The weekly Shasta courier. [volume] (Shasta, Calif.) 1872-190?, 1873-05-10
MadcmOiselle Stylites.

The discussion between Mr. John Wood
stock and his sister was becoming animated
and their aunt, who never could understand
the difference between a discussion and
quarrel, was listening anxiously. expecting
every moment to see Marjory f1ounce out of
the room at one door, and John at the
other IN their respective lures. 1t began
in this way: John had just read a notice of
an extraordinary concert to come off the
next week, and had pushed the paper over
to Marjory, with the remark, Like to go,
Peg?"
She. OF course should like to 90! You
don't mean to say you have tickets for it
(Excitedly)
He. No, of course | don't | am not a
thief
She. No, you are only the next thing to
it-a shabby fellow. Why did you ask me
in that way when You knew we couldn go?
He How you do jump at lame and i'm
potent conclusions! Who said we could
not go? am sure did not
She John Woodstock, if you don't stop
this. and tell me what you mean, | will
never make you another shirt.
He Small loss! Of all mean things, a
home made shirt is the meanest, and why a
man of my native nobility of character
should ue condemned to wear them
Their aunt (dietressedy). Children chill
dren =
He (soothingly). Never mind, aunty-
she did not mean it, She would not put it
out OF her power to say that she had made
every shirt ever wore for all the mines of
GOlconda.
She. What small potato you are!
tie. Now, my dear Marjory how often
must | tell you that calling fellow names
is not argung' If you could keep from
being abusive for five minutes. you might
hear of something to your advantage |
have little money, for a wonder, but it is
like the turkey-too much for one, and not
enough for two. You can not 90 by your
self' TOR it is an evening affair." but if you
were not so frightfnlly vain about your per
sonal appearance, think we could manage
1T. l heard you say yesterday that you had
the money tor new pair OF gloves; if you
will sacrifice them. We can go. and in TWO
weeks can give you the gloves besides. |
can't before, for my princeIy income is at
present heavily mOrtgaged. Can you fur
thereby prove yourself sensible for once!
She You are pretty good boy, after all;
but really | have not decent par to my
name: that last pair of light ones got lem
onate NIL over them, and it took the color
out. of course.
tie Now Ill tell you what. / can take
them for you on my way down town, and
leav" them to be dyed. and then You can do
some fancy-work ON their backs and what
more do you want?
She. (doubtlully). But would black
gloves do!
He (conclusively). or course they would
for thing like that. Fetch them out, and
be quick about it, and bring your money
too. for | had better buy the tickets this
morning. and then we shall have some choice
as to seats.
So it was arranged. Marjory's lofty mind
did vince little at the idea of dyed gloves.
but she tried not to think OF it. John
brought the Objectionable kids home in
time Tor elaborate decoration "on their
backs;" but, as he watched her in the
pauses OF his reading aloud. they both OBJ
served with anxiety that the black came
of little" and Marjory asked him to
warn her il he saw her let them go any
where near her iacc.
Two children never enjoyed holiday
more than these two enjoyed that concert.
Dyed gloves and all other sublunary trials
were Marjory did not touch her
lace once; and when the happy evening
was over, the gloves were put away with a
pat on their backs. and John had risen ten
degrees in Marjory's respect.
Ii those gloves had but rested on their
laurels But if people of genius will not
do that. eau You expect it of dyed pIovssp
Few are the authors who have not followed
up brilliant success with something very
like failure. and Marjora's gloves seemed
to catch the spirit of the times.
Before the two weeks were IN which xer.
to restore John to comparatively easy cir.
cumstances, and Mariory to responsibility
SO far as her hands went. John asked her
TO go with him TO hear a lecture. Just
about that time he WAS was rather wild
concerning natural history. for which, am
sorry to say. Marjory did not care pin.
She indignantly repealed the idea of goril-
la somewhere toward the top of her family
tree asserting that she preferred to believe
that she had descended from so mean man
as Adam. and so curious woman as Eve.
TO that; furthermore she was Indifferent
upon the subject. But there was not much
she would rot do to please John; so when
he asked her to go with him to hear lect-
ure about the gorilla, she made face to
herself. and said certainly she would
She consented with rather better grace
from the fact that Mr.. Pradamite-such was
the lecturers euphonious name-undertook