St. Landry democrat., 1885-10-31
yOUTHs' DEPARTMENT.
a EuNNY AUNT.


Not q "Dried-up Fussy Olo ah
some of Roses School Friends Hsd Anh-
agined She Might Be-
Gan aunt of ours from India IS COM
ing to stay with us.
'.From India! Oh Rose, how perfect
" delightful and the girls hocked
around their pretty schoolfellow' al ex-.
element and curiosity.
s.What lovely things she will bring
YOU! | wish were in your place.
as she young and pretty, RoseP Or
is she kind, jolly, rich old aunty, who
will doat on her nepheWs and nleees'
and perhaps carry one OF them back 70
India with her?' ;,
~ am not quite sure about her age, "
replied the young girl. you see
erandna been married three times,
and there are three families of children.
1t mixes things up so! | asked papa
last night, and he said she WASH gerry
DID,
..Oh well, that means she isn't very
young, forty perhaps. Rose, you'll be
in clover! Girls, just think OF the India
muslins, and the beads, and the dear
curious old boxes and things!"
..And the stories, the wonderful
stories she'll have to tell her!'' broke
in Gerty Cartwright Il should care
most for that.
''Rose, you'll ask US in to see her!
| OF course we don't mean all at once. y
.tYes indeed, I want you all to know
ber and as she is to be with us year,
there IL be plenty of time for her to get
acquainted with everybody. She's had
a fever, and it left her very delicate.
The doctor said she must have an en-
tire change of climate, and that's the
reason she's coming to us. =
Does she travel alone?"
;" No. her aunt is coming with her,
one who has lived with them several
wears, and then they have friends on the
| steamer. Grandma couldn't leave on
account of grandpa, who's not very
well himself, just now.
He's lived in India, long time,
hasn't hep"
Oh, yes. He's nearly sixty. and
has spent half his life there. But there
goes the bell!''
50 Funny, that Rose don't know more
about this aunt that's coming! whis-
pered one of the girls to another, as
they followed her in.
g Well, there's reason for l.. I've
heard that General Bellamy, who's g
very determined old gentleman, didn't
like his sons marrying an American
Girl. There was no intercourse between
them for years. But two years ago,
when Roses little brother died, Mr..
Bellamy wrote to his father. He an
swered and a reconciliation took place. .
We'll, hope Roses aunt Won
turn out as determined a customer az
her father. Somehow begin to imagine
her as dried-up, fussy old thing, al
ways in a worry about her health, anc
ready to order everybody around. Ant
if that's so, I shan't envy Rose, an.
more, | assure you. !"
Over three weeks had passed, ant
still Roses ''aunt from India was the
general subject of conversation in tn
school. India, that far-away, en-
chanted country, any one who cam
from there was sure to be invested witt
romance, no matter how dry and pro
sale the person might turn out to be
And there was a mystery about the ex
pected stranger that piqued their cur
Osity. She was called 'tAunt Marion,
and was not gerry old; that was all tn
information they could CLEAN tror
; Rose.
, At last news came that the steame
was in, and that Mr.. and Mrs. Bellam
) had gone to meet their guests. Grea
was the excitement in the school, an
the moment Rose appeared next morr
: ing, she was overwhelmed with ques
Y tons
5 What does she look like, Rose?"
t How old is sheP''
: a. Is she at all what you expected
and do you find her real jolly an
Q kind?'
d She isn't like anything expected,
:. said Rose, laughing. ssBut I shan
n tell another word, except that she
d very sweet, and that I just love h
already. Tomorrow she's coming
g visit the school, and you shall all ST
! her and be introduced to her.
Y Oh, Rose, how splendid! But won
e you just tell US how she 1ooksp"
Z No! persisted Rose, stoutly. ssB1
look at this bracelet-isn't it pretty
l Aunty brought it to me. .
le Oh, what beauty! Girls, look
Z the dear little bangles. .
% 'HoW nice it is to have an aunt fro
70 India! Rose we can't wait till to-mo
&c row to know what she looks like -
IS well, you'll haze to wait, !" sa
o. Rose, and not another word could TIN
10 get from her on the subject.
s The next day was bright and plea
IN ant, and the girls fiocked early
y school all agog to see the myster1o
II stranger.
g 1t wanted some minutes of the tin
ne for onaninp Misc HortyvoiI who