New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-01


how to look ont for himself the principal accom-
plishmcnt required of his man-servant was that he
could row. and then having trained up his child in
the way she should 60 lie was tolerably free of his
highway, the river.
lie strobe away over the grass, while Lii fol-
low more leisurely. The return home was very
delightful; but yet she good deal haunted by
the idea that she must be. after all rather sad
tom-boy. TO enjoy boating and Bohemia so much;
In the mornmg-beiore breakiast-Lil opened
q certain drawer In her room which had
troubled her inner vision ever since grandmalnma's
solemn manner had so overwhelmed her.
Full--ful! and all of various lamentably un-
mended articles OF apparel. Lii stood and looked
at it,
An saw is she remarked alond. that consider
il a shame that women should do all the sewing.
However don't want to be unfemnne, so | sup
pose must try
Hullo, baby what's up now p asked mystic
rous voice; and turning round Lii saw that her
father had been attracted by her sOliOquy TO look
in at her half-Open door.
Only granny's been scodng me, papa; and I'm
going to take TO sewing-and making JAM
Don't he ridiculous, baby. If Gran cant con
vert Won to her religion 1T seems she can 10 lemi-
nine follics. Come along to breakfast-l wont
have my baby-queen OF Bohemia turned into
seamstrcss As if there weren't enough sewing
women without compleXions already
But Lii not convinced. Her mind was Sorey
troubled about the Whole Duty OF Girl, winch.
saws poet whose sentiments were not unlike jher
fathers is to be happy and Idle. Brough war
rlngtOn did not wholly encourage ld!eness, but ne
hated TO see girl with a frOwn on her forehead,
bend Ill her back, and piece OF, to his mind use
less stitching i'll her hand. THIS seemed TO INN
wasting of womans beauty on something very
mental and unneedcd.
Said lii. as she followed him into the breakfast
room You remember your Aunt Ann. dom you,
papai Gran showed me such wonderful piece Oh
All. / daresay She darned according tic
true .JOhnsOnian definition OF darnlng-' to mend
holes by initiating the stun OF which they are
Well said Lii half laughing L don't believe
even Aunt Ann e3qd NY nI hods I@ made s' %
Clever child, Have y0u caught out the great
Johnson Even Juuiter IS caught happ!hg' sohe'
times. Aunt Ann wasn't, though but then she
was one of the real old sort | don fancy or DC
generate day could produce another such Old
maiden lady rs my Aunt Am.
Them said LII, rcfco lively, as she SAT down
behind her dainty little coiice-pot, these are
degenerate days as granny says ~.
Why. YES little woman, guess thcy are. feople
| used to be stod and sturdy; they weren't com
| PEELED TO have diarThWa of thought, as Dion
quence. My great grandfather could afford to get
comfortably drunk by the afternoon; he hau brrak,
| tasted at five in the morning on strong aie ana
| beef and had done his days business before the
| modern world is aired. Fastdious little woman
| if Won had been contemporary OF Anne Boicyh
you'd have had hall pound oi bacon anu Il PLY 1
or two of good ale for breakfast hours ago. instead
of Kidding with your coicecup IN the MIDST oi tue
bright forenoon ~, A..
And should have ben aDlc 10 uarH lfhc hdit
Very likely. Ny Aunt AIMS back was, as
straight as a poker, with none of tAat HeXlbility
and droop which belong TO a Ia Maurer-lsh yoqng
woman like Yourself. And she sat on chalr tllat
you would propose having made INTO iirewood al
Then Grams right after ALL said Lii, with an
inter deplora beness of tOnc-~eapsing INTO her
degenerate coicc-cup FOX her father lad once more
buried himself behind the Itnscs, when "hch ne
lived his island. he generally READ down 10 inc
printers name -. III.
