Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-02-25
A LAW or NATURE.

WHAT KITTY SAYS.
What does she think asked her here for,
il it wasn't to fall in love with him? What
does be think asked him here for, IL it
wasn't to fall in love with her2
I've no patience with such stupid people.
Don and met, fell in love and were married
inside of three months. That's the way to
do things. I'm so mad l don't know what
TO do. She was mad this morning, too, only
she doesn't show it as do she never flies
into rages. II won't have it, Kitty l"-that
was all she said, but II was more effective
than if had raved and torn round by the
hour.
They look so well together, too,-a regu-
lar pair Of SaXons. Even their names match.
and had set my heart on it. 1t is really
very rude TO me as hostess. There knew
1 should cry il got to thinking about it
again.
They are such lovely match. Don and
don't match we contrast, which is Just as
well. He is Spanish looking, which is one
reason why everybody calls him Don. He
has a clear olive complexion, Velvety- brown
| eyes, and thick brown hair that he keeps
very short so people may not know it's curly !;
| he's ashamed of ii. I'd Just as soon any one
should know my hair is curly, which makes
me think am naturally more strong. minded
than Don. am very fair, particularly
pretty. OF course l know my good
points, and do thoroughly understand about
contrast and harmony.
She doesn't think about such things Luck
lily, though, she is one OF the people whose
clothes look as though they had grown on.
II she appeared at a ball in a night dress and
| night-cap, all the men would rave about the
classic simplicity of her style, and all the
women would say, How frightful !" and the
next week the price of night. dresses and
night-caps would go up.
I've always loved her. She's SO strong and
steadfast 1 like to be with her. She could
never be popular" though l don't know
why; people call her proud and peculiar
But shall always love her, come what may,
though other people love in the morning,
hate at noon, and am Indifferent to at night.
But she was unkind this morning. Any 9TH
er girl would have been delighted with all l
have done for her. She said, II won't have
it, Kitty. II you don't stop shall go home. d"
And 30 l shall have TO stop.
1 felt so low-spirited l had to go to town !;
and have only just got back. feel better
now. have bought the loyeliest pale-green
dress Of some gauzy, shimmery stuff and yards
Of the most perfect ribbon. There is moth
ing like ribbon, if a person is small enough
to wear it, to make dress pretty and grace
full. big person with ribbons always makes
me think of
Decked with hags and streamers gay.
Perhaps could have got along without the
dress, for have good many. We are not
rich, and SO Thought as long as l had bought
the dress I'd be economical, as l always am
now, and cut it myself. l went to work.
cut it all wrong. Wasted, d,-compietely vast
ed am the unhappiest, unluckiest person
that ever lived. Why was 1 ever born, any
way9
Then he and Don came home, and Don
came running up to find me. He always
does that the first thing, though we are an
old married couple. We have been married
nearly year now, and we have never had
quarrel and never shall. We respect each
other, that is why. l should no more think
of being unhappy or jealous about Don than
than he would of me. We are both too
sure we adore each other.
why, what's up ?" said he, for dare say
/ looked melancholy.
And then told him all about il. "It's all
her fault" said. 1t is such a comfort to
have a husband to tell all your woes to. II
have done everything can to make them
fall in love for the last six weeks. put
them together at the table, l always leave
them to each other on the piazza, and there
hasn't been a picnic or boating party that
haven't seen TO it they were together, No
one can say they haven't had Op-pop-"
And then my feelings overcame me as /
thought how ungrateful she had been.
Don whistled l wish he wouldn't;
don't think it is quite respectful. And Just
then / looked out of tine window and saw
that Mike hadn't raked the driveway. And,
somehow, it was too much for me, after all 1
had been through that day and burst into
tears. To this minute don't know whether
1t was my ruined dress or Mikes stupidity or
her perversity that did it. Then Don laughed,
and the more / cried the harder he laughed,
till by and by he said, ''Would you mind tell
ing me what it's all about for haven't an
idea"
He is stupid about some things, I'm afraid,
for my statements are all very clear. Then l
told him that the minute he had asked him
down made up my mind he was the man
she ought to marry. She is Just the girl to
like doctor and doctors life and 10 help
him in it and he is just the man to suit her,
he is so manly and dead in earnest about ev-
erything, il it's only row. And they match
splendidly. But they won't have q thing to
do with each other; the closer bring them to-
gether the more they fly apart She doesn't
like him, and he can't bear her, and would he
please discharge Mike and get another man
Don laughed again then he said, "They
would suit each other admirably. But there's
no hope If you pursue your maddening tao
tics any longer. Every evening this week
have / been trotted out on the cliffs for no
earthly reason but that he may avoid her So
ciety, and, plead as I may, though my weary
legs are about of, he cannot be induced to
return till the lights in the drawing-room are
out"
'T-know-it," said disjointedly. "And
she always has letter to write if they're left
alone. And she-says- go homo il
don't-dont STOP"
81 don't wonder at it," said Don decidedly.
81 suppose you think you could do better"
said l, and l don't care if was cross for
men are absolutely lacking in tact, yet there
never was a man who didn't think he had
lots of it,
81 haven't a doubt of it," he answered
calmly.
''Then try it, try il wash my hands Of
the whole affair. I'll have nothing more to
do with them. She can marry--marry Mike
if she wants 10. And fairly hate him. If
l were dying, l wouldn't have him for my,
doctor. care absolutely nothing about the