The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1888-01-20

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leave r1e nothing TO do but spend money
How nice II must be for you You can live
just a. Bohemian life as you want to-"
~ don't think like a Bohemian life," said
Phoebe.
"Oh, do I've always wanted 20 be a
boot-back or an actress or wandering
poet"
when you have your beautiful homcw
beautiful cagel who wants TO be tied by
her foot 20 a perch!"
~ should love every stick and every blade
Of grass on my homestead exclaimed
PhGbe. at tears me up by the roots 10
change from one place to another. | should
think you would be go happy 20 have your
homo and all sorts of ties provided for YOU
No strain, no uncertainty, no half-wtted
brother depending on your undisciplined
brains
''Is your brother half-wittcdi How ammus-
ing ne must be. And it would be perfectly
delightful TO mo if did not know what was
coming tomorrow and the next day and the
next
"You wouldn't like" said Phmbc. forci
bly,, "to be logged by an evil fate, TO have
your best wishes crossed, TO run like fugi-
tive through the world
Eyes, ! should. said Miss Fawcctt," watch
ing her with interest. al should dote on it.
There would be some variety in that.
could come out character instead Of IA tuft
of swansdowu- Cupid calls me-
"And when you turned on this evil to fight
it, suppose you had to fight, knowing it was
part OF you and you were part Of it-and you
never could get away from it'n
"That's rather mixed. But one thing do
SEQ clearly. You and | are in the wrong
skins. You ought TO be me and ought to
be you. You dotc on the respectable and
are just soaked with domestic fervor. |
would love to be i'm some mysterious mess.
and every day | want to pitch our uncx-
ceptonable furniture through the COnserva-
tory sash and start out in the world and
seek my fortune. Travel cooled my noble
rage, but didn't give me scope
II didn't say was in any mysterious
ness remarked PhUbc.
Look over yonder,' SAID Miss Fawcctt,
pointing with her whip as they trottcd in a
level space below thc hill. That's Mr.. Cur
lcy's property. Cupid is fair to middling
young mar. He is. in fact, not bad. But do
you suppose any girl wants to settle down
there ana watch cows, and hear Jesse
Stones wife count the eggs, go TO church
on Sunday. give regular parties TO the
Grcensburg folks--year after year the
same: Or would you like that sort of thing"
ooh, no. said PhGbc, blushlng, THAT
wouldn't do for me at all"
Psyche laughed. when ! get on with
you II little more | think I'll call you Ruby"
she observed "You have the color of life
in YOU and | feel what is almost the di-
amond's grit. Do you like this long-ncckcd
cassmate of Cupid - MCArdle, Mrs.
Holmes COusin!'
Il am sorry for him." said Phoebe. His po-
stiOn isn't comfortable
Poor dear observed Miss Fawcctt
"And it comes to you To complain"
She shook the tasscl Of her whip over the
ponies and added:
Never knit your brOws at me, but
hearkcn. Thursday evening OF next week
! am having the class at the Place, inform
ally. There are nine or a dozen young men,
and some of them are nice, believe, and
some are what the English call nawsty
We shall have just as many girls. and |
want you to come; and perhaps dancing
"Oh, don't know them cried Phoebe.
"You will know them plcnteously by the
time the evening is over. And this McArdlc,
who, in common with myself, finds life "a
pair OF Chinese shoes, will lean upon you
for the occasion, and escort you forth and
back, according to the custom of the coun-
try
There was a double Lighthouse standing at
the edge of cleared space, and, on Mon
day evening, PhUbe knocked at the door
She was nOw remote from Grccnsburg,
up the hills, IN the Barker district.
The door was opened by rawframed,
thick-nosed woman, with large, white
teeth, which she displayed in instant wei
come She kissed Phoebe White, and,
though she was SO uncomely, her dress