River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-10-09
PEGLlyA'S LAST CHANCE.
Ky roErIA.

This, said Mrs. Glheriy, " tins is
the last time, Pcrlina Ailkin, the very
last time. I've spent enough upon you
since your ma died. and l took charge
Of Won. to marry six girls who had their
senses about them I've dressed You
/ Ike q Christmas doll, and I've let You
! 10 into company. and I've sent yuu 10
1.-THE NEST fashionable places 30 board in
summer ana here you are. fagraad
twenty, aud not 50 much as engaged.
It's perfectly Disgusting, Pcllina and
what I have to say Is ii you don't set
tie your affairs tins summer. TN give
y3u s0 more chances I expect to die
in the poor house as Il IS WEyi WAS
married IA seventeen, and your m at
eiehteel, and you Aunt Delight, about
the piuinost little critter | ever saw.
wasn't but Just sixteen WHAT'S theuse
OF advantages you have looks.
PeIlina-if you don't make use Of EN- o.
I'm sure ! don't know what you ex-
pect me TO do. | can't very we'll pro
pose to muy one, sand Perlinu, ready 10
cry. - DO everything / can, and they
make love 10 me, I'm.sure, and they say
all sorts of things. II they don't pop
the question, how can ! make them.
There, now; ! suppose you waited until
Uncle Gatl',rly asked Won t. have him
before SOU said Won would
Yom uncle Gaiferly would have
committed suicide ii had refused him,
said aunt Gailerly.
"Iou may not believe Il now, hut /
was a beauty in MY youth. As for what
you cam 10, Won ought to know; but
what I say IS this come home engaged,
on n stop MI this useless cXtWaghcr.
I've cummed your trunk 10 the tune of
five hundred dollars. and Won are going
To- Saratoga with the Kerosene New
hodv's. and Nu can't DO II now TIT
give it mp a. bad job.
with which speech she iniictedop her
niece'~ check that matter uf c3uan peck
which female friends chose to call Kiss,
and hadc her goodbye Aud despite
her new wardrobe. her big Saratoga
trunk, the prospective summer gayoty
and the chaporonage 81 Mrs. Kerosene
New body. poor perhna crled good
/ deal iu the hired carriage which convey
4 cd her % the boat What was She to
4 do? To marry might have bceu easy,
bH. 10 marry money --and that WAS what
/ ,he was expected 10 do-wus q harder
tosk
Aunt Gahrr.y va, good business
I woman, and would not he likely to
spend any more mor,, upon uu unsafe
able article an3 l'criuu shiyered At the
+ prospect before her, if tins summers
campaign shouid prove o. failure. On
/ the who, ehn looked So iil when she az
4 rived 1T Saratoga, that her mirror told
4 her thai her best plan would bc to rc.
tire early. and a. take q, much beauty
i sleep %. possible, l yioW VT amy Eligible
gentleman .hat might pnt iu wl appear
auce next dny.
FRESH 1s rose aud dressed in her
becoming morning Dress pcrlma took
f her seat 40 tht breakfast table next
morning. au. nestled close "a Airs.
+ kerosene NyNhudv m the most De-.
I Nitchiug manner
+ That lady an ample mtrm with 3
+ load voice greeted hrr aicct.ouat. ly,
ud %, once introduced her io two g,u-
7 t.rmcu Il ho Werr her neighbors.
" Mr. kolt Miss NiINn. Miss Nilhiu.
+ Mr. DoNnmli. Hold friends al mine
/ Charmed tamuke AW know ashuthpt
and then devoted h,rse'f "a breakfast
.and irtt those aho preferred ID tu"uas e
time an conversation Nnd -l Miss
MHhiu. having thu tnli ta Grr.rtmUde
owes 90 both her ness ur9u1ntJuccs. and
,irywejly aAtsd mid her nitnhi
.mwlm.s aud dupIua- THAT bath r
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