The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-20
FREcKLES AND TAN.


| was your age hadn't speck On me.
brown as any country girl or gipsyi No
uoubt you will make sensation i'll
Washington next winter"
son, Aunt Milly, treck.e or two is
not worth that long speech; and you
know papa said he didn't care wnut it
cost him if only l got well again, and
I'm sure he can not object to a few
treckles or a little tam"
"Besides," continued Pluma, "your
narason of wisdom and virtue, the doc
tor whom l am determined to dislike) J
SAID sun was as necessary for perfect
health as pure alf..'
"Yes, and he also said your health
was In danger from the constant round
of senseless gayety in which you in
dulged.'
"Well, there is no fear that 1 shall be
CAV in this humdrum country place.
But here, aunty, cJu1t them," aud Pluma
went over and kneIt at her aunL's knee !:
s.then l shall know when get another.'
"One-lwo," counts aunty, putting the
noiut of her ,1inger on each-lhen, after q
nau,e, audeu, 'and small spot on your
forehead. But the tan, my dear, the Tan.
IL has ruined our waite skin; besides,
II is not at all b-coming with your blue
ewes. Just imagine a darkey with blue
eyesV
80. dear, am so hideous? You must
instantly uuearln one OF those great sun
bonnets for me, Aunt Mil, and by 50
doing insure me against the Ireckles
and Jan.'"
The morning of his third visit Doctor
Ylilers told Puma that sue mus 20 to
ped at 8 O'Clock every night, STOP drink
ing tea, aud to wear oVersnOes in the
m1rniAg il she walked i'll the grass, to
which Pluma repiled, petuauuy, tnat
she "couid not sleep AT sucn an un-
reasonable early hour" and tnat she
| "nated oYersAves, ior they hurt her
| teet."
At this outbreak Dr.. Villers' face as
sumpd all amusing, tOieratlng look, as
| though ne made allowance lor her being
a girI or baby. Puma wasn't sure
| y licn, but the doctor only said, quietly,
| II hope you viii see tine great DenehI
| that early rest VIII be 10 you, SO unlike
| your customary daytime Sleep" added
| tgood mornings" and was gone. Then
| Puma Acknowledged 10 herself that she
uad been silly, aud made Il fool OF her.
self.
Yes. this flattered- darling actually
called herself IL fool.
"he must have thought so, too, but l
shall do the same tomorrow. l am not
going to bed 50 early"
"He knows he's handsome, and that
aunty thinks him inlallIble, and then OF
| course he dons tnat ordly air."
| "Aunly,' said Puma, as she went eff
| for a ramble in the woods, with big hat
tied down over her lovely face, "aunty.
| | DON'T like Drugs ii Bit; he's too con.
| ceileu, and Pm not going 10 do every Iii.
| tie thing he Lells me. l snail take my
| tonic, tnat is aIl-nowP'
| Two weeks passed by. DR., Fred.
| Villers' professional visits occurred in
the morning, but am inclined TO think
those he male III the evening were moi
| OF that character. 1t Is not the priyi.
| .ege OF most doctors to take their iail
a.Ients TO drive, and TO sing duets with
| only thCm ,elVes TO listen.
| But sucn was the case with our hith.
erto cool, handsome, Indifferent young
| doctor. He found it Il most interes ting
and all-lmpOrIant question whether
| Puma was cOquetting with him or not;
whether those sweet smiles were only
| yaulLy's alluring Wiles or tue unspoke u
tlattery and pleasure which his presence
called forth. He knew that haIf of Piu
mas caprice was assumed, anu that she
really had lovely disposition. Fol-
| Z uma's part, she now thought hin
qual 10 any of the Washington heroe!
sue had waltzed with, aDd-well-anC
Just I'll en- the sensitive blood would lear
INTO her cneeks aud her eyes cover EN-
selves coulusealy. "Pshaw! ipssosili,
Ito imagine your in love with every ont
you See."
Dear old Aunt Mills looked on know
lingly, but said never word, onl,
prayed that her darling would win tn
love OF Dl. Fred. las she callea hlm) AM
be happy.
| Who will say the Fates were agains
DR.. Fred. when Puma, coming towar,
nlm as he stood on the verandah, he
arms laden with wild flowers ana vines
and wild roses dropping from her hall
looking altogether very beautiful an
bewitching, complained OF her hand
and arms, and showed him the re
blotches which covered them, and ass
ing the cause in very imperiuus tone
"Why, YOU have poisoned yourseI
with these treocherous yines,"
answered, in, an ANXIOUS, tel
DER voice. Come; / must dress theI
Instantly"
Puma Tor some time had to be col
tented to lie on the sofa instead Z
= | Ddb hlhS Ah VIC euu duu AZ I'll
woods, while aunty would say: "Wel
my dear, il Will take that hideous ia
oh."
Dr.. Fred. did every thing to soothe th
smartlng pain. How softly he touche
the dimpled arms and read to Puma i
mis- tenQeresL anu most melodious voic,
For it was thus they spent their eyel
, lngs now. Pluma would sit on tie VI
! randan and lean her head against one {
! the pillars. Here the doctor found he
I one evening when he came; her beaut
lul hair all streaming about her, ht
1 eyes closed and The poor hands lynn
! helpless in her lap.
And standing there before her
/ realized suddenly how dear she had b
: come to him. What was the use
+ trying TO resist ner" SJill she was N
: The sort ol girl he. had dreamed Of 4
his wi!e. He wanted one who cou
nelp him, who would be equal 10 cariI
o or herself il the OCCASION reQuifed; ol
n who would not need to be guided az
l. advised. But here with this fair, sle
J, der, spoiled, coquettish girl, with h
saucy replies aud defiant ways takll