The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-06-10

JUST AFTER THE WAR
STORY OF TEIE SOUTH.
Written The Weekly Sentinel By Eleanor
Author Of
CHAPTER Y coNTISUED.

DIT d HtlS iiooi :, anu Dc.iS up SldiIs.
pretending she's taking !, befnre-din-
ner nap, but porting over novels |
know, to think of ali my troubles.
I've just received Il note from Ma
RE Louise Martyme, asking me to take
tea with her tonight, I'm to =. at
half past five, and take row first.
I'm just crazy to go, for Marie told
me :, secret the other day; it was that
she was engaged to It city fellow nam
ed Percy st. John, and that it was
splendid fun, as he sent her SO many
handsome presents, besides lots OF
candy and fruit, and she also said, if
l wanted to, l could get engaged to
her brother Pierre (used to be Peter
| wouldn't firt like Belle, but |
would like to have Il beau, to show
Archie | could have one
| don't know whether | can love
Pierre, but | can try, SO l told her,
Il reckon III be willing" and she
said, "when Percy St. John came down
she would have me up to tea, and we
could have lots of fun.
Pm the only girl in town she in
vites, and l think its a great compli-
ment. Archie says, Its because you're
the only one she can stuff with her
foreign stories"
Well-here's the note, and | know
I'm to go through Purgatory to get
there, ior mother does not seem will
ing for me to 90 to see anybody but
Kitty Newcome, and she lives eight
miles III the country, SO [ don't often
get a chance to 90 there.
Mother says, I'll get airy if / 90
with grown girls. Marie is only siN
teen, but she calls her grown, because
she's quit school, but | don't want to
go with babies, like Kitty.
I'm going to wait until dinner time
to ask mothers permission, because
Jack and Jamie will help me out.
Well told her about the note,
Just as We sat down to the table, and
she looked very serious, while father
said grace, then, when he finished she
said, are you very anxious to 60
knowing my objections :"
THAT l am" | replied, as Archie
came in, late as usual, and took his
seat, opposite, and seeing me look like
a thunder-cloud, Immediately wanted
to know "what was up?'
OF course Belle explained; she al
ways does where I'm concerned, as if
| was her property, and of course he,
as usual, opposed.
"Ma, Priscilla is as fast as she can
be now he said, "and its all owing to
her going with that stuck up French
doll"
He'd be glad enough to go with
her. if her father would let him. [
said, and that thrust, struck him in a
sore place, for he wrote to call ON her,
and her father made her excue her
self, and told her he was too wild, but
L reckon he wouldn't have thought it
if our father had been rich. You see
Archie is right fascinating to girls
and suppose Mr.. Martyne was afraid
she might fancy the poor fellow.
Archie kept quiet for little while,
after that fling, and father, and moth
er got started on another subject, but
| wasn't to be put off in that way, for
| had to fix something to wear, so |
brought the conversation back again,
and this time Jamie came to my aid,
and said.
Mother she doesn't have very
much pleasure, and | suppose she
finds this one, so let her go, and she'll
promise not to let Miss Mary put any
French notions into our little Ameri-
can head, won't you little sister,
Somehow Jmaie always puts people
in good humors; things seem brighter
when he's around, he sets them all
right
OF course would promise Jamie
anything, and try to keep it too. One
couldn't help being obliging to him,
he measures out so much kindness to
others, and do believe that people
generally get in return the measure
they give.
! saw that mother was coming
around, and just then Jack, who is al
ways the first that finishes, and always
busy, so that he must be excused,
jumped up, and going around to her
chair, fling both arms around her
neck, gave her laundering kiss =;
bror ght his merry brown eyes right
close up to hers, and whispered some
thing that made her laugh, and away
he scampered out of the room, fling
ing kiss with his hand, at her, from
the door, and giving me knowing
wink. I knew then had carried the
day, and could go, before mother said.
"Well daughter, suppose we will
let you go Gather is always included,
but mother bosses) as you are SO anx-
ious, but come home early; Jamie
will come after you, and be ready to
return with him." that sort of spoiled
my plans, but / was glad to get off
under any promise, so bounced up
to her, almost up-setting the table, as
| tried to get to her, to repay her with
hrrS and Liccac for bor crrast bind