The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1865-03-31
The. Dreaded Guest.

ing paper.
:. GastOn's country cousin, Maria Anne
Coburn"
Phoe5us, what a name! How upon
earth did you happen to invite her =
Why, 1t seemed positively heathenish
net to. Tie girls at Madame Etfon'.
school are not allowed 10 spend their va.
cations out Of the establishment un,es,
they are sent for by relatives; and we've
never bad her here. The first summer
after CASTOR and | were married the house
vas too full; the next two summers We
were in Europe; and row CASTOR really
insists upon IT,"
Why don't she go homer
"She has no home. Not relative ha.
she in the world bat Castor, except an
uncle whom Madame very properly lefus
ed to let her visit because the family are
uuderbred"
"Ieavens, what am l to do:" and the
young gentleman actually sat upright with
honor. Think Of it--an overgroHn. a " (.
wand girl neither child nor woman, full o.
preteEce and conceit, exacting and capri,
c!ous, and setting snares for poor me whom
she viii be eager 10 endow with her Coun.
Try farm and her acres Of growing timber
She has no farm and no growing tim,
Der, SO you may set your mind at rest up.
on that point. Size has only money
enough TO educate her thoroug hy, and
possibly support her year or so after
leaving school,"
So much the worse then, for shell
set herself to catch my house and lots and
bank stock; and must talk, and drive,
and row, and botanize, aud ask her tc
sing. Think OF it, Adele. What am | tc
dog
l." The generous way to do, brother mine
will be TO help me to make her at home
here. Welcome her with cousiuy kiss
aud call her Aria as her companions DO il
she will lei you,which, perhaps she WON'T
" faugh . do be reasonable. Ask one
Of your young men acquaintance, TO come
and take the duty off my hands"
Harry Vincent, for instance; so I will
Hes perfect gentleman and the mos,
com panionable person | ever saw. lie
assists me IN entertaining guests moge
than any other half dozen visitors who
were ever at Glendale"
:" Very well. ! shan. be at home to
dinner, and viii bring Harry out to night
50 that he may be ready to commence the
campaign tom orroW.'
luasmuch as Aubrey Landers was him
self guest at Glendale, his sisters lovely
country seat, it would have been polite to
assist her in welcoming her husband,
friends; but very elegan; people are often
guilty Of extremely i'll bred aud uugenerous
actions, and the gentleman had never been
known to consult the interests, comfort OF
sen5llility Of any body, Wien bv doing So
he would put himself to the slightest in
convenience, Handsome, not with the
beauty Of mind or soul, bat with HAT q
perfect curve and itch colorne; wealthy
with the returns Of anolher's labor; pol
ished, but not refined fautIess in dress
possessed Of good tact, but not Of good
feeling; learned and witty enough Tor tie
drawing room, but destitute Of manly
energy, and too idle for manly work-he
had been Taught to believe himself irreals,
table in attraction, and fancied that he
need but show himself to caprivate AL
hearts lie ca not doubt that the adm.>
ration and even the love Of the awkward
school glrl awaited him any more lLan
he doubted ms own existence. They wer'
As certain to him as the coming Of night
or the glitter Of IFS awakening stars. Ii
ne 5'"d hoped Tor any amusement from
suth "a acquisition, no SENSE OF Justice, 10
regard, no tenderness toward The VICTIM
"ou'o nave withheld ann from enjoying
II; oHt 1t promised to be bore, and liz
carried out his plan OF tinding Harry Yin
eJnl ana making over 10 INN the duties
"''',m "e!e 70 prove so lfhsoine.
lhahk you, SAID Harry, after listen
ing 70 statement Of the case. | really
am gao o. the invitation. am rowAere
as happy as al "Iehda'e; and as for Maria
q nue. am qul'e ready 10 accept the good
SIG may o,I''E' ana ]9nore The evil. /
won I"uSil al her or patronlze her, and J
wiz ST''e ner 'hucn oe,.er than II she
", were 'I'0 '9''liS DeiIe. am not elegant
me you' aubrey, and cont care straw
"h"' people OF our set think OF me or my
"o'"eS' just want to be happy myself
ana 70 see every BODY HAPPY about me, and
- mugs mat render you hdGety and IN
.o'''o' '"pit' con | annoy me at all. Maria
: l ',',e anu VIII ge' on l"L"ooSly' doh