St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-03-31

duction of Mrs Marsden's exalted state of
feeling. In truth, the lady is enjoying one
of those rare moments possible only to
those 10th good and great Good, Mrs
Marsden undoubtedly is, and, in her sphere,
must be accounted great Also Who dis
putes her leadership in society, the right to
be foremost among the honorable women
Of the church, Still fair Of face, shapely of
form, and of charming manner, what
young man reflects, when he passes from
her agreeable presence, that she is no
longer in her first YOUTH But the honors
paid to delightful personality and the
sweet incense burned at the altar Of social
success, are too familiar to the lady to bring
anew the sparkle to her eyes and the flush
to her cheeks.
1t is the new triumph of generalship and
the forecast of triumphs to be, not the
memory Of past victories, that stir her pulses
with such becoming effect She has met
the enemy and routed it In language less
military, Mrs Marsden, as head of the fiow-
rr committee for Easter decoration. has ut
terly vanquished an opposing faction, and
desk and platform will, in to-morroW's
adornment, reflect her acknowledged taste.
After sundry exasperating skirmishes, she
has drawn on q battle, all along the line.
and succeeded ito use her own signif-
cant phraze) in putting down thai Beldon
woman Thus her bonnet becomes a
crown of victory, and such bennett a
vertable inspiration! True, the inspiration
has been somewhat costly, but even this
pang is softened by the remembrance of
the jewel of sewing girl she had found
Such discovery. my deart Not merely
lady-nke but lady; positively young
woman of ideas; and SO ridiculously mod
est In her charges as she had conddingly
expressed herself to friend.
The jewel of a girl was just now occupied
in putting the finishing touches to new
wrap. destined TO divide. with the bonnet,
the glories OF Easter; her taste and skillful-
ness cheaply compensated, enabling her
employer to wear the crown of inspired mil
linery. without disturbing dreams of debt
and duns Mrs MarsGen removes her bon
net, and is swinging it admiringiy, when
Yow!s comes the shril1 yelp of a dog, fol-
lowed by O succession of piercing screams
from Baby Mabel. Instantly the maternal
instinct asserts itself over the purely femin-
inc; the bonnet is tossed lightly on the bed
and the alarmed mother darts down the |
stairs, almost treading on the pet poodle |
Beau. as he darts mp Beau is spoiled |
poodle High living and overlooking have
destroyed his digestion; and there are times |
when his dyspeptic dog-ship gives himself |
as many airs us IL he owned soul and wore |
a hver-pad. At his best, he is an affable |
dog OF many mplishments; he will sing |
in canine contralto; he will beg, dance,
leap, march, and 60 the whole round or ac-
eomplishments proper to finished poodle. |
But, at his worst. Beau develops Mr. /
hyde-like depravity that is alarming.
More than once has he evaded his many /
guardians and slipped from the house TO |
go on protraoted spree in tho com ,any /
Of outcast mongrels. returning grossly de- /
moralized by long dehauch; his silky /
hair hanging in dirty wisps, his ears torn,
eyes bleary; his whole appearance that of I
IN utterly abandoned and disreputable |
3oming down with an attack of HYDE
sophobia. He would a0t sing; he refused |
10 beg, and urgency and entreaty were |
BY grumnsings most suggestive
If smothered profaraty. It was no wonder,
hen. that when Hiss Mabel trind to grab |
him as he passed ner. he snapped at the |
little hands. causing haaty reeoil which /
tesulted in loss OF balance and roll /
AS Beau in ruffisd mood |
caps upon the bad he encounters the BON
act. His wIols dog nature, revolving from
petticoat government. urged hin, to take |
summary vengeance on its symbo'. Hoi hol
This was better than worrying shoes on |
he alley ash-pile with lis mongTal friends |
Growing in rage he bounds upon |
his yictim He holds it down, worries
i, tears 1t, and after his passion Is |
somewhat stated, proceeds deliberately to
pluck out, piece Dy piece. the adjoining
,ird and II, chew mn the plumes that nod |
led defiance to the last In tel, minutes |
HE dainty bit Of millinery is at only for
he rap-bae. In his moment Of triumph |
Beau feels that in the matter Of voice, nat
ire has dealt undndly with him. he wants
q crow. or bray victorious fanfare He
with his weakness by rolling |
over and over on the defeated thing. snort
ny In sslf-approval
Meantime, Mra Maxsden has found her
.hiId more heightened than hurt; kissed
away the tears. coaxed back the smiles.
and. as maternal anxiety il relieved and
Vie wcua1, becomes uinant. she rernem-