell unmanageahl
words. the shy recourse 10 variOrut
trials upon the pad-hcr impatien
scufiies with the pcn-wipcr hlrtf
! tons with the blotier and 100 othe
4 tiny tricks and gestures, max
, Nivctlc's Efforts In rcnnlanship cal
j, tlvatlng performance. ] van over On
kissed the top u her head Tor her
Il don't quito know how 10 describ
5 my self" she said. ieadjusting a iitll
:. dirt OF brown hair that had once bee
her hang. 'uf cuuisg my forehead
nice and my eyes ATE all right. exccl
they're not the same color. and II
not altogether ashamed 81 my nose,
a and she felt Of Il With a stmight nn -
d thoughifully. What DO you think ,
= my mouthf'
n "lt's a deal too pretty" said |, tryiu
\ Il.
: Would you iay anything about NJ
= ears said Nivctie. trying TO sirciC
! them n little.
I began little smile. hut sic lite
rupicd urc.
"uf course ] can't Put that in.
ihink Il will have 90 60 as Il ls"-aI
she read u nyer. beginning; "A spar
ls ling. gracile brunette Of twenty-five
WIN might hc the daughter Of IA
a tagi.an aud Little Dorritt"-and IN
Ind. Object. matrimouy. Addtc
Box III. MaldiVcrs. +. o."
70 This. with my own advertiscmcT
which she did very Icttily. too twr
re ing me down slaShing hero ~ q
Oulda sor1. appeared Ia the neat nul
.,, Ter OF the Matrimonial Times" nj
y we gamblud wildly over the issue
the exploit. In three days the rctur
In began 20 arrive. aud by the cnd OF I
week I had received foriy-thrce
rk plies To her iifty-oue. but by curiu
cont identc We each tc,clved tweui
-. seven photographs as enclosures. III
pleased Nlvette hugely, and she spre
her whole gallery on tie fioor OS
al against miEc. aud contemplated th'
very seriously. She was sitting hct,
elf me. with her chin ON my shoulder,
a.. that her law danced with delicio
little jumps on my clavicle as she Oh
tered.
Ioi Aren't they amablei" she ~
ne Aren't they easy to get along wi
though. Every one has recomluci
he atlon. like a servant girls refer'nc
80, Such an aggrrgatiuu-al stars, .
Poor things. ! can't marry them
can |. l,uhiny It's too bad they "a
ms be palrcd OF. somehow. Here's ,
my who h 'mddlcared.' not rlch,
PLAYS the obCc prefers hdy with
I'm dependent fortune, hut would DC =
Az, 10 meet intelligent seleslady, u g
hooking"
Il have Just the thing In my coll
700 tlun." / cried "hcre- beautiful ~
ou' rainbow tsee photo, able o. caru
own hylny aud enjoys music.
md ''rhat match VIII he made IN "
~. divers. if not IN heaven; try the u
~ one" aud Nlvctte set two together.
All that night We wrnnglcd over
ties puppets. casting M their temps
cry cnis. qualities aud moral assets. /
liahuclng one characteristic and
other with a mlnvlsnrSs and int' n
that L,pi vs. aShrick With glyVty y
tWruty-slN amnrous couples had b
paired IN. aud their GilerS al'i
re- priately rcaddressed. Thus were
lted loose strings VI destiny tied up In