Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-06-28
AfRFf The BALL
by Mary G.. Preston. 4.

by Mary c. Preston. j
aI vas tired and bored last night, Lau-
"a I'm getting over my liking for socif-
- and first thing you know I'll turr. "
lid sNsa aid6ha &na hase ile bsreion
Of oar highly, cultivated civilization.
"You find Irritation pail on you then,
Nellie? Take MY WORD, you would be
irving your arts on the first tawny chlei
ys..xslapest. ino yeur island sf saw
ves. You want few more scalDs TO daf-
gxhSssss init Hszfgis kepxs serp'
Prev, what was wrong last nighD "a
The young s,,lfEHaf cousins ana 'le
frosty light u winter day shot Y
through the plate-glass windows and idi
softly upon then. as they sat in Laufa
More's bou6oir. Il.
Nellie Lee was fair, sparkling girl Sf
oo ber life had. known nothing but luz
rry M fulkffed desire; she hadbeeir
given freely Of ,the, r0Ses Of hte' and llc
harsh wind 1Iad been Allowed to touch
Vher slsise sirlish brow yhar,h ,hnne'was y
diiant citslshnt she1vss spending y'e
winter with her cousin; and in the two
months which had passed since hei COM
ING she had seemed TO find her chief de-
light in making mems hearts soften un7
der her sunny smile; and keeping her
drlish carelessness, she had often been
tod with bitterness, IN the accusint voice
that she was heartless, and took the
hearts, that men laid at her. feet s. as anus,
Ing playthings.
Laura Noe was mot at all like her
Young relatiYe. Her eyes were DARK ans'
naughty, with touch of sadness in them
.sliSysq3 past pyevyh& bSN was
slMMIhtkri; her "a Ops pfdh anSiwtet
often took a slight, sad droop, as though
her life had known a time when they had
quiyered with somei mighty pain. Nc
airt.men called her; no .heartless, butter
Ay trifier, but noble woman, who's
sssHIidvsr icOSid7 FgsaE hiaihss4 70 h9'
friend.
t.'sNsilie,sttightsf face was shsdowed by I
very pretty frowh As she tapped her slip
,.pesea notion thea fenlG while replylni
" her cousiRudA yaA uc
al mean IL" she said :: sly. I'm tire5
of society-the sccfct % 'aenl ownp
useatxliksits bpt 10y a. ypa say
pals upon me. Pm tired OF having
ante WIEN I want - yaN ,'uf dhpb
giving . reproachful glance, wheh1 ! wan
atobex sone idiots -eassl = Its MI a bore
Laura Dead Sea fruit, my cousin, .'Pn
!, weary, ofiusane speeches and stupid com
plimen,s and tender .hand-claps,Pla9 +
"a sad condition for the belle Of las
niebt'to own to this morning, Nellie,
Laura replied with a slow smile. II an
ifally eorRiAceddlAR something has hap
pened at which you are put out. D'
Egbert Lerne firt with some other pref
ty girl, and do you object to being trea'
ed as you treat othersf'l ipea' .-,'a =
~ Nellie gave her fair head an in,patier
toss. - . q .ss .,,H sdf & r,is4
~Epbert Lorne may fling his perfe
tions in the East river, and wouldn
care" she said. ..5
~Did Elmer Gray fail to lay his hon
age at 50 fair shrine, cousinT
"Elmer Gray made perfect fool
himself az usual" was the ungracio'
answer.
- swas it vane Brahdon who fell sho
thenP Did he not ask rpsebud fro
your bouquet, which he coY N1a& ov
in your absence dear? 1t vas 700 bad
biuAy.sisksg9oD yi1oar1Ot
"Really, LAURA, one would think Y
moesins naa 1ss@ lIsJ Htbe EglGsWI y
use his own words; sn6f gaYe hipA l91
" budl / wish now ~ ~
was angry at theRMEd0le1 -
s5ssYou shnSsdsyour temper ia - nm,
ual Yay.NelAie,g II uLsura sanghed. :.
your anger alwaysso good natured2"
But Nellie's pout was decided thi
now, and her slim fwks bestAs ! !
too on the fender which would not ha
disgraeea asscuth Sea Islander. b g
@nwsssrngry at ysne Brandon5s S
said, trailing an amount of scssn OF
the name. 81 couldn't become angry
him-he's too stupid. 1t was at-well
mightask9A zen you, at Jackp' X
s"HsSIGck been rude, Nellie?" La
uestioned, in a perfectly indiffert
voice, although her cousins pretty