Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-15
A SPIDER AND 4 PLY.
Prom AppJeton's Josrmal.I

From APpJstoa's Josraal.J
On certain momentous morning. In the ear
her part OF August, and IN tine year-neyer
mind when that convenient epoch upon whose
0ohglns back 50 many chr"niciers lay the bur
9ehs Oh so many eyents}-l sit with nv sister
LeoHora, IN our snug thir,i-stJrv back-room NJ
AiTs. Fettypennyis boarding house, staring fix
eOly at a letter.
LeOnOra is also staring AT IL over INV should
SF- Poor old nervous thing. IL is even more of a
bOmb-sheii to her than To me. By the way the
nnleh mas 50 Mite decency IS To write down
LeonoEa as Old, deserves 20 Zip an nothing but
an inferior quality of ink fOr the rest of its PEN
hood Her age has been Tor a long time one of
those pretty, provoking nIS steri : which ,houlJ
merely lend piquaI.ey 90 itS pC,sse,,,rr,rayi,iei
she be female. Besides. NJ Leonora wouid
only believe that Eyeglasses are a dsfigure-
mn, anu tnat those cHete-ooking ringlets at
eiihSf temple are not IN thorough obedience to
the demands OF our reignbg fashion, she would
really he Alright well favored maiden.
Oi all surprises. / presently find voice.
this Il the most pTotiyi as Ol,. ctp.bIe nj haI
ReEing. I've not even seen the woman more
tiah tArse tunes, anu here she writes for me to
her country place, Leoz''
"fernfell, supplies Le0HOra. a5sentlv hay
nag taken the letter from INV hand; .lsnch a
Sn@limLg name. Charlotte, isn't it? Like a
4 make an abrupt plunge toward the letter
WITH my right hand, Wiisking II from both OF
a>toniShment, y msltreate.. IoOk ON her f,r,a
ana fragment OF note-paper bet ween one
thnmb and Its conConiiau at nagcr.
You re perfectly familiar already" snap
with the contents OF this letter. Now Leo
gave me your frank opinion what do Won tn NIX
:. mans? suppose You've not forgotten that
iuheh-paIty OF Aunt Edith. To which received
the signal compliment OF an Invitation inst he :
lore she lett Tor Europe in Nav last? (Good-
hess knows, Leo, NC o,ght TO recoliect it, You
AMI I! For myself. I've a vivid remembrance
81 how cried biz tears when we found out al
ter EUUrS OF turning and twisting Il 1t no mount
o. Prrse GRANGE would make q certain garment
Srali the floor a. y u were not afraid of getting
stepped on; and OF how al last a pJaam Of ann
broke from the clouds, and your clever little
fraud with the trimmings Iuasfe it Seem precise
= as though somebody had said. Let there be
e4ae sAh, anu there blue sikh Well
among the many Impressive female dignitaries
who ratTonizcd this lane part of Aunt Edith's
,lere "as one TO WHOM hai hl.d the honor of
b-hS presented several nOpt.4~ Jefore. That
LAZY was the Mrs. iemuel Cameron who now
writcs 70 me. Age, should suppose, about Sc;
general aprAaranst-"
.'IeS," ventures I.eonOra. t.ni,liV feeling the
triad OF curls at her lett temple: ..you told me
all this when you met her,
'Never mind that" rumble, Solemnly wav-
ing my letter In air. with gesture OF blended
force and grace. 81 an LAYING the matter be-
tore you in all its glaring Oddity: summing up
ss lawyer would say. ~ YOU again presume
10 interrupt ME. LeCnOra, untii the .Tmi nation
OF my remarks, thCE" J. 40 telling where, nor to
what awful extent, may pinch you.''
Leonora gives little pleading scream. She
ha- reason 10 cover, poor martyr. be meath any
threat OF PERSONAL violence emanating from me-
IL il only the unwounded. sc well Know, who
ever cast contempt at scars.
