The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-01-25
TOM OUTLAWS DAUGHTER.

cease to wonder now he caught such
delicate home-touches if you saw the
room he painted IN; for Tom has habit
of turning his Hsife's parlor into studio
and both parlor and pictures are the bet
ter for the habit.
One bright morning in the winter Of
1872, he had got his easel into a COM
Portable light between the blazing fire
and the window, and was busily paint
ing. His CHEEKY little wife-pretty
enough in spite of her 81 years-was
reading the interesting items in the
morning papers to him, and between
them he sung softly to himself The IA
vorite tenor song of his favorite opera
But the singing always stopped when
the reading began and so politics and
personals, murder and music, dramas
and divorces, kept continually interrupt
ing the musical despair of s'Ah che te
DaOrte 0g1aora."
But even morning paper is not uni
versally interesting and in the very mid
die of an elaborate criticism on tragedy
and Barry Sullivan the parlor partially
opened and lovlier picture than Tom
Duffan painted stood in the apertur re-
a piquant, brown-eyed girl, in a morn
ing gown of scarlet opera flannel, and
perfect gown of wavy black hair falling
around her.
Mamma, if anything on earth can in
terest you that is not in newspaper, I
should like to know whether crimps or
curls are most becoming with my new
seal skin set 70
"Ask papa"
''If were picture, of course, papa
would know; but seeing am only poor
live girl, it does not interest him.
Because, Kitty, you never will dress
artistically.' -
Because, papa, must dress fashion
able. 1t is not my fault if artists don't
know the fashions. Can't have mamma
for about half an hour ?"
'When she has finished this criticism
of Barry Sullivan. Come in, Kitty it
viii do you good to hear it,
''Thank you; no, papa ; [ am going to
Drury Lane myself to night, and I pre-
fer to do my own criticism
Then Kitty disappeared, Mrs. Dufan
skipped good deal of criticism, and
Tom got back to his ssAh che lie morte
ognora,' % much quicker than the column
of printed matter warranted.
"Well, Kitty, child, what do you
want %
''See here"
''Tickets for Drury Lane ?''
''Stalls, middle row, centre seats I
know them. Jack always does get just
about the same numbers -
ssJack? You don't mean to say that
Jack Warner sent Them
Kitty nodded and laughed in o way
that implied half a dozen different
things.
''But I thought you had positively re-
fused him, Kitty"
''Of course I did, mamma-told him
in the incest kind of way that we must
only be dear friends, and so on"
'sThen why did he send these hckets?"
''Why do moths fly round candle
1t is my opinion both moths and men
enjoy burning"
'Well, Kitty, I don't pretend to IN
derstand this new-fashioned way of be-
ing off and on with lover at the
same time. Did you take me from papa
simply to tell me this?'
''No; [ thought perhaps you might
like to devote a few moments to papa's
daughter. Papa has no hair to crimp
and no braids to make. Here are all the
hair-pins ready, mamma, and I will tell
you about Sarah Cooper's engagement,
and the ridiculous new dresses she is
getting"
1t is to be supposed the bride proved
attractive enough +; fer Mrs. Duffan took
in hand the long tresses, and Kitty rat
tied away about wedding dresses and
travelling suits and bridal gifts with rs
much interest as if they were the genu-
Inc news of life, and newspaper intelli-
gence kind of grown-up fairy lore.
But any one who saw the hair taken
out of crimps would have said it was
worth the trouble of putting it in; and
the face was worth the hair, and the hair
was worth the exquisite hat and the rich
sealskins and the tantalizing effects of
glancing silk and beautiful colors. De-
pend upon it, Kitty Duffan was just as
bright and bewitching a life sized pic
ture as any one could desire to see; and
Tom Duffan thought so as she tripped
up to the chair in which he was smok-
ing and planning subjects for good-by
kiss.
ST declare, Kitty. Turn round, will
you Yes, declare you are dressed in
excellent taste. All the effects are good.
I wouldn't have believed it,"
Complimentary, papa. But I told
you so. You just quit the antique and
take TO studying lie Foytet for effects,
then your women will look little more
natural. q"
s.Natural Jehoshaphat So away,
you little imposter!" !"
Ct appeal to Jack. Jack, just look at
the women in that picture OF papa's,
with the white sheets draped about
them. What do they look like ?"
ssFriehts, Miss Kitty