Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-07-13
SOMETHING SUITABLE.
BY Z. b. w.

she pushed open the door of the kitchen,
where her youngest daughter sat by the
table peeling and slicing the apples her
sister Mary was converting, with dough
and paste-cutter, into substantial tarts
for half-a-dozen hungry school-boys.
%Hurrah" and Margaret joyfully
waved above her head long, ribbon
like strip of green and crimson peel.
@This is good news, mamma! Bless
ings light on Aunt Bessie for remem-
bering me, though she has been a long
time about it.
"Three weeks" said Mrs. barton,
smiling at her daughters enthusiasm.
at is no more since she landed in
England, and met her at Gravesend.
She accounts in this note for her
silence. Business detained her in Lon
don for week, since when she has been
looking for house She has been adj
vised to take one on the south coast till
she and her daughters are hardened to
our changeable climate; SO many years
in India makes them dread an English
winter"
Margaret's face heightened.
as Aunt Bessie going to bury her
self in the country? I thought-that
is 1 hoped-she would settle near
town."
"She has dec ided on a house at Tor
quay; but, as it will not be ready for
her till the end of next month, she pro-
poses spending the interval at Brighton,
and you are to go to her there"
Brighton in the heart of the autumn
season! Delicious!" calculated Mar
garet, spriDging up to waltz her
mother round the kitchen, attempting
to repeat the dance with her laughing
sister, who kept her at bay with the
rolling pin. what lucky girl I am
to have a rich aunt, good-natured
enough to give me such delightful
change! There's one drawback, and
that is leaving home. Why doesn't
she invite you too, mother dear, and
Nary"
"As if I could leave papa and the
boys!" cried Mrs. barton.
"Or as if could be spared" added
Mary. "At five-andtwenty one feels
too sober for much holiday making.
l shall have days blackberry picking
with the youngsters, and go to the
cathedral town for the choral festival,
and to the park for the annual picnic
of the townspeople; and that is all the
dissipation care for"
Query. Shall I be as content, at
twenty-five, as my sister," asked
Margaret, demurely, Perhaps I
shall, if have an amiable young
curate to strengthen my resolves with
his praises. Don't blush, Mary, and
don't menace me with such danger
Gus weapon. 1t might fly out of your
hand, and could not go to aunt Bes-
sizes with bruised cheek or black
eye. By the way, what day am I to
start?"
Next Monday. Her maid will meet
you at Kings Cross"
"And I shall say adieu to the flats o.
Cambridgeshire for one short, sweet
TOO fieeting month! But oh, mother
dear, the great question of all has YET
to be discussed. What am I to wear
/ should not like to go shabby; but
know you will not be justified in asking
papa for money just as he has been a
such heavy expense in articling vii
to Messrs. Stapylton.
Its all right" replied Mrs. barton
cheerfully. Your Aunt Bessie though
of this before 1 did, and promised tt
send you something suitable to wear.
Margaret WINGED, for she was young
and proud.
Its very kind of her." she muir
INJURED, slowly; "but it makes me fee
like pauper."
Il don't think you need say that, m,
dear" her mother made answer. BE
fore my sister left England, to become
the second wife of Judge Laurence
your father had given her the advan
tage of his time and talents, and en-
abled her to get possession of some
property withheld by very knayisl
attorney. Papa positively refused t.
be paid for his services, and she re
members this, and rejoices to requit'
him through his children. She i
going to send Maurice to college a
soon as he is old enough. I am 81
thankful; for a country doctor, with {
large family like ours, cannot always
give his sons as thorough an education
rs he wishes"
"If Aunt Bessie is going to be fair.
godmother to the boys, I shall love he
dearly. And now to commence prepa
rations for my journey. Don't laugh
Mistress Mary; there is a great dea
to be done. When q lady's wardrob
is limited one, it is necessary to max
the most of it; and as soon as the some
thing to wear arrives that is promise
me, we shall have to set to work a
dressmaking in right earnest"
Mrs. barton referred to the note sh
held in her hand.
Il forgot to look for postscrlp'
Oh, here it is! Listen to it. I 81
lected two or three things for your Iii
tie girl when I was doing my ow
shopping, and ordered the parcel to b
sent off to you directly" .
@And here comes Carrier Grips wit
i'll" exclaimed Margaret, with a ski
and q jump. "How can you go OF
Mary, SO placidly rolling out paste