Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-11-07

long months without seeing anybody
but an occasional passing farmer and
with nothing to do but CAD about
through the woods. Other people
find it something grand to enjoy rustic
life and scenery. but. as for me. I'll
take something little more inspirit-
ing. if you please. Oh, dear! I'm tired
to death of it already. and yet hardly
one week has gone. and how / shall
ever live through it is more that I can
tell. 1 think it was positively cruel
in aunt to bring us here. and believe
shall never forgive her."
Il regret that you do not like it,
Clarissa- 1 hoped you would"
II don't know why you should have
hoped any such thing. when you are
well aware that it is the most out
landish place on earth. Talk about
liking it. What is there here that
one could like. pray?'
There is a great deal. think"
''Oh. yes. you think! No doubt you
are as full of nonsense as those foolish
old poets who always pirate about the
beauty of the country and the fra
GRANGE of the flowers and the new
mown hay and all that silly bosh. If
there is any thing so awfully enticing
in life in the country l have failed to
see it, and shall be very much obliged
to you if you show it to me-
Perhaps you have not tried to see
it. Clarissa. There are plenty of
pleasures here, l think; and even if
there were not, we ought to be salts
fed to remain for aunt's sake. since it
Is absolutely necessary for her to have
perfect quiet and rest. did not much
fancy the idea of a summer in the
country, but knowing that it was es-
sential to aunt's health accepted it
as cheerfully as possible, and came
here determined to make the very best
of it; and must say, Clarissa, l have
found it quite enjoyable. lam afraid,
dear. that you made up your mind be-
forehand not to like it. and that you
are resolved to stick to that notion,
and refuse to look on the beauties and
pleasures the place offers.'
Just as though there were beauties
and plea sures to look on, my dear
You must remember that we are not
all constituted alike, and while you
may find it quite pleasant to trudge
about through bushes and berries.
getting sun tanned and hardened, /
can see nothing pleasant in it. And as
for aunt. if people must get all upset
and nerveless and all that. why it's
their own fault and they have no right
to pull and haul other people about in
their mad quest for health. 1t makes
me right mad to hear you talk so sim
pie. Jean. You know what grand times
we should have had at the lakes, and
yet you. no doubt. think aunt did quite
right in bringing us here"
Yes, Clarissa. do think so. lam
sure this is much better than spend
ing the summer behind the counters
of 1.-The Palace store, as we should
certainly have done but for Aunt
Martha's generosity. 1 am not dis
posed to find fault with her, and
think it poor policy for beggar to
quarrel with his bread because it is
not buttered."
'Oh, you are a great philosopher,
Jean. but 1 hate such silly talk. If
aunt wanted to act generous why
couldn't she have tried to please us
instead of herself? For my part l
want no half way business. and if we
were to have a holiday should have
nked to spend it in style. The next
thing we know aunt will be wanting
us to marry farmers"
And If we loved farmers and they
were good, honest. Industrious men,
why shouldn't we marry them?"
why shouldn't we. indeed? You
ridiculous girl. believe you would
just as soon marry farmer as anv
one else"
''lf l loved him. Clarissa, would. ,,
Jean, you're a fool!n
Perhaps l am. Clarissa, and if in
order to be wise I must come to vo,,r
way of thinking suppose 1 shall al
ways be q fool"