The Opelousas courier., 1886-08-21
MIsMATCHED NOSES.

Miss Susan Van Antwerp would never
have bought that hat if it hadn't beer
for her nose. All her life she had been
accustomed to buying, not only her hats
but the rsst of her wardrobe, to suit tina
particular feature.
It was not a bad nose; in fact, it had
started out in life as a very amiable, in
offensive one; but Miss Van Antwerp
had early conceived the idea that it was
much too prominent. AS a girl she had
been mortified and Inundated by it. As
she grew older she accepted it defantly
and, at last, having thought SO much
about it, she was actually proud of it in
q scornful way.
All this had its effect upon the nose
and now it habitually wore an agreeable
Observation-Disclosures sort of an
expression.
Miss Van Antwerp's face was not a
lovely one. 1t was too much like her
character for that-both were strong. res
dilute, hard.
The only thing she had ever loved was
her nephew Fred. She had brought him
up from q baby. His little fat hands
had patted that defiant nose without a
symptom of fear, and the whole strength
of this lonely old woman's heart had
gone out to him as he grew from child
hood to manhood.
$50 #SsG~ q @Ig%aa @H$. NE
q course she meant to leave him all
her money; whom should she leave it to
but Fred2 She had looked forward to
his marrying and bringing his wife home,
and to an old age made bright by Fred's
children. But this was just where the
trouble came in. She wanted him to
marry Margaret steuben; she had picked
her out especially.
Marga.et was q nice girl of a good
old f.mily with plenty Of money. s'And
besides, = said Miss Van Antwerp, as she
summed her up to Fred one night, s.her
nose is o little like mine.n
Fred had laughed at this, and Miss
Van Antwerp fastened to modify it.
Mot much like mine,' she said;
only they won't look badly together
But in spite Of this and all her other
excellent reasons, Fred obstinately re-
fused to marry Margaret steuben.
Miss Van Antwerp was angry with
him, more angry than she had ever
been with Fred; but it was nothing to
her anger when she found that he was
engaged to and actually going to mar
~ Nellie Martin, "a miserable little
snub-nosed nobody
Ate. she had called her that Fred
rose, He looked very tall and white.
Every well, Aunt SUSAN he said,
we will not discuss the meter. I can
not have Miss Martin insulted even by
you. You have been very kind to me;
but unless you can think differently
about this we had better go our sepa-
tate way snow
.'Fredp' cried the old m in a
fury, ~ shall never think differently
and / will never forgive you if you
marry that-girll'
The dash would have been filed
with adjectives, but something in Fred's
face restrained her.
She had never meant it, poor old WON
an. She would have forgiven Fred any
thing. Was he not her dead sisters
child, an the only human being that
she really loveda But Fred had taken
Mt her word, and had gone sway.
Il was over a year ago that all this
happened, and Miss Van Antwerp's
nose had grown more and more bellige-
rent, and she was harder and harder to
suit in the matter of bonnets and hats.
She was trying to find one that pleased
her when my story opened. She had
tried on seventeen, and the obliging but
much fatigued salesman heard her say
with delight Of The eighteenth: - like
that; IL suits my nose.p
She turned round and round in front
M tho long mirror, holding mp d hand
glass and surveying herself.
eyes, I she said, decidedly: 81 like
that hat. You can send it up
1GsANTaN 2Aa4 1k IE1b bMt hlU1G, WEeH ~
young woman, plainly dressed, hurried
ii and walked rapidly ID the millinery
department. Going directly to the fore
woman, she said:
ss0h, Miss Allen, can You let me see
that brown bonnet that ! trimmed for
you yesterday / want i only for i mo-
ment.n
sWe have just sent il home, lam sor-
y 70 say. Old Miss Antwerp bought
ts0Id Miss Van Antwerp echoed
the younger woman. Aob, 4 am 50 sor-
ryl' she added, her lips trembling.
did you want itfor anything espec-
ial2'' inquired The forewonan, kindly.
sa'n sfraid, ] know II sounds perfect
ridiculous, but I'm afraid there's $40
bill q ny crown. You see, sie added,
hngsiadls my hhshand threw il down
n ~ wis gathering TIE crown
Lining knew aazst finish the hat, 80