Paabr' said her father, Just as under iilese Uli
cuIries She WAS getting the end OF her task OF
puJ inning in newspaper cuttings: LOOK II over
baby and tell lie If you like 1t. You know thIhk
4 1ti,,frn Of
! lii with a SIGH of relief that her nasty, sticky
work was over throw herself back III her armchair
to read the new poem. Inc audaclous young
woman informed her father that il was very pretty,
| but spoiled by the weakness Of u certain line now
her father always asked her OPINION ana lnVarlaDy
objected to any suggestion o. Improvement WI!i ue
| Lii who rs her father had said, was chli WIN
opinions had learned 10 keep to her point ana nght
| il out; 50 such an AFFAIR generally, went lipu9h
three phases: first, Brough laughed AT her obleS-
tons: secondly, Lii got red in the face and her
father Wayered thirdly, lie took her ADVICE ana
Iii retired from the scene, hot but triumphant.
I'm this in stance that law of progress was observed
and Lii, having gained her point put her gun anu
cuttings awav and ran TO her room 10 cool the IN
Haurd checks OF controversy. She forgot. however,
that she had not yet restored order III the disturbed
library. or put np again the 1wo or LIT LIT pI the
| heat Of argu nent. ,
once in her room. her mind suffered Revision.
| There were the half open drawers, full oil I'M
mcnded articles Of female apparel. Alas, poor LII
Her heart again sank within her. Granny and
! her Grcat-aunt Ann seemed standing horror
! stricken before her. Forgetting all else Ill the
! Scsirn fo cary out some OF hdr new-made resolu-
lions. she seized upon basket ana sci 10 Woi. TO-
! gather together within its shelterng ana toy
! limits the few widely scattered needles co'onIeeis'
| etc. whieh she possessed. . -,
And then she sat herself on the sthest cllalr Ia
! her room pulled out manifold garments, setting To
work upon the eaScSt-Iooking rents WIN an IN
tensity of purpose that did her hOioI. INelS lhhg
| vanished from her ardent young mind save the
| idea of bee eminr precise and feminine Ilty inc
! moor little ill-tauGht bohemian III her gigantic
! effort Dear dear, she sad wisely anu sofToW-
| all,
! saved papa if | had but mended these before, IN
stead of having 80 many new thlngs Ieuly' OIah
! was unite justified in her horror OF my ways"
The bright warm afternoon passed on, ana SUN
Il sat win flushed cheeks and bright eyes. stitch
ing away. In the midst OF her deep aosoip3ioh sio
was startled ny call from her Iatnef Wh1 M"9
| standing at the bottom OF the stars. BABY,
| want YOU was all he said hut LIS quick niue
| ears detected sound of annoyance IN MS voice;
| Whichever can be the matter she thought and
| quickly dropping her work. ran dOwhSths. nc
stood 10y her little table, his brow al Pouehed
| with lines of anger aud indignation rarely 10 pe
~ tUh G- papa she exclaimed. what isitr
.WhV look here he exclaimed, not only hail
dozen poets lying about, and none OF me shei{es
restored TO order but actually Browning on us
facet called YOU to see II BECAUSE eou" H''iNI'
! myself believe that you had done IT,
| such words AS these and in such tone, were
most unusual from her father. Lii stood convicted
! ~ a terrible offence BrOugh, who never could
mint ain anuovancc for more than minute or two,
walked away TO his wrltng-taDle, while LII set TO
work On the forgotten books. Anew, minutes after
| he said in his ordinary manner: Have you Secll
| asleep all the afternoon, bahyF
| NO said Iil after moments pause, to recover
| her voice and hide that she was crying.
! What then he went on, now quite III MS usual
! pleasant way. -, $1,000 .-;,
Il said Lii timidly. | have been sewing
| .Con-lound it all" exclaimed her father, the
! secrets ont! | thought something extraordinary
| had happened TO the baby. She's got an attack OF
! srwingi Think of 1t. yc gods ana httle hShes.
| Bahy | assure you sewing doesn't become u young
! WOman 80. ,-,.;..,. .1..o,,,L
| .le "A
,-o,rseIf flowed that was a specimen of "A degen-
crate race which cant darn IKE Aunt Ann se.Iino
| But, exclaimed her father hercciSi Whee.hg
! round upon her char ana AL lily u'"1 'h'i"'
| You've got BGAINs!F
Hadn't Aunt Ann ? asked Lii. .,..-..;....,,
! heIirVe she had for she was charming old
| - - IL. L.. nihn-t rs. thcm. Now l nlNc