WELL resume. al gastlv. sithis Mrs. Lem
mel Cameron, whom had met at Aunt Edith's
previous TO the present iHnch- srty, made her
sell very nice TO me. | remember faneying at
the time that Aunt n. had set IN to ali the
amisbility she nam tested"
"Psha~, Charlotte! you'ye such morbid
ideas, dlSobeys LeOHOra. She was nice SIM
Ply because she liked YOU. Remember there
are some people who saw there j. downrigbt
beauty IN those hmpid ewes OF YOURS and that
queer, brVnze-c lOred hdI.''
Al, TUT sc0wl. irving not to show how
ndttefed Il am Compliments from I.so are
such rldicuioas TaritieS.l whether Mas. Cam
tron liked me or not. IL absurd To fancy
snal sle snonld nave asked M mp to visit her
10 stay tall get bored a. the letter Says-with
no other motives than thar Of personal liking
Besides, Leo, these grand people don't 20 by
nlsI ti.ielehees' seneraliy who are you,
men of the whole class. Oar neisestip 20 her is
tiny feather IN the scale aga nst the ponder
Gus counter D. -cin.' truth OF our poverty and
our Oiscurity voc AMI were pennies or
Fhans. lnsteaC or orpr aHs -. % eHcsgh To make
ourselves deco cu-tit,!t.bie upon, very pos
Silly our supe-o relative world long ago Eav,.
dissiained US aitOgg ther. By-the-by 1 wonder
how Mrs. Cameron disco cred our address with
Aunt Edith in Europe. and our names not pos
sesslng the privilege o. enro nent in any
metropolitan directory that | have vet en-
counterfeit
al dare say she las heard from some OF the
servants who are taxing care OF Aunt Edith
house And then tLere are other way,.T
Leonora n - her eyes n = sort pf Tansaciiuy
manner upon nv face. u somehow fancy that
you dont at all want TO 90. Charlotte dear"
foa fancy with amazing correctIess 4
scarcely kp,w the person
LeonOra CIV : = Troubled title sieh
IL can l. art YOU 10 Improve the ac u,ain.-
auce of such a gCanie.. You ard -. ~ be con
ierring pointed favor on Mrs. Cameron I,,
knowing her, bIt--"
- No silly sarcasm. pleas. shall perra.-,,.
IN exhaust We nch upJn Won II ySur sent nee
- continuest- - T'eVt reason i powerful 4
don't car q save alone
Leo toOk-L a. 80. sab.
Il shall beAE for little VII = a. well 80 Tn,
able" she presently decided. ..'fh9t is III you
NT'te often Any other reason
Yes A diZzying objection al this tins
20 not attempt to mount il. Clothes
s.ro.
the - cii'---- cr.-is look a. ri thCy lave had
= r,s'.iS Gas ia = scalp, aud have -e>O3v-
- Ia ne to ~ o. Hfsi other cOnsgsi l4iatl~ ~.
f9cscit'iy- - hex bead gain BY fas ~, a
tic ADJ ~ Co., ans oltkeS me- us iECJHi.. an
Eve u a go b.t..
We 40 -. a.. aud 40 20 yiSit NJ. Ian,-
Ucl Games ~ dSy- later .Iusf 49, 4,
OccuIs u ui- hat the INST '.ctive sav n,
e0t.i.nuiI't story IS 10 make 1t assume a.
Aeeer,iiuriy shall begin by trauscfll,inp nv
first
Tier 40 LLpNoRA.
"fEEHFEL j TO- r.
s.DEAE tr0:-I Inspect mV as' p 4. ab9,.
writing ,Islsediatcly. IL is nov 81 s-fs :. -
m IA r'-s.rIc, aui am seat ? lovely ~
tie tftsfa lu ID; las lovely big G1aSf PREPARED
10 c-sl .sif.s.a. .iaf has trauSpire8.
''A - fIneTui meets me 81 the dep0t. he
COsfgHs It ia the way az white ffft,,
ulHsi.s 1rsi piaS ribbons that feel strongly
n1itsTed . sean Is I see hsr Glowing Let Way