The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1891-09-25
I into his pocket

Here. | want to see that" said his
companion.
I'm show you mine: come now, Jack,
what ails you. anyway"
Jack turned an angry red and stub
bornly refused to display his piece of
advice. Some girls in front were amused
10y their discoveries.
''Oh. Just know who wrote this"
whispered the prettiest one to her next
neighbor.
lit was old Miss Smith. ] know IL
Just as well as if she had signed her name
at the bottom. 1t sounds just exactly
ike her: You are too pert and forward
for young woman: your elders have
learned wisdom by experience, and it
would be much better if you Were
guided by their judgment Hou are
too bold and noisy when you are in
company with young men Though
they may laugh and joke with you.
they respect modesty and reserve
There, i suppose because do have lots
of attention. she thinks must encour-
age them, but i don't. do /, Maud?"
''Of course you don't" the faithful
Maud answered, her big round face
vainly trying to express her indigna-
ton. After reading her own bit of adj
vice, she turned to her friend for sym
pathy-
Isn't this great? Just listen, will
You: 'You are one of the kindest and
best of girls, and you must not mind il
if a true friend speaks plainly to you.
If you wear dark colors and simple
styles, your size is not noticeable, but
You are too fond of large plaids and
conspicuous effects There, that's
what mother is always telling me, but
/ do love bright scarlet and blue or
yellow: my new dress il one of those
big plaids, all bias, You know. Well,
I'll have to make the best of il, now I've
got it"
\ few feet away sat Maurice IIender-
son and his pretty young wife. They
We're the only children of admiring
parents, were handsome, rich and lately
married The little wife looked up in
to her husbands face as he read his
letter of advice. His dark eyes flashed
for a moment as he read: You hide
behind mask. but your real inclina-
tions are known to one AT least.
You may deceive your wife, that
would certainly be an easy matter.
I but You cannot deceive the author of
these words. There are glances which
| cannot be controlled. gestures and ex-
! pressions which betray your secret"
| Maurice crumpled his paper carelessly
and feigned to drop it on the floor, but
| in reality he kept il for n second read
ing. In the seat behind them sat Mrs.
| Estabroolle, the leader in church So
cials, bazars and festivals. She was
reading the following words: "You are
| good housekeepcr. n good mother and
great worker public affairs. You
/ 4 4 4
| but there is one thing in which YOU fail
II Is in the treatment of your husband.
| 1t is your habit to make fun of his pc
/ culiarities and contradict his opinions
! This is carried on tn such an extent that
| il annoys your visitors or friends who
happen to be present Your children
| initiate your spirit, and have little or
no respect for their father. Though
! he is not self-assertive or arbitrary, he
| Is listened to by men of intelligence and
Judgment, who are able to appreciate
his qualities" Mrs Estabrooke looked
| around the hall to see If she could dis
cover the person who would dare to adj
| dress such advice to her, but each
seemed occupied with the mysterious
/ messages Helen and Bertha Pinck-
ney received a JOINT letter, and read it
| together:
This advice is intended for You both;
for one just as much as for the other.
| j suppose you originated this affair, but
IL seems almost a. if the evil one must
have suggested it You have come to
Santa Gnez from some little country
town in New England where they have
more brains than sense, but you are al
| ways careful to speak of yourselves as
coming right from 'Boston.' Proba-
bly, you think that will give You
some advantage over western people
who are so uncultured-' No, ] never
heard You use those words, but your
manner showed that you thought
| them Eou easterners are used to liv-
ing in n little. cramped-up corner of
the universe, that you may get small
in all your ways. You study every
thing you see through your glasses, and
look at it critically The great coun-
try of the west is something more than a
great show for you TO be amused by
watching. We are not so refined that
we can't enjoy life, and l hope we
| never shall he. 1ut we don't-expect to
be revised or edited by you or your ad-
vice, and we are glad of a chance to
say So
''oh, OH" said Helen and Bertha at
the same time.
! 1T must be joke
NO, somebody"
Some woman
Yes. probably, some woman is pay
ing off old Scores
But who could it be?''
''Oh, don't know Its time to go
home now. and if you think best, I'll
| play march for a postludc."
The consequences of that evening
could not have been prophesied. Those
who were formerly the best of friends
! regarded each other with unconcealed
| suspicion. Members of the same fam
| lily made accusations and received de-
4 malls Each one felt as if his neighbor
were untrustworthy, and as if an un-
guarded moment would be paid.for by a
home thrust The only person in
santa Inez who did not regret the af-
air was the CHEEKY little kindergarten
eacher.
his year and part of next. anyway
'y that time somebody may be able to
hink of something which will be as
nancially successful as the famous
Advice Social Mary Peabody Saw
er, in Boston budget
Beliefs of the Shans.
A report of the manners and Gust oms
! of the Shan states show that when "A
/ Shan becomes father he must on no
account drive pigs, carry the dead, bore