Daily Kennebec journal., 1879-11-06
NO.267.
Gales ano St,tttbes.
HOW SHE CURED HIN.

of her luminous eyes. and by her tenden-
cy to Jump and spring and smile in answer
to any notice that was taken of her. AS
soon as she could run alone, her lively
gesticulations were a great source OF
amusement She waved her hand with an
AR. when she said, '.How do you do, sirP"
And in all her ways she was very dra-
matte little person. Everybody said,
''What pretty child What bright little
thing. aiI .e. ~.
She had twin brothers but little older
than herself, her parents were poor, and
before she emerged from childhood sever
al other babies were born so she was
saved from being spoiled by engrossing
the whole attention of the family. Her
natural activity took the form Of helpful
ness, and she early manifested both fhe
disposition and capacity to manage and
arrange everything for her brothers and
sisters She had a motherly way Of WASH
ing their faces, combing their hair. and
giving them a talking and sometimes a
shaking, when they were naughty.
These domestic cares prevented her be-
ing too much occupied with exhibitions Il
herself; but her temperament was too
elastic to be rendered sluggish by any
amount of pressure. She was always
very much alive in her spirits, very pre-
nonnced in her opinions, and very prompt
in her decisions. Her father. who had
very little of such qualities himself, adj
mired them greatly in his daughter He
often looked after her when she passed In
10 the street, and would remark, with
smile of satisfaction, 'Loolie always walks
as if she was going somewhere And
her walk was indicative of her character.
She had definite aims, and went straight
toward them Ar-l Hoas OF
In personal beauty her maturer years
surpassed the promise of infancy. Every
body had said What handsome baby
and everybody said, "What a handsome
girl :" Her large hazle-brown eyes had
long silky fi.inges her abundant hair was
of the same color ). her cheeks were like
the sunny side of peach, her lips were
ripely red as the interior Of a pomegranite
and her torn, though inclinng to be ro-
bust. was admirably proportioned. A
painter might have chosen her as q model
for goddess of health.
The dramatic ways Of her babyhood de-
veloped into an amusing facilitya imitat-
ing everybody and everything; from the
fizZ fizz of Il mosquito, to the groan OF
trombone. Luckily. she was very good
natured, and there was no malice in her
mirth.
Of course she was f,vorite with the
Young men Of her acquaintance The
girls liked her less; partly from con-
sciousness of being somewhat eclipsed by
her brightness. and partly from an unde-
fined fear of those observing eyes,
which seemed instantaneously to
daguerreotype everybodys peculiari-
ties on her mind. She had more
than once heard it said, "That girl
would make a capital actress" But she
knew very little about the theatre, and she
had by nature more practical common
sense than romantic love of adventure.
A sea captain, who was friend of her
fathers, used to say, "Though Loolie car
ries so much sail, she has plenty of bal
last aboard Instead of studying for
the stage, she helped her mother exc out
their small income by making stocks and
vests for the merchant taiIors. This in
dustry enabled her to procure pretty rib
bons, and feather or flower to adorn the
bonnets which her own skillful fingers man.
ufactured.
Nobody knew how she learned millin-
cry or anything else. Her mother said
''She can always do whatever she sets out
to. 1t seems to come by nature, As for
singing and dancing, she took to them as
a duck does to the water, or a bird to the
air fN 'tj 9"
The Strengthened circumstances of her
parents formed barrier to social dissipa-
ton; and, moreover. it was not so much
the fashion of those times us it is ut the
present day. She did, however, some
times 90 to small dancing parties and no
other Young man danced with her so fire.
quently As Robert Norton. He WAS tall
and good looking, played on the flute,
stepped well 10 music, ana the expression
of his countenance indicated that he was
on iovial good terms with himself and
with all the world. He was accustomed
to say, Il 90 in for having a good time,
and for helping others to have a good
time" He very naturally thought that
looking into I.oolie's handsome eyes and
listening to her funny limitations was the
pleasantest way of having Il good time.
| They soon became very sociable When
he attended her home in the evening, he
held her hand all the way, and after
. while he formed habit of relinaushing
it with a gentle pressure. This excited no
resentment, though she had always repelled
similar familiarities when attempted by
others.
Her oldest brother noticed this growing
intimacy with some anxiety, One day he
said to his sister, ''Loolie, advise you
not to 90 so much with Robert Norton"
She held out her skirts and made
sweeping courtesy, AS she asked. d.H''Pray
what objection has your reverence?'
Don't let us joke about it, Loolie. l
am serious,' he replied. Il know more
about him than you do. He goes with
set of drinking fellows, and he gets intox-
icated."
Her face flushed, and she answered
brusquely:
Il don't believe it. The young men
envy him, suppose, because he is hand
some and has the ways of gentleman
and so they make up stories against him.
| see him often, and never saw any signs
of his having been intoxicated"
Il have,' reioined her brother. And
he went on to prove his statement by vari
Gus details OF times and places.
I4oolie, though she obstinately refused to
believe, was effectually sobered by the
warning. That night she lay awake for q