San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-07-22
IN THE SWIM
The Story of Ethel Jones.
Related by Herself.
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though he was really more aJr-;lJlve to
Lofty, and probably at that time liked
her better, came in for his best manner
and his most charming guile. Well, !
played Accomplishments, and was as
agreeable as Punch to everybody, and
didn't take advantage of being Lotty's
friend, and didn't show temper-and was,
in short, as careful as any girl could well
have been, and think deserved to be
liked. At first / came very near using
my eyes too much, but stopped myself
in time. . .a-f 0
After that Lofty asked me to stay some
time with her, but I thought it better
not to run the risk of firing my hosts, so
| only staid a day after, the others went
in order to make good impression on
Mrs! Hathorne, and then | returned
triumphant to my mother. believe my
mother would have viewed with abso4
lutte satisfaction the prospect of working
herself to skeleton in order to advance
her daughters social welfare She took
an almost absurd delight in my tales,
and tried my patience, if the truth must
be told, by asking me thousands of re-
peated questions. was rather self suf-
ticient just then, and preferred to treat
everything that occurred to me as the
most natural thing in the world and be-
meath discussion. - ."
That summer was spent in quiet at my
grandfathers farm. | almost had fit
of crying when my mother produced
this was before we left PHILADELPHIA a
little sum of money that she had put
away for me, which she gave me, with
tears in her eyes and half framed bless
ing, telling me it was for my dresses next
winter. We did a certain amount of
shopping in town, and sewed good deal
while we were at Lancaster. My grand
father, too, bless his dear soul, gave me
handsome tip" as the boys call it;
and many pleasant afternoon did my
mother and / spend together over my
dresses, she dwelling with a good deal of
spirit and color Of language on the good
luck she anticipated for me, | elaborat-
ing with little consciousness of my own
cleverness my theories of life and society
which we're already pretty well formed.
[ had by this time recovered from the
SOLDERING effect of Miss Mayburn's last
words to me when | went through the
time honored ceremony of farewell in
terview with her before leaving school
for ever. They were words that half
expected to hear yet half hoped not to
hear.
know now why she did not give me
the praise which | secretly thought was
my due; l know no why she tried to
make me see that lii was not a bed of
roses; but at the tire hardly cared to
have her tell me tat only hard work
and an abiding faith could bring happi-
ness in this world. The strong faced
and digniied woman sat by the table in
her little study in the attitude which all
DER girls know 50 well-with one foot
pushed forward, her arm on the table,
Ter hand srroking her smooth hair and
her other hand lying in her lap-loOklng
at me intently Ethel" she said, mo
woman can be thoroughly good or thor
oughly happy who is not really rels-
ous woman" | returned her gaze. !
heard, but | think that knew / was go
ing to forget.