Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-05-31
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but she contrived TO conceal her defects
of figure very tolerably. Her good, smil-
ing face had many changing expressions,
all of them good natured and amiaDle.
Eugene took quite a fancy 70 her al
once. She thought Maisie very pretty,
with the huttering ribbons, the trllls OF
lace that adorned her costume, the strings
Of blue beads with which she bedecked
her neck. the bracelets she wore upon
her arms and the immense bouquet she
carried in her hand. The sashes, the
buckles, the adornments of all kinds she
displayed upon her person. IL all came
back 10 Eugene as she stood watching
the rain plash upon the pavement.
Could this be Maisie, who had seemed
10 her so pretty and 80 charming! This
little oddity With the impossible costume!
Had time wrought a subtle change, or
WAS il that she now saw with the eyes Of
a cultured woman. Could ten years 50
utterly have altered a human being or
her own taste! Yes, that curious diff
Guilty with the letter r was a proof that
IL was so: there could not be 30 many
condolences.
81 believe this is Miss Maisie, Mn.
Richard Bunny's friend, " she said at last.
Il am Miss Maisie, certainly, said the
Young woman: and IL / have a friend
in the world it is Mrs. Bunny. But I
oh. yes ! do. | do know you; you are lit
tie Miss Eugene. No longer little, Oh
dear me. by no means. How tall you
have gwown and how handsome! This Il
WEAKLY delightful. You were only ten
when / saw you; you must be twenty
, now"
Just twenty, said Eugene.
, And / am past thiwty, said Maisie.
I IL am never ashamed Of my age. have
Z gweat good sense. am pwoud Of that.
Oh, do you wemember Fourth Of July
n and the pwocessionS
! And You, - said Eugene.
cit Is easy 20 wemember me, laughed
Maisie, Il am so vewy small, 50 pecul-
iarly small. know l am not handsome
with ms fguah. but IL one cannot be
4 beautiful n can be sensible and show
taste in dwess. That have, | am aware,
wemarkable taste in dwess, and | make
all my things myself
: Is it possibley' said Eugenie, in order
= TO say something.
You are SURPRISED, but no can
believe it, Ny bonnets stwIke stwangers
as imported. said MAisie, waving heI
hand toward her miraculous head gear.
n And YOU are not maw1ed YETI
!, Eugenie shook her head.
- You have years before You and hosts
u admiwas. no doubt. said Maisie
but / thought I should h. a spinstw'
hefowa my sweetheart was i~ntwoducel
% me-
"Ahr cried Eugene. 80 you con
fess YOU have a sweetheart
Yes. indeed; | am pwoud Of him,
!, said Maisie. ''Oh. / have been view,
r., fawtunate. am living with Mn. Bun
a nv She has adopted me as a daughtaw
/. and now / have everything can dwean
Of. and also my handsome Woy. Nol
must come and see Mrs. Bunny-it
the same old house.
~ "Se. il is cleawing of just as wapit
ly a. il clouded over. Come, Mis- II
=, genie. | cannot take no., or anotha'
time" Eugenie had uttered an excuse
- Now, OF Mrs. Bunny nevah viii forgiy
m me"
And she seized Eugene by the an
81 and hurried her away.
A. Before she knew IL the young mus
an clan was ascending the steps Of the hOus
"A In Bond street, had entered the grei
~ drawing room and saw Mn. Bunny nj
q and come forward M she had o n tn
- Fourth Of July ten years ago, Mr.
To Bunny not one whit altered.
- ut l. Miss Eugenie!' said Maisi
or Mamma Bunny. think Of that. W
blown into her arms. She aved n
life. l. it not lovely; | am going
make myself tidy. You will have
nile Thousand things 10 say
zoe Miss Eugenie.' cried Mr.. Bum
"'Art alive! I'm a. pleased as Pune
Come kiss me, love, and tell me w'erev
you've been this long while. 'Ow 4
- YOU are. You were a lovely little q
and you've grown a very fine woman.
liz very fine woman indeed"
Eugene said a few words in explar
ton Of her long absence from New fol
and was rejoiced to find Mrs. Bunny
friendly.
Who does not like TO be pleasantly
membered?
en-. "You must stay and ave a cup Of =
IL Mr.. Bunny will be in for is at 3 o'clocl
! an said Mrs. Bunny. There's the keti
will you see, in It's coy, and you need it af
~ I your cold walk. You see we stick
veil the old house. We like, it and we've
young people to worry about being ia
last ionable, That is, we've no daught
had and no sons. but as Maisie told you q
was we've taken 'er in place of a daughter
Mr. our OWL. You see I'm fond Of Mai
ncle aud she's sewed and embroidered for
She for years, and she's so lively she hg
the up a 'ouse, and such a tasty little DO
rcbel and one day / said to Mr.. Bunny. The
ion Maisie never 'ad a ome OF parents
had know them. for she was left in a bias
JuIv at an 'ospital door, and she's a conf
' of to me, and why not make a daugf
rect Of err
s al just as yOn hke' sau' 80 >