The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1886-03-11
MOLLIE DARLING.
Il know not if fortune be tickle or friend,
Or if time on your memory wears,

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Or if time on your memory wears,
/ know that love you wherever you roam
And remember you. love, in my prayers
A gay voice singing these lines wakes
me from a day dream, and a few min
utes later Mollie Tracy, my dearest
friend, rushes in and completely rouses
me by promiscuous shaking and pull
ing around the room.
''Lall, do believe you were asleep,
you lazy girl, wake up" she exclaims,
as she gives me a final twirl.
"Mollie, why don't you behave your
self and not act like a savage?' | reply,
little indignant at my rough treat
ment
Mollie's only answer to this is to
gtaher up her skirts and begin to waltz
around me, as she gaily sings See
Saw"
Unable to get her down to serious
mood | retreat to the window and stand
in armed neutrality, while Mollie con-
tinues her waltzing, apparently taking
no notice of me-
My woman's curiosity is aroused, for
/ know it must be something unusual
thai brings Mollie out such day as this.
What can it be? Mollie still continues
dancing, only she is polkaing, and be-
gins to sing the song which of all songs
/ most detest:
Il wish had some one to love me,
And some one to call me his dear"
Il wish you would act like person
with common sense, and tell me what
you came out this stormy day for.
Mollie, what is it?' l wind up desper-
ately.
Il don't believe I'll tell you, you don't
deserve it, she says, standing in the
middle of the room and eyeing me in a
seeming serious manner.
'Lall, what goose you are to get
angry at me and then allow your curl
osity to overcome it," she cries, with a
gay laugh, and crossing the room fondly
puts her arms around me.
''Well, Mollie, you know you've never
had as much to try your temper as l
have l reply.
No says Mollie, solemnly, I've
never been in love and never had a
beau" Thereupon we both laugh. /
am an engaged young lady and my
friends never lose an opportunity to twit
me upon that subject.
Il wonder if | shall ever fall in love" :"
continues Mollie, Il don't think there
are any men around here worthy falling
in love with, except Tom Graham and
you have the advantage in that quar-
ter
Il haven't doubt but l will see you
in slough of despond over some love
affair yet. But what is it you came to
tellP"
Il declare, l almost forgot to disclose
my wonderful plan. A week from to-
morrow is Bob's birthday and ] thought
it would be a glorious thing to have
theatricals in the evening. The boys
could arrange a stage in the billiard
room, and we could invite the Murrays,
Thompsons, Keenans and Duvoys, and
as to our costumes, we can make them
from our old dresses, only what could
we play, can't think of anything. You
decide that part"
We decide what we will play and who
is to take part. Moliie, her three
brothers and myself are to be the act
OrS.
We talked for another half-hour over
the plan, and then Mollie departed to
give her invitations. During this talk
we decided to extend an extra invitation
to Geneveive Mcintyre, who IS the ac-
knowledged beauty of our rural district
She is a tall blonde, with the bluest of
eyes and yellowest of hair and carries
herself in way that impresseS a person
that she has an idea that the world and
its inhabitants We're made for her espec-
ial use and enjoyment. She is not al all
popular amongst the girls, but the men
admire her very much. Hi, hoi-pretty
faces do sometimes attract men-yet
often they find nothing behind the pretty
face.
Now our object in asking Geneveive
Mcintyre to our theatrical party is mere
curiosity. There are ominous whispers
among the girls that a certain New York
gentleman is very much interested in
her. Some declare there is actually an
engagement and that he is coming next
week to bring the engagement ring.
Mollie and | wish to be the first to see
this wonderful Adonis, for, of course,
rumor reports him as being the handsom-
est of men.
If Geneveive comes he will undoubted-
" escort her and we will have an oppor-
tunity to view him from the sole of his
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GerSn.
Time flies quickly, Mollie and have
our hands full arranging costumes and
scenery and bossing the boys about
during the work necessary for the erec-
ton of the stage and its accessories.
AT length the eventful night arrives,
and with it the expected guests. with
the exception of ''our BELLE and her es-
cort.
Mollie is wild to see him and does not
look as demure behind the scenes as she
necessarily soon will in front Her plain
servants dress and white mob cap look
out of place on person of such extreme
| visibility, for Mollie has done nothing
but laugh and perform wild freaks the
entire evening.
Il wonder if they are really coming.
| believe I'll 60 down and wait in the
hall for them, so that can have good
peep, she exclaims at last. No sooner
said than done, and Mollie disappears
from the green-Toom, only to re-appeaI