The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1880-06-03


place these papers in the hands Of
Miss Legrand. They are the min
utes of the Society for the Propaga
ton of Female Independence. sup
pose, that is, | mean to say-are you
Miss Legrand 7
I'm not Aunt Diane she return
ed in an insulted tone 'Im Mimi
'Oh! I did not think it probable
that you were the president of the
society ); however, l suppose these
papers will be safe in yoar hands,
said George, and having finished his
errand, he should have gone. But
he still fingered, and remarked bril-,
iiantly, we are having beautiful
weather =
Beautiful 2 assented Mimi, look
ing at him under her long eyelashes,
and thinking man was rot so black
as Aunt Diane painted him.
L suppose he continued desper,
atcly, you enjoy walking in Canal
street, these pleasant afternoons 2
'Ah = said Mimi, shaking her head
sadly. "You little know Aunt Diane
if you suppose anything of the sort.
Dear me F! I'm not allowed to walk
on any street where any one else
walks.
How cruelr he responded SYM
patheticalIy.
Isn't it ? said she, being an iu-
veterate chatterbox, and glad TO fiod
some one who would listen to her -
4 might as well be prisoner
How would you like to have your
aunt always following you about 2
Il should like it very much, an
swered George, boldly, If she were
as some people | know
But Aunt Diane isn't, said Mimi,
Though she added
her conscience shifting her, she is
very nice and good. But she al
ways will keep on saying that peo
pie oughtn't to marry and that is
such nonsense, isn't it 2
'Absurdity ! George cried, warm
ly; and after more conversation of
like nature, he rose to go, saying:
hope this will not be our last meet
ing, Miss Legrand. May call on
you 2
'Ob, myp cried Mimi, aghast
don't try it. Papa would be go an
cry, aunt Diane would bite your
head off,
George seemed quite cast down
for a minute and then said. Il will
go, goodbye; but it shall not be for
ever
AN revoir, said Mimi, dropping
her long black lashes.
As soon as Aunt Diane came home
Mimi told her about Mr.. Wolfe, and
gave her the package of papers.
You went down to see him y
calculated the spinster 'alone-with
,ut a chaperon What well behav>
ID girl evee did such q tbing3 What
IN unprecedented boldness ! What
will your father say when | tell
lin 2
Don't see what | have done,
,outed Mimi, 'and why did you al,
Ways tell me men were SO frigh;ful
md wicked. | wasn't bit afraid of
him.
Misguided girl groaned her aunt
you will bring my gray hairs in sor
ow to the grave. What will your
ather say 2
'Her dyed hairs, guess she
neans,' thought Mimi, adding aloud
Why he'll say you ought to have
,een at home to receive the papers
that's what he'll say.
Miss Diane reflected that this art
ul remark was true, and not caring
o be reprimanded by her brother
he magnanimously said For once !
will consent to spare you, Mimi, but
lever let it happen tgain.
'Oh, dear, 40 =! said Mimi, with
,irtuous air; and that evening she
,ratted as artlessIy as ever to her
lnsuspecting papa,
Several times after this, as Mimi
vas peering through the shutters she
aw George, and each time the au
lacious youth kissed his hand to
Ter.
Having little else to think about,
10 was continually in her mind, and
he warnings of her guardians de-
Gated their object, by making her
'ealize that stolen waters are sweet.
While this was going 90, an old
aunt of Miss Diane, from whom she
lad expectations, was taken very
II, and Miss Diane flew to her sue
,or leaving Mimi to the care of her
ather, who fearing no danger took
10 precautions.
One afternoon Miss Mimi taking
advantage of her new found liberty,
vent out to carry some soup to 8
,oor invalid in st. Anthony's alley,
md this being done fingered in the
quare. By strange coincidence
5eorge Wolfe suddenly appeared
rom behind eucalyptus tree and
Mimi turned as rosy as an April
lawn at the sight of him
i had begun to despair of ever
eeing you agoiu, he said, and had
.lmost made up my mind to brave
he dragon.
Aunt Diane is away on a visit,
low, she replied demurely.