HOW SHE "CAMPED" HIM.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 81, 10 February 1879, Page 2

HOW SHE "CAMPED" HIM.

When the,rich widower arrived with his two children,,and servants, and horses, and equipages, etc., our stylish young lady, was,fully,prepared for .an attack; up-, on them'all.' ; lt was' just : after sunset when she came upon the pizza of the hotel with a volume of Taine in her hands. She looked at no one, but seated herself in one of the most graceful attitudes, ' and in the very best light, and buried herself in brilliancy of this great aiid persistent candidate for the French Acaderiiy.' Slie was dressed in a gauzy black robe, 'all' flecked over with' old' 'gold.',' " Her black silk stockihgs were embroidered in gold tints, and her pretty little slippers, did their very best for delicate feet , that refused isolation under her tie-back. All other ladies were costumed in . white muslin, with many ribbons,' frizzed, or waved, or curled coiffures, but the Stylish young lady. Oh! she knows 'but too well the powerful effect of contrast, ' Tho widower's pretty little daughter was, wandering up and down in front of her, but the child was 'apparently unnoticed;.; (Oh!.wasn't sliOi) Her little white dress and black sashes fluttered not in the eyes of the wise actress, (Didn't they ?) By and bye the heavy volume of Taine slipped-from her hand, at the exact moment—accident you know—and it fell.upon the little feet of the passing child. '.lf you could have heard tho purring sorrow, : the'sweet s'oothings, and the tender apologies, all mingled with flattery to the really unhurt child, while the father stood by endeavoring to say that it was of no consequence at all, which, of, course, it was not, as the little one was laughing, and liked it, and also have seen the eloquent upturned face of the stylisli girl as she said to' the fatherj " Pray permit mo to take the little one to its mamma and make apologies to her," you would have exclaimed; "What groat genius is lost to the dramatio world while this young woman performs for only,limited audiences," While lam writing (and (lie volume of Taine fell only five : days ago), I look from my window to see him lift the stylisli girl into the saddle for a' gallop .with him through the twilight upon one of his own superb horses. . Sho never looked handsomer than in her ridinghabit upon a fine steed.—Argonaut.