Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-05-19
A NATTER OF SENTIMENT.

queer-looking little body-like buga-
boo in the chidren's nursery-book, "her
nose went out and mouth went in She
wasn't much larger than girl eight
years Old and she had fallen down cell
lar and broken her wrist, been thrown
out of a carriage and put her shoulder
ont of joint, and being as bald as baby.
she wore the funniest of small .'ruSset-
fronts under little .'mob-capS. so that
it was no wonder people looked at her
and smiled. Her shrewd, twinkling eyes
usually smiled back. Aunt Remember
cared little what people thought of her.
She was much more occupied in deciding
what she thought of them.
And let me assure you she was no in
significant person in her circle. No fairy
godmother ever was more fearfully
looked up to-no, looked down to-than
Aunt Remember She was shrewd, she
was witty, she had sharp tongue of her
Own-more, she was the richest woman
in Peachlands.
She lived with her brother Paul and
his wife, who had three daughters. PeO-
pie said Aunt Remember would leave
her money to one of these daughters,
and Aunt Remember said that she should,
Ito the one who pleased her best" The
thing was to know hOW to please her.
She found fault first with one, then with
the other Marion was self-willed. Mat
tie was lazy, and Mollie-well. Mollie
had red hair. | do not think it sin to
have red hair, but Mollie thought it was,
Had she not been reproached with ii
since her tenderest years? TO be sure,
it was soft as silk, and an artist nigh,
have considered the FURNISHED ripples
very lovely, as they swept away from s
complexion whose pink was prettier thar
the tint of any sea-shell; but the color Of
her hair was IA sore subject with MOllie
She was never quite happy, unless she
had altogether forgotten the matter, ant
as Mollie was usually exceedingly busy
she generally had very good success a
forgetting.
Marion was brunette, very fond o
stvlish dress and very ambitious. Matri
monially. she had fixed her goal Yer,
high. She intended to marry man
handsome, distinguished and able t.
support her in good style. No othe
would she look at.
"Ah. my lady," Aunt Remembe
would say. ''you will go through tn
world and pick up crooked stick"'
Marion, the eldest, was already TWEEN
ty-four. Matte was twenty-prett
enough, good enough; but Matte
never set the river on fire." complaine
Aunt Remember.
think myself that the latter was fon
of her importance-careful to keep u
this uncertainty regarding her prefer
ence, for nobody could be certain +.
garding it. But it kept the small hous
at Peachlands in constant state {
agitation.
The house itself belonged to Aunt RI
member, though she had virtually give
it to her brother ten years before. Aftt
her husbands death-for Aunt r.
member had had a husband--she ha
transferred it to her brother, when
came West with his young family.
The furniture also was given hin
with the exception of q parlor suit. .whic
Aunt Remember was supposed to hay
soda suit of mahogany and gray hal
cloth. which she had Owned-bequeathe
by he: mother-when a girl.
say supposed. because Aunt Remer
ber was peculiarly reserved and seer
tive regarding her doings. She new
asked council of her relatives, or of n
one else. but planned and performed a
cording to her pleasure.
She required her connections to som
times execute commissions for her
which they had not the least understan
ing-as, for instance, during the la
few years, since Aunt Remember h;
dislocated her shoulder, one of the gin
went quarterly to the Office of e. Eve
ard. said office being attached to furI
ture warehouse, and paid him sOI
money.
He was a young man, very busines
like. but with pleasant, hazel eyes, whi
Marion declared "just splendidr' b
curled her delicate nose at the suggt
ton of Aunt Remember, that n
Charles Everard's acquaintance mig
be worth cultivating.
Nonsense. The idea of me MARI
ing man who keeps little furnitul
shop down on Bond street." she erie
"WhO are you, miss? Your father
only poor farmer
Il don't always intend to be poor,
father is. | Ishall marry for money"
turned Marion. And not for mon
only-I'muSt have everything"
Hump calculated Aunt Rene
ber; when Sir Perfection comes cou
ing you. let me know
But nobody took offense at Aunt I
members sharp speeches.
Matte was requested to carry the nj
quarters money to Mr.. Charles Ev
ard. but dawdled so long at getti
ready that Aunt Remember bade
take off her bonnet and sit down, a
sent Mollie.
You're smart, if You hare got !
hair. Mollie." she said; and. with t
doubtful compliment ringing in her ca
Mollie set out.
As have said the color of her h
was sore subject with her. and, wi
Mr.. Charles Everard first saw her,
had drawn her veil of soft-gray tis
down so as almost to cover It. But