The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-15
WORKING BOTH WAYS.

When Horatio FIipper and his bosom
friend, Josiah Clemmens, on the same
day, In the same church, married Au-
gusta Lawton and her dearest friend,
Anasthusia Meakim, contract was
made between the two couples-a con-
tract entirely independent OF that which
in the eye of the law they had made
when each answered 81 WILL" in reply
to the somewhat inquisitive question
put by the clergyman in regard TO their
Iuture intentions as to supporting, low
ing and honOrIng each other. 1t was
this: They bound themselves that il one
family had son and the other a daugh-
| ter, that son and daughter, when they
had arrived at proper age, should be-
come man and wife. There was nothing
so novel or original tnrsuch an agree
mem, If there had been the parties to the
contract would never have made it, for
they were neither novel nor original In
ything-they were simply maudlln
with romance, and this covenant was
merely the effect OF which strict atten-
| ton TO novels, love tales and plays was
The cause.
50 much by way Of prologue. Now for
our story.
Flipper and Clemmens had died full
of years ana gout and rheumatism, and
| left each large fortune TO his wife.
They had each lett, as well, child
Fnpper q daughter named Kitty, Glenn
mems a son named Richard, otherwise
Dick. The old men had forgotten long
before their deaths all about their agree
| ment on their wedding-day, but not SO
| The mothers. They had been in corre-
spondence for the last five years about
nothing else. The children had now
reached their maj GRITTY, and the mothers
were anxious for the consummation of
| their plan.
| "M Mother," said Dick, at the breakfast
| table, there is no use in urging that
girl kilty's suit, for l VOW Will never
marry her."
| SHOW do you know, my son? You have
not seen her for Twelve years, and you
might be delighted with her," returned
| Mrs. Clemmens, cOaXlngiy.
| 81 know | shouldn't" Dick said. "She
| was a red-headed abomination when she
was a child, and Pm certain sne's the
same now.
80, Richardp p
| "Eyen if she was as handsome as
| Hebe, l wouldn't marry her. Pa feel
| dIsguSted the moment L met her, and so
would she II she had any sense. We'd
be introduced, we'd look at each other,
|
person Eve got 10 marry aud then we'd
| hate each Other"
"W ell, it seems TO me, Dick, that you
might at least wait until you do see
each other, before you make up your
mind. This is too sad" Whlned Mrs.
| CIemmens, wiping her tears with her
napkin, and not discovering her mistake
until she rubbed some mustard into her
blue Orbs. which Occasioned tNe use oil
her handkerchief iu good earnest, 'just
when l thought l had such good news
tor you"
"What is the newsT'
"Sne's coming here"
"Who, KITTY FllpperW
eyes. lrecelvea letter this morn
ing from her mother, saying Kitty would
start in a day or two"
so, lorP' groaned Dick. "You mus
stop her," he said, seriously. 'IE she
comes, go. l know what she'll be;
stuck-up little mink, full Of tue Frencl
airs she's acquired by studying abroa,
twelve years. She'll swear 'MOn Dieu
and ma fol- and she'll talk about he
naiVete, and her gAuCherie, and he
chic; she'll speak bad French in tn
present tense, indicative m0ol, OF til
first conjugaIion, and she'll coinmene,
: all her questions with 'Esker,' anu thel
, stick like the young man at the Veneer
ings' party. l shan't see her, that's sci
tied. Write to Mrs. Fiipper (melIiduou
, appellationO and say we ale going on
visit and DON'T know when we will re
turn; or, better, 20 to town, see Mrs. +
eXplain openly That l Will never marry
Frenchitied wax doll, but that want
vile who knows no TO keep house i
order, can. cook, bake, preserve, darr
q mend, sew, dust, sweep, and, as the az
vertisement say, make herself general
= useful. In short, woman like my II
Spected ma; and, 50 that you may XII
= Two birds with one stone, tlnu COO
= who can COOK and fetch her back wit
. YOU"
: An idea seemed to strike Mrs. Glen
y mems, and Sue ans wered gayly: "W eI
VI DICK, every things for the best. Ii 20
g WON'T marry her, you wont, 50 Pll do d
y you say"
It After breakfast she made a hurrie
toilet and took the first train for u
l. city. Towards evening she reLurne
1t with as pretty little piece of leminlnlI
9 as Dick had ever seen Withal. III
S dainty, curly-halred little w0ma
j. straishtway went to the kitchen, all
IA then Mrs. Ciemmens Informed her So
= that she had made matters all right vii
7. Mrs. FlippeT, and That the pretty CO
e glomeration Of muslin, curls and pin
d and white was new cook she had e
Is gagged.
e "Ahw cries the intelligent reader
d "you can't deceive us; the pink III
/. white little COOK Is KITTY Flipper, al
|f the three women have formed scnen
W to catch Dick unaWares." And The il
telligent readers are correct, but we w
e and declare that we never had any l
>. lention of shrouding the dear girl
Is mystery and practlclng deception.
l. we hau-but this is egOtIsm, and we c
A gress. With the advent OF the new Coz
a came luXuries such as had never bee
{ seen on the Ciemmens' table. III
n cuisine as Dicks Kitty Flipper migl
g. say) was perfect. Richards stocking
d | we're mended so neatly that an old pa
r. of socks were better than new pal
i. His shirts, too, were washed and lrout
r, so perfectly that their witness al
is gloss caused envy in the bosom OF all h
it male friends.
d But another change had been effectt
by the cook. That pink and white youi
lady whom the hottest fire never mat
red and white, was accustomed TO tai
Ia chair in the sitting-rOom In the eve
IA ing and attend TO her BE" ing-the Kite
a en- being locked up-to save gas, Mrs.
j. said, and Dick remained home al night
a something unusual Tor him.
"a In fact Dick was in love with 81