The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1876-01-19
My Modification.
A STORY FOR GIRLS.

and Mrs. Evans, on Main street, girls |
She looks nice, but isn't at oil pretty.
What could he have seen in her to at
tract him2 I can't understand it.
Everybody thought he would marry
Gertle Graves, he was so attentive to
her. I'm sure she loved him, and
Gertlo is very pretty and sweet" Quite
out of breath, Bella tossed her hat and
gloves upon the piano, and throwing
herself into n careless position on the
lounge, awaited n reply.
Aunt Sue, who was sewing at the win
dow, smiled ut Bella's remark, and then
concluded to answer her query by q
story. She therefore said, quietly, as
she went on with her long seam:
"I don't know, Bella, but you may
have explained the reason of Dave
Evans choice in confessing your sur.
prise Mt it. You say his bride is nice
looking. Now, although Gertie Graves
may be very pretty and sweet girk as you
say, l am sure that adjective would
never accurately describe her. Mice >
means neat, orderly and cleanly, and
Gertle IS neither cleanly nor neat
"Why, Aunt Sue, what do mean 2"
and Bella's brown eyes snapped, while
the girls" her two sisters, looked at
one another ov their needles and
smiled. They understood Aunt Sue,
and thought she had taken a very good
text and illustration, for the sermon
they were sure she was going to preach
to careless Bella.
9. will tell you matter of fact story,
Bella, that is literally true, and then
perhaps you may judge better what I
mean.
When I was young girl about
your age" she began, "I was one of
the most careless and untidy persons
you can imagine. It never mattered
very much to me whether my bed was
made, or whether my room was fit to be
seen through the day or not. AS for
putting away or hanging up my dresses
and clothing at night, that I never
thought of doing. My things were
tossed upon chairs, or lay in little white
heaps on the floor, in any spot where T
last happened to step out of them. You
may imagine, therefore, that they never
looked very smooth or fresh when I put
them on in the morning."
AS she spoke. aunt glanced at the
elaborately trimmed overskirt, and knife
plated ruffies of the rumpled silk suit
Bella had curled herself up in on the
lounge.
"Of course liked to be well dressed
when went out, and 1 generally did look
80, believe, for I had nice clothes, and
was not an altogether plain looking girl,
although you may not think 80 now.
But 1 never thought of taking care of
my wardrobe, and never cared to look
neatly dressed at home.
Anything would do for breakfast, I
used to say; and SO in the morning, my
curls were usually crumpled together
and tucked under net, my collar soiled,
my slippers burst at the sides or down
at the heel, and my wrapper torn. AL
together presented anything but q nice
appearance In my breakfast toilet.
"My careless habits worried mother
very much, for she was one of the
neatest and most orderly of women; but
I was an only child, and was allowed to
do very much as I preferred. Mother
picked up, and mended, and fixed, and
righted things for me with untiring
patience.
well, the year that was eighteen
went to the seaside to spend the
summer months with friend of
mothers. She had daughters about my
age, and offered to chaperOne\ me that
season, because mother could not accom-
pany us.
81 was eager to visit watering place,
OF course, and that nothing mRht be
wanting, O complete new wardro,e was
made for me. Every article was pretty
and fashionable. Besides this, lad a
beautiful dressing case, furnished With
everything suitable for the toilet, laee
new Saratoga trunk, and many little
things that had been bought to male
my room pretty and attractive.
"The house at which we boarded wa,
large, old-fashioned building, will
piazzas running all round it on every
floor. Our rooms opened upon the first
piazza, and were all connected by doors.
There we're q great many visitors that
season, and as servants we're scarce Mrs.