Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-04-10
Aunt Jemima's Jealousy.

demurely pretty niece, and then went on
" You're not content to let things go smoot
and easy though goodness, that Edwar,
Marshall is as nice young gentleman as
ever knew, and you ought to be thankful
since you are a woman and can't pick an,
choose for yourself but must wait till som
young man asks you--that you are luck,
enough to be his choice, without pickinl
flaws in him and trying to spoil the happi
ness that so few have the good fortune /,
enjoy
- | am not picking flaws in Edward Mar
shall, Aunt Nina protested Emma Ma
tilda. "Pm only saying how sorry | au
that he isn't poetical, and more like story
book lover. Why, he never goes into rap
lures or tantrums, or anything nice, but jus
keeps calm and good-natured all the time
| wish lived in the days when men wer,
knights and wore swords, and fought fo
the ladies they adored--that would be nice
And then they would not let any one ever
look at the objects of their devotion. But
Edward Marshall seems to think it is really
nice to have me taken off his hands once il
a while; and when | go out walking with
gentleman friend, hoping to make hin
wretched, he only smiles, and says he hope.
I've been enjoying myself"
Which is clear proof that he has good
sense, and knows enough not to make a foo
of himself - exclaimed Aunt Jemima. "Now
just listen to me for a moment, Emma Ma.
tilda and III tell you something that ought
to make you feel serious. If it had not been
for jealousy | should not have been your
old maid Aunt Jemima Yes. my dear, its
no joke to be an old maid you may well be.
come solemn when you think of it and now
I'll tell you how it happened" There had
suddenly appeared gush of tears in Aunt
Jenimas specialized eyes, and her nose had
become alarmingly red while she spoke.
It's natural emotion" she observed in
excuse, "and very likely you may indulge
in the same forty years from now if Edward
Marshals image rises before your mind,
and you have succeeded in getting rid of
him through some nonsensical freak of
jealousy NV dear. wasn't lust like am
now when was your age. Indeed. some
folks called me handsome, and know nv
cheeks were red and my ewes were as bright
as the common run of girls ewes. | had a
sweetheart, too-as likely a young man as
would care to see-Cuthbert Jones by name.
and if you'd told me in those days that
gravestone | shouldn't have believed it.
iuIDDtlI WAS Md1Ul-ntdTUttl, dIittaDlt ana
polite, but he was awfully Jealous.
at NAV have been his hair, it inclined a
little to the sandy: or it NAV have been his
eyes, they had a kind of greenish tinge
But Cuthbert was mighty sharp if any one
looked at me, and we used to quarrel every
time he saw me smile at another vouup man.
even if it was his own brother. After we
had made up-and at first it was so nice to
make up our ouarrels that they didn't seem
so bad-he used to saw it was because he set
such store by me that he was rayinp angry
when he saw me with any one else; and /
used to feel sort of pleased and flattered. and
forgot his black look and mean suspieions
But by-and.by | got spunky. and vowed
wonld not stand snch tyranny-tbat Pd never
tie myself 10 a Bluebeard aad have NV head
snapped off if did not mind every word he
said. Cuthbert's beard was not blue. though
must saw it was rather Oh the reddish. which
NAV have accounted for his being fussy in
his disnosition. The Girls in our VILLAGE got
To teasing me a good deal about his temper
When we we're ont ON picnics they'd find an
old hat and hang it ON bush near me. and
then cali for him MIR. Jones Mr. ZONES
| Niss Rodrars is in dangar, II used to mar
tifv him awfully for he was EASY Illustrated
bui it didn't cure him. Nothing could dc
that. it seemed.
"One evening Cousin Sarah lane Brown
came over in a SLEIGH from peltonsville. and
hrought her voung brother Abe with her
They we're going to STAY all NIGHT at ON,
| house and then start next dav over to Nor
wnod to snend a week with their grand
narents there. Now Abe. ne was only four
,,an vaars old hnt the most overgrowad fal
ln,y von av.r set vonr avs on H.. was moi
~ tan as his father and broad accordius,I,,
INF Le had the softest sawnev kind of >,
lonk h,ing red and white. like habv. an,
| having real Aaxeu hair. don't know VIII,
.t,rted tbe nickname. but everybodv oalle,
him sissy Brown.' and he was inst a,
cIever and pood.natured AS could be anr
never took the least offence at it.
81 was onite sorry that Cuthhert was moi
5o;ng IN snend tho evening" with ms as nsnal
for Sarah lane irst.rate comnanv. anl
thowebt he Ike Ahe too tbomo,I
ba had never m. Z either of 'em before a.
CuthLart had zone 10 tbe citv on business
and said he would not he likely to get hacl
before next day; and so. 10 amuse the folk
I started tha idea of having a condv.nplling
They we're in the humor of it. and so we ba'
finn I tel Won.
' Abe was nm 10 all SORTS Of canars an,
couId mil candy anual 10 any one. Nv hal
wasn't this color. then. some folks called i
Golden but il was a sort of yellow. tha
Looked we'll enongh when II was dyed m
with blne ribbons We'll. Abe he mule,
and nnlled the candy Tin he pot it so tbat i
matched NV hair. and then he twisted il III
into a curl and vowed he was going TO ham
il ON INV head. declared he Shouldn't an'
ran away but he chased me clear ont ON I,
the front porch. where il was bright moon
LIGHT. and we had kind of tussle in whicl
came of best, for stuck up his tow hal
so that he had to wash it in hot water t,
keep it from standing out in horns.
"While we were laughing and struggling
heard the gate click, and when looked al
after awhile, it clicked again, and some on
went out. Ii hadn't known Cuthbert wa
out of town | should have said that it wa
him that saw walking OFF, but as he ha,
gone to the city concluded was mistaken
Next day found out different. had seel
Sarah Jane and Abe off, and was going ol
an errand TO the store, when met Cuthbert
and ne passed me. scowling inst As if | ha,