Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1892-01-15
Misctllamenns.
ZULEIKA'S BEEHIVES.

"Papa. | do wish you would put
Zuleikp in her place, once for all ~
spoke Rosamond the regal.
The professor laid down his pen with
a polysyllable word yet unfinished, aud
sighed Borean sigh,
"More trouble" said he. What is
the matter now ?"
"Aunt Pauline has sent me cherry
colored cashmere Dress" sputtered Zu-
leika---"the prettest color land three
yards Of surah to trim it with. And
and Rosa has cOolly appropriated it,"
81 needed new gown" observed
Rosamond. "And zu can do very we'll
with her dyed sage green. Besides.
I'm the Oldest |"
us that any reason you should be
thief 7" retorted the irate Zuleika.
Girls, girls " protested the profess
sor, turning nls slim white fingers In
the hair of his head
MAKE her give it back to me, papa p
said Zuleika. ats mine Aunt Pau
line never sent it to her. She has no
business to take it,"
"Tell her to remember that she is
only a child, papa calmly remarked
Rosamond. "and that she ought to defer
to her elders"
Zuleika so far forg OF her dignity as to
make face at Rosamond at this stage
of the discussion.
ooh, just wish Captain Calvery
could know what whited sepulchre
you are," aaid she. Just wait till get
q chance--won't I tell him about the
Balm of Roses and the Coreopsis Cream
for the Complexion, and"
Papa, will you silence herr" ap-
pealed Rosamond. with the expression
of grieved angel
Girls, girls" groaned the professor,
Edo reflect. Here is this manuscript to
be sent off to the Scientific BIZ Weekly
at o'clock this afternoon, and how do
you suppose it's to be done :? Rosamond,
don't tease your sister. Zuly,b good
girl, and mind what Rosamond says"
The professor went back to his stacks
of pens aud pools of ink Rosamond
darted one triumphant glance at her
younger sister, and sailed like q royal
galleon out Of the door
Huleika ran headlong INTO tho garden
and never let loose the torrent Of her sobs
and tears until she was safe down among
the pinks and phloxes, where the bees
went in and out Of two little hives aud
kept up murmurous hum.
81 wish was one of you, you dear
little brown-belted things p passionately
cried. she, resting her chin in her hands
as sho sat staring at them, her vision
blurred by tears. Then there wouldn't
be any question Of gowns and boots and
horrid, cross elder sisters. wonder is
it wicked to hate Rosamond as do? |
shouldn't hate her if she was kind aud |
considerate to me and acted as IL she |
loved me just the least little BIT IN tho
world. 1t isn't the cherry colored CASH
mere so much-though would like a
new gown that hadn't been dyed over,
and that Rosamond hadn't worn all the
beauty out of before | got hold of it,
but it's the hateful hideous, outrageous
injustice of the thing I've almost q
mind to run away, or TO go for hired
help, or drown myself or something.
Jacob !" springing suddenly to her feet,
what are yoa doing here :"
please, Miss Zuleika," said the
stolid farmland, "Eben Phelps, he's
come AFTER the bees" "And what bust
ness has Ebcn Phelps with my bees,
I'd like TO know?"
"Miss Jeiferd sold 'em to him, miss.
She don't want no bees here. She's
goin' to have the ground leveled for q |
tennis court-whatsver that might be-"
Iuleika Jefferd stepped tragically to
the side of her beehives.
"This is too much - said she. "They
are my bees--not Miss Jeiferd's, and IL
anyone daros to lay hands on hive
I'll have them prosecuted for trespass
Do you hear that Jacob :"
Jacob retreatcd There was no mis-
taking the determination in Zuleika's
eyes.
Eben Phelps was forced to drive away
without even parley.
"Not's | expected to carry away two
hives O. bees in broad daylight" be OK.
planned 10 Jacob. "Ye might a knowed
bettern that. Jake; but | sort o wanted
to look at EN- afore I closed the bargain"
"Guess ye hadn't better. said Jacob.
Our young missy she means just what
she says, and tho bees is bern. anyway.
Squire BasSctt he Civ 'cm TO her hisself."
Rosamond Jeferd only shrugged hcr
handsome shoulders when she heard all
this
81 mean to have my tennis court,
said she, "aDd | mean TO get rid Of
those odious bees, all 10 good time. Of
course w will rage, but she's always
raging about something"
Time passed on. The cherry colored
cashmere was made up, and Miss JEFF
fcrd decided 10 wear it for the initial
time on the occasion of the visit Of Mr..
Franklin Jefferd, distant cousin 10
whose eyes she desired to appear her
very best.
IF he's really the rich member Of tho
family" argued Rosamond. ''it's worth
while to take little pains with ones
dress. We all know that FIRST impress
sion is everything"
II suppose you'd like to marry him
and spend oil his money for him." said
Zuleika, who was reluctantly helping in
the kitchen.
For Rosamond had dscrecd stupen-
dous company dinner and there was
no one who made such exquisite mayor
naise as Zuleika
Rosamond