Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1889-09-13
THE NEW NEIGHBORS.
BY HELEN FORREST GRAVES.

81 hate those people," said Tinette,
with very emphatic nod of her curly,
yellow head.
"My dear, my dear! isn't that a
heathenish sort of speech?" reasoned her
mother.
"Well, it's the truth, )" declared Tin
cite. "And where's the use in disguis-
ing it? A women who would drive nv
darling little kitten out of the garden
with broom. man who don't like
dogs! and Mrs. Parry said they were go
ing to be such nice neighbors."
"Iou must remember, Tiny, that peo-
pie don't like their fower-seeds and
young lettuce plants to be scratched out
of the ground, even by your pet kitten. :"
''But, mamma, Fairy wasn't scratching
Fairy never does scratch. She was
only playing about. And you know some
people dislike cats, out of sheer deprav-
ity."
''We must respect the prejudices of
our neighbors, Tinette"
81 have made up my mind, mamma, "
said Tinette, with the air of a martyr, II
shall send Fairy to Uncle Bob He likes
cats. And then," with a sob rising
spasmodically up in her throat, II hope
Mr.. Vallinger, and that ogress of a mother
of his will be satisfied"
"Nonsense said Mrs. Wylie.
And she went out to the butchers cart,
which stopped daily for orders in front
of these little suburban cottages.
Mamma can talk about sweetbreads
and veal outlets, when poor Fairys life
is in DANGER said Tinette to herself.
''Oh, l do wonder if l shall grow as
callous as get older!'
Just at that moment, however, trim
little maid servant, in a ruffied white
apron, presented herself, bearing bunch
of radiant red and gold tulips.
'For Mrs Wylie, please, MISS" said
she. ''With missus's compliments.
The tulips were SO fresh and dewy and
fragrant, and the little maid looked so
smiling, that Tinettes heart melted for
the time being.
81 suppose" she thought, "she means
it for sort of flag of truce. suppose
she's ashamed of shaking the broom at
poor Fairy so spitefully. But it's too
late now; the die is cast; the carrier is to
call for Fairy at noon"
And-a sort of natural consequence of
her age and temperament-Ti Wylie
rather enjoyed the thought of the sacri-
flee she was making. She was only
seventeen, and very romantic at that.
Mrs. Wylie was fond of tulips She
put the gold and scarlet treasure into a
vase of water and beheld them with ad-
miring eyes.
every kind of Mrs. Vallinger, am
sure" said she. II wonder if she would
let me have bulb or two, in exchange
for something that she might fancy out
of my flower beds2"
81 wouldn't ask o~y favors of those
horrid people," said Tinette.
g But that wouldn't be favor; it
would only be an exchange. And really,
dear, this is such pretty little attention
that feel must send something back
Run, darling, and gather me a basket of
those big strawberries, that are lust be-
ginning to ripen, down by the south
terrace Put a few vine-leaves over them,
and tie the lid down with green ribbon
grass, and I'll send them over, by -and-by.
I do like to live in peace and harmony
with my neighborsw
Tinette obeyed, reluctantly enough.
Down by the south terrace, however, she
found some delicious cream -colored roses
just opening, and discovered the tiny