Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-01-08
AUNT JAMES ONLY OFFER.

out doubt, in fever of delight Slmp
" an event was about to happen,
which, through it may more than once
in woman's life, ON it's first happen
is especially fraught with excitement.
One Of the Misses Tibbs, the eldest,
Jennie, very pretty blonde oil y,
was about TO be married, and natural
ly the talk and thought all ran to
matters matrimonial.
The three Misses Tibbs we're very
busy. intensely So not really making
up the trOusseau, for that important
matter been intrusted TO the hand OF
Madame Lollip0p, the eminent modiste
of Fifth avenue and Twenty third
street, but in evolving the hundred
little nothings Chat arc supposed toap.
pertain to q wedding, and that must
IN the majority OF cases, emanate from
the home circle, or near it.
AT this employment the three uisses
were busy, assisted by their Aunt
Jane she was to everybody, even those
who conld not even claim 99th cous-
inship, though really, Aunt James
name was Hopkinson.
The three girls--Jennie, the eldest,
named after her.aunt; Josephine, the
second, aged 90 named after her
Uncle Joseph, and Maud, the baby, "
aged 10, and named after nobody, had
often discussed Aunt James charming
qualities and how pretty she must once
have been, but il had never occurred
TO them to think of why Aunt Jane,
still at the age Of so renamed a
maiden, with no apparent aspiration
toward changing that condition But
now, brought forth by what was soon
TO happen to one of the trio, every
thing that bore upon the subject came
prominently forward, and every ac-
guaintance of the female persuasion
became subject to discussion.
'Do you know said Josie, what
was the reason that TITLE Smith did
not marry John PENN
''NoW was Jcndie's response. I've
always wondered, out never knew"
"Ill tell you, 1t was because when
John went off, as he did after mis- en-
gagement, TO Chicago on business
and, of course, had to write Title let
ters for the first time she discovered
that not only he did not write good
grammar. but he did not know how
to use the capital letter, and so she
broke off the engagement You
know Title is very partic ular and !
teaches in public sceool
"Why, how absurd" said Jennie !
Il don't think my Tom is perfect in
his letters, butI love 'em and I'm as
glad to get em as though they were
classically correct | think it was q
fortunate escape for Mr. Penn.
so do /, said Maud I'm never
put on such nonsenscal airs as chat /
with anybody. You know I'm too /
infantile-so you all say--t0 think OF
getting married, and think so my
self, but can't help it ifal don't Ike /
every body that likes me. Now, you
know, you wanted me TO explain why /
ii was that | wouldn't come down .
stairs the other,evening, when young
Charles Keller called. Well, III tell +
you. 1t was because when he came
last Wednesday evening, just a week
ago to-day, he leaned back in his
chair against the wall, over IN that
corner, and he left that grease spot
that you see there from the back of
his head Now, girls. even If was
years older, ! wouldn't want anybody
coming to see me the CREASED bls hair
so as leave a spot on the new wall
paper
'Well, don't know, Maudie, but
what you may be right, 7 sand Jennie,
thOughtfullv, "but [ don't think T.
would send my Tom away for that
I'd try and clean The spot, and il
couldn't I'd show Il to him, and tell
him he must be careful the next
time
Aunt Jane, said Jennie, impa-
tiently, as if the idea had Just reached
her how was il you never married. y
Perhaps i. was because had no
offer said the old maid with
smile.
"Oh, that's impossible" said the
three Misses Tlbbs in chorus.
why impossible. my dear girlss
Everything IS possible, replied Miss
Hopkinson grayely.
Yes aunue, but | knew that YOU
had everything attractive about you
TO draw the best Of offers Mamma
says that you We're the most charming
girl she ever knew"
4Chi Aiesilllds NY ut3f, Is very
kind, but you must remember that She /
speaks with tn prejudice of a sister. {
and besides that woman does not .
look upon these things with the eve /
Of a man.
"Oh, but. auntie, | know for nv
self. | can see how very pretty YOU ]
have been, and | can see that YOU .
have not lost it yet. One can grow
gracefully old, aud keep all their good
looks to those who love them, even
though they be a little shaded by
age
!" Yes put in Josephine, " and /
there's one thing ordained by Provi-
dence on that point, which is that we
do not see those we are with every day
getting old We never notice age
creeping on them unless our attention /
IS particularly called TO it.
Il think that may be so in some
cases, said Aunt Jane, smiling, but ]
it could hardly be, girls. In your cases /