Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1890-01-24
SERVED HER RIGHT.
,stasia Loses the Summer
w. a...dars and Also Her Nieces.

,,t.ad do look, Prue, dear?"
n iks half-open rosebue, merry.
and Is my dress becoming?
As ..Recoming Oh, Prue, | never saw
,oor 90 well in your life. | only
II. In could have your photograph taken
Ai,A von stand there. Oh. hushl
what's that noise?
'gulv Aunt 'Stasia grooming the cat
!. ~ the pantry. Quick, Cherry, let us
Ou.v so mink calico dresses off; she'll be
% here next -,
,.si,ated pretty Charity Lee.
' uer sister Prudence bit her lip; her
..,hsr.brown eyes flashed beneath their
lona, curling lashes.
ri wrong, Cherry? Is it wrong to try to
,.,t like other girls--to want, once in
Nh;le IN get our necks from under the
s'.,owo We came to Aunt 'Stasia be-
.ass We were friendless orphans and
..o,ber relative besides her, and she
t.s made wretched drudges of us. We
leo washed and scrubbed and mended
IA made for her-we've saved her the
srreuse of hired girl, and we've en-
sn,ad her seedlings and snubbings with
0ot a word. Uncle Jonathan would take
y, nart II he dared to, but he is in awe
otbis life Of Aunt 'Stasia; and now that
III has made up her mind to take city
hoarlers we shall be ground down worse
do Nd
hat We will go somewhere and see
smething with her leave or without!'
It'll he without it," said Cherry. with
sbrur Of the shoulders. Il told you,
prle. that she never would consent to
OUT going to Cis Aliens party"
no matter" said Prue, calmly.
Were going. We've picked strawber-
ds on the sly and Uncle Jonathan has
all EN- for us when he took the June
butter and the spring chickens to town,
and be has bought as these cambria
dresses--I washed, by the way, they
weren't quite so vivid pink; but, dear,
Old Uncle Jonathan did the best he
auld-and we've made them up at odd
tines; and we'll have one delicious
eYening Of being like other girls if we
never have another. And you shall
dance the Virginia reel with Calvin
Hahing?'
Nonsense, Prue" cried Cherry, turn
n. glnker than the cambria dress which
3e was now folding away in the Grip
pad bureau, with the broken drawer
handles, which was ali that Aunt Sta
aa allowed the two girls in the way of
wardrobe accommodate
Let me see said Prue. We're to
come up to bed at $50. Aunt 'Stasia
doesn't like US to burn too much oil,
md she's always glad to get us off early
Yes" cried Cherry, clapping her
hands.
And we're to dress as softly as two
l''le mice, and we're to slip out on
Toe roof of the shed and jump down
ehthe carpenter bench that Uncle Jona-
lals to leave there by mistake; and
hsonly half mile to the Allen farm
house II we go across the fields, past the
graveyard and the old quarry pit. And,
VII merry, won't it be delightful to go
@anal party and dance to real music.
sha wear hrand-new dresses-not Aunt
Naslas hideous dun-colored old things
made Oyer?'
anu the two bright-eyed young things
rugged and kissed each other in an &C.
sAsS OF happy anticipation. Aunt Sta
Mas , shFlll voice calling up the stair alb
'puy terminated their castle in the air.
u, lrauence! Charity. Where be We?
"la' ye bout? There's the caows
~Iln up the lane to be MIXED and the
-Dl' 70 De set for supper, and letter
aVui .he city boarders to say they're
-,A tomorrow mornin'. Step quick,
~, We must an be to bed early to-
-s4' !" get good start in the mornin'."
-. ..ue ana Charity looked at each other
,Ii IN s5paFNllng eyes; this arrangement
- m IN with their ideas exactly.
M, ,as household tyrant was more exact
,nau usual that evening, at least so
eis .u s The rooms already put in
D,1. ' 'oF the city boarders had to be
soL V'er again with broom and buster:
s Tia'n' mad to be picked and vege-
rnr W. 11Sled and prepared for q COM
nbI,i I'eaAlaSt; the silver was to be
tp,,oS up anu the old Indian blue china
m,o anew before the weary slaves
h,nr a'' to cease work. And
dar1."ne h at last Aunt Stasia had
,ptSr S.a.s" INTO her own room. like an
l,pe a]~'eU spider in its hole, Cherry
hh. w 10 where Uncle Jonathan sat
sb,,1 1' y. splint rocker, staring
bit ra,' q, the empty chimney-place as
asiDc HI. 'e s OF blazing beech logs, and,
Es0p5I u; 4,S race between her two hands
NJ Us wrinllled lines
ian s baesSes are lovely, Uncle Jona-
l., t t.al rue leaning on his chair. laid
"Is tto 'iieek against his hair.
Ne nurD sallpenter-bench all right"
b., S' Nodded while a Slow sr,;,o ..u,
~ his yisage ''o~ smile orep'
fslt 10 da a''ho gals, as it's altogether
4 aa1sS Seceiye your aunt this-aeway,"
Ge baSn Ho' deceiving her." said Prue,
b -" asked us question about
b WOULD pS has las taken /. for granted tina,
aEI 'u bend to her will ;, ''N 'nA'
~ staripe -. said Uncle Jonathan,
Nhe ehimn ~ the soot-incrusted bricks
y should y, its only natural that
as can't Nv want to go once in awhile.
esaRkens in ~ cooped up like young
as aIbposs"op pen! And you've worked
s,bOarder ,s' ss , to help get ready for
= heavy S az creaking of Aunt Sta.
aNOn doo snoes sounded nearer the
esey flew t tnan usual. Prue and