Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1891-10-10
THE PRINCESS M0LL.

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Mol her brother has chosen to recorl IL.
She camo 70 us rather late in our lives, and
found, II not exactly welcome, at least d
perambulator in our halls and n bib at our
table
There were four Of us in or just out of col
lege when, at the beginning OF a long vaca-
tion, We were called upon to rejoice at her
arrival. Quite little princess mother
remarked when for the first time we stood
In a row before her, and presented our com
ments, or what mother was pleased 10 term
Ms such, 10 the roll of muslin and lace In n
bassinet, and somehow from that hour our
sister was known as ''the Princess Moll"
Tom was in uniform, and in cap and
gown, and for this reason we believed the
Princess selected US as her fayorites from tho /
first "Gadia said Tom, with a mixture OF +
horror and astonishment, .'look at her make /
eyes at mel Do they do that usually at her .
agei"
But Tom Is inordinately vain, and the I
"eyes" OF which he spoke were the mere
languid roll of a pair Of blue optics that !
might quite as well have chanced upon me
as him.
Well, Moll had come to stay, we discovered,
but with the exception Of an occasional cry
from the nursery or the roll OF the perambu-
lator under our windows, we heard and saw
and Winthrop joined the sophomorcs of
Cornell To Malcolm and me, who were en-
gagged in choosing profession, remained the
privilege Of becoming better acquainted with
the Princess Moll.
She had reached the age of IS months when
i was first called upon to rescue her from q
position OF peril Gradgrind, the maid-my
mother is English, and calls her American
servants by their surnames, to their own
mystifcaton and resentment-had stepped
Off a piece and left the perambulator oscil
lating ON ledge OF rock at Newport.
1t was u charming day, and the Princess
was, observed, as gathered her from the
sand into which the perambulator had eventu-
ally plunged. srrayed in her best. She wore
q little coat Of silky cloth, and white plush
cap that reared up in the crown in alto
gether fetching manner.
Happily no one but Gradgrind, who was
instantly threatened with dismissal, received
any injury from this mishap; but 1t was the
beginning OF a curious alliance on my part
with the Princess Moll
In the extremity Of my wrath banished
Gradgrind from the spot She came back,
however, or rather she did not actually go,
and besought me, with wringing of hands,
not to report her carelessness to my mother.
In vain. was adanant-until she began to
never be repeated, aud myself adjusted Moll
in the coach
The Princess seemed instinctively 20 per.
ceive that Gradgrind, whom she never ap-
peared To love, had in some mysterious way
come of conqueror in this affair, and pouted
her disapproval at both me and the maid
When stepped back TO allow the coach &c
precede me, she made frantic gestures with
her hands, which were encased in small whit,
mittens, and fairly drove Gradgrid from heI
post. She then bent her eyes upon me in al
imperious manner, which caused me 4
. cringe.
..Ah, but, dear Princess mentally ex
postulated, tive are ON the avenue, and it i
the hour for Miss Reardon's ride Hol
couldn't-you wouldn't have your brothe
turn nursery maid heref'
But the mittens continued to beat the air
until, muttering TO Gradgrind, keep clos
beside me- | took my place at the helm, an
miserably trundled the coach. Moll gurgle
triumphantly, as well she might, for it wa
the successful preface 10 her scheme. Dali
after that she contrived 10 attach me to he
train, until one morning Malcolm, encouI
tering the interesting trio at the gate, d'
nanded
al say, is it Gradgrind or Moll"
Now Gradgrind, who had a face OF u
heavy, manly type, and figure like an el
cyclopwdia, was not the sort of person
call forth that kind of remark, and eou
afford 10 laugh good humoredly
Don't you SEQ the fix I'm in-the kind
prisoner OF Chillon I've got To BET Its
scheme OF Moll's 10 enslaye me, and sher,
no more escape from her than from - Nor
She's had me at the casino and ON the nv
nues till rm the figure OF the day She sto
at the bazar and calls my attention 10 q
rugs and she even went 50 Tar as To demai
Persian lamp, which-heayen help me-
bought for her and permitted her 10 car
home"
Malcolm grinned sAs IL sLs didn't try b
little game on me, and as IL Id allow mys'
20 be gulled that wayi Gradgrind To I
Princess Moll, and the Princess Moll 10 Ora
grind I'm the slave of no infant" y
was slave-and To an infantl Well, b
k,lspscted it But why should Malcolm sta
there tapping racket ON his arm and gr
ming like gnrgoylei suppose the fellows
my club looked that way when Ipassed-a
Miss Reardon.
had discovered the intention OF the Pr
cess to thwart all possibility OF a match
tween me and the latter, for which she
taken the popular method Of making me
pear ridiculous in the eyes Of the one won
before whom desired 10 shine. Only q
very morning we had passed her, the Prime
imbihing the Juice of an orange through
column Of striped candy, while wiped
escaping nectar from the front OF her c
with my handkerchief Gradgrind eontri'
10 look provokingly detached from Us at I
moment too.
Miss Reardon, sweet girl, never so muel
smiled, but bowed grayely, and with linz
ing expression which would, under other
cumstances, have Oiled me with hAppin
The Princes frownad, Withdrew the stri
column from her lips, and said, "ao wa
In unmistakahle accents To the lady who
posed 10 do ler the honor OF stopping to
at her.
spray don't notice her ill-humor," urI
terrible abashod for rh. d. and a club n
ssShe hasn't learned 70 make distinctions
She regards all young ladies a. her nat
enemies. Would You believe me, Miss X
don. she Is frightfully jealous OF met
Miss Reardon smiled .of you'll How
gularIn
"Yes. And she absolutely will have
gadding about with her. You can't ff
tho kind Of machine am reduced to.
haard-rve road about tine tyranny
woman, but shouldn't have believed th
commenced at the age Of Is months"
turned 70 the maid "IIere, Gradgi
take my sister over 10 Violet Patch, ant
my aunt
'N-o-ol n-o-ol n-ool" shrieked the