New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-01
MARY JANE.
THE OLD woMANIsH YoUNGsTER

From The san Francisco Argonaut.
There mothers grls-sweet little dears brought
binary quickness OF a sharp witted child, everything
they hear mentioned. such children become little
gestures their tones ideas. faults and foolish dosyn-
crasies. The parents think ii 50 cute, so cunning .
and complscent sfectatiOns drag her about with them
wherever they 60 aud force her upon their friends and
and the family acGuainianccs feel that they would
some far-dstant spot. where the babies cease from
troubling and the listener is at rest:
daughter upon afternoon visitors. who al I'M
toward times when mamma is upstairs in the com
white skirt When she receives the cards she be
comes est ron fured after ,hnenner Of women
silently enjoying the breeze to smooth her hair pull
Nothing is dcarer to the heart of Mary Janes Plas-
clean pinafore she trips downstairs and enters the
parST mp srn to her back dape,es gently
when dressed mp 70 meet her young man Mary Jane
ncF. copied from nanmas and Aunt Fannys H She
rces the guests with gracious patronage then sitting
her ankles, and proceeds to direct the conversation
into interesting channels.
First, she calls their attention 20 the new draperles
over the nanteI. They were papas taste j. lie
went of day and bought them second hand cheap
you know And mamma was furious She saws any one
can soc they've been bought second hand DO Won
think you would have guessed ii If HADN'T told Won
No perhaps not Mamma said at the time papa had
more taste than If he'd come from Chicago"
Then. her eyes lighting silk sofa pillow she
desgnates It with langud wave Of the hand and con
tinues:
That is new too Ma Ma% pnan friend Miss oN.
but afterward she didn't get married you see
a. her offer. poor and so now
she Did maid and teaches music. She's very
badly mamma SAYS and Is getting little short her
temper She gives me lessOns-it's really out of
cari.y for she l. not at all good tearer She also
comes t. dinner once week. and sometimes twice
We're beginning 10 think that she little too
often. because We have 10 have three courses and
dessert when she and II does make the bills
up soiT
After this, she fails back the photographs on the
table and points them out with appropriate descrp
tons
" That there with the big mustaohc is Aunt
Fanny beau. He's been coming here for three years
and papa calls him The forlorn hope | don't know
why he does that. Aunt sally sits In the psrlor whel
he comes, aud We all sit here in the o-sry aad listen
To Aunt sally laugh. Mamma its pity he's not
80 entertaining when he talks 10 He never makes
US laugh at all.
I" The neat man. in the enamel f. sme, is Mr.. smith.
Hes friend Of papas Last winter he lent papa some
mobey and 10 isn't paid yet As soon rs rs paid.
lnmas gong 70 get her sot OF cdt glass, but papa
say Ahc cart have piece until Jhcn Mamma
gets awful mad when le tells her but papa says
honesty i The best policy, and. when papa says q thing
It's }Hst lLe The Medes and the Prussinns.
lere mamma, nicely dressed up, but somewhat
OF breath enters rustling 81 afraid this little
tier box has been boring you.s she says with beam
Ing maternal pride The guests politely dsclaim such
entertained.