Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-11-30
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think II Is privileged to give him pleasure"
"The German would not give him
pleasure" said the aunt, Selling an advan-
tage. He would be lonelier than ever,
since be could not dance he has probably
never seen the German, much less joined
in it,
There is some truth in that" said
Julia; and she made no more pleadings
in behalf of her friend until a fortnight
later. when she was TO give dinner.
Now. auntie, you cannot say word, "
said Julia coaxingly. "lf may not invite
him to dine. If he cannot, dance be can
eat"
sNo, my dear, he can not. not convent
ionallv" .
81 never knew there was such a thing
as eating conventionally," lsE
"lou never knew it theoretically, per-
haps," said Aunt Electa, ''but you know
IL instinctively, it is born in you TO observe
all those little eiegancies of manner that
belong to thorough good-breeding. Nat
urally, for instance, you know where TO
drop your fork at the end OF the course
and not to drink your soup from the end
of the spoon, and to put no knife to your
salad. and-ah, you smile. my dear Julia (;
you consider these things tribes. But.
'triies make perfection, and perfection is
no trife. 81 I~a-
"Oh. auntie, don't quote Michael Angelo
in such connection. All. well so it is
born in me to take my bouillon from the
side Of my spoon. Happy Julia p
I'm short" continued Aunt Liz Pro, not
noticing this interjection, Irving Corson
is clever country boy. an honest young
man. but he is not presentable and that
settles it." nU -.M
II only wish, aunt Electa," continued
Julia, alphabetically, ''lhat you could hear
Mabel King-cerlainly she is presentable
talk about him. She thinks he is she
mould of FORM And uncle Richard de-
clares be has marked talent. Aud Annie
kafarge says his curls are SO perfectly
beautiful that she dreamed about him one
night until his golden hair turned into a
white wig and then she awoke. frightened.
But some one told her white wig is typi-
cal of legal preferment. He may be on
the bench some day. Then you will be
pleased and proud TO ask him to dine with
uaY fe a0.ffs or -.e 40 sp ~
!. Let US hope that be will be broken in
by that time to some OF those technical
TRIES which are the lreemasonry OF cult
waited refinement-"aunt Electa started.
Julia had started up in her impulsive
way, with cheeks Frightening, eyes spark
ling. She seemed about to make some
daring exclamation, but changing her
mind, kept silence. Aunt Electa had Civ
en- her a suggestion, and she determined
to act upon-its The suggestion was con-
tanned in the one accidental phrase, "bro-
ken in.n nsH
The next time that Julia was alone with
Irving she approached the predetermined
subject very delicately. yerylshyly, for she
had deep reverence for this young man
and to be his preceptor. even in TRIES,
seemed to her the acme of presumption.
She began timidly.
How nice. it. would be, Irving, il yau
had your beautiful Seafoam here to RIDE
in Central Park But suppose city sights
would irighten her at first.''
''She would soon get over the fright"
said Irving ora t~a sf.ra 7e4
"Yes, you could break her in. You
are excellent at that. You broke me in
to be accustomed to whole world of
strangeness. / was so homesck, you
know at first. But you taught me to see
the beauty OF that tranquil life, that peace
full routine so different from New York's
exciting ways; and after this. wherever
60, ] shall always have little garden in
my heart"
81 am glad that Maple Glen. so dear to
me, should be planted somewhere in yonr
memory" said Irving.
And now she must reach the point.
And everything is SO different in the
country one does not have TO think of
many things that in a more artificial life
become important. | like the simple
manners, Of the heart; but in New York
one has To remember rules and properties
and styles, and all that" She paused,
and lrving's quick perception caught the
drift. His cheek flushed slightly with the
fear that he had been the trespasser upon
some grave fiat of etiquette. Aunt Liz
Pro arose boldly in his Imagination. bear
ing the sword of the ayenger; but bis eyes
shone sunniiy undaunted, as they always
shone, and his voice was merry and kind
and graciously toned, as Julia thought no
other voice could be, and he helped her
through.
o.. 1T should be SO, he said. Polite So
ciety requires rules and harmonized details
like any other body-politic. ] suppose
there are a thousand things young fell
low has to learn"
4"Yes, indeed" said julia. eagerly :;
and no one can teach him except a sister,
or some near friend like sister. irving,
If any one has to tellSyou little things OF
that sort, want it to be me. ! think
could break you in; would you like to
"Nothing would please me more, II you
will undertake the task;' and irving lift
ed her hand to his lips with the grace of
courier 1t was born in him to be chiv-
alric she did not have TO teach him that
II shall be delighted he said, Ito be
broken in"
julia began her task by persuading Irv-
ins TO- join her dancing class. Then, lit
tie by little, she initiated him into those
technaliies of manners of which she had
been hitherto critically unconscious,
and which she. was consequently
obliged to recognize now by considera-
BILE application Of porpose and studious
bservation, She used graceful tact in
her limitations, and Irving Corson proved
an apt scholar. He had love for his mo-
tive; he wished to appear well 10 the es-
timation of the girl he adored and digui-
flying acts 6y Intention, he despised not
the ''day Of small things In after-years
be reaped the benefit of having mastered