Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-12
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Vited out at night. to wear a red geranium
and piece of nat cedar at her throat"
1onWaSelIa formed a mental resolution to
be disohedeint. If. however the grand
daughter had misgivings about her outfit,
the grandmother had none CONNIE ii
faut. the old lady pronounced 1t. with
an accent as far from French as the
outfit was from Partisan.
Fortunately, upon arriving at the ele
giant Fifth avenue home. the girl had
TOO much that was interestingly new to
think auEht OF her own appearance Be-
sides New York was very different from
FREDERICKSBURG. where she knew and was
known Uncle Tom was loved on account
OF his resemblance to her father, ard their
own pursuits 50 occupied his family that
she saw little of any of them save schuy-
Ter the youngest son. a lad Of fourteen.
Fine walks and talks these two had in
Central Park, for similar tastes had they.
Both loved horses. and while Schuyler
would be pointing out the fine horses seen
in the Park. Conwayella would delight
him with wonderful. tales of FREELY and
the Fredericksburg fairs. SO that in the
eyes of her Young cousin she was fast
developing into a heroine.
That the girl was enjoying herself filed
every letter home, as she described those
things that gave her pleasure. but her
nissiVes were far from satisfa Glory to the
old Virginia lady. Read and reread them
as she might. they were Always put away
with a sigh, as she said to herself, Con
wayella is thoughtless like all young peo-
pie, for she never writes a. line about
her clothes being ad:nired.''
One morning as Conre for she had
long since ceased to be called otherwise)
was stro!ling with her cousin through the
Park, she saw what she had never seen
before-a lady wearing a red jacket on
horseback.
Lock said Schuyler, that is Miss
Van Ransa cIer, one of the best horse
women in New York city. That is jim
dandy she is riding. You bet she always
looks dead swell
What do you mean by dead swell?"
asked conwayella, for not accustomed to
slang. her cousins expressions were often
engmatical TO her.
WHY. dead swell means clean out OF
sight, answered Schuyler, by way of ex-
PLANTATION. And he added: "A body would
think YOU were a looney to hear you talk
that way. when fact is. You have got
more sense than the man that keeps the
riding-sckool. and what I said about Miss
Van Rensselaer, is, she always cuts the
proper caper.
yes" nodded Conwayella, 'she rides
all right"
But snc is well groomed.'' interrupted
Schuyler.
Slick as satin.' agreed her cousin
..When l say she I mean the woman"
corrected Schuyler, with i ring of impa-
tiencc in his voice.
You said grcomed. though" persisted
Conwavella
And what if / did," retorted Schuyler
Il thought anybody knows as much about
horses as you do would never mistake
| horse for mare; and Miss Van Rensae-
Ter as 7 said, always cuts the proper
caper.''
Can she take in hurdlcs?" asked Con-
| wayella, eagerly.
! blessed if I know. replied he; but L
mean it is the latest thing out
'What?"
why that English pink jacket of
| course"
pink. pink" CALCULATED the girl, you
| certainly can't mean it. To call mat
| mink; well. / have always heard men
| could not tell colors. and now ] know
| II To call that pinl-weli I never-Why
| that is red real red laughed she.
You call it red snapped schuyler,
| because YOU are arkev. but sports that
| wear il call it English pink. All the
| hunt clubs over here are taking TO H.
There is McNabb q guess you've seen
| hin, round at the house, he is sweet on
| bie- Sis. YOU know, well, McNabb has a
l vest of it. BY the way, Connie, DAY
| after tomorrow the Horse Snow beslns
| at Madison Square, and | bheVe II ~
| and take YOU. Of course, father mas d
! box and he would like to take me ana
Won in there but it is no place LOT hlos'
| Resides. we can see the horses petter ~ -
| go long with the crowd. For my Pari,
4 no
| is more fun being free to do as you
| choose than being cooped up in a ooN
with yo,lr company manners on, forever
+binl,ing what the world is goinS 10
say ~, ,,;,,
In this Conwayella agHeed with MN
When they reached the house ne lett her'
And then she began to reflect on the eA-
nression .'arkey'' that he had applied to
! her. Surely. though, SCHUYLER hau q
queer way of often expressing hli'lseil,
and though Conwayelia had never pe1ore
! heard the word. it must mean so'l1e.nlhs
ohort tbe ark. thought she. and lntultiVe,
~ ~, decided it signitied old lmey,
..ort of STYLE" whereat she felt hurt anc
,,,art;fed Never before had Conwayella
| trouble that her grandmother had no.
| soothed so her first impulse was 10 tei
| ,,er al, about it. For we'll she kne" tht
/ old lady would resent any such epi,iie. a.
| "arkey." Hence she determined 10 ie'u "a
home. The more she dwelt on H. Vi.
Greater was her resolve to go, Tor IONS
inr to see the dear old face had take1
,osecssion OF her. making the sirl ice
fired of New York. with its houses ane
churches. cars and cabs. and homesleF
| for a ride on FREELY across the broom
straw fields of old Virginia Wheh S!:'
remembered, moreover, that perslmmon:
were now ripe. the temptation PROVED
| great, and her departure was fNed pur
nose Then Ccnwayella ran up the s'aii'
lea Sing to her bedroom. and soon wa
busy packing preparatory Cor leaving.
lust as she catly folded the new SIN
to Law it in the bonnet-boS. her 900
onancd. and Schuyler entered. hraathles
from excitement All unconscious OF IN
sting caused by his remarks, he seate'
himself. Connie" he gasped, a1ter
left YOU. I CHANGED to pass McNaop Il
front CT The Lotus, talking with anothe
man You bet he was mad. II uun.n
founded me, 10 hear a fellow like McNab
cnss a woman up salt river like he &c
Tbe row was Miss Van Rensaeler ma