The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-08-05

And she wrote in handwriting clerky,
And she talked with an emphasis jerky,
And she painted on tiles in the sweetest OF
styles ssr.
But she DIDN'T know chicken from turkey!
Nellie @. Cone, IN Scribne,'.
WINIFRED'S FLOTSAM.
It was not because he was q woman
hater that Guy Averill, at seven-and-
twenty, was still bachelor and heart
whole. Until this summer he had never
been rich enough to support wife; it
was almost more than he could do to
take care of himself, so he did not feel
justified in paying attentions to any lady
seriously. ~ s',as&
Although he was industrious and tai
ented, clients were few and far between
were almost unknown to the deserving
young lawyer, until he did not so sorely
need them. One week-such is the per-
versity of fate-after he got news that an
uncle had died and left him his sole heir,
and found that he was sure Of an income
of nearly two thousand a year, then the
world suddenly realized that young Aver
Ill was very promising lawyer.
Having a good income and prospects
of plenty Of renumerative work, Guy
Averlll began to think seriously Of
matrimony, and rather eagerly accepted
an invitation to accompany his chum,
Cassius Barclay, to the little town of
New Myrtle, where said chum's fnacee
lived. .........
| For this fnace, Helen Tremaine, had
two sisters, and Mrs. Averill agreed with
| Casslus Barclay that there were not three
| such girls in the world as the three Ire
maines. Mrs. Averill had met them one
winter in Washington and afterwards
had spent six weeks at their house;
hence Guys invitation, though he had
never seen one Of the family. ST., 49,.
He knew them all by Inscription. Hell
en- was not pretty, but was domestic, &C.
complished and very charming the next
one, Wlnitred, was great rider, swim
mer, skater, archer lin fact, lawfully
fast, I" though magnifcently beautiful; so
Guy felt strong presentiment that
while he would like Helen, and tolerate
Winifred for her sake, he would be very
sure to fall captive to the charm OF nine
teen-year-old Marcia, the gentle, fair,
Ilovable girl whose picture he had ad.
mired so much.
When he first saw Marcia he was lit
tie disappointed; her picture f1attered
her; but he soon forgot that in contem-
plation of her graceful figure, her gentle
voice and her quiet womanly ways. He
loved to see a woman all womanly,
thought needle and not pen should
be her tool, believed that the fres1de
was woman's sphere, and so on; all OF
which conditions Marcia filed.
"Your sister rides beautifully" ex-
claimed Guy, a few hours after his ARR.
val at Mrs. Tremaine's.
eyes, she should; she spends hours on
her horse,'' replied Marcia, sweetly.
"Do you rideG''
mot much. I don't care for such
such violent exercise. In fact, dom,
have much time for it, have good deal
Of sewing to do, and" Marcia hesitated
and shook out her work rather ostenta.
tiously.
II didn't know you had any little
folks in the house, said Guy, his atten.
ton thus drawn to the small apron in bel
hand.
ooh, we haven't. This is for some Of
our poor Sunday school children. Wher
am at loss for employment I always
know where to turn, in manufacturing
town like this there is so much suffering
| you know a .r.-...- ... :
"Do your sistersaid youa''
Helen can't, her trousseau keeps he,
busy now; and Winitred-well, I'd laugh
to see her doing such work"
| oe1~oJ ";-;4~ol 49,
just entered.
"Sowing or embroidering.' answered
Marcia, not quite truthfully; but Guy
not knowing the difference between en-
bro1dery and plain sewing. was none the
wiser.
"What is absurdly known as fancy;
| work I utterly abonlinate; It seems to
me a great waste of time to pass hours
and hours in making hideous tides and
mats, or high art curtains out of ticking
and such stuff"
"Don't you ever sews''
"Not if can avoid it; certainly not fol
amusement"
Mot for the poor!''
"The poorg'
| ayes, as Miss Marcia does.''
| II: 4NO, uOu WO1A 1OE liz pOOI
| -as Marcia Does" was Winifred's con-
temptuous reply.
And Guy was disgusted. How was he
to know that the little apron in Marcia S
hands would never have been thought
Of it Guy Averill (whose mother had
written Of his great love for womanly
women) had not been there to see and
| hear it2
But though he was Disguised with this
athletic young woman's sentiments he
was by no means so with her. Her dark
blue riding habit showed her supple form
to perfection, her soft brown hair was
rufaed BY the wind, and her cheeks glow
ed with health and vigor, and she was q
great contrast to her pale housekeeping
sister.
And as the days passed, Guy was COM
PEELED to change his first opinion Of the
sisters. Winlfred's health. aniirri;%a, a,,nl