Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-03

selves, and dress In bags that haven't any hang.
or ht or anything. l can't imagine. Mommer
would drag me about everywhere to improve
my mind. she said. She has mania for meas
urements and calculations and one day she was
calculating the dimensions of the Great Pyra-
mid. and said, LORD, mommer you must
have been evolved from a measuring-wor m."
She didn't like it one bit, but think she ought
knowledge
was so broken-hearted took up Hebrew.
anu u most blinded me. How people could
ever have talked in such language!
Wen, one day | was in the steamboat on the
lake. and was looking over my account book
Pepper always makes such point Of my keep
Ing accounts. because he says it teaches me the
value OF money, but no one ever knew the value
OF money better than / do. / had Gigi with
me, and it's awfully expensive boarding with a
DOG; and then the servants are always so grasp
ing. l declare they're just like those horrid
daughters of the horse-leech that said, ''GiveI
give! though why the daughters were bit
worse than the sons 1 never could see, only
people are always sandering women.
Somehow or other | never can get nv
lars couldn't account for. SO just put them
down to charity" because ''sundries" has
such an unbusnesslike look, though to tell
the truth, I'd only given ten cents TO an organ
grinder
was so hard at work never noticed that I'd
been taken ever SO far past where ought to
nave got out so [ just stepped out at the next
stopping place, and waited for another boat to
take me back. 1t was quite pretty spot. with
trees and things. and sort of cave not far off:
and | sat and sat, and gazed at the beauties of
nature till was most starved All at once
heard noise behind me- and looked around.
and there was Fred coming out of the cave.
thought for a moment maybe remorse had
driven him to retire from the world and be a
hermit. Wouldn't that have been romantic?
| glanced at him very haughtily, but he began
right away: "Miss Cassidy-oh Mariei don't
let US make ourselves miserable by keeping this
up!"
''Who's miserable?" I inquired. :'Speak for
yourself Fred-I mean Mr.. Delbert"
hOrrd. unfeeiing twinkle came into his eve,
and he said. 'Do you remember Miss Stone
henge ?"
'oh, yes" said I. Jelly. "she had such long
nose!
she has it still"
Don't jest on such subject, II you please, "
l said
''Well, said Fred, 81 admit that it is a serious
one The point is that she was married last
week TO Professor of Sanskrit."
81 suppose she's refused you I said: s'and
you've come to me to be consOled''
Then he said lot Of absurd things won't
repeat; and told him how | thought he'd gone
to see Pamela that evening. 1t turned out that
the poor boy had come back sick with maarial
fever, and wasn't able to leave the house; aud
A'N" Hau uiOpptu III anu DOIfOWeQ lib
umbrella
But that doesn't explain your not answering
my note" said.
"You see, when 1t came I was very sick at
my rooms, and there wasn't soul to do any,
thing for me but an old man with wig"
well, did his wig prevent you from writing
to meY' 1 asked; for l can be very sarcastic
when / feel like it.
"Of course not; but was too sick even to
raise my head. As soon as l could stand,
rushed around to see you; but you had gone.
Delie Jones told me you had gone to Chautau-
qua; 30 | followed you, and here l app''
well" l said, very sternly. "In forgive you
this time, Fred: but you've treated me very
hasn't sher' - -
''Shockinglv." he said.
So we We're married, and came south for a
wedding journey; and ooh! there's Fred It's
time to start. Amt he darlin? Do tell me
is my bang all right? Thanks, ever SO much
By-by.