St. Landry democrat., 1885-08-29
DAME WORRY" =.
Aunt Winnifred's Recipe for Get
ing Rid Of Her.

s.Aunt Winnifred! many more days
ike this will drive me wild. Every
thing has gone wrong from beginning
to end, and if this life is to go on shall
grow gray and wrinkled before am
sghteenr'
And there were actually two deep
burrows between Bette Orton's pretty
brown eyes, which the ruddy freight
of Aunt Winnifred's cheeful open fire
made only the more conspicuous.
Aunt Winnifred was one of those
rare women whom life of great trial
had sweetened and whose restful calm
of manner and loving heart at
tracte9 the confidence of every one
who knew her. Of all the girls in
Stafford, who loved to call her ''Aunt
Winnifred,' none came to her for help
and advice so often as Bette Orton
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 Winnifred's cosy cottage,
and on this special evening she gladly
seized the first opportunity for chat
with her ever sympathizing old friend.
''Why, what has gone so wrong with
my Bette to-day?" said Aunt Winni-
fred.
"Well, in the first place" responded
Bette, stbreakfast was late again as
usual, which fretted papa and worried
me so that we talked about it most of
breakfast-time. Then had to super
intend stupid dressmaker all day,
which always worries me dreadfully.
She cut my sleeves too short, and when
she saw I was annoyed, grew SO
nervous she made witchwork of every
thing. And what should papa do but
bring a strange gentleman home to
dinner, which didn't happen to be
very good one, and that worried me.
To cap the climax, an important letter
which I have been expecting every
mail, didn't come to-day either! So
here am. Aunt Winnifred, and want
you to comfort me.
''Ah, Bette" said Aunt Winnifred,
''I see you are becoming too well ac-
quainted with an old enemy of mine
whom / managed to drop long years
ago.
Bette looked mystifed, as well she
might.
"You like to guess riddles" contin-
ned Aunt Winnifred, ''noW guess this.
This old woman whom / do not want
you to know tries her best to be in
einate with everybody. She generally
succeeds better with women than men,
and with older rather than with young
people. I can not bear to see her ac-
quire any influence over a young girl
like you, for though she disguises her
self at first, little by little she gets
"a stronger hold over one till
her victims whole life is made
wretched. She is particularly
fond of nervous or sick peo-
pie, but she ingratiates herself with
strong ones also. Nothing rejoices her
80 much as an unexpected and unfOr-
tunate event of any kind. Her friends
become gray and wrinkled long before
they ought to, and, in short, she's
person to be avoided, to be fought
away inch by inch, Have you guessed
her name? It is Dame Worry?
Bette smiled. She always enjoyed
Aunt Winnifred's quaint ways of put
ting things.
'.Do you see, Bette, continued
Aunt Winnifred, stf you once let Dame
Worry get firm hold Of you she will.
little by little, slowly, perhaps, but
surely, destroy your peace OF mind
Just IS the little fame here will in time
ve0nsytroe fh;s laYOa lNp which have
Sust put on the fire. !"
WE'LL" assented Bette, granted
1hen that am beginning to become
TOO well acquainted with Dame Worry,
boW am to get rid Of her?"