The Lincoln County herald., 1871-10-26
KITTEN.

streets in New York.
Ellen, the elder, vas rocking herself
in front Of the glass between the windows,
and Bessie vas standing tiptoe before the
mirror on the mautlepece, fixing" her
self, as ladies call it-that is, rea, ranging
her dress, generally, without rhyme or
reason-taking of the bow at the throat,
shaking out her false curls, putting up her
panier, and betting in her waist
These two sisters, the only children Of
. rich widowed stock broker, were in
every particular Of dress and thought,
girls Of the pssiod.
They never quarreled exactly, but
we're always At variance in their opinions,
and permitted themselves to use that
unpleasant frankuess which 10. the bane
Of too great intimacy, and the downright
contradiction which prevails with rela-
tives who are not obliged to be polite in
the homo circle.
II WISH" said Ellen, "tliat that Kitten
wouldn't como here any more"
II wish," replied Bessie, "that you
would stop calling him Kitten. l don't
see any fun in it. He's not q bit ike q
kitten"
"He is, them" laughed Ellen; "his
hair is light, what l call kitten gray,
or drab; his eyes are gray, SO is his com
plexion; he wears gray hat, gray pants,
gray gloves; his sparse mustache sticks
out just like a cats, and he speaks in a
purrlng voice. Externally he is very
like a kitten, but morally I think be is
more Of the mouse order, without grain
Of spirit. Whenever l SEQ him siding up
to you, without the courage to pay you
open attention, | think Of such is the
kingdom of benpecked husbands"
"l hore," retorted her sister, shat
when you enter tho kingdom of hen.
pccked husbands, yours may have purse
as long as your tongue, Ellen"
III tell you, Bessie, if what pa said
yesterday comes to pass, and old Far
Kingdoms bank breaks, your mild man
nered man will have to take nurse
maids situation"
And Ellen laughed, and rocked back
far enough to reflect tho heels Of her
tiny boots; but Bessie.sighed, and said
thoushtfully:
IL suppose it would 60 very hard with
poor Kitten to work for his living
There's o great deal said now days
about the young folks of the period but
no blame is ever attached to the way 10
which the old people bring them up.
particularly the girls-in idleuess, ig
: norancc and extravaganza. Rich parents
j take it for granted that their wealth is
going to last forever. and poor ones that
: by hook or by crook, their children viii
!. get rich and 80 they never teach then
. any thing that will be of service in adver
: si.y; then, when they are thrown out il
the world to shift Tor themselves, they dt
4 1t badly enough, the men often by thei
,e wits, and the women by worse. Nov
there's poor old Donald Farringdon
what earthly thing could he do to earl
his salt, to say nothing Of his bread? o
you2 or i? It's hard, hollow world I
There you are mistaken; it's no
hard nor hollow, being an incandescen
mass Of"
ID "Bothor your science! There's pa
10 10 let's 90 down to dinner"
It was true, he told them during din
90 ner, that Farringdon Il Brother had sus
pended payment; their liabilities wer
large and the merchant prinoes Of yester
day were the beggurs Of to day.
How did the meek purring Kitten
bear the blow2"
An only son, he had been reared i
luxury, aud in the belief that . grei
fortune would be his; that. therefore
labor-mental or physical would neve
- be necessary.
He knew positively nothing OF practices
use, although he could swim like duel
sing like the tenor of an opera, and dane
r. like Polish prince. He could drive
a. a. pair Of fast horses without splitting h
Is. tight violet kid gloves, was celebrate
smstsur "catch" at base ball, the pride
= tho rowing club, Q Nimrod with the gu
and . Hollander on the skating rink
but he had never studied . profession
nor learned any honest hard hande
trade. He wouldn't become . musl
he teacher nor salesman, 90 he tried to kee
q set of books. He found that be coul
VI not make 10 one year by that as much ,
he had formerly spent in uecktiss su
gloves; 90 he resigned his situation
g. three months, and stood alone in ii
world, without q penny or the means I
earning one. and with all his luxurio'
20 habits to overcome. But there remain'
~ to him still the good gifts Of his pri'
aud youthful manhood. Tho a.
tho prompted him to withdraw immediats
sn.' sn' from his "set." thereby avoi ling q
act humiliation Of "outs;" the second en'
lsy blsd him to face the worst without
,hs murmur.
~ He wrete to Bessie Vandsoken, relea
ing hes from her engagement, giving b
- revsYses % the reason. For awhile
hoped she would cling 70 him but VIII
. brief note came, expressing polite b.
cold regret fov bis altered fortune,
made % his mind that he must resi-