Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-03-13
DIR LITTLE WAITING.MAID.
Harper's Weekly.

HarperS weekly.
never thought So little of Barbara
ar,inp as 1 did that July afternoon
hen she stood by the window with a
ont on her lips and q frown on her
row, looking out on the road with eyes
bst saw nothing, and utterly oblivious
| the fact that her dear, rosy-cheeked,
,;oht-eyed little sister was Juggling at
pr skirt with one small hand and hold
% no her doll with the other, while
he piteously complained, There's
pmfn berry awful wrong er matter
If my baby, Bahia; hers broke in her
side, an can't cry any more to sabe
Ter life" until the speaker, rs though
make up for this deficiency on the
art of her ''baby," burst into long,
bud, and fearless cry herself, and even
len Blrbara only pulled her dress out
the dimpled little hand, and said, in
decidedly unamiable manner, ooh,
bther !"
Barbara Darling was not pretty, that
not very pretty-at least there was a
versity of opinion about her. The
pung men, alluding to her eyes and
mir. spoke of vlolets and buttercups,
e Young women, on the contrary
bung women are so unpoetical when
themselves !-sneered, blue china
ID molasses candy" the young men
ked the deep dimple in her chin, the
bung women said it was lawfully
lbyish;' the young men called her "a
Try" the young women "a dwarf"
She was the eldest OF eight children;
ID no accomplishment, unless singing
ballad or two passably well could be
He'd one; was eighteen years old,
or, and-and-well, to tell the hon
truth, rather high-tempered And
she had for lover handsome, tai
ted. proud, wealthy Anthony Ditto.
m itch that all the girls in her circle
been making eyes at for a year
fore, with heart still untouched had
wee Bah" as he called her.
low he came to notice her at all good
knows, unless the comicality Of the
DEDUCTION struck through the dignity
ch envelopel him as u mantle. and
enlng his heart, as honest fun
Pys softens hearts, let her steal
1t, and then being bury sort of a
body, he couldn't get rid of her
lrward.
Miss Barbara Darling" said that
'vokng Ned Parker, Mr.. Anthony
TO-; and we (yes VEIN Bah Darl-
burst out laughing, the names were
pud following each other in that man
you know; and from that moment
were excellent friends until the dav
ceased to be friends and became
|ers. y
,apa and mama were delighted with
engagement, and so was |, for Of
lrse loved him dearly; and vet for
liie OF me | couldn't stop what he
led flirting" though Pm sure l
~ mean 1t for that. You see every
ny 81 so very kind to a little woman
NJ =, 1t Is almost impossible for her to
alghliled. She gets used to being
sa'eu IKE a child, and accepts pet
'neS AMI bouquets ard bonbons and
Dves and the best Of every thing,
~ talks and laughs and sings with
eas "a people of the opposite sex
81 81 as child would.
Now ANTHONY didn't like it-absurd
low! wasn't | going to nnr7v him p
u he used to look, oh! so terv grim
a ogerlsh, and lecture me on the i'm
oprlety of my conduct, until l felt
ser ,he most miserable of sinners;
u don't know how to account for
:, Always forgot the lecture as soon
~ was over, and was in disgrace again
M i, lhe other evening-Fourth of
y evening it was-a party &c no
uns IoIks went to the village green
see tne pyrotechnic ([ had to consult
.J q,'c,Tionary before | ventured on that
~ ulsplay, and arriving there rather
FOUND ourselves the last corners
eohS,e.qnently on the outside of the
wv Ned Parker and tried to push
way to the front, but we couldn't:
uiant see thing, excepting a few
AeIs and blue-lights, until the very
TTheh Ned lifted me in his arms so
" might at last catch a glimpse of
'i,snihgton blessing his coup,rymen
women with one fiery hand, while
po'hIed to a Rbman candle that had
gone up with the other.
NH.nony Was a few feet away talking
'el'a brooke: and when / Joined
~, 'Hpectlng to meet with terrible
Hn' ne greeted me with a charming
, IT, And all the rest of the evening
,r was as amiable as possible, and
ush he had several five-minute
'1 G 10 scold me, never referred to
ueprge w. episode, but he did
T TeIhe fitted hins-y.
81 nad never dreamed of, and l
say mat l thought-at the time
low II, ,eai mean thing for great tall
!" IKE him to do to revenge himself
ANTE like mo. Se'
~ ne ti'rted for two long, very long
Is; and when 1.-THE nartw onj,I