Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-11-08

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older than / am ana looks SO tall.n
| GuTley advanced his hand and greeted
this good little brother
''ShaiSs hands, Thornley,. prompted his
sister, in quick, low tone, ''and say how
do you do.'.n
| Thorney shufiled forward a step and
| thrust his moist and dirty hand into Gun.
| lcy's palm with amumblc, but without talk
| ing his eyes of the floor.
Hes 50 bashful,n explained Phoebe, in
| the tone mother uses waen she says ''he' .
| cutting his teeth.n And she added swift
edmonton to Thorncy TO keep his hands
out Of his pockets and stand straighter
'IIes worse than McArde," inwardly re-
marked the young gentleman Poor little
mother hen What unnatural chicks shy
| has 70 scratch forl'
/ And waat was i, Thorncy!' inquired
| Phoebe, I'm GOING out this evening to
stay until after or bedtime. You won't
/ nliad coming to the school-house to-mor-
row after school, will You, We can talk it
/ over there. F."
| Thorncy, porhaps, had his attention oc,
| cupied by the disposal Of his hands; or he
was too dun to see how she FASTENED to bar
his telling what / was. Thrusting one fist
under his chin, to support it, and sliding
4 the other behind him, whence it soon wan
dercd to the familiar pocket, he complained
4 that Thane was around ug'in.
"Never mind@ exclaimed Phoebe.
Thorney muttered that he did care
| though.
"Come after school, repeated his sister
81 have very much 10 say to you, Thorney.
And you can tell me all about it then But
| go home now, won't you! And don't stop
| 10 speak anybody in the woods; don't linger
around whore anybody can get hold of you
-waylay you"
! ''As ii she were admonishing Red Riding
hood" thought Garley. what prowler
would want this beautiful object!"
Thorney, however, absorbed all the solicit
/ tude his sister could pour over him, and de-
| parted then as if his injuries were hut half
salved. Phoebe leaned forward in the phae-
| ton as it turned from Holmes gate to watch
his slovenly figure plodding into the woods.
"But Dir. McArdle," said Phoebe, retur-
ing TO Gurley.
''Her mind reverts to her other depeIden.
chick" thought he.
"AIiss Fawcctt said he was to bring me
and take me back
"There's many slip betwixt the cup and
/ McArdle's lip"
81 don't believe you like him." she OBJ
served. II have noticed you taking him up
short"
''Taking him up short onlyI Consider
how virtuous that is of me when l suffer tc
beat and kick him"
4 "And he so inoifensive," laughed Phoebe.
+ "EIe never injured you any way, did he2h
"No,n replied Gurley, IL wish he would"
+ McArdlc in dress-coat aud pumps, was
+ the second person Phoebe greeted on enter
ing Miss Fawcett's parlors He stood talk
ing with young girl,o hand resting on a
chair-baclS, the other hanging gracefully Dy
his side, and self-consciousncss radiatng
from him No other member of the class
was in evening attire.
Gurley saw with satisfaction that Phnbe
was instantly admired. She moved daunt-
lessly into this little social sea, feeling that,
like an iceberg, she carried sevenfold of her
bulk of cold misery below the surface. Not
for her were the timld vanity and erratic
carriage of young girlhood.
"How alluring your Miss White is, Gu
pid,n said Psyche, hooking her finger on
his arm in the library. 81 wish had black
eyes and a racy color-that moist, peach-like
richness of the skin. They are so easily
and simply dressed to. She looks as dis
tinguished as a queen"
II accept your approval as q personal COM
pliment," said Gurley. "Now cast your eye
on McAro,e''
"Why should cast my eye on Mr.. Nc
Ardlel You know he sets my teeth on
edge"
Psyche" said Gurley, with gravity,
'hadn't better bring our old engagement
ring back to youl There are some subjects
-, ,.,hfob o,,,. no Yy,o,,.. 10 ,,44n,.
Fright there our harmony would break in.
to discords never felt as kindly toward
you in my life as do tonight, and it's all
because the annoying engaged feeling is off
! can't see why girls take pride in such dis
comfort. And il an almost endurabie Great
ure like yourself hampered rae, Oh, con
slider what it might have been with that
wrath of manhood yonder as the party Of
the second partr'
81 shall always remember gratefully
Swansdown, that you rate me little above
McArdle McArdle denied before the fellows
to-day that no had the slightest acquaint
ance with this young girl-when had seen
him take money from her hand which she
had earned by hard days work. He didn't
want to identify himself with her or bring
her out at all; he only wanted TO make use
of her goodwill
'Jacl, why do you set me to despisine
people in my own house 1t is so inhospi
table. didn't pull you in here to have my
temper excited, but to ask you how to break
that stiffness. Oh, do all the girls and
young men in Greensburg stand up like that
and freeze each others marrow for polite
ness sake when they meet at an easy
socialln
81 am afraid they do" responded Gurley
{ 'sThey never used to do it," mourned
Psyche.
''We're trying to be polished" said Cur.
ley. "And when we don't dance we pose
and drop an occasional word to each
other"
"DanceI If they only would. But you
told me half the men are divinity students
and not dancing men at all"
Besides added Gurley, 1--WE are IN
some awe Of our present hostess. We be
lieve she comes straight from courts, and
occupies herself comparing us common
clods TO duchesses and counts and so on.u
"what shall / dol would actually get
upon table and cut a caper If that would
make them comfortable"
sTry it,"
sis this the way you help me ~ exclaimed
Psyche, flashing her rings as If through
them she discharged her surplus electricity
II would just love 70 bite you like / used tc
whom we first fought each other.n
eyes, carry the engraving Of your lovely
fngernail under my right ear yet" observed
Gurley, with enjoyment "But was going
TO say that when we Greensburgers want
70 relax and timber ourselves thoroughly
We take to charades and tableauxn
s'Oh, how easy" said Psyche. ssWhy
didn't you say SO beforein
J And then We end With college songs and