The Opelousas courier., 1886-10-30
BY

There were sharp words that morning
and not at all creditable to the youn
members of the family.
Glenn held out his cup and sauce
both of which had been duly palnte,
and baked, until they looked dull
antique-held them out across the shor
way of the table to his sister.
Another sip of coffee, if you please
Helly," he said. "And see here, Helly
don't look at the sugar you put in il.
VIVA are you talking aboutw de
manded his sister, testify. She wa
suspicious of some covert unpleasantnes
in the quiet words. what do vo1
mean2 Why shouldn't / look at tn
sugar2"
Because" said the non-committai
Glenn.
"Because what?" Helly asked. with
some asperity. "Why don't you tell me-
Why shouldn't I look at your sugarfn
Because you might change it into
something sour"
"What a rich jokei !" she said, turning
up her nose, with all her other features
pinched. ''You just the same as didn't
get up at all this morning. It's nearly
eleven O'Clock And now I have to sit
here and pour your coffee, when / prom
lsed the girls that I'd help decorate the
hall for the festival"
why didn't you tell me this sooner?i
Glenn said, deliberately slipping his
"What good would forty feelings have
dones' Helly snapped. II should have
had to wait and get your coffee all the
same. You would have gone on with
yonr morning mapping. Mamma lust
makes a baby of you! She pets YOU till
you can't sit up. film not up at family
breakfast, | have to take lust ANYTHING I
can find about the pantry, while you can
sleep TIL eleven, and get up to fresh coli
zee and hot quail and wafies, and every-
thing nice, and | have to stay and watch
you cat, you great baby! Mamma won't
let me stir out of this house till Won are
Dreakfasted. You t~yrannize over me
through mamma
She paused, but when Glenn made nd
reply, continued. II wouldn't mind it IL
you worked at night, like railroad men
and telegraph boys and night editors and
But youdon't do d lick of work,
night or day. You just sit up with that
girl Of yours, / know
Glenn looked at her in a solemn way
but said nothing.
- wish you were goingto get married
70 her right away" Helly went on. ..But
I'd pity your wifem
AS Glenn was l%eisurely folding his nap-
lkin, their cousin Betty, entered. IN 1
rushing way, er..ing out:
lis this the way you help decorate the
nahf You promised to come for me by
O'Clock. I've waited and waited and
waited. Sister AIMS been out to the
gate forty times to see if You were conf
ing, and she's been TO the east window
tWIce forty times. ITS q fact. I've lust
haunted that window, 80 that mother
couldn't see to sew, because / was in het
light all the time, and she seeded ms
i. And all u folks got vexed at
and called ne a tilgct. and it's all
IN your account, Helly, AZ / think it's
! shame for you
n think it's q shame for O to chat
Ter at this ratep interrupted the irriE
'ated Helly. Fetty's talk teased her like
pm prIeklngs on an already nettled SUR
ace. Tou always were q rattle bog
gu can talk longer without saving any4
hing than any one / ever knew"
At this Betty's face flushed in sudden
esentmeGt.
Come, Helly, you're carrying things
90 lar said Glena. ssDon't let her
nde spec hes hurt ron, Retty.n
y don't mean to let them hurt me.
ways consider the source from which i
hing comes, answered Betty, poutina
+ Hclly and SIN ling at Glenn. ssf1U Cd
9 the hall, and tell the girls that Helly
: TOO cross for any s in the world
pat she'd wither the flowers if she were
9 try to help US make wrcaths. Come
=. Glennl You're g1ing nv way
q hooked herarm in his, and off they
farted, chatting and laughing as fthere
,asn't any teased Helly to care for.
heir ~nonchalant way made Helly mad
Beside, Petty should not have the
lst word.
4 am glad you're going HelIy NUT
req, land I hoe 9 you Il never come here
&QAtAs HHf# EMEH@HA3
Eetty paused and turned, Her face
AZ hot and flushed; her eyes bright.
aall take care not to come back until
Du ask me to come
Then you'll never come again, Il Helly
quickly, her temper rising every
oment.
why, HelIym Glenn demonstrated.
You forget yourself.
mo. I do not forget myself she
interposed.
s.loa owe BETTY an apology Glenn
,ntinued.
Then / owe something that TIL never
y Helly retorted, with promptness
But 1 do not owe her al apo.ogy. She
res me an apology. !
I'm sure I've nothing til apologizel |
I Betty said, tossing her head. 1.-THE !,
ea Of my apologizing, when she has i
saylng such rude thingsl Come
Glennln
Ifelly heard the front door close On i
hnt her seat at the table for
aae minutes at there BREATHING hard. I
! heart swollen, her lips tight her nos i
In wldened and trembling
lust then HeIly's aTn1 dropned III. i \
81 good soul TO Whem Helly conffdeda
srythlngs 10 her Helly told her story. 4