Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-04-22
WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH HER :?

DR.. Lowell shook the rain from his UNI
brella, and stamped the mud from his
feet. "Wretched weather." he muttered.
81 hope nObOdy'll disturb me again to-
night"
Just as he put his hand on the door, it
was pulled open by his little daughter
black-eyed, dark faced child, of eight
years, who eagerly asked as she cut a
pirOuette:
"Have you got 1.-THE Harpers? Oh!
goodyp she exclaimed, as the doctor be-
gan to pull it out of his pocket.
please div it to me-" piped the sweet
voice, and tug at his coat reminded
him that little Fannie expected her kiss.
"Wait minute, dear, till papa gets off
the air on his way TO the sitting room.
She was blue-eyed, and golden haired,
and on her sunny face
"All the sweetness seemed to grow and grow
And shine out in happy overflow"
So unlike were the two sisters that
their Aunt Mary once declared them to
be typical brunette and blonde, and
gradually their baptismal names were
replaced by "Brunie" and "BlOndie.'
They enscOnced themselves on their faith
er's knee, ready for tine interesting
stories he always told them
about the pictures. Just then the SER
want ushered in the new minister, a tall
man, with large mouth, from which
his teeth projected somewhat. After
the doctor gave him the desired pre-
scriptiOn for his cough, as he turned
towards the door he said to Brunie--
Don't this little girl want to kiss me
good night"
So absorbed had she been in her paper
that she had scarcely noticed him before.
But she did not feel very pleasantly
towards him, for had he not disturbed
their stories? Raising her gypsy eyes,
abe looked him full in the face, and said
quietly:
"No, sir-yOu're too homelyp' Before
they recovered from their establishment
she added, mamma, why don't he keep
his teeth in his mouth? What makes
him let them stay out doors SOP"
Like all plain people he was extreme
~ sensitive, and he flushed scarlet at
this comment on his personal appear
ance. Brunie's father and mother al
ways felt uncertain as to what this ca
PRECIOUS child might do or say-and 10y
reason of her downright honesty, she
frequently hurled moral bombshells on
ed with her OH her rudeness, and she said
sOberly:
"Well, papa, he was hOmely, awful l
didn't want to kiss him, and if I'd said
did, 'twOuld have been lie, and if I'd
kissed him, he would have thought l
wanted to, and that would have been
acting lie, which you said was just as
wicked. What could do but say right
ont that didn't want TOP"
He looked dispairingly at Mrs. Lowell,
and his eyes said plainly what his lips
had often questioned: What shall we
do with herY"
The gentle mother telegraphed back
with sad eyes, patience! little by little.
do thy best and leave the ret
God will care for that.
The girls had spread the paper out
wide on the carpet, and were chatting
with delight over the pictures. Blonde
tried to turn it over, but Brunle, who
was rather irritated by her fathers re-
buke, snatched it away.
DR., Lowell said gravely, "give your lit
tie sister the paper"
The red blood mounted swiftly to her
face, as she threw it at Blonde, whose
quivering lips fOretOld the coming tears.
"Brunie Lowell, pick it up and pass it
to your sister properly
mo, STRIP
$50 and pick that paper upv'
She looked at it. then at her father,
then at Blonde, who was sObbing viO-
lently. This touched her, and she put
out her hand, but drew it back at once.
"Take it up" repeated the doctor,
sternly, cor Brunie must punish you.
I'll give you just minute by my watch
to do as wishw
His heart beat loud and fast, for her
face revealed the struggle within, and
he he trembled lest the evil should win.
The minute passed, and still the doctor
delayed to speak the final word.
"Brunie, my child, do as papa wants
you to-"
"Oh, can't can'tv' she cried out, for
the conflict was sore.
"All you have to do is to pick up the
paper and pass 1t to your sister"
"Me pit it up for Boomer
mo, darling, Brunie must do it her
"Well, Brunei"
"Boonie, be dood and pit it up" chimed
i'm Blondes silvery voice.
mo, can't she said, shutting her
teeth firmly together.
The doctor knew she had chosen DELHI
erately.
go to your room and undress you;
and you must lie In bed until YOU are
willing to obey me-"
without word, without tear, she
went.
PART III.
DIR. Lowell little realized the demon of
resistance he had evoked in his daugh-