Daily Republican., 1879-09-12
AUNT'S EXAMPLE.

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i AUNT's EXAMPLE.
"I am really quite shocked at you
conduct, Nettis it is most iudecorous,
and the speaker, Nsttis Danforsh's mai
den amt, prim, well preserved lady
Of about forty, put on severe look.
"Why, auntie, what have done
now ?" queried Nettie, raising her blue
eyes in we'll simulated surprise.
"You know too we'll, fear, child.
You will persist In trying, by every
means in your power, to attract the
attention Of Ned Bartram, and really
your firtations with him are too much
for me to endure calmly. l feel that
must demonstrate, and try TO awaken
within you sense Of nodesty, which
now seems desdsned, or at least sleep
ing. Now, when was young"
"Whsn you we're youngl Why,
aunt, hope you don't consider your
self old DON'T" cried Nettie, with
animation, hoping to dstract her aunt's
attention from herself by little deli
cate hattsry.
Why-ahem-no, child, not old, Of
course, but I have passed the age Of
gushing school girlhood, and can now,
from my twenty eight years Of expe-
rience, Judge more clearly OF what IL
proper for young girl like you"
"To be sure, aunt, l acknowledge
that you know what is best; but you
speak Of your experience do tell me
about your old beaux." urged Nettis
mischievously.
"Bsaux |" cried Miss Elmer, and her
face expressed all the horror she felt.
"Why, my dear, l never thought Of
such a thing As told you before the
ideas Of the young girls Of twen-aheml
of a few years ago were not all bent
on such things. Yet there are you
who, with the examples that have been
set you, should be most modest, re-
tiring girl, using your greatest endsav-
ors TO captivate this young man. It's
shameful, positively shameful. l blush
for you"
''No, don't: I'll do 1t for myself"
Nettie covered her face with her
hands, and Miss Elmer observed with
great satisfaction, that her niecs's face
was quite crimson but, alas we are
sorry to say it was not, as the good lady
magined, with modification, but-sup
pressed laughter.
"I'll tell you what I'll do aunt"
continued Nettie after pause of ap-
parent confusion I'll promise to fol-
low your example. There will that sat
isfy you?
"Perfectly. And though I say it who
shouldn't, must say that | think you
will find little to blush for ifyou follow
in my footsteps"
And the lady lifted her head rather
proudly; while Nettie having given and
received the kiss OF reconciliation, man
aged to stife her mirth until she reach
ed her own room, where it found vent
in clear, melodious trill Of laughter,
as she said:
"Ah, aunt, you think don't know
about your demure Irritation with old
Doctor Allen; of your occasional neces-
sary visits to his Office for medical aid,
and your unexpected encounters in the
street--ha, hal-but l do. And 1t will
be my own fault If don't marry Ned
Bartram, in spite Of your shock ed sense
of propriety." \ ~
"It's all nonsense, my dear boy, sheer
nonsense, the idea of you, who are hard
ly of ago talking Of marriage. Such
nonsense "
And Ned Bartram's maternal uncle
grew quite led in the face in his indig-
nation.
"Why, uncle I'm twenty five.
should think am almost old enough to
be looking out for q wife, that is If ever
intend to have one, which most GER
tainly do"
"Pshawl ten years hence will be time
enough. No man ought to marry be-
'ors be is thirty-five; he don't know his
,wn mind"
"But, UNCLE" expostulated Ned,
who is going to wait all those years
or a fellow 2 Certainly not pretty Net.
lie Dsnforth. Why, she has had
lozen lovers already, and although l
I'M happy to say that she has discard
d them all in my favor, could not
hink of presuming to ask her to wait :
dozen years for me-"
"Why, there are other young ladies
n the world besides Nettie Danforth,
nv boy. To be sure, she is pretty, and,
presume, Is as sensible as most young
iris but she is altogether too young. =
Vow, II were to select, l should choose !
ONE sensible woman of maturer age Il
ay about such person as Miss Net
les aunt, Miss Araminta Elmer. Alb, Il
nv boy, there's sensible young girl
or you. She'd make you a first-rate =, !.
vifs." .,. .. !, y
"Ugh she's forty If she's a day." }
auttered Ned to himself, in DISGUST. ~
Then, turning to his uncle, he said
milingly: o.
"lf YOU have sach fine opinion Of Y
he lady why don't you marry her =
,ours.lf, Uncle Allen 7"
"I-I marry |" and the old gentle y
mans face became purple as he hustled !. =.
xcitedly about the room, with hands =, :,
lasped under his coat tails. ..g IL
"How absurd Ned, you know
ont believe in such nonsense. I've NJ NJ
lved y.6vs-shsm forty years n n
yithout thinking Of II, and it's not N
Kelly am going to make fool o. my -
III nov, is II 10 It. l say, sir !" a. "
handed he, Indignantly, halting his .
hubby little person before his amused