Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1909-01-05
NUMBER !.

cause expect to be some time with
my friend. Mrs. .Stuyyesant-Knox. who
will show me society over on this side.
| I have heard so much about Newport,
don't you know fancy 1t will be too
utterly deevy'"
"What's deevyT demanded. with
scorn
"Oh, that's supposed to be what
smart Englishwomen say for divine"
81 never heard Of It," l sneered.
much less said It. I'm sure mother
would consider II quite profape."
well, do be quiet. child. and listen
to what the FIashlght says you said.
What opinion have you formed OF our
society women and clubmen on board
| the WilIIey was the next question.
"'I think your ladies are better
lrcssed than ours. and the gentlemen
ire Just lovely. They don't sit around
nd wait while we girls amuse them:
| they hustle to give us n good time. and
| they know how TO do 1t. ] shouldn't
| wonder II I should hate to go home
iul aSSOtidte Will ioius aiVi oe'h6 -
summer girl In Newport. don't see
now why American girls go out OF
their own country to marry.
"T suppose we shall be seeing your
| brother. the duke. over here before
long|
"'His grace may come to fetch me
back replied her ladyship. He has
never been to America, but 1t Is one OF
the desires of his life to come, and
your American beauties had better look
out, for he is gay young bachelor,
and shouldn't be surprised II he took
la fancy to carry home duchess. Mrs.
Stuyv esant-Kn will entertain him
also, and maybe he will paint some OF
America red.'"
That's all about You, I see," Sally
finished up. "The rest is about Cousin
Katherine and me. 1t says we've come
back with a touch of the Piccadilly &C.
rent, and 1t criticises my nose and the
way Cousin Katherine puts on her hat.
1t describes this house all wrong and
says the Newport cottage knocks
spots out of Mrs. Van der Windt's cot.
tage. It also mentions Cousin Potter,
and calls him 'one Of our army dudes
But we don't mind, and you mustn't
Everybody reads the Flashlight for
the sake of the shocks, but nobody be-
lieves its flashes"
"Still, you must have said something
| to the man." remarked Mrs. Ess Kay.
81 only said No, but'-or Yes,
butt l insisted. Truly and truly
nothing else. And oh. there was Bat,
too, who tried to talk to me-"
Great Scott, the Evening Bat"
chorted Mr.. Parker. Look out for
something rich tonight"
Cant he be stoppedi" l asked.
"Nfight as well try to stop Niagara
with tin can. The less you said the
more the Bat will say But 1t doesn't
matter Nobody'll care. Reporters are
paid by the yard for imagination; in
formations gone out, though do hear
you use 1t still on your side"
| was just going to defend informa'
ton (British) at the expense Of imagi-
knation American), when remembered
that the "army dude"-which sounds
rather like something you might buy
at the stores-had sent me up an enor-
nous bouquet Of violets as big as
breakfast plate, and that I'd forgotten
| to thank him. | did so at once, but
It seemed that | had blundered.
"Violets?" he echoed. Must have
been some other fellow. / sent you
gardenias."
"Oh. then the cards got mixed" l
said. II thought the gardenias were
from Mr.. Doremus. How kind Of you
both. I was so surprised to receive
such lovely flowers"
"Our American buds are surprised
when they don't get them. They would
think 1t cold day when they didn't
have slight morning haul OF flowers
must be out of season ones or they're
no use-new novels or candy. What
do men over on your side Of the wa
ter do to convince you girls that they
think you're as beautiful as you really
are?'
I thought for a minute, and then
said that perhaps we weren't as hard
to convince as American girls. don't
know whether this was proper an
swer or not, but, anyway, Mr.. Parker
laughed, and then began to plan what
we should do for the day.
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