Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-04-29
GaIes arro Sketfbes.


Dolly Poindexter was in rage. She
had only one brother-this great splendid
fellow sitting bolt upright in lounging
chair. and she wanted him TO marry the
right sort Of girl.
Il was very easy to persuade Larry that
he ought to get himself wife but like
MANY another man. he found so great d.
versity in woman, and each new diversity
80 much more changing than the last, that
poor Dolly passed from one stage Of dis
traction to another with the regularity OF
"a changing moon in system OF rotating
>isters-in law.
Dolly was New York girl. and had
lived her life on the avenue, consequent
" she had faith in New York girls who
live their lives on the avenue; and now
Larry had been to Boston. and come home
with his head full Of blue Teas" and in
fellectual Young women. and Dolly felt
like unto small and ugly bear as she
swung back and forth in her rocker. in
dustriOusly gnawing her white little
paws.
Larry knew that she was in high
dudgeOn; but he was all a man, from the
soles Of his fashionable boots to the last
curl in the blonde beard. and he kept on
II tell you, sis, man that has lived q
years in New York looks elsewhere when
he wants wife to live with. | do not
mind saving that fellow may travel the
world over and not find better dressed nor
finer looking girls than can be seen OH
Broadway; but when You talk Of true
IOyeliness-of culture. OF intellectual
strength. why. sis. they lose place altogeth
or and become mere dolls: fashionable
plates creatures Of smiles and inanlties. b"
Dolly boiled over with wrath. She want
ed 10 say something. but there was moth
ing sufficiently dreadful at her command.
She .'would she were cat" that she
might scratch Larry right in his impudent
face but she was not a feline.
The situation was overwhelming, and
Dolly did what all women do when
they can do nothing else-she cried.
Larry was not at all surprised. He had
aggravated his sister up to this dissolving
point more than once before and without
rcpenting. so now he laughed and gather
ed himself up to depart, saying as he did
81. in utter disregard for any sensitiveness
there might be in the matter:
Don't be goose. Dolly. and make
your nose all red 80 But Dolly was
goose, and her nose very small cOnsid-
possible sister-in-law. specialized and
learned. that her fancy painted, and had
her cry out. then bathed her eyes. smudgcd
her face with pearl powder. and plotted.
Dolly had n friend who had lived TWEEN
ty years in bright pleasant way, and in
whom no one had ever discovered anything
more than ordinary. Her name was Lor-
raine Lowell, but her familiar spirits
called her "Jinky,'' and she flirted and
waltzed and wore the regulation full
diess Perhaps it would be safe to say
that .Jinky had been trifle more wild
than most girls in her set, because in the
first place. she had the capacity. and in
the second place, mamma Lowell had Just
brought her home from two years dis
cipline in Europe. Still .Jinkv was Lor-
raine only when she was called to the
stool OF repentance. and to her Dolly went
and poured into her sympathizing ears
the story of her brothers cruelty and the
spectre sister-in-law.
dolly. would not stand il :" said
.Iinky. casting her left eye up at the smok-
ing lock of skewered hair she was pinch
ing with red hot iron.
What shall | do ?" sobbcd Dolly .'sit
down.
ton, but You are a goose cure the Young
man. my fainting Niobe-cure him.
And Jinky waved the crimping iron and
grew theatrical. Then the two plotted;
and rs all women are born conspirators
and are happy in their sphere dolly dried
her ewes. shook ont her ruilles. and WAS
comfortcd
This was in the early summer. and
when Larry met his sister at dinner that
evening. she told him that .Jinkv Lowell
would spend some weeks with them in
the country. Larry snutfed the air. and
finally said. in his most disagrccable man
ner:
"'.Iinky Lowell, What Il name tor a
Young lady. and how true to our New
York manners must say. Dolly. that
I wish YOU had invited some one a shade
less rapid and vapid to be Your com
panion."
And Dolly was wonderfully quiet TOR
such an explosive little body during the
entire meal
The PoindeNter,-and there were only
these two and maiden aunt-had a pref
ty box of Il place up in Connecticut. and
they liked to get settled for the summer
in season for the rose harvest. This year,
WITH Tue perNeTSltN Oh al eiueriN women
Just at moving time. aunt Poindexter con-
tracted rheumatism. and the affairs of
household economy fell upon grooming
Larry.
II took him week to buy a COW. and
another to engage the services of person
to take charge of the Tactical department
and so he saw very little OF Dolly and her
friend until their third week out of town
Indeed he rather avoided the young
woman with the objectionable sobriquet;
hut one day it rained, and Larry lounged
into the library after breakfast. Jinky
was there, and there was only one door to
the room which he had unfortunately Just
entered. Moreover, Larry was curious
to know what possible thing of interest a
girl who wore banged" hair and had her
dresses fitted hy the IMAM mii'iner." had
found to make microscopic study. He
approached the table. and--Well. there
was a great. fat. creeping horror of n
cockroach on the slide under the lens.
Il didn't know that YOU were scien-
tist, Miss Lowell" spoke the Young man.
in his utter establishment.
NO? Natural science is quite passion
with me. | have faith in science. Mr.
poinCexter aS AN exupnept ot tho Divine