The Hawaiian gazette., 1881-01-19

went first to the State house, by mistake. ]
they met with gentlemanly official.
gave them their right direction. Another
tie mistake led them into the courthouse
the back of tile city hall, and they came
being dragged in as witnesses in pickpoc
case that was being tried in the police CO,
But at last they were ushered into the pro
room in the city hall, under the escort {
policeman. Here all went well. Miss Hes
did all the talking, and came near making
the necessary signature to the docum
presented, as she instructed Miss Frances
the proper answers to be made. She made
count of the amount of property she owl
herself, but explained how it was that NJ
Frances was not property-holder, while
herself was an inhabitant of Swansea. WI
it came to the time for Miss Frances to swt
Miss Hester discreetly turned her head the o
er way, and appeared TO be occupied in slut
ing what the clerks on the other side of
room were busy with while Miss Frances &C
mitted this improperly. The Assessor
formed them, in answer to their questio
that Miss Frances could not be registered
she had paid her poll-tax, when she should
with her receipted tax-bill to the Registra
Miss Hester offered to pay the tax on the &!
Suppose we go the Registrars Office nov
said Miss Hester to Miss Frances when Il
had left. at seems pity not to settle
matter up at once. | dare say he will see
in the same light as we do. 1t will save
bother when the fall comes
But they found the registrar immovable.
would not accept the two dollars.
So Miss Frances went down to her nice
far, far down beyond Mt. Desert in Maine
such quiet place on the bay, where the
could 60 on with their reading, and hav
healthy swim or walk or drive every d
A quiet summer? 1t did not quite seem sc
Aunt Fanny. A set of friends were in
next house, and another set down in the
lage, and there were boating parties, sail
parties and rowing parties in the sunset,
moonlight,-an such nice, pleasant yo,
men as came around for croquet in the mo
ing. They explained the new law alb
voting to Aunt Fanny. They brought
newspapers. She had never been in the ha
of reading the newspapers before, but t
found them very interesting. She read
about the schools, she read about wome
voting, she picked up great deal of inteie
ing information. At times she was ankle
about that tax-bill, and when it would col
and where she should pay it, but she co,
find out from the papers when she was
home again, now she had learned where
look for things in the newspapers, where Il
kept their Jokes, and where the serious p
in large type that you always were to belle
Meanwhile, many interesting things W
going on about her. 1t was pleasant to
waited up and down the bay on summe
afternoon, under a soft breeze, with the liv,
prattle of the girls and the young men.
was pleasant TO go across to St. Andrews,
| the Queens dominions, and buy pretty pat
cts of needles, and boxes of spools for prese
to Miss Hester and other friends. Sometin
she had qualms as to whether this was
indulging in smuggling, which she as vo
ought not be guilty of. But it was all on s,
a small and agreeable little scale that i
conscience did not prick her much. Only ,
evening there did suddenly and unexpecte,
arise pricking in that organ. 1t was
straying back from tile boat, across the feel
after one of these afternoons on the bay. Ii
the Oldest of the girls, was walking in fir,
of her. How pretty and graceful she i
Aunt Fanny was thinking. She liked |
dress, her clinging red tinted skirt, and !
/ figured satin Dolly Warden draped o,
it, and her iaunty hat with its deep-red r
bons. 1t all suited Lily's graceful figure
we'll 1t was sight that could not but 6
her pleasure. Near to her, earnestly talk
| to her, vas Northumberland who aw;
! followed her, set off for walk when she d
sat by her side on the poIch, when she v
there with her book. Aunt Fanny liked
see him with her. They suited each 9th
they looked well together, and so it pleai
her. And now, how Lily looked up to him
he drew near her, and then again how
! looked down. How earnest there talk seen
of sudden!
And then Aunt Fanny stopped suddenly
the middle of the field. What was she doin
What was she allowing? Richard was
the right one
Her sister-in-law, Mrs. Willett, bef
leaving, had taken especial pains to expl
| to her how they were all hoping somethi
might come about between Lily and her tn
! cousin, John Maynard. The two youog peo
seemed to like each other, and both famil
would be equally pleased, and Aunt Far
was to do everything she could to help it
without of course speaking of it to any o
And John had come down before Richard d
and had been on all their parties and sat in
moonlight on the porch. But all of a sudd
a week ago, he had left. He came to bid
goodbye, and said he had letter from
/ grand mother that called him away, She
| wondered little. She did not know the n
was in, and asked Lily if there was anyth
serious about Johns grand mother, and L
had looked very sober, and said she thou!
it was serious. Aud the other girls said ii
supposed he would be back again, aud Ri,
/ i 81, 9TH l,
about his going up to study and look up
law-offce. And Aunt Fanny had thought
all right aud that he would be back before
end of the summer, ready to carry out
plans of the parents.
The younger girls now came up beh
Aunt Fanny and wondered why she was st
ping.
Dear Aunt Fanny, what is the matter
Bertha cried. You have not famed y
foot ~
Aunt Fanny murmured inaudibly, at
the wrong one !" But they could not und
stand her, and insisted on holding her umbl
la for her, and almost lifting her over
grassy humps in the fields.
That evening there was great confusi
Lily whispered to Aunt Fanny in the cor
of the little parlor, in a very happy ton,
first, and then besceching. She was sure
mother would like it, though it was differ
from the way she had planned. She co
not help liking Richard. Aunt Fanny sh
her head, she was sure it was all her c
fault: she ought to have managed better,
have insisted on Lily's going more with j.
in his boat
at could not have been managed at a
Lily said, much injured. at was not
wrong thing: all had gone right,-Richai
happening TO come down there, instead of
ing out in a yacht, and so on.
But she was willing he should go up
Boston next day, his leisure time was o
and they were willing to wait till letters CO
go to Mr. and Mrs. Willett, and come &
them. They felt so sure that they did
mind the waiting, and aunt Fanny staid
with her nieces late into the autumn, m
stirred up by all these events. And when
| finally went mn in the boat, and she Xxi