The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-12-05
NELLIE THE DANGEROUS.

Every we'll; wait till she comes, girl,
that is ALL" quoth i, amidst general
futterings and feminine outcries of in.
dignation.
It was in the cosy old house at New
bury. cold enough too, we found it
there. but Mrs, haydn only kept up
the better fires, and we had a better
excuse for gathering about them.
There was Lou and Yivia-and I need
not say to any friend of theirs, after
that, that Doctor Guy, and Philip also,
were every evening in our horizon and
nv respectful self. Belle Stanley, and
Otto Winstauley. 1t was just after
dinner, and we were all in the library;
Viva was sitting near me, as | think
the little puss vas fond Of doing, read
ing out to me, here and there,
a line from "Geraldine's Court
ship" that happened to please her,
and occasionally casting a side glance
over at Philip, who looked half jealous;
Lou was teaching Doctor Guy to crochet,
with the drollest little pursed up. face
imaginable; Bell and Otto yer playing
chess, and also, if / am not much mis-
taken, Irritation Mrs. Haydn and Polly
we're doing over a couple of neighbors
characters; and /, having read Nellie
Mlddleton's letter, had brought down
on myself a general storm of indigna-
ton for warning them to look out THE
men for their hearts, the girls for their
lovers; in reply to which / made the
answer with which this story commences,
and was put down by Bella Stanton,
who, | think, has small notion Of having
Otto interferred with.
"GirlsS Mr.. Martial is simply teasing
us, / have seer Nellie Middleton,
Last winter, Victor Mellen showed her
to me at church, and asked me if /
didn't think she was q sumner. /
told him if sumner meant pretty, no.
She has noparticular complexion BELLS
pink and white cheeks were her forte),
and / am sure she is stiff as q ramrod."
Sol contented myself with quoting
to Viva, Whom the gods wish to de-
strOy. thay first make mad
And Viva said, softly, Dear MIR.
Martial, is she really so very pleasing"
"She really is"
DO you like her?n
"Yes; 1 can't help it,
Why, is she so very beautiful?1
Not SO very beautiful; or, rather
that is not her chief attraction. She is
lively, but | think what makes her so
irresistible is her appropriateness"
Il don't understand"
NY dear child, Nellie Middleton is
not a coquette-a least, in the ordinary
acceptation of the term. She has an
exceeding desire to be liked, to be pet
ted; to be something more than q mere
acquaintance of those whom she
admires. She is a general favorite
among women, unless they chance to
pc Jealous of her-though she man
ages that, doubtless you Wilt be
able to tell better than Il; but with
men, she has the art Of finding
out the thing in which you especially
desire to shine, and appreciate
you IN that thing. For instance.
Keen little thing that she is, she
discovered what my wife don't know
yet, that | am not very proud of my
seriobling-think it, in fact. very poor
STUN indeed but ] like to be considered
y 9 man OF fine taste, and keen percep-
uons and sympathies. 1t didn't take
Melhe more than three times to find
saat' and she Is always appealing to
nose supposed qualities. / knew per-
.ectiy all the time she was playing with
me that it is only her way of making
herself agreeable that she isn't occupied
rnen away from me IN picturing to
herself all my good and winning quail
n'es; and yet | like it. When she
Z looking at me in her soft appeal
az way she can twist me around her
siyia gave a little sigh.
noon p =
les she wall be here at suppe.e
Notwithstanding Indignation, and
peosss'asaons Of disbelief n Nellies
raner, think the girls were q little
Sr'sA' Bell truly looked superb her
sae golden hair and brilliant com