The Princeton union., 1906-02-01

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where the others couldn't comev' ln
finished with sudden acerbity as his eye
caught the generals.
lie proceeded, and only the cessation
OF the music aided Miss Carewe in stop
ping the declaration before it was al
together out, and at that point Franks
own father came to her rescue, though
In fashion little saving of her con-
fusion. The elder Chenoweth was one
OF the gallant and kindly southern col
ony that made it natural for Rouen al
ways to speak of Miss Carewe as Miss
Betty. He was handsome old fellow,
whose hair, long mustache and impe-
rial were as white as he was proud of
them, a Virginian with the admirable
southern fearlessness of being thought
sentimental. Mounting chair With
complete dignity, he proposed the health
of his young hostess. He made a
speech of some length. pronouncing
himself quite as hopelessly in love with
his old friends daughter as oil could
see his own son was, and wishing her
long life and prosperity, With many
illusions to fragrant bowers and the
muses..
1t made Miss Betty happy, but it was
rather trying. too, for she could only
stand with dOwncast eyes before them
all, trembling Il little, and receiving
mixed impression Of MI Chenoweth's
remarks, catching fragments here and
there. AS the old gentleman finished,
Fanchon Bareaud, kissing her hand to
Betty, began to sing, and they all join
ed in, lifting their glasses to the blush
ing and happy girl clinging to her ia
ther's arm:
''Thou wouldst still be adored as this mo-
ment thou art,
Let thy loyelincss fade as it will,
And around the dear ruin each wish Of
my heart
Would intwine itself verdantly STILL"
They were happy people who had not
learned to be self conscious enough to
fear doing a pretty thing openly with
out mocking themselves for it, and it
was brave circle they made about
Betty Carcwe, the charming faces of
the women and their fine furbelows,
handsome men and tall, all so gay, so
cheerily smiling and yet so earnest in
their welcome to her. No one was
afraid to ''let OUT his voice; their song
went full and strong over the waking
town, and when it was finished the ball
was over too.
The veranda and the path to the gate
became like tropic gardens, the fair
colors of the Women's dresses, balloon
ing i'll the early breeze, making the
place seem strewn with giant bios
SONS. They all went away at the same
time, those in carriages calling fare
wells to each other and to the little
professions departing on foot in diff
ferent directions to homes near by.
The sound Of the voices and laughter
drew away, slowly died out altogether,
| and the silence of the street was
strange and unfamiliar to Betty She
went to the hedge and watched the
musicians, who We're the last to go,
until they passed from sight = little
black toilsome figures, carrying gro
tesque. black boxes. While she could
still see them it seemed to her that her
ball was not quite over, and she wish
ed to hold the least speck Of it as long
as she could, but when they had dis
appeared she faced the truth with a
deep sigh. The long. glorious night was
finished indeed
What she needed now was another
girl. The two would have gone to Bet
TVS room and danced it all over again