New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-06
LADY F|LOMENA IN TOWN
Smiles and Talks Happily of Her
Fresh Air Experiences.
NEVER SAW so MUCH SKY
Mountains, Too. the Greatest She
Had Ever Climbed-Leads 63
Others Back to the City.

yerter5av after q protraCted absence. she
carried small bag and a large bouquet
IF flowers as she descended from tie train
and was dressed in-hut leave that detail
for the woman who reports the society
news At first she smiled svestly upon
the representatives of the press who met
her but that was as far as II went, for
she seemed disinclined to do any taking.
Later. however she overcame her reserve
and became quite conf1ding as a reporter
chatted with her while they waited Tor
some one 10 come and accompany her home
for. strange to relate, her carriage did not
meet the train.
Where did YOU GO first on your travels.
Lady Filomena ," the reporter asked
ITO the country" she archly replied.
with a rather stubby forefinger in her
mouth.
"And where did you come from last?'
continued the uuestioner, thinking she was
trying to avoid giving him any inforrna-
ton concerning herself.
''Frum the country. answered the lady.
with a slight emphasis on the last word
as though she thought her former state
naent was being called in question.
yes. T know, but''-the reporter vas
sisting when my lady interrupted. some
what Indignantly
II WIS / WIS to the country, and it WIS
a. big country, too and far. far ways
off. It WIS fresh air country
AS she showed some signs of tears after
this outburst the seeker after information
stopped questioning and patted the lady s
cheek and said: There there in a very
soothing tone-a proceeding which many
Lady Filorenas would have resented
heartily. II seemed to have quite the oppo-
site effect upon this one, however, and
established the Young man in her good
graces at once, SO much in fact that
questions were no longer necessary. and
the lady waxed both enthusiastic and elo-
ouent over her trip.
I'VE had awful nice time she volun-
teered. and We svinged in the soups all
day. and We god for walks.
"O-o-o and one time We climbed
mountain, big, big one: and there was
such lot of sky, It was all around;
never seed so much before-awful blue
s1yi
Every day we god in swmmin. too;
but the boys in a different place. Only 1
couldn't swim and the water was so cold
here she shivered In a reminiscent way
$50 1 only swimmed with my feet: but the
"Um-m-m, and one day we caught a red
lizzie It wus a lovely, beautiful color
This was a poser for the reporter. but
after a moments thought he ventured:
DO you mean little girl named Lizzie
that had red hair?'
"Oh, no. protested the lady. with some
contempt for the ignorance of her COM
panion. "a little. teeny. Weeny red lizzie
like a alligator an lives under stones by
the river"
Then her meaning suddenly davned upon
the puzzled listener.
See how nice | kept my new shoes"
she resumed sticking out two chubby bare
legs with a pair of diminutive feet at the
extremities. Il didn't wear EN- in the
country, never / god barefeeted 1t wus
grass all over, and it tickled'-here the
noble lady Wiggled her feet and writhed as
she giggled at the remembrance. In
minute she continued. somewhat shame
facedly. as her chin sank into her dress
and her finger sought her mouth again:
lone day the girls laughed at me cause
il was a field of corn an ! said it was
rubber plants.
But just at this point somebody came to
claim Lady Filomena, and she left her
new found friend with a gay wave of the
hand as she set out Tor her nome IN Mott
street
Maybe you think that she was not real
lady, but she was, and there were sixty
three more just like her the same train.
II is true they were returning from a Trb
une Fresh Air vacation. but a Pullman
porter, whom the boys vociferously greeted
as "Sambo'' as they pranced down the
station platform, said with a cleaning
smile s they passed:
They certainly am the best people on
earth ssh.'
And anybody knows that 3, Pullman por
ter can size up the relative worth of per-
sons with great accuracy.