Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-04-02
THEIR NEW SEIoHsoR.

L
a0irIsp' srisd Marsery Ksarnsy.
1--WE seen himl-Clivs Sterung-our
new nsiEhboF"
10 quite uhirl Of excitement Mar.
gerry had dAahsd into the coy room
where her thrss ststers wore sitting. She
Wa shining with rain. from the hood Of
her silver gray gossAmer to the very tips
across her forehead were spriukled with
Ing from her rapid Wsik.
''You didp' intsrrosatively chorussd
three eager voices.
II really didp
SIS be handsonsf" asked Janet, who
appreciated oil beauty as intensely %
only plain locking person can.
"Intellectusl lookingi" Inquired Col
tide, who dipped daily into Emerson
and professed 10 adore Ruskin.
"Jollyr" qusrisd little Berthe, who
was at The age whsn Jolly people seemed
created for her especial amusement.
"No-no-noi" laughed Maraery.
"Not handsome. or learned looking, or
even Jolly. He 10 simply the most awk-
ward looking mortal ever beheld"
And she broke Into peal OF heartiest
laughter o. the recollection Of her on
/
"You see II was this way" girls"
Jerking OIL her eossamer, and dis
closing . form attired In . dress of
chocolate cashmere-a form that was
trim. slim and wiIlowy o. that Of
sweet seventeen 10 apt to be. s'I was
running home In . great hurry
for its chillisr out than you iolks imagine
-and iust ~ came opposite the gste OF
'The Oaks' stopped very suddenly. For
right there vas tho Most tremendous
black dog / ever saw. ssid GO awAyr
and he didn't bulge. shook my UNI
brsllR At him. He wasn't bit afraid. I
said, II you don't ast out Of the way I'll
hit your and he actually grlnned. There
was nothing to do but step out IN the
strset--it was 80 muddy; tso-and walk
around him. But lust thsn--I suppose
my dilemma was apparent from the
house--down the path he came running.
oh, he looked 90 ridiculousl Hc 10 about
as tall - jacks bean stalk, lean 10 .
lath, and brown - an IadiAn."
"Wsli," exclaimed Janet. the must be
charmingi''
"Ohp' cried Margsry, going OF into .
fresh paroxysm OF laughter. s'What,
! with ms glasses and his coat-tails nying
straight out ~ he rushed to my rescue
he looked Hike some great curious, conf
. cal birdp'
"Birds don't wear glasses" corrected
BERTHE. "Was his coat swallow tail?"
. The appeal for Information was 10.
nored.
: "Well, he called of the dog, and
sf."
"I wish he'd offer me the use Of his
: lib airy, /" sighed Cloiilde.
"rhey say The Oaks Ia perfect pal
ace As far As furnishing goes. "murmursd
: Janet.
II think III ask him to loan me the
lovely white pony" decided Berthe.
But this rash resolution was futhlessly
: crushed.
"rhe Oaks" had been shut up so long
ever since the Kearneys had come tc
live In the gray green cottage near BY.
Its owner had gone abroad on the death
. his handsome house in the care oil I
: couple Of servautA But now that ths
! ncws Of biz return hal spread, curiosity
l was riie 10 the fashionable suburb Of
z Riveryiew. And NOT the leset inter-
: ssted were Give Sterling's near neigh
bors.
A pleasant room this in whtcn the sis
: tssssrt; bomeliks room, even II tn
carpet was thresdbare, tho chairs ven
srAble, tho damask curtAins dAruod-
2 perhaps Alltbe more homelike for thes,
: sugg estlons OF social service aud expert
. enee.
Janet went on with her task Of remod
eiitg an old dxees. -Clotilde went owe
through the drizxling rain to the rec
brick chinneys which rose above tn,
house which held the coveted hook
iar9ery, obeying asuldou impulse, h&d
. snatched UP her ever ready sketch boo
from tile table and was scratching Wig
2 orousiy away. An ecstatic giggle from
[ Berthe, who WAS peepinx over hei
:, shoulder, called the attention Of the
others 10 her work.
: "What is it?" asker Janet.
Msrgery looked up with nod and .
smile,
swat moment."
On her brisk pencil new, the dimplcI
In her pretty cheeks deepening As her
mischievous smile grsw.
. s.ThereP'
!, She held up the open book. Til,
. others flocked around her.
) "Oh, MsraeryW
! "Hc can't look like that!'
whist q csricAturel'
Indeed, oomical and grotasque was the
drawing OF the long, lank dgure, with th'
Sp1ueTy eAtTcMltosS tuo hyiuk cont Wills
the tremendous goggles.
: ooh, Just . tribe accentuated-noi
quite a c iricaturs," size said lsug hinsly
as she tcraHled under tho picture thu
!. words: "Uur new height or"
The rain is clearing ofi!" cried BERTHE.
: "I,m going to run and ask mamma II
mayn't 20 out"
And of she rushed.
Soon, with her kitten in her arms ant
!. her little spaniel At her heels, she was on
!" on tue wet read. The rain had quit,
ceased. Tho afternoon sun, weary 0
sulklng, was coming out In splendi,
stale. In its radiance every drop OIL
every clover Leaf WAS y gittering jewel
:. and the pools In the street reflected bit
;" OF the brilliant sky.
On and on wandered Berthe, her scarls
skirt blowing back ward. her yellow hal
10. tanpling doss.ly ~ the breeze caught an,
In played with Il. As sue passed 18th
8. Oaks she paused to put her small, In
20 gu sitive face against the IRON railing an
- peer through.
N What grand, big house 1t wasl An
~ how smooth and green was tue iMg
~ lawn, all lovely with beds Of blooml An,
70 how sweet the flowers smelt after tn
L. rain--the geTanlums and carnations, al
IN sweetbrier and verbenasl
:" al should 80 love to sec the funny ma
rs sister Marger saw" she said to hersel
III Aud then, just Us II she had magic;
rug, her wish WINS gratihed. For out o
10 tine main walk, not twelve feet away, iroi