Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-04-05
WATERFOWL REPUBLICAN.
ROsALIE AND HETTIE.

Everybody called Rosalie beauty. Ev
cry body was right Her cheeks looked
like ripe peach; her hair waved over as
fair forehead as ever 8 zephyr kissed =
her ewes and mouth were as perfect as eyes
and mouth could be; no violet was softer
or bIuer than the one, no rosebud sweeter
than the other All colors became Rosa
lie, and whatever she did was gracefully
done.
Yes, everybody thought Rosalie "a
beauty" RosaLie thought SO herself So
she took no pains to be good, or amiable,
or obliging She never cared about learn
ing anything, for she said to herself can
afford to have my own way; [ can afford
to le a Ounce, if ! like; shall be always
souIht and admired for my pretty face.
Is Rosalie dressed as tastefully as she
aud the dress maker knew how, and look
Ell up to show her fine eyes, and down to
low her long eye-lashes and held up her.
dress and hoped over little imaginary mud
puddIes, to show her pretty feet; and
smiled to show her white teeth; and
danced to show her fae form-and was as
brilliant and as brainlcss as butterfly.
Now | suppose you think Rosalie was
very happy Not at all ! She was in per-
feet fdget lest she should not get all the
admiration she wanted She was tortur-
ing herself all the while, for fear some pref
ty face would come along, and eclipse
hers. Il she went to a party and every
person in the room (but one) admired her,
she would fret herself sick because that
one did not bow down and worship her
Never having studied or read anything,
Resale could talk nothing but nonsense;
so everybody who conversod with her.
talked nonsense, too, and paid her silly
compliments, and made her believe that
all she needed to make her quite an angel
was pair Of wings; and then she would
hold her pretty head on one side, and sim
per; and they would 60 away laughing in
their sleeves, and saying, What a vain
little fool Rosalie is -
Now, Rosalie's cousin Hetty, was as
plain as a chestnut burr She had net
single pretty feature in her face. Nobody
ever thought Of calling Hetty beauty,
and she kjas0 1t! She was used to being
overlooked but she did not go round, and
make herself unhappy about it,-not she.
She just put her mind on something else.
She studied and read books, and learned
great many useful things; so she had
great deal on her mind to think Of, and
went singing about as happy as could be,
without minding whether any body noticed
her or not
So she grew up sweet-tempered, amiable,
generous and happy. When she went il
to company, strangers would say, what
a plain little body Hetty is. IF they
could not find any body else to talk to,
they'd 90 and speak to her. Then Hetty
would look up to them with one of her Out
ct smiles, aud commence talking. She
would say a great many sensible things,
and some queer ones, and they would lis
ten and iisten-and listen-and by and
by look at their watch, and wonder what
had made time fly 50; and then go home.
wondering to themselves how they could
ever call such an agreeable girl as Hetty
''homely."
So you see, every body learned to love
her when they found what beautiful soul
she had and while Rosalie was pining
and fretting herself sick because her beau
ty was fading, and her admirers were drop
ping of one by one to fatter prettier faces,
Hetty went quietly on her way, winning
hearts, and-keeping them, too.-Famy
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