Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-11-10
PlNKlES REVENGE
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What pcff,c, shame that she
20, here to-day

W NAt lffitlt HuAlh' f"A' wv
~, here to-day
"Sh-Sh-. she might hear yoa
"Non.ensc She is down 10 The re-
cep,.on room. don't suppose u she is
ffom che backwooi.. .hc ha' 20 ears
that can hear through doors.
"Gf,.. ! am ashamed oi you. Hos
can yol be- ,o unfecling toward your o"n
COUSIN
81 don't care. mamma, 'he i' safe 90
be awkward and do~dy. How can Ne
have hsr a. ihe dinner table tonight ?
shall die of mor'iacaiioa 90 have % in
iroducs hcr % Mf Nom. a. our cousin.
Perhaps ,he will BE- ioo tired % come
doan % dinner after such long f.ie.
Iisa little awkwafd 90 ADJ another 20
a 80 dinner party
"Oh mamma, bles' yoa for The
thought Noa can Tell her ihA, she j.
,oo ufcd. You caa arrange ii ] kno~
"Weu. IN tfy."
These wefc the sentences that fell on
the ear. u Priscilla Ben, a. she at alone.
waiting 10 see the Aun, and cousins whom
.he had come ail the way from kansas 20
New York 20 visit. ~ whose welcome she
f,li a. .ufe a. Il .he bal kno~n them all
her hf. i, was by blander of the
servant that shc bad been shown direct
ly UP stair, iaio the dfa~ins room, Which
communicated by folding doors With the
room where were sitting mother and
daughters
"P.ak.e' What name continued
iho IRE, speaker. "Who ever heard Of
such a name. eNcep, ior dog
Her name /, Priscilla, replied the
mother. "bai Pink.e was given 20 her by
her father. when she VAS a liiile gi'l' on
account of her pink cheeks.
"Wel. ~ill call her Priscilla
"And too.
your father will no, Ike o., said
Mr. Bent. "Bai We nus, - down.
4 swii, rush Of three women down the
staircase. three load cSclAmA,ioas Of DIS
may ., the sight Of the empty reception
room. looks Of iismay and smo'hered
whisper Of yexaiion.
"ilow stupid of Ben ID You sup
pose ,he heard
These were the next scenes IN the
ssift little drama which here began 80
inau.piciou.ly under Mr. Silas Bsnts
roof lhi. morning. And next TO these
followed one which seemed almos, a JUS
tifcAiion q al that the Misses Ben, had
sAid 10 regard 10 their cousin. Slowly
rising - her feet. grasping her umbrella
firmly in her lei, hand, rose a tall, an
exceedingly tall, young woman, who ex-
claimed IN a nasal voice "Well. ! Vas
Jest a.comin' to look ye up. ! didnt
know a. that fine black gentleman o
yourn had condescended 70 let you know
| was here. I'm most tired 10 death, ]
tell you four days an four nights IN the
car. i enough 10 kill an OK. Ba, III be
all right soon's get my coffee. reckon
breakfasts all cleared away by this time,
bat don't want much. oaly cup Of
coffee. II the cook hahn; thrown !, ou'.
I'm real glad 10 see you. | spose uncle
70, my letter. didn', he," And Pausing
IN her bfea,hle.s speech. pretty Priscilla
Ben, looked sheepishly into the faces Of
her equally shAme.faced relatives. II
they bad no, been too gail,ily disturbed
in their own minds Of fears Of having
been overheard in their inhosPiiable COM
men,s, they might have detected strange
look on their Kansas cousins face, a mix
,ure Of twinkle and terror. Bu, they
saw, heard nothing except wha, 30
thoroughly eouobora,ed their wor',
fears. Even Mrs. Ben, herself,
who had resolved beforehand to be
thoroughly kind TO the child Of her
husbands fayori,e brother, was thrown
of her balance, and in spite n herself,
the welcome she gave was cur, aud cool
Bet nothing appeared to daun, the
terrible Pinkie. Radiant good humor
shone in her face her tongue ran like a
elapper, and when the dinner party was
mentioned. Pinkie cried
"Nol much. Amt too tired. III
ia., bunk down and by six O'Clock Ill
be fresh a. rooster We don't often
get a chance to regular dinner party Ou,
in Emporis. and don, mean to miss one
,hi. winter say-shsll wear my very
bes,' I've read about the kind Of clothes
YOU New Yorker. wear to dinners. Bu,
i've got some A No. | gowns, tell you.
Now you jus, show me my room, and
I'll 20 s,raigh, to bed an stay there till
dinner time. You le, your black man
bring me up a ,ambIer Of milk, will you.
along about one o'clock, aud doughnut