Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-07-21

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nv Aunt ksthie. IL certainly coGld not
have lecn because sbe hsd IN opportu-
nity. for even pow, wben she must lie
nearly forty. che is very handsome. this
zee aunt Of mine. Very small and
slight-why, she il not five feet 10
height: with gray blue eyes, 80 express
i've that often laughingly tell her that
she does not need to talk-broad, intel
lectual forehead-an abundance Of soft,
Ronde-hrOwn hair, with tint of gold
but her most remarkable feature is her
mouth. A grave, gray haired physician
once said, II have travelled Europe, Asia,
and America, and have never seen more
perfect specimen of the artistic mouth
then Miss Kathie Woods
In disposition there is neither grave
nor gay, but either. as occasion requires;
Her voice is rich coptraltO. l hope l
have wearied no one with my lengthy de-
scription-the truth is, Aunt Kathie is
one of my "hobbies."
But, oh dear, how shockingly I have
wandered from the subject. Pray for
give me, and l shall at once proceed to
tell you why she never married, as the
story Was told to US. My father was
Aunt Kathie's brother, and both he and
my mother died before l was five years
old, and I had lived with Aunt Kathie
ever since.
Ny cousins, Nell and Lily Fletcher,
we're visiting us 10 our New England vii
lage home. Those luscious summer even
ings we seldom lighted the rooms until
the last vestige of daylight was gone, we
usually spent cleaning on the piazza
vine-clad and ivy-twined Qhe piazza, not
us.)
Aunt Kathie occupied rustic arm
chair; Nell, Lily and I we're seated on
Ottonlans around her.
For some moments nothing had been
said; all seemed engrossed by thought;
when suddenly audscious Nell broke the
silence by saying: AUNT Kathie, do tell
US why you never married" The fair
sweet t; &c colored, then paled, and as
Nell saw the evident pain her question
had caused, she said penitently, "Auntie,
forgive me, l did not thinkw know it,
dear, che answered, gently; then after q
pause which no one cared to break, she
said, girlies (she often called us that, l
will tell you. 1t may save you from bit
ter pain. was that abominable charac-
ter, a precocious child. Had been petted
and INDUCED all my early life, and from
being constantly sent for by visitors, who
declared me 1.-THE prettiest, brightest
child ever SEEM" had acquired at twelve
\ self-possessiOn and ease of manner
that many lack at eighteen. was pas
sionately fond Of Neutrality-suspicious.,
History-Science or fiction. l devoured
with equal avidity one and all. My pa
rents, judicious in most things, allowed
me early to enter society. At fourteen l
was invited to, and attended parties
with my sisters of eighteen and twenty.
Nv first .'beau," how we'll remember
him! Our acquaintance began when !
wss about thirteen, he two years older.
For more than year be was my constant
and devoted cavalier. In winter, attended
me to concerts, lectures and parties; in
summer, picnics, croquets and boating
sxcursioss. Here Aunt Ksshie paused
suhile. the amused half-ssd smile
IN her face telling her thoughts.
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