The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-04-04

tinct sad. OF course-not unusual.
Wear trousers, Philippe?
Philippa traged)-Unclei
Uncle john beg your pardon, my
love. I am sure Elbow are you
clothed for these sports. I should say.
Phillippa--We wear what delicate
minded people call rational dress.
Then there is hockey. We play that
against men, you know. And If they
did not cheat most horribly. and hit at
your-ankles on purpose, I know we
should win sometimes.
Uncle John-Of course. my love- OF
course. Fine game. too. Ever seen
Robert Matthews? No? Wei, I'm glad
of il. Front teeth. nose upper lip
broken in one match--in another, jaw.
collar bone and a finger Still, it's a
fine game. hockey; fine game.
Phillippa rather tremulously)-All
games seem dangerous, according to
you. I don't believe it. What about
cricket? We go i'm for that.
Uncle John-Not much danger there.
Dishguring only. Know a young fell
low who had his nose fiattened-young
woman wouldn't marry him. Black
eyes with beefstakes on them for weeks.
NOlnlDB HOlt imam ludt.
Phillippa with some slight vexation)
However dangerous these games are
no one can deny that they are splendid
for physical development.
Uncle JOhn-He would be a fool who
did. Why. my dear, you'll be pleased to
know L notice quite a change in you
already. Hands larger and redder.
Feet getting quite-rational month
or two's training on raw beefsteaks
and that kind of thing and we shall
have III IS tough and hard as prize
fighter.
Phillippa (dissolving into tears)-You
needn't make 1t sound as hideous as
that
Uncle John--Hideous! Not at all.
Seen with the physical developed eye
it is beauty. AS for muscle-ever seen
those pictures of Samson's arms. Phil
lippa? l assure you you needn't de-
spain of getting yours like that in time
with your football and cycling, and
cricket and hockey. And though you
won't perhaps have that soft, plump.
little out-of-date prettiness that only
does for a ball room-considered phys
ically developy, if l may use the term,
they will be splendid.
Phillippa (stin somewhat moved)-
And what horrid things the undevelop-
ed girls will say about them.
Uncle John--Oh, that wouldn't mat
er. Not more than the horrid things
the great unwashed shouted at the
foot ball match, and the underbred
journalists wrote afterward. And as
for really disgraceful things-Charlie's
remarks-you remember Cousin Charles
about the foot ball women (of course
he did not know that you Played were
quite unfit for publication.
Phillippa rather eagerly with heigh-
tened color)--I didn't know that Charlie
disapproved of physical progress
Uncle John-Ohl he's quite effete
you know. Said he'd be-confounded II
any wife of his made a fool of herself
in-ra tional dress, before gallery OF
loughs who only served her right by
telling her the truth.
Phillippa with more tears)-Did hei
Did he really?
CThere is a pause. Uncle John reads
his paper unmoved)
Phllippa (timidly)-I think. uncle.
Will write to the secretaries and say
have not been well lately. I think
should like a change.
Uncle John-Abroad, my dear?
philippines, and we needn't men
ton physical development to any one
we meet.
Uncle John-Not for worlds, my love
Suppose we go to Nice. Charlie has hit
yacht there Do you think Nice will do
Phillippa thinks it will. 1t does)-
+ Black and White.