Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-12-24

obey Miss Cindy, the Reverend Alfred
"a. Shyly.
''Dn YOU mean Sir Williams unfor.
tunate daughter, Mr. Pringle9 That
girls heart-hreak, answers my
amiahle second mother. An the pains
my girls take seems t. do her no
good
shes perfectly ineorrigihle." SAYS
Comcha, with the mir of Il martyr
"A perfect tomboy " chimes III AIDE
laida.
"A horrid little bear. continues Cor
nela with moro aerimony than before,
She has an intuitive feeling that the
rector does not agree in these structures
Something in his expression rouseS tho
jealousy which is always burning III
door shut upon the rector than she
bursts out:
Mamma, that odious girl has hecn
tampering with Pringle"
Nonsense, Cornelia: rs ii he would
look Mt such a child. Men Of his age
like Il sensible woman for Il wife.
They do no such thing. and YOU
know that very we'll What's the use
Of making Il fool Of me that Way
"Cindy is rs forward rs she can be,
remarks Adelaide viciously: and shes
notsuch i chi 4 either noticed Old
Pringlc watching her IT the school
feast
And why didn't you tell me-" re-
tortS Cornelia iercely, and | would
have sent her home. Its just like your
i'll nature, Adelaide. You are rs Jealous
as ever YOU can be-
II Jealous of such Il man rs old
Piingle Oh, thank YOU. hope |
shall get something better than that,
Sour grapes, my dear, returns
Cornelia, laughing Scornfully "Oh,
you needn't be SO proud. can tell
you old Pringle doesn't care n two
pence for you, there,
"lod ill-uaturei creature cries
Cornelia, dissolving into tears
Hold your tongues" says their moth
er hurriedly; there's some one 3riving
up the avenue" At once tie Spicers
fell into position, Their training was
perfect; the generals widow under
stood washing the family linen in pri-
vatc. Just about this time young Lord
Lavender came home to the Hall. Re
port said he meant to give Il series Of
festivticS-ballS, lawn tents parties and
what not. The whole neiehborhood
was in tlutter. You must call
ut once my stepmothcr said to my
father; there's no time 10 he lost. We
must get up dinner. Old Lady
rumblctowers told me to-day he is
Observation-Disclosures You haven't prae-
tiscd lately"
81 wondcr { he will take amy inter
cstin the SCI. lols2" remarked corneia
musingly
Jack Spicer winked at me-he was
always teasing his sisters and there was
no love lost between them. | liked
Jack; when he was Mt home my life
was shade more endurable, and the
few treats that had enlivened my
childhood were due to him. To him
| owed the first revelation 80 pleasing
to every woman. Returning after II
long absence Of three Or four years he
hlurtcd ont: "Why, mother, Clndv has
grown i regular beauty bring her up
10 town next season and she'll make
YOU all the fashion,
Don't fill the child's head with non
sense, my stcp-mothcr said Grossly.
1t wouldn't have suited her for my
head to be filled up with anything bnt
the making and mending of her
daughters clothes: the ordering and
arrangement of the dinner, for which
Cornclia and Adelaide got the credit Of
being such famous housekeepers; and
the floral decorations, which attracted
even Lord Lavenders fastidious eyes
and drew from him the remark that
they must be the work Of perfect
artist
My girls are both thoroughly arts
tic, says my stcpmother. She hadn't
quite made phcrmind which Of them
should 90 in for the prize. He was n
| little too young for either; but after all
few years more or less don't matter
in the long run. Adelaide il our
musician Shc has / wonderful voice
three octaves, and the register smooth
as velvet She has every advantage;
masters everywhere. You like music"
Doesn't care rap for the finest
voice in creation cries Jack, who is II
great ally of the young lord. .Laven-
der, don't humhug my mother. He'd
rather have a Jolly waltz with n pretty
girl than examine PATHS register. By
the-by, where is Cindy2'
"Gone to bed, | should hope re-
turns my mother, in icy tones.
COMPOUNDED shame" mutters Jack
under his moustache; but this was no
time for making stand He returned
to the charge next morning.
81 say, mother, Cindy's coming to
Laycnder's ball Of coursc2a
"Cynthias not out cry MI three la
dies iii 4 breath
Then is good time IL begin
goodness knows she is old enough. Let
me see, She was between six and seven
when you married Sir William that's
q dozen Years ago why, mother Cindy
must De -"
What business j. it OF yours what
age She is?' interrupts his another
quickly ~ shan't take three girls
ont ~ time enough to think about
her when your sisters are married.
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