The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-22

eyes: they looked so far into my sorl
that dropped my eyeiids In revcronuai
admiration, and never saw what shade
| they were. But there was that beautiful
| figure. ard. best OF all. there was that
| wonderful wit. DO you remember when
| the three beauties were at the Old White.
and ten OF their adorcrs gave them Il
wonderful supper? First one and ihcn
another OF the ladies was asked TO give q
toast Each declined. only Matte oniu
was equal 10 the OCCASION QulchiS
grasping the tiny white slipper OF Ll1]ie
Cabcll. she filed II TO the brim Win
champagne. and turning 10 Mary IT'D
lett. she said, Here's TO youth. beauty
and whitley make 1riplett. AZ
another time. when was dining win her
father. she was being wooed by MAJ
Schoolcraft and a young lawyer named
Campbell. We were quite a large party
and some suggested that Miss Matte
give a toast she held mp her glass. IN
which glittered the imprisoned laughter
OF the peasants OF France, and she said'
Here's 10 the woman who strains at a
gnat and swallows camel
"UNDER THE DAISIES"
"Then I remember her marriage 10
oliver Schoolcraft: her going abroad and
her coming home. Mr.. Schoolcraft had
wonderfully beautiful bachelor apart
mcnts over his stable, and while they
were waiting for their house TO be fin
ished. he and his wife occupied these
rooms The child they had hoped for
came and came Unexpectedly. but with
her baby on her arm and with death
staring her in the face the beauty and
the wit asked her doctor. Who is my
baby like since he IS born in stable
Death respected neither beauty nor wit.
All Richmond was at her funeral. and
the grave in which this beautiful woman
was laid had been lined with the flowers
she had loved-the daisies. At her grave
that day no hymn was heard. but four
men, whose beautiful voices she had APP
prcciated. stood there and sang Under
the Daisies Every year when go home
on McmorialDay | walk over TO Matte
Guilds grave. And II is covered with
bouquets OF daisies. Nothing else. IL
seems TO me fine. my dear. when city
can take n pride-no. this was not just n
city. II was the WHOLE South-in one wo-
man because Of her beauty and her wit.
The other two? They did as all good
southern girls do-they married, and
were good wives.
1--WE have beautiful women and fasci-
mating women but no women who are
sufficiently marvellous to stand out from
bOtuvp'-,f shrdlustharo cmfwy cmfwyshr
all others. and TO be the toast OF the
town and the pride OF the country. 9th
er tmesl other manners The Col)lel
gave deep sigh. and / felt that ] must
rouse him up. so / asked, what say You
is true. but just now We ordinary wom"r
are greatly troubled about good and bad
luck.
THE LUCKY MONTHS.
Now. Colonel. tell me all yta know
about the lucky months?" And he said;
MY old nanny always told me that a
girl born in January would be prudent
housewife, given TO melancholy, but good
tempered. she who appeared in Febru-
arv would be a humane and anectionaie
wife and a tender mother. She Of March,
a frivolous chatterbOx, somewhat given 10
quarrelling. That the lady born IN April
would be incOnstant, not very intelligent,
but likely to be good-looking. She who
comes In May would be handsome ami
able. and certain to achieve happiness
The lady of June would be impetuous
frivolous, but likely TO marry early. The
lady of July, only passsbly handsome,
and with "A decidedly suky temper. She
of August, amiable. practical, and GER
tain to marry rich. OF September dis
Greet. affable, and much-liked. The lady
of October-is that your birthdayY-would
be pretty, coquettish, suffer much I'M
happiness I'm her early youth, but possess
much glory. November's lady would be
liberal. kind. bat indiscreet, while the
December days would bring a lady well
proportional. fond Of novelty, and ex-
travagant."
Thank you, Colonel" said I; Il was
born in September"
Then we both laughed, and I added.
'Well, ] know some things, 1 know that
If the palm of your hand itches, you are
going to get money If IL is in the left,
and going TO shake hands with stranger
If Il IS the right If your nose itches
you are going TO meet "a fool CT kiss
stranger. If YOU walk under q ladder
the gentleman in black. commonly known
as Satan. will be waiting on the other
side for you. If you dream Of white
horse there is going TO be a death in The
family. If you meet yellow dog. you
are going to have a blonde husband IL
you see hairpin on the floor, you are
going TO get a letter"
But" said the Colonel. you don't be-
lieve in these things. DO you?'
/ nodded like a Chinese mandarin, and
answered: "Well, not altogether, but
still
But, still" said the Colonel. Il carry
horse chestnut in my pocket TO cure
me of the rheumatism"
"And 70" Well. / carry a four-leaf
clover in my purse, and I'm my pocket the
ears OF a fack-rabbit killed I'm country
church-yard as he was sitting on the
grave of a murderer. in November. under
tie new moon, by a cross-eyed. red
headed darlSv. but not for myself-only TO
bring good luck 10 Bah.