Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1883-04-11
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girl nearly six feet high, who laughed
like peal of bells, talked all the
slang of the modern young lady, and
declared openly that she found the
East unutterably slow.
81 shouldn't have come here at all
if hadn't an idea of going on the
stage" said she. 81 suppose it's the
best place to study up and get new
ideas"
"My DEAR" said scandalized Mrs.
Eastwood, "why on earth should you
go on to the-the stage?"
Because / like it" said Thespia in
differently.
Apparently Cousin Thespia liked
Felix Eastwood also. She followed
him out even to the stables-horses,
she declared, were her delight she
chatted with him in the long, freight
ed dusks; she sang dashing ballads to
the piano for his especial delectation
ballads that were widely different
from poor Madeline's dreamy noe
turnes and soft .'sonatas she openly
declared that "he was the very incest
fellow she had met since she crossed
the Big River"
Poor Mrs. Dashwood's maternal
heart sank within her.
Felix" she said, on one of the rare
twilights during which Mr.. Eastwood
was not monopolized by his loud-voic-
ed cousin, 81 do hope you won't be-
come interested in Thespia Clifton"
He smiled.
Mother" said he, "your counsel
comes too late. | am already inter
ested, as you call it, in my cousin
Thespia."
Felix" she almost screamed, you
are not-cngaged?"
Eyes, mother, | am engaged. Was
not that the very thing for which you
wished?"
Mrs. Eastwood burst into tears.
"a girl who laughs like a plow-
boy," said shea girl who is deter
mined to 60 on the stage-a girl who
suggests improvements in ones very
stables, and calls us Eastern ladies AN
awful sight too Slow Felix, Felix
you will break my heart !"
ut seems to me, mother" said the
young man, with a shrug Of his shout
ders, "that you are very difficult to
please. Madeline Westfort did not
suit you, and this young lady from
the West
Mrs. Eastwood lifted her hand
deprecatingly, and began to shed a
few feeble tears.
Felix ~ she sobbed; ooh, Felix !!
| have been so foolish F.! If this girl
were only gone-if you were only re-
engaged to Madeline think should
be quite happy again For indeed |
did not know how sweet, and womanly
and perfect dear Madeline was until
-
Until it was too late" quietly ut
tered her son. "But here is Thespia.
Let her speak for herself"
Miss Thespia Clifton came in like a
gust of wind, dragging one of the
house dogs by the collar.
"He's lame, think" said she, nois-
lily. 81 brought him in to look at his
foot by the lamplight. Eth? What!
Mrs. Eastwood crying Why, what
the dickens is the matter with you
all"
"Thespia," said Felix gravcly ;
"my mother wishes to ask you II few
questions"
"The catechism, eh?" said Miss
Clifton, comfortably seating herself.
"Nyell, drive on, cousin Eastwood.
A fair field and no favor, Ell"
Is-is it true" wimpered the old
lady, chat you are engagcd?'
"Of course I'm engaged" nodded
the fair Amazon. "And, what's more,
we are to be married in April"
Married " gasped the poor old la
dy. ooh, Thespia, Thespia, give up
the mad idea You arc not suited to
him. Your tastes do not agree; you
never, never would make him happy!
"How do you know" blurtcd out
Thespia. "You never saw him in
your life"
"Never saw him p echoed Mrs
Eastwood. Never saw my own SOM
"But it isn't your own son y said
Thespia, indiflerently. ats Major
Miles Keatly, of Leadville, Colorado
that I'm engaged to. Your Eastern
men can't hold candle to him ~
Thank heaven!" cried poor Mrs
Eastwood "thank heaven !"
$50 I say" remarked Miss Thespia
who was now busted in examining the
setter-dog's foot.
"And now," faltered Mrs. Dash
wood, with averted face, eff Madelin,
would only forgive you, dear Felix
81 am engaged to Madeline as close
ly as ever" said Eastwood. al loved