Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-01-24
'zULEIKA'S BEEHIVBS,
BY HELEN FORREST. GRAVES.

Tala' do wish You would put
nuieika III her pacr, once for all. spoke
Rostmohd tile regal.
ThG. Professor laid down his pcn with
apolysyl!ablcd word yet unfinished. and
sighed a Borcan sigh.
,sAlorc Trouble" said he. "Nha; is
the MATTER now?"
Aunt Pauline has sent inc n cherry
'colorcd cashmere dress, sputtcrcd zulc-
lka-"thc pretticst color.-and three
yards OF SUSAN to trim it with. And
and Rost kas coolly appropriated it,"
ncedcd II ncw gown" observed
Rosamond, "And Zu can do very well
with hcr dyed sayegrccn. Besides, I'm
tue oldcstn'
lis That amy reason you should be :,
@t1ief.' rctortcd the iratc Zucika.
9"Glr)si girls" protested the Professor
turning his slim, white fingers in the hair
4uf his head e.i.i ~H-
os,M"kt her give it back to nc, papa y"
sp'd Hulcika. Its mine. Aunt Pauline
never scnt il TO her. She has no business
.to-rakc it," nr '..n'i . tE
'''rcll her TO remember that she is ONLY
"a child, papa, calmly remarked Rosa
mond, ''and that she ought 20 defer to
her elders" o..
Hulcika so far forgot her dignity rs to
make a face at Rosamond. nj This. stare,
'of the discussion
"Qh, | just wish Captain Calvcrly
could know what whited scpulchrc
you are" said she. "Just wait until
get Il chancc--won't | tell him about the
Balm of Roses and the Corcopsis Cream
Tor the Complexion, and
''Papa, will you silence herr" appealed
Rosamond, with the expression OF
:grieved angel.
i'''Glrls, girls groaned the Professor,
edo reflect; Here is this manuscript tj
be sent oil 10 the .Scic"tifc Bi- Weekly at
four o clock this afternoon, and how do
you suppose it's to be done! Rosamond,
don tease your sister. Zuly, be GOOD
girl, and mind what Rosamond saws"
The Professor went back to his stacks
OF pens and pools of ink. Rosamond
dar,cd one iriumphal glance nj her
younger sister, and sailed like ii ROYAL ral
Icon out of the door. .,..,i.f -
Hulcika ran hcadlong into the garden.
and never let loosc the torrent oil her sobs
ana tears until she was safe down among
tic pinks and phloxcs, where the bees
went in and out OF two little hives and
kept up mIrmurous ham,
II wish was one OF you, YOU dear lit.
Tic brown-bcited things," passionately
Xcricd she, resting her chin in her hand,
'as she sat staring ut them, her vision
blurred by tears. Then there wouldn't
he any question of gowns and boots and
horrid, cross elder sisters Iwon,ier is il
wicked to hate Rosamond Us [ do.
clOtlIutt h..p h.. IL -nt, ,,..,.
-considcratc to me, and acted rs if She
loved me just the least little bit in the
world. . 1t isn't the cherry -colored cash
mere So much--though | would like a
new gown that hadn't been dyed over.
and TINT R0samond hadn't worn all the
beauty out Of before got hold of it
but it's the hateful, hideous, out -r.- gcous
Injustice Of the thing I've almost II
mind to run away, or 10 go for hired help.
or drown myself or. something. jacob
--springing suddenly to her feet -"what
are doing here"
PLEASE, Miss Zuleika," said the stolid
farmland, '.Eben Phelps, he's come ar
ter tbs bees."
'-".Sna what business has Ebcn Phelps
with my bees, I'd like to know"
ISIS .lcifcrd sold cm to him. miss.
She don't want no bees here. She's go
III TO have the ground lcveed for IL ten
MS court-w whatever that may be
ZUieika Jefferd stepped tragicaly TO
the side Of her bechivcs.
This is too muc ~ said she. ssTncy
arc my bees-not Miss Jcifert's; and If
any ono dares to lay hands on Il hive, I'll
have them prosecuted for trcspass! Do
you hear that, Jacob?"
jacob retreated. There was no mis-
taking the determination in Zulcikas
eyes.
s'Bben Phelps was forced to drive away
without even u parley.
"Nots l expected to. carry away
( two hives o bees in broad daylight, " he
e-explaincd to-. Jacob. ''Yc might n
knowed bettern that, Jake: but / sorto
% wanted to look at 'cm afore 1 closed
the bargain. -
Guess yc hadn't better" said jacob.
''Our young missy she means just what
she says, andithe bees is hern, anyway.
Squire Bassctt he gin 'cm to her hissclf."
Rosamond Jefferd only shrugged her
handsome shoulders when she heard this.
81 mean Ito have my tennis COURT
said She. Sand mean to get rid of
those odious bees all in good time. Of
course zu will rage but she's always
raging about something mi
Time passed, on. The. cherry colorcd
cashblere was ,ihade up, and Miss ,Icfferd
decided to wear 1t for .the initial time on
the occasion of tho, visit of Mr.. Franklin
-Jetferd, distant cousin, in whose eyes
she desired to appear, her very BEST.
!t1Jf hos irnally;thn rich n,on,lor, &c A. a.
family, '''argned Rosamond, sits worth
the wnile'to take a'little pains with ones
dress. We. all know that first impress
sion is everything" ftfs
ri suppose you'd like to marry him
and spend all his money for him. said
Zdleika, who was reluctantly helping in
the kitchen.
For Rosamond had dccrecd stupcn-
donsf company dinner and there was
no one who made such exquisite mayon-