Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-09-25
WHICH SHALL IT BE?
some Strong Opinions and What
Game of Them.

OSu! Sdlu Will, with most exap-
gerated shudder of disgust, ''if there
Is any thing do abominate above all
other horrors, 1T is a strong minded
woman"
''Oh," said Millicent, grandly, 81
should imagine you would feel more
comfortable in the isociety of weak
minded one"
Nov, | hope you are wilted," cred
Teddy, with grin of delight over Milli-
cents sarcasm. 'For my part, | adore
strong-minded women. My aversion is
for one of your bread-and- -butter misses.
who blush il you look at them, and can't
say any thing but No sir, or yes, sir
1 mean to marry female lawyer or q
DOCTOR"
Now, Teddy had commenced this
speech with smile so manifest that it
has already been described as a grin,
but, as he proceeded, his face became
clouded, and his emphasis was downright
vicious
Nobody in tho room took much notice
of the change, though Millicent smil cd
little. AS il Teddy Crawford's COM
pliments could move her!
But there was another room adioin-
ing the one in which these young people
were chatting, and in that room golden
head dropped low, and blue eyes grew
misty as Teddy spoke. Then Daisy
Whyte lifted her head with defiant
toss, and said:
81 don't careP' under her breath
But as she said 1t. she softly opened
the low French window and stepped
outside.
Mrs. Furber, Millicents aunt, had
been giving garden-party, and some of
the most intimate friends, after most of
the guests had departed, had sauntered
into the wido drawingroom for chat.
Teddy knew all Nlillicents aspira-
tions to rise above the routine of So
called woman's work. Teddy had grave
ly considered the conflicting attractions
of art-studies, medical course or law
reading. Teddy wiped away the tears
when Aunt Bertha positively forbade
Millicent to have ''nasty skulls" in her
room, or to examine all the sores of the
children in the village. 1t was Teddy
who consoled Millicent when her first
oil-painting was pronounced a dreadful
daub" by the few critics who viewed it,
and Teddy presided over the funeral
pyre of the work, and comforted the
chief mourncr.
After that, Teddy went abroad and
Millicent studied fiercely, taking Latir
in enormous doses, reading Creek like
professor, playing upon tho grand
piano only tho most difficult of classic
music, and trying to think she under
stood and enjoyed it.
When Teddy came home, Will Kraf
had beer six months in Everdale, hav
ing won his first cases in New York
and being full-nedged lawyer. Ever
dale gossips we're prone to speak of thu
two young men as rivals, although vii
had lately taken rather savage tone il
speaking of women who were not con
tent to be simply domestic angels ant
consider the broillng of beefsteak an,
darning of stockings as the chief end o
woman.
But all this time, while conversation
was lively in the awing-room, ant
many merry voices favored one or tn
other of the opinions quoted above
Daisy Whyte was walking rapid.
across the wido lawn past tho table
where busy servants were clearing
away the debris of tho late feast
ing, through the rose-garden down t
the old summer-house, whore alread
she could see the glory of the western
sky in tho sunset
1t was shabby, old summer-house
built right over the river; underneat
was the boat-house, but of late year
the only boat was small one, in whic
Millicent often rowed about whe
weary of brain-work.
Here Daisy was alone, hidden fror
the river by the ivy-clad walls, hidde
from the house by grove OF trees
With nobody to see her, the pretty fac
heightened, the blue eyes grew mist
and the golden head dropped.
Nobody will miss me-" she thought
WlUH u otbioihNNAOh' ANN
Millicent and Carrie Tilbourne and JOSH
Payno and all the other girls, all ric
enough to have new dress for tn
party, too. No wonder nobody cares fo
me, in this old thing;" and she gave he
foot q swing against the crisp folds
the blue muslin dress. 1t might nc
have been quito new, but it was mos
exouisitely laundried by Daisy's ow
deft fingers. fitted to perfection and ha
ruffles white as snow at throat an
wrists.
"a cheap affair."" Carrie Tilbourn
rustling in a new silk, had called it; br
Daisy was at an age and had face tha
made cheap affairs in dress secondar
consideration. With her peach -blool
checks, her soft, blue eyes, large an
golden lashed, her dainty figure, he
babv mouth, and cluster OF feather.
yellow curls, sho made the blue musli
appear the robe above all Others suite
to her beauty.
"All rich, or with rich relatives, " sh
thought presently; "and they all let N
feel that am only here because Mill
cent is so good-natured. Shc is kind
me. and II wish loved her more.
dol am a wicked girl, | know; but
but she has every thing. and | want
muchl 1t is nearly the end OF Angus
and in September ! must go back to IL
seminary and teach scales and exc
cises to beginners. / can't even hay
the pleasure of finishing my work. Ju
as soon as my scholars begin to oe
little credit to me, they are whisked Q
10 Sirnor Folderolfs, and he gets a
the praise have earned. Oh dear' IL
is so hardr
.of course Millicent will marry Te'
DIV, though do not think she ought
firt so much with Will Kraft an
Teddy adores her. He is always tai
ing about her great intellect and n
wonderful power. and quoting her to
asa woman fit to wear crown. i kno
caast talk Greek, and I'm little al