The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-12-10

Of my amiable sisters were increasing
Never had | known them b be 50 ex
acting. Everything seemed 10 be going
wrong with them. From all their gai
et'es they returned out of Sorts. ano
their ill-humor and disappointment,
We're vented upon melt was all the
fault OF my bad dressing. my bad taste,
my ill-natured advice.
Meanwhile Lord Lavender convulsed
the whole county by issuing invitation.
for q series Of festivities. Morning par.
ties. a ball. tableaus were to succeed
one another. A covey of relations de-
scended in n fight to assist the young
Lord IN astonishing the provincials. and
astonish them they did.
A dream Of fair women in impossible
toilettes. accompanied by handsome
Onardsmen. 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 my stepmother and her daughters
were IN a fever Of anxiety. hoping for
some notice. They were forever throw
ing themselves in the way. longing for
admiitance to the inner circle al the
Hall Of which such delightful stories
were told by Jack, who was hand-and-
glove with the whole set. Long and
lond were tie disputes between him and
his sisters, and bitter their Indignation
at his refusal to get them into the tab
leaus. OF which he was the stage-man-
ager.
Just like bis Miniature. Never we're
two poor girls so little helped. They
would have got good husbands long
ago II they had had a kind brother
and SO on.
On the day Of the ball they were
furious. Their dresses had come down
from London; they were very hand
some, and. although more suited for
sixteen than six-and-thirty, had cost a
little fortune. The afternoon was spent
in trying them on. 1t was weary work
on this fine summer day. pinning this.
ic~ngthening here, tightening there,
by one sister. scolded by the
other. My head was weary, my legs
were aching; l felt utterly depressed
and Inundated. had for the first time
asked a favor, and been not only re-
fused, but refused with scofls and ieers.
had proposed taking me 10 see the
rehearsal Of the wonderful tableaus, ar
ranged after Mrs. Freake's STYLE. Ihad
prayed to be letgo; Cornelia had drawn
me in front Of the long glass, and she
and Adelaide had laughed over the no
ton OF my presenting myself in such a
garb before the people up al the Castle.
They would take you for a kitchen
maid Adelaide had said. still gig
Cling.
~ al fancy Colonel de Molyns put
ting his eyc-glass into his eye and Won
where she came fromr'
"Cindy thinks herself so lovely that
every one would bow down before her.
Look at her face, Oh, child. what a
you have!r
Don't attempt to show me any OF
your airs. miss" SAYS my stepmother.
on me suddenly. I'VE know
why you want to 90 to the rehearsal;
don't we. girls. It's a shame of YOU to
urn a son against his own mother and
You are a designing. migrate
'ul creature. and outside these doors
iou sha'n't STIR
wouldn't give them the satisfaction
u seeing me cry; but, later on, when l
rot away from them. | wept bitterly. /
vas so disappointed; | did wish to see
he tableaus-those beautiful women as
Ellie Deans" and .Rcbecca,'' and
ny " dear fayorite. MARY STUART
knew them all SO well. / sat down
n the deep window seat Of the hall and
ried and cried again. Suddenly the
loor opened and Jack came in quickly.
Cindy!" but | didn't stir till he came
nd stood beside me.
1T was no use, Jack" l said; "they
gouldn't let me 90 to the rehearsal. 1
ont think l a bear it much longer,
ack; they are so very. very unkind to
Don't cry. Cindy; you'll have the
Thip-hand of them vet. never fear. |
nv, what do YOU think? I've settled
all; You are coming with me to-
"Oh, Jack!- I cried. "-nonsense.
low could |? They'd never let me-"
They'll know nothing about it; you
ist do as | tell YOU" And then he
II down and told me all about 1t. One
[ the beautiful m had got a bad
.,othache; her face was all swollen and
isfigured, and the tableau in which she
as 70 appear was spoilt. 1T was i'm
to fill her place. 20 l promised
lat you would do it," Jack went on.
It's nothing; only just to stand for a
linute. She has her dress ready for
on to put on, and you'll see all the fun
Iterward, and nc one will know YOU"
II was really very tempting, and l
resist this glimpse Of the great
ord, but l think l deserved ali the
'oldings | got during the toilette Of
le sisters. My head was running on
hat was to come and | could not re-
embcr where q single thing was.
II do believe the girl is fevcrish;
at the color Of her cheeks
lard Cornelia whi1per IN Adelaide II