Iron County register., 1880-08-05

:" Take IN, you mean," suggest, by
way of revenge"
''N Not at ALL" answers the ready little
mink; !" she means take up. Men can't
arrive at any elevated position unless we
do take 'em up"
"Oh, Aunt Billy screamed Tom,
rushing into the room, followed by Muff
our old terrier, a sleepy, superannuated
pet, of which the children were very
fond
tom, don't call your aunt Billy
says my wife.
$ Yes, he SHALL My name is Will
helmina, or William, and Billy is good
for short. Go on, Tom.''
'Aunt Billy, McAllister is coming
from the station, and he's got his arms
full OF tire-works-Roman candles, and
rockets, and pin-wheels, and every
thing" says the excited Tom.
"Bravo!" cries Nina
"And MIR. Worth is with him, and
amt got so much as cracker" adds
Tom, with proper disgust.
" "Humph! never did like Mr..
WORTH" says Nina. sympathetically.
"He likes you, bet, Aunt Billy; but
you won't marry him, will you, Aunt
Bi1ypn asks Tom, who was at that ten
der age when the small boy is quite
| jealous of the affections of pretty
aunt.
"Marry! Nonsense, child, I wouldn't
marry ana man, answers Nina, with
very marked italics. CT have to make
career''
"What's thatP" says Tom.
"Why, it's a-a-it's writing great
| book, or painting picture, or going on
the stage, or Well, it's showing a
woman is just as clever as man."
"But a woman ain't," says the un-
gallant Tom.
| &C You think SO because you're only a
child, and ignorant
81 amt ignorant NEITHER" answers
my eldest hope, whose grammar weak
ems as his zeal strengthens. 81 say a
woman can't lift barrel of -four, and a
| man can. So.'
"Like your father, Master Tom, you
confound muscle with brains. A wom-
an can do much better than lift barrel
| of fiour.''
"Ho! women git scared" says Tom.
'sBut never mind; you're brick, Aunt
Billy, and you sha'n't marry any body
not McAllister neither"
"Ah, now, Tom, might marry Nc
Allister.''
"Gus McAllister is fortune hunter, -
remarked, gravely.
"He's very handsome" says my per-
verse sister-in-law, ssand has very ju-
| dicious views on the Woman Question
hasn't he, Muff?'' At this she pulls old
Muff's ear, but having gone to sleep, he
makes no sign.
Humbug!" exclaim. "He's try
ing to please you by humoring your fol-
lies. Now Worth is man THAI
"That undertakes to make all the
world accept his opinions"
He is very moderate and reasona-
ble,'' say, warmly.
He ism't,' Miss Italics contradicts,
fatty; "he stares solemn disapproval
of what he doesn't like.''
"That was when you remarked you'd
like to put on boys clothes and run
away to sea, wasn't it?o
"Never mind when it was;'' and
Nina fushes slightly, for Worth did
subdue her that time by looking gravely
straight into her blue eyes. "But I
wouldn't marry q man who hasn't prop
er views on the Woman Question:
man like John Worth-if-if-''
IL
gest, maliciously.
"How do you know he hasn't given
me the chance?"
ssBecause he's man of sense,' l
answer, knowing Nina will retort, and
shall get at the truth.
"Then the sman of sense has conde-
scended to nonsense says Nina, in
scornful mockery.
"NonsenseP Oh, that's yourself, I
suppose"
effable contempt, and went on, helping
her speech by dramatic shake of ban
giles and bare arm: "And nonsense
refused him.
"Mina," exclaims her sister, "you
ought to love man like Worth. He'd
make sensible girl of you.''
s'Thanks for the implied compliment
to the present state of my wits, Mrs.
Mary. As to love, Arthur Helps lays
down, as the first rule of advancing 3
career of distinguished public useful
ness, avoid engrossing Affections"
McAllister's brought lots o. pin
wheels,'' screams Tom from the win
dow, and calls out through the glass,
+" Hello!'
Muff barks, then goes to sleep within
the same second. Nina jerks down the
brown jacket snugly over her trim
shoulders and waist, feels the little up
right collar to make sure it's not askew,
then lets her hand wander lightly over
the earrings and the short fair curls,
and, satisfied she is all right, turns to
the door.
In comes McAllister ahead. "Oh,
Mr.. McAllister, I'm so glad to see you!"
cries Miss Italics, with effusion; s'and
how good you are to bring fireworks!
I love to hold Roman candle while it
fixes off,
"a woman's dress is hardly safe near
Roman candles," remarks Worth, as
he bows and puts out his hand.
"Oh, are you heree" says Nina, by
way of welcome; and in minute she is
lost in the embrasure of a window, un-
packing endless varieties of rockets and
s'pieces." McAllister stoops over her
shoulder, and the excited children, with
Tom at their head, crowd about, poking
little finUerS into DaDer cOnyolutiOnS tO