The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-11-19

But Aunt Pomercy always EOked m
comfortable. and it wasn't half as bad
as that choking sort of pain.
Papa stared little as he tossed the
small lady into the buggy; but who
would expect him to know one hat from
another? And if he thought Sue unu-
sually quiet, so much the better for the
consultation over which his thoughts
were busy. 90 ..'-i'
..Are you going imp asked Sue, as
they neared Aunt Dolly's.
II don't know-yes. for q minute;
they may not want you to stay. So the
old hitching post is gone entirely!
shall have to take Charley over to the
barn." st=s1 .gIt
Wasn't that fortunate! It would give
Sue Just time to ring the bell, present
her card and seat herself a Ia P0meroy.
She sailed grandly up the walk, tuck
ing her veil little tighter over her
nose, stopped second to open her
snuff no, card-case-when suddenly,
around the corner of the house, came q
big, black dog. Sue sprang for the
latch, the door few open, and in they
went. Sue, snuff.box, dog and all.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ejaculat-
ed Aunt Dolly, dropping her dish of
beans. tf.ss
..Mercy on me! what is it?'' gasped
Aunt Lucinda, reaching wildly after her
knitting-work. cap. spectacles' and
'.false fronts" 500
..Bless me! it's only little Suer' said
Aunt Deb, picking up the small bundle
of dry goods from under the table, and
kissing q crushed bit of chip and black
lace, into which the little brown head
was tightly wedged. '.Be still. Bose!
Pm ashamed of you. Well. well, doc
tor, this is unexpected, and you We took
us all aback, coming in so sudden"
which, considering the time the doctor
had spent trying to fasten frolicsome
Charley securely, seemed to him a
slightly inconsistent greeting, as he
walked up the path. .a 80
], "Oh-my-snuff- box!'' screamed Sue.
disentangling one eye just as Bose dived
under the sofa.
.'Snuff-boxr' exclaimed Aunt Deb,
interrogatively. "Yours? Why-what
-whO-'
s.It's me,'' sobbed Sue. II mean
Aunt Pomeroy-and the book-says-
you know-it's etty-ketty- to have
cards-and it was silver--Aunt Pome-
roy's-"
A roar of laughter from papa broke
the sentence short off, and sue, rushing
out into the buggy, buried herself and
her disgrace under the lap-robe. No
coaxing, not even Aunt Debby's cream
cakes, could bring her back.
"An forlorn," she sat curled up on
the seat, during the long consultation"
and longer ride home, the battered
snuff box in one hand, ''crumpled''
hat in the other. Very softly she stole
into the house, only to meet Noll right
in the hall, that identical shook" in his
hand-Bess, left to her own resources,
having innocently tried to amuse him
with what ''Sue liked best"
Papa, stepping in to speak to Noll,
read the title, ssHints on Etiquette"
''Oh, you dear little Etty-ketty! Was
that what you meant?' he exclaimed.
with another roar of laughter, from
which poor Sue could not escape
because Noll had caught and held her
fast.
"To be sure! Little Miss Etty-ketty!
In borrowed plumes. Won't she catch
itr' he said, looking her solemnly over,
from head to foot.
''Let her 60, Noll; don't bother her;
she's been punished enough-poor lit
tie jack-dawr' said papa, kindly; ''make
it all right with mamma, when she
comes, and remember Truth and Right
have more happiness in their keeping
than Cfulo onl Choxy -
Mamma forgave her, Cousin Kate
''made over her hat, and Noll ham
mered out the snuff-box, but they call
her ETY. Ketty whenever she tries to be
grown-up and stylish. instead of little
Susy Christian Union.