The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-08-07
AUNT WINNIFRED'S RECIPE.

Polaris in n. Y. Observer.
| "Aunt IS1nnifrcd. many more
daye like this will drive me
wild. Everything has gone wrong
from begiGning 20 end, and if this
kind of life is t. go on ! shall grow
gray and wrinkied before ! am
eighteen !"
Aud there were actually two deep
furrOws between Bette Orton's
pretty brown eyes, which the ruddy
freight OF Aunt Winnifredfs cheer
ful open fire made only the more
conspicuous.
Aunt Winniircd was one of those
rare women whom a life of great
trial had sweetencd, and whose
restlul calm of manner and loving
healt attracted the confidence OF
every one who knew her. Ot all
the girls III Stafford, who loved to
call her "Aunt Winnifred," none
came to her tor help aud advice so
often as Bette Orion, upon whose
shoulders her mothers death, five
years before, had thrown the care
OF large household.
Bettie's home WAS only two doors
from Aunt Winnifrcd's cosy cot
tage, aud on this special evening
she gladly seized hGr liISL Oppor.
tnnity for chat with her ever. sym.
pathizing old friend.
"Why, what has gone so wrong
with my Bette, to-day Z" said Aunt
Winnifred.
"Well, IN the first place." re.
spOnded Bette, "breakfaSt was
late again as usual, which frctted |
papa and worried me so that we
talked about it most of breakfast
time. Then l had to superintend
u stupid dIess-maker all day, which
always worries mo dreadfully. She
cut my sleeves too short, aud when
she saw l was annoyed, grew so
nervous she made witchwOrk of
everything. And what should papa
10 but bring strange gentleman
Iome to dinner, which diddn't hap
zen to be "a very good Que, aud that
Worried NE. To cap the climax, an
important letter which | have been
every mail didn't como
o day, eitherl So, here l am,
Aunt Winnifred, and want sou to
comfort me-"
"Ah, Bette" said Aunt WInni.
rel, al see yOu are becoming too
Vell acquainted with an old enemy
4 mine whom 1 managed to drop {
Dng ago."
Bette looked mysti0od, as well :
he might.
"You like to guess riddles" con. 9
inued Aunt Wiunifred. snow 0
ness this. This old woman whom '
dOnOt want you to know, tries her
est to be intimate with everybody. s
he generally succeeds better with t
omen than men, aud with older l
ather than with young people. l il
anROt bear to see her acquire any 1
Ihuence over young girl like b
on, for though she disgnises her u
1T at first, little by little she gets n
stronger hold over one till her
ctim's whole life is made wretch @
l. She is particularly fond of ii
srvous or sick people, but she IN. Il
herself with strong ones b
so. Nothing rejoices her so much W
an unexpected and unfortunate cl
'ent OF auy kind. Her friends
come gray and wrinkled long ni
fore they ought to, aud, 10 short, W
e's a person TO be avoided, to be to
nght away inch by inch. Have pl
n guessed her namei Its Dame 10
orryl ~
Bette smiled. She always en-. be
red Amt WinnifredFs quaint nc
Iys Of putting things, be
isDo you see, Bettie,o continued
INT Winnifred, "if you once let as
Ime Worry get a firm hold on th
n, she viii, little by little, slowly, en-
rhapS, but surely, destroy your ho
nee OF mind just as this little to
me here will IN time consume ev
s large log. which ! have just thi
on the ire.' stT
sWell,0 . assented Bette, ggrant- WI
then that an beginning to be-
ne TOO well acquainted with sol
me Worry, how am l 10 get rid ha
herF SUI
Shall I tell you my own expert liti
.qg When I Was vour ace. Raj. hnl