Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-12-26


loud.
"But the women folks can soon
straighten that out, and the child's !
as pretty as picture"
So also thought the Hon. Mr.. Nor
ris, who, to Carrie'sveXation, on be-
ing told by her that the young lady
in white was cousin, who had ar
rived most inopportunely from Kan
sas, had exclaimed:
"From Kansas! How delighted
am. That is the State of all others
am most interested in seeing. l am
going out there in the spring"
eff all the Kansas ladies have so
wonderful a complexion as your
cousin, that is another reason for
visiting the region, Pray, present
me to her, will you? ! should like
to ask her many questions. Perhaps,
an" he stammered, with the curl
Gus mixture of diffidence and audaci-
ty one so often sees in Englishmen,
perhaps your mother will be so very
good as to let me have the pleasure
of sitting by her side at dinner-that
is, ifitwill not disarrange your plans"
81 am quite sure mamma will not
relinquish the pleasure ofhaving you
chiefly to herself at dinner" quickly
responded Carrie, her heart full of an
ger and modification.
Nevertheless, several times in the
course of the dinner, Mr.. Morris
heard the shrill voice, and thought to
himself:
"What a pity the American voice
is so high pitched"
When the gentlemen joined the
ladies in the drawing room, Mr.. Nor
ris looked eagerly for the Kansas
, cousin. Not seeing her he accosted
Mrs. Bent with true English bluff
ness:
, 81 don't see your niece from Kan
= sas; hope she has not gone; was
= counting on talking with her all the
rest of the evening""
With mingled resentment and con-
J fusion Mrs. Bent replied:
"My niece went up stairs immedi-
| ately after dinner"
In truth, Mrs. Bent was in a state
: of nervous bewilderment. Without
for moment suspecting the real rea-
5 son of Pinkie's withdrawal, she had
} perceived that the girl was greatly
Y moved as she came swiftly to her
when they were entering the draw
4 ing room.
/ "Aunt, l must ask you to excuse
me. | am going upstairs to change
h my dress. | was not dressed as ]
J, should have BEEN"
"Never mind, child, never mind
o Pinkie was gone.
/. 1t did not take her long for her tC
a finish her transformation touches
k The dainty white surah silk, will
2. billowy reaches of white lace from
IL belt to hem, the soft clinging glove
J. to the shoulders, the opal bracelets
the white ostrich feather fan, til,
le whitesatin slippers-all were in readi
Is ness. But at last Pinkie's heart failet
st her.
l 1t was a shameful trick to play Of
IN them. shall cry; l know 1 shall
at and I'd rather die than cry befor
N that Englishman."
Mt At last she stole down slowly, hesi
tatingly. Black Ben caught sight {
lie her first, and reeled back with excite
n ment.
ce 1t was an unerring instinct whic
g. led Pinkie, on entering the drawing
n room, to glide swiftly to her uncle
m side, and putting both hands into hi
en- say:
e? "Dear Uncle Silas, won'tyoumak
he my peace with aunt, and ask you
ry friends here toforgive me for masqu
lr- rading at your dinner?"
ad Before she had half finished speal
ar- ing, the company had gathered clo'
around her.
lie 81 must say" began Mrs. Bent
us an angry tone.
of But Pinkie went on resulutely:
ms 81 could not resist the template
IN. to live up to the New Workers. id,
on of a Kansas girl, just for an hour
nd two. You know that / was exact
,m the sort of person you all expectt
to see from the West" She gathert
m. courage as she saw smiles. aye
has you all know it," embracing Il
We group in her appealing glance, "ar
we out West all know it. Then, fC
MT give me. You ask them to forgi'
els me, dear Uncle Silas, won't you