Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-08-10
HER tARIST0CRATC WAYS.

You notice the title reads like IAN ex-
clamation, and please imagine a very
contem ptuous tone of voice in conjunc-
ton with the explanatory clause and
you have it complete just as Aunt Phoe-
be put it. ...... .,..
I was spending the summer with:
auntie in the thrifty little town of N
not far from the White Mountains, and
it's proximity to the refreshing noun
famous region made it a popular resort
for Summer boarders," few OF whom
were annually accommodated at the.
ample farm house where had delight
edly taken up my abode for the "sea-
SON."
My home was in an always retired
New England village, and the hustle Of
summer campaign" in a for-the- time
being fashionable locality, was an expe-
rience of which had long dreamed
with most joyous anticipations; and they
said all the rooms 1T the spacious hotel
had ''already been engaged, and were
rapidly being occupied, although it was
only the first week in June.
Uncle Eben had gone to New York
city on business, and Aunt Phoebe had
received letter from him which she
was reading, when suddenly her brow
became clouded, and, with an express
sive "Humph," she exclaimed:
"Dear me! if Eben hain't gone and
engaged to take that Rosa Van Withren
for the summer! Well, I never didp'
''Well, auntle," began, II tho ugh
you wanted some people to come here
what difference does it make?"-but she
cut me short
"You know nothing about it, Maggie;
the Van Witherns are QUE of those old,
rich, Important feeling families who
hold themselves above eve ry one else !;
they were at the hotel last summer, and
see her now with her aristocratic ways!
Her aristocratic ways! She is not the
kind / want in my house. What will
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert think, I wonder,
staid, sensible people as they are? That's
the class of persons like to entertain.
wealthy to be sure, but totally free from
fashionable ideas and humbug airs!''
Another thing" Aunt Phoebe con-
tinued, excitedly, "Rosa Van Withren
is a very different person, Maggie, from
what your mother would wish to have
you thrown in with. You're tolerably
sensible girl now, but there's no know
ing what few months with a prinking
New York girl would make of you. Well,
all is, we must treat her politely, but
you've no need to make q companion of
her, and as to all the world of furbelows
and earthly vanities she will bring along
in her great "Saratoga,' YOU must re-
member such things are very displeas-
ing to the Lord; it's all OF. the earth,
earthly, and no one with true religion in
their heart will run after such things"
Now I heard Jane-Aunt Phebe's
cook say that ''of all the close, fussy
creatures she ever heard of, that rich,
ranked first and foremost" So might
mind, how we'll should like s!staid,
sensible Mrs. Herbert" but Jane had
added, that most persons who came
from Massachusetts, and particularly
from Boston, were ''just Splendid" very
kind and considerate Of the "help," and
mice, sober people" But way down
deep in my wicked little heart, 1 secret
ly rejoiced that this proud, handsome,
stylish young lady was coming home
with Uncle Eben. My reading had fur.
nished me with some idea of what a
person might be and really trembled
with observation-disclosures crea.
ture that I was--at the thought of in.
habiting the same house with real live
'fashiona BILE" True, there must be
sin IN it. PVT like stolen, waters. the
very fact of sthe dangers accompanying
the forming of such an acquaintance
seemed to possess forbidden sweet
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert were to arrive
next morning, and in the evening Miss
Van Withren and Uncle Eben we're ex
,pected; SO all was hurry and hustle fol
the remainder of the day. The great
square, front 70 IN on the second story
was to be- reserved for the Herberts,
Miss Van; W ithren was to occupy a spa
cioHs room next theirs, and my room
was next to hers, the third apartn emf
on the same floor.
.'s'Now mind" Aunt Phoebe again eau
toned me, don't you be getting init
mate with that Miss Rosa; though guess
there's no danger she added, 'for she
won't probably notice you any more
than ifyOu Weresa post" .
She wouldn't chi Wen, after all, that
was perhaps the very best thing Aunt
Phoebe could have said. 1t restored my
equilibrium. I had expected to blush
and tremble when she came, but if that
was to be my treatment, she might, ig-
more my presence as she pleased--I
shouldn't care.
Sure enough the next morning. with
what seemed to me great deal Of pomp
No great wonder she cared but little for
the pride and fashion of life. She was
fully 80 years of age, and weighed about
200 pounds, ana it took the entire house
bold, me included, all of two hours to
wait unon her after her arrival. Not so
Mr.. H., he settled down at once IN d
comfortable arm chair and troubled no
And toward evening, just before tea
time, came Uucle Eben and Miss Van
Withren. She was the fairest creature
I had ever seem. I mean the fairest
and loreIlest. The day had been warm,
and the journey from New York long
andsfedfoas. - A mass Of bright, erimpy
hair partly shaded her white forehead.
while her great hazel eyes had a worn
look in their liquid depths which went
to my heart. Aunt Phoebe was pleasant
and cordial enough to he@, but she task-
ed 50 tired out and sweet withal that,
forgetting my intended Indifference, 4
almost inseinctively took her travelling
satchel and offered to go with her TO
{ her room asf s.s 80. = :s@zse ,zz.@>. IS 3
AS We entered the room together ssna
said, heartily; "Oh, how kind YOU are.
and lam so thankful you are heres 1T
was afraid there might be no Young
people in the house. It.. RI /,
nd Then { left her and Immediately the
tea bell rang. *.15 l.5 ss3. I n
IN a few mOments Miss Van Writhen
easae down, q charming picture to nv
eyes; she apologized for coming to Gin
ner in her travelling dress, but explained
she iel5 too tired to open her trunks at
once. Her travelling dress, indeed! i
realized on the instant how accustomed