Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-18
A GENTEEL FAMILY.
but somehow Charlie Did Not An
preciate Gentility.

"Oh, goodness graciousim cried Mrs
'atty farkman, dropping the ope,
lctterlrom her hand in dismay, "wbar
Will be done? and the best rock,no
chairs limb is broke, and the LOOKING.
glass on the toilet bureau is in frao.
ments! Mercy mel"
what is it, map" quoriod her two
daughters Hannah and Angelina, in
chorus.
What is itr' cried Mrs. Parkman
Indignantly; oh, heavens! what isn't
itPn y
u don't see that the house is on
hre!' exclaimed Hannah, with irony
Daughter, beware how you address
me! Only hear this epistlo read, and
then decideif there isn't cause for dis.
may. 1t is from your second cousin.
Charles Eastford-the Philadelphia
laWyer-hear what he saws
DEAR AUNT PArrY-Tho physicians toll
~ Vha' my health requires a change. and ms
lhe warm season is now approaching and ,ho
quiet OF your little village looks enticinc-
purpose to intiict upon you nv society for a
couple oil lnohths-if agreeable to Won and vonr
fanny. PROBABLY, | shall not be out before the
htst OIL June. Please drop me a line on the
ou'!oo' AZ youreafllest convenience. Present
~ ioNo W the ~slris-tell them not to engage
themselves until ! comc-and accent for yonr-
SNH NY must eutliul ana affeCtionate regards.
Your obedient nephew,
CHARLIE EAsrroRp
"1here now' who ever did heor h
Ike OF it! Not but what | should be
delighted to see Charles. for he is AL
most a millionaire, and of such an ola
family on his fathers side! The East.
Iords were so genteol! Why, his grand.
mother Eastf0rd never combed her
own hair in her life, and his father
always kept "A servant to open and shut
me o after him! | should he
charmed to receive Charles. but orr
mousse Is so old-fashioned, and the fur-
nlture so much the worse for wear,
ANA the strawberry preserve is all
gone, and the carpet faded under the
windows! And, oh, dear. there's the
napkins! never thought of them he.
'ore' they are literally in rags! What
will be donc?"
Gut up Il tablecloth" suggested
"Ihank you, my dear; so we can.
on and Angelina can make them IN
afternoon; and girls" in a mvs- I
FERROUS Whisper II want YOU to do
your best toward captivating our 1
cousin Charles, for he is rich, and will .
not care so much for "A wealthy wife as l
Tor u genteel one. And, Angelina,
dear, don't call your sister Hannah. if
Is a horribly vulgar namel your father
would have the poor child ruined with a
nat name, because it was his mothers. a
AL her Anna-that is more proper.
ana Anna do try and break Yourself
That dreadful habit Of putting YOUR
myers In your mouth when YOU are II
,poken to; it is terribly ungenteel. X
Nnd as | said, want you to look your :"
'rettiest, girls, to captivate this fine n
'oung city aristocrat." b
Both OF us are to marry him, thenP"
.uestioned Hannah, sententiouslv. Fl
Anna, you are disrespoctful. or te
curse, Charles will have some choice. di
nd advise you both to hold YOUR hi
ewes IN readiness to accept his pro- ST
osals.n nj
when they come. But what is to
e done with Katie Glenn, ! wondcrp" NJ
katie Glenn! Child, you astonisb &C
lie! Why, Katie will do the work as hi
sual, and keep in the kitchen out of IN
.ght. Genteet families don't have +,
lelr servants in TIE parlor." b,
Yes, but Katie's pretty, and these cl
Ice young gentlemen, like cousin &C
harles' are remarkably prone to dis st
'ver all ~red-cheeked Cinderellas. ii,
if they do snuff ashes in the sh
wer regions of the cuisine" on
Nonsense! Katie looks we'll he
lough, but she is destitute of STYLE. We
her dress is so ungenteel! And hi
er family are mere nobodies! Her Il
ther was Il blacksmith and her a
other was u scamstress!' mi
"And your mother was a washer We
oman, and grandfather was a COON on
y said Hannah, unconcernedly- Ea
It'll her finger in her mouth, and her no
'es liked on the face of her parent.
latter rose in all the majesty OF an
Tended dignity. be
'Chlld!' She exclaimed, "repeat pr
ose words and disown you!" Sc;
Hannah subsidized; and Angelina su
ocked and overcome. retired to the
ia with a fan and the last word. nj,
bile Mrs. Parkman set about devils dr.
g ways and means to give the ex- tn,
guest a reception which should
honor to the gentility of the III,
.ily. nm,
Katie Glenn. the pretty little brown Oh
ed orphan girl, whom Mrs. Parkman exr
d %charitably (D adopted. was called, ]
the council, and II there was anv sbi
Ing specially tasteful in the arrange an,
OF the guests chamber, il was viii
e to Katie. {
The spare chamber was over the inf,
lchen-an arrangement which Mrs. tro,
rkman was never weary of regret For
Y, and The floor was broken through reis