Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1890-09-20
sway with a mysterious piece 81 ycivet,
she went u the servants and said,
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sway with a mysterious piece az velvet
she went ID The servants and said,
just step forward, will your"
To her surprise they obeyed almos
with alacrity. Miss Smith was en-
dowed by natuE with magnificent
head OF black hair, pair Of flashing
black eyes; but nature had stopped
her beauty there, for Miss Smiths nos,
was an unmistakable pug and she had
q large mouth On the other hand
Miss Hugs had tow-colored hair and
watery eyes Of an uncertain hus. but
nature had compounded for thes.
blemishes by giving her the, straight
est of noses, the prettiest Of cherry
Tipped mouths, nice little chin, aud l
graceful neck,
Mrs. Latchet ranged the two girl,
before the picture, and turned 10 the
company with a look as much as Il
say. There, nowl Do you see the
proof positive OF what / saidp Jusi
look on these pictures and on thatr'
The girls did not even color up al
being made exhibitions ol-an adj.
ditional proof to the mind Of Mrs.
McLatchet Of the utter absenea Of any.
thing like maidealy mudesty OF femi.
nine diiildence Id their natures. She
was about TO say there, you can goi'
when her son came forward with tgd
pieces Of velvet and apologised for hav.
Ing kept the company 50 long Ia sus.
pcnse as TO the prototype of Roslland.
Mrs. McLatchet ut once appreciated
the fact that the distinguished original
of the picture had at the last moment
disappointed Hamish. for nobody ia
the person Of beautiful woman,
beautifully dressed, such as she had
pictured 10 herself as the original oil
Rosalind, was TO be seen. The com.
pany, too, began TO express their
doubts and fears, yet the face of Hamish
McLatchet was not that Of man who
bad suffered disappointment; On the
contrary, II beamed with good.humor
aud eontentment.
"Ah, mother" he said stepping for
ward, ''yon are Just handy. Please
take this piece OF velvet aud cover over
the lower part Of the face OF Rosalind
with ii as far as the eyes,
Mrs. McLatchet obeyed. inwardly
wondering what was going to take
place. At the same time her son
covered the lower part of the Smith
girls face with piece Of velvet.
A cry Of establishment arose as the
exact resemblance between Rosalind's
head and eyes and Gwendolen Smiths
head and eyes was at Onee apparent
OF course Mrs. McLatchet perceived
It, and her face at thai moment was 10
itself study.
Now then, mother" said Hamish,
''cover Rosalind's head and eyes"
Mrs. McLatchet could but obey, and.
as Hamish at the same time hid Miss
Hugs head and eyes from sight, the
general delight and astonishment al
the evolution Of face. the beauty Of
which had taken the town by storm,
from the faces OF two servant girls
who, to say the best Of them. were bui
ordinary looking, broke ont into .
chorus Of applause and congratulation.
But the storm within the mind Of
Mrs. McLatchet al the complete turn,
ing OF the tables on her was so terrible
that she could have dashed the yelgei
Into the grinning mouth of Miss Huggs
Perhaps Hamish felt for his mothei
In her humiliation, for he remarked
hurridly:
Capital trick. wasn't It? by mother
and concocted 1t together; didn't we,
mOtherg"-L London Truth.