The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-08-22
A SOCIAL IMBR0GLIl


WIG ana Woody west ana Wnlcn was
certainly breezy compared 90 the solid
frigidity Of the classic Hub albeit
looked upon by the city proper as pro
verbally slow Maud being one OF
the Endieotts. and related to the Hon.
Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain of "Lun-
nun, felt 1t incumbent upon her to
keep up the traditions of old lady
Boston as to the correct spelling and
pronunciation Of words embodied Ia lit
4 erary phras.ng, and delivered with an
accent that cold chisels them into q
perfect mosaic of language.
Her aunt Mrs. Mason, was duly
awed and impressed by her niece's
culture. but was more interested in
having her marry a western man she
had met and conquered, a prosperous
and popular young doctor who had
won her favor and who, although born
n Kalamazoo instead of Boston, could
peak the language Of love more
tunetly than any eastern admirer she
Dhad ever known And just when she
was ready to utter that final yes"
which would make the three of them
happy, a word that was not Bostonese
desperately offended Miss Endicott.
The season of the church fair was
ct It's height and Mrs. Mason, being an
active member Of a popular church
society. had prevailed on Maud to
tekP a table and sell fancy articles
for the benefit Of the guild On the
close Of the second evening the young
woman parted from her lover with
frigid politeness and refusing to en-
tighten him as to the cause Of his Of
Tending, went home with her aunt. to
whpIn she would not deign an explana-
ton that night The next morning,
however, when her aunt, who looked
as If she had not slept asked her what
was the trouble, the young woman an
swered with more energy Of speech
than she had yet employed
Il will never forgive him, never
His words were SO rude-so unkind!
And I believed him a gentleman?
itie, what ls-is-oh, the horrid
4 WoS S-how can speak it-what il
'him-hamg
1T means getting something for
nothing-no, not that exactly, either
Anyway. it's trick by which you
keep what you've bought and the
money you should have paid for the
ltrchase too. I know that it IS a
Fm of swindling"
f"Yes, and your elegant DR.. Horton
rs accused me-me-a Boston Endicott
i lof playing a game Of 'flim-fam' that
was the very word, so coarse and UNI
gentlemanly! / presume the word is
discoverable in his laxicon-thank
goodness, it has no place in mine"
fBut my dear Maud" said her aunt
IN distress, what made his say it,
| think have heard the word-it is
quite harmless-but the meaning is
is rather questionable. What had you
done"
"Oh, he expected some Of his miser-
able money back in change when there
was not copper coming to him. And
then he laughed and said it was a
clear case Of fim-ham. Oh, how glad
am that he has revealed his inner
nature before it is too late MY life
would have been wrecked in the keep
ing of such a man"
In spite of her philipDics 1t was evil
dent that anger was controlling the
young woman, and the morning sun
streaming tn through the window
made a charming picture OF yixenish
lg saint, with an aureole Of gol-
den brown hair For Miss Endicott OF
Boston was rather beauty.
did You tell the rector?" asked her
aunt 4 heard you talking to him af
ter you turned your back on DR., Hor
ton"
yes, I told him what I thought
about church fairs that they were
primitive and provincial, and just a
religious form Of gambling, and thai
we never had them any more in Bos
ton. Oh, expect to be tried for
heresy and schism at once"
ooh, no. dear, said her aunt with q
smile hitting over her troubled counte
nance, 1--WE arc not in Boston And
.dhink you took Or. Horizons joke il
rfous earnest We call people dense
here when they can't see a Joke
gur uncle was a western man, Maud
and he used many expressions I haf
never heard when I met nina youns
girl like you And grew to like taa
freedom Of speech just as you win"
Never" retorted Maud, u am 50
ing to write to Or. Horton this morn
ing and settle any doubts he may have
~ the subject"
~ am looking for an apple cart,
said Mrs Mason changing the CONVEX