The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-07

one, butit was Just as impossible
for her to conform to Arabella's
strict notions Of propriety as it
would be for a hnmmingbird to
put onIthc stateliness Of the swan.
She was nothing unless She could
DO herself, and Arabella was for
ever trying to remoder her.
Left an orphan before she
was ten years old, she had
been adopted by a doting amt,
who, after doing all in her power
to spoil the girl fortunately one
not easily spoilt lied, and left
her heir to neat little fortune.
Since then she had been with US,
and We all loved her in spite of
the fact that, whoever she was,
she was tie center of attraction.
We had been boarding all Win
ter with Arabella's mother in.law
a stylish, matronly woman, who.
having for Arabella's sake con.
sented to take us into her family,
felt it her duty to devote herself
to our entertainment. Aud a gay
season had been the result read.
inga, receptions, and pa,ties fol-
lowing each other in snch quick
succession, that by Spring We
were heartily tired of fashionable
lfc.
"How pleasant it would be il
we could only 60 into the country
for while," said Frank, half
burying her face in a bunch Of
arbutus. which, bought that morn.
ing Of little flower-girl at the
door, had been whispering to us
all day of the far-away woods
where its homo had been.
"Why not take lodge in the
wilderness and try housekeeping"
said I, with sudden inspiration.
"Wouldn't it be splendid 2"
cried Frank catching at the idea
with enthusiasm,
"Splcndid % echoed Oracle
warmly. 4tfTNF
"My dear girls, you do not
know what you are talking about"
said Arabclla in alarm.
Tndced We do" said Frank. Il,
for one am hungry for country
air."
Sand l u
"And !" cllimcd Grace and
myself.
"But there are SO many incon-
vcnicnces attending country life,"
cxpos,ulated Arabella, seeing that
Frank at least was in downright,
earnest. 't'
kerosene oil, for instance"
said tho mothcr-id law aggravat-
ingly. et t-W
"And such swarms of mosqui.
toes" added Arabella.
IL am sure We have mosquitoes
enough in town." said Frank
quickly; "and as for kerosene oil,
LII agree to keep the lamps in
ordcr."
"Let's go!" said I with growing
zeal.
"Let's !" echoed Oracle. And
so overwhelming were the argu-
ments wo brought to bear on Ara
bella, that by the time the discus.
sion ended she had yielded her
consent; and before a month went
by, we found ourselves actually at
housekeeping in a picturesque
cottage not far from Dexter Sta
tion. As for the locality of Dex
ter, it will not DO indicated on the
the maps yet awhile, there being
not more than six houses in the
place, all told; but for that we
liked it none the less. Of course
there were inconveninces, espe-
cially for the first two daya, when,
owing to the non-arrival OF our
kitchen.ware and china, we were
somewhat puzzled to know how
20 furnish forth our board, but
they only served to add zest to
the enterprise.
Jolly, 'tiil" said l presiding
as gracefully as possible at bat
tered peachcan In place Of a tea.
pot. 49,. ~, .''.5 .'.....,. '.' ,..'..
1T is jnst fun" said Grace,
ming her fingers for fork as she
helped herself to sardinee.
81 with you could find some
more lady like word, my DEAR"
remarked Arabella, calmly slipping
her tea from a terra-cotta vase,
Tand managing to maintain her
native dignity in spite of the fact
If her being seated on an invert.
ed wash-tub.
"Jolly doesn't halt express it,"
SAID Frank, taking lingering looks
nj the landscape ne che buttered