Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-06-29

On Htd'llP tlle JOttu I"lhlISJ hu''
somehow got detached from her
friends.
"Why are you pleased with me to-
day, Miss Jeryoice?" as they saun-
tered on tg,ther, side by side,
through the shrubbery.
Would you very much like to
know
"a shouldn't have asked, unless.
"Guess, then.
"Bccauso I've been making myself
disagreeable?"
"Idont think you have been ma
king yourself disagrecable,"
"Woll, then, because | haven't
been making myself useful?'
"That is not the way to put it; but
you are burning"
because I've got new clothes?
"Nonsense! You know what J
mean, or you wouldn't have answer
ed as you did as first Good gra-
ciousl hope it is not going to
rain.
Tell me Why" he persisted.
ooh, don't tease?'
"All light"
As soon as he did not want to
know, she, womanlike, wanted to
tell him. SO, i'll minute or two,
she began again.
at is Il great mistake to make
ones self too cheap, There are some
people who gain respect by bain8
good-natured, and some people who
lose it.
"Ah, [ 5eo! lie replied 81 won't
be good-natured any more"
"Oh, you are SO silly Don't you
know there is Il medium i'll every
thing?, But, really, it is going to
rain: Ifelt big drop. My new
blue costume will be ruined"
"Wcll, we can go into the house.
Here it is.
The shrubbery walk was 50 thick
ly hedgcd that they had rot seen
where they were going; and at a sud
den turn, there, sure enough, wa
the villa close at hand.
Il suppose we might stand under
the veranda?" suggested Bessy and,
doubling up her skirts, she ran for
it, f,r the Fin came down with q
dash,-cams down with slant, too
driven by the wind, SO that the yer.
and4 gave th'm little shelter.
I wonder if any of the windows
(they we're French windows, opening
to the grouudD 4are opcu?" said hcl
companion trying them.
"6b, we mustn't 90 in sale
Bcssy.
"Very we'll"
"But the splashing is spoillog m,
dres; don't you see? and my boot
will be wet through" pleaded the il
consistent one.
"Then 90 in" said poor Jane
Wymper, opening window, "aud
> will run round and make it all r,gh
with the people i'll charge"
In ten minutes he rel lined hel
saving that it was all right.
"Wbat pretty room!" she said
> looking at herself in the pier-glass
Did YOU ever know Il girl to enter
stiangc room without going 'raigh
up to the glass?)
"Hum-m, yes" he replied; hu
the fellow who built it was an ass
Why, You have to twist your nee
to get view OF the river from thes
! things" with contemptuous kic
towards the French windows. If
had it, I'd knock that yeranda into
cooked hat, break out big bow i
the middle, and then it would b
} something like"
"Oh, you'd work wonders l dar
saw she said, rather Grossly; "onl
4 it would be as well to do somethin
1 towards getting a house Of your owl
l before you think about inproyin
S other peoples"
e at could be nice to have n hous
of ones own," be said; "particulal
S W
: "Well, 90 on"
d "Partic1larly if it had bow vii
+ dow"
II James Wymper!"
G aud a pretty meadow for picnic
S but | suppose it would not do
Il uiye people leave to picnic on one
c Grounds?"
It "Why not?'
d Would that not be being goo
IS natured?"
'. 81 did not mean that sort of goo
IL nature
8 "IfI had Il fine house and groun,
Is like this, | might be good -natur,
them"
l. Its no use arguing with you
t, she replied sharply. as it ever 9
ing to leave off? Our picnic will
A. quite spoiled
W "Neyer mind: we'll have anCth
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