Smyrna times., 1885-09-16
A Very Nice Pair.

A Very Nice Pair.
Miss Sousie set one slipper tip upon
the tenders edge, and leaned her bronze
curls against the mantel. She had
noted the elongatiOn of her guests aris.
tocratic visage, then turned to watch the
Goals fare and pale between the bars oi
the CRATE.
"DO you mean everythingP" gasped
Mrs. Deane. Lost everything?"
"Oh, my wardrobe and some jewelry
will be left, probably. am sorry to
part with the library"
" Library! You seem not at all to
realize your situation.
Oh, yes realize everything" said
the girl, careIessly. AFTER selling the
house and all this" indicating by a
nonchalant motion, her luxurious sur.
roundings- there will be enough to
settle my accounts and rent country
house somewhere.
MY dear girl, what will you do, with
your delicate, fastidious training, in a
country house"
g Bury it and train myself better.
cooked breakfast this morning to
begin
Mrs. Deane arched her fine brows in
patrician protest
But your sister, Mrs. Trenton !;
surely she might provide for your"
g Poor Nellie!" said Sousie. "She
has lost too. We will creep into obscur-
ity together"
Oh, don't mention obscurity," with
a graceful motion that seemed to obliter-
ate the disagreeable word. "You have
so many friends-they would miss you
so much"
True" said Sousie, "but they
might find me embarrassing In O calico
dress and soliciting employment
Then You have planned, D." faltered her
guest, "how you are TOTO live ?"
minus servants, salmon and silk, 4"
with a light laugh. Fortunately we
have moderate appetites, and for neces-
saries l can decorate placques or some
thing"
Mrs. Deane rose. There was a faint
jingle from the jet fringe on her velvet
dress. The diamonds in her ears
twinkled Oppressively. She sent q
speculative glance around the room.
If you really contemplate sale of
all your pretty trifes 1 will assist in
purchasing"
How gOOdyou are !" said Miss Sousie,
with beautiful sarcasm in her eyes.
And you paint so sweetly, no doubt
you will find an easy career as artist. 1
shall be charmed to introduce my
friends when they have orders"
"HOw good you are /" repeated the
girl.
"GOod-by. I am so sorry you are
going away from us into the country"
Then Mrs. Deane withdrew the velvet
and jet and diamonds.
"Well? came merrily from an ante
room How did she bear it? Did
she weep and say 'entreat me not to
leave thee P Did she beg to be your
sister and mOtheT-in-law and banker?"
1--WE could go to Strawberry Hill
tomorrow Nellie, said Sousie, with
her eyes on the fire again.
We could embark for Feegee land
tomorrow but whether we will-'ay,
there is the rub =" And Mrs. Nellie
came in and knelt to rake the fire.
1t is untenanted this year, and in
tolerable repair" continued Sousie,
musingly.
" remember spending a week in that
fair cottage once, years ago, said Mrs
Nellie, as she sat down on her heels and
ratified the poker upon the fender re-
fectively. "'Twas in a bleak Decem-
Der the walls loomed out of mist and
persimmOn trees within, the doors
creaked, the ceilings were stunted, the
windows shook as if with continual ague,
the fireplaces yawned far and howled
for wood, and it was given them in cords
of hickory, pine and oak but soon it
was all no more. and yet warmth came
not except in fushes upon my phiz"
Eyes" admitted Sousie, cOmplacent-
ly. 1T is the poorest respectable place
can think of.
"Why not find cheap boardingY"
"But what dreadful people we might
meet"
Well, We can have curtains and one
stove, suppose, said Mrs Nellie, with
a sigh of surrender,
In the kitchen, yes aud we will 90
tomorrow, please. do not want to
meet every one"
" Every one" repeated the pretty
little widow, demurely, defined, any
one-some one-him. always was
bright at grammar"
81 confess only this" said Sousie.
with sudden glow on her face. "I
I'm afraid of becoming cynical.
Mrs Nellie plunged her poker deep
in the Goals aud looked serious.
Have you no faith in-' every one pc
she asked.
" Tonight will show ifit is deserved
said Sousie, turning away.
Is that quite fair2 Mrs. Deana
may not impart her news at once. or ba
may not be at home"
" He was to call to NIGHT"
"Oh-h-h
Mrs. Nellie looked wise.
did not want TO wait until