The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1880-12-15

pretty, and 1 take it that's the reason
you hate her But you women are all
alike, jealous as the deuce !"
"Jealous jealous of poor little
Cindyl Well, you really might find
us something better !"
"Cindy is as pretty as any OF the
fashionable beauties" returns my
champion, stoutly, "and if you only
gave her fair play would beat them all.
/ bet you five to one Lavender would be
spoons upon her, if he saw her. She's
just his style !"
This injudicious speech sealed my |
fate as regarded the Lavender gaietles-
that is, if ever had chance. From |
thenceforth 1 was kept more closely to
my needle than ever. Indeed, 1t was
in constant requisition, for the demands
of my amiable sisters were increasing.
Never had known them to be so exact
ing. Everything seemed to be going
wrong with them. From all their gale
ties they returned out of sorts, and
their ill-humor and disappointments
were vented upon met was all the
fault of my bad dressing, my bad taste,
my ill-natured advice.
Meanwhile Lord Lavender convulsed
the whole county by issuing invitations
for series of festivities. Morning
parties, ball, tableaux were to succeed
one another. A covey of relations de-
scended in fight to assist the young
lord in astonishing the provincials, and
astonish them they did.
A dream of fair women in impossible
toilets, accompanied by handsome
puardsmen, drove and rode about the
quiet country roads and startled the
simple village folk. The arrival OF
these great people put the finishing
touch to the ill-humor of the Spicers.
Both nv stepmother and her daughters
we're in a fever of anxiety, hoping for
some notice. They were forever throw
ing themselves in the way, longing for
/, admittance to the inner circle at the
hall of which such delightful stories
; we're told by Jack, who was hand-and-
glove with the whole set. Long and
loud we're the disputes between him and
his sisters, and bitter their indignation
at his refusal to get them into the
9 tableaux, of which he was the stage
manager.
"Just like his ill-nature. Never were
= two poor girls so little helped. They
would have got good husbands long age
! if they had had kind brother" and sc
y on.
# On the day of the ball they were furi
IS ous. Their dresses had come dow1
d from London; they were very hand
h" some, and, although more suited TO
r; sixteen than six-and- thirty, had cost
st little fortune. The afternoon was spen
= in trying them on. 1t was weary worl
= on this fine summer day, pinning this
J" lengthening here, tightening there
st hustled by one sister, scolded by tn
a, other MY head was weary, my leg
were aching; L felt utterly depresse
rs and humiliated. had for the first tim
rs asked favor, and been not only re
ID fused, but refused with SCOTS and Jeerf
as Jack had proposed taking me to see tn
W rehearsal of the wonderful tableau1
I'd arranged after Mrs. Freake's style.
I'd had prayed to be let go Cornelia ha
ry drawn me in front of the long glass, an
ce she and Adelaide had laughed over tn
It: notion of my presenting myself in sue
a a garb before the people up at u
Vn castle.
be "Thev would take you for kitchel
maid," Adelaide had said, still g1gglln'
n 81 can fancy Colonel de Molyns pu
IL ting his eyeglass into his eye and wol
10 dering where she came from
ng "Cindy thinks herself so lovely tn
s' every one would bow down before he
ne Look at her face Oh, child what
oe temper you have !"
us Don't attempt to show me any
ra- your airs, miss" says my stepmothe
an turning ON me- suddenly. "We knC
I'm why you want to go to the rehearsa
'rK don't we. girls. It's a shame OF you
-. turn a son against his own mother a
us sisters. You are designing, ungrat
mt full creature, and outside these doc
GU you shan't stir"
5 / wouldn't give them the satisfacti
veI of seeing me cry; but, later on, Wnel
laU- GOT away from them, | wept bitter
our was so disappointed 1 did wish to
e. the tableaux-those beautiful women
oth "Ffie Deans" and Rebecca" and
8e; own dear favorite "Mary Stuart ;
lcF knew them all so well. L sat down
lest the deep window seat of the hall
is a cried and cried again. Suddenly
ven door opened and Jack came in quick
led "Cindy!" but l didn't stir till he ca
city and stood beside me.
By at was no use, jack" said Il
wouldn't let me go to the rehearsal.
re- don't think can bear it much Ions
Jack; they are so very, very unkinc
nder me I"
, for "Don't cry, Cindy; you'll have
the whip-hand of them yet, never lear
saw. what do you think? I've settle
o to ali YOU are coming with me to-nigh
ooh, jack p cried, "nonser
bree How could I? They'd never let me
"They'n know nothing about
in Won lust do as tell you" And thel
Let sat down and told me all ABOUT IT,
even of the beautiful women haa goI
hats toothache her face was all swoile1
indy disfgured, and the tabieau IN "a " Wnlcn men
was to appear was spoilt 1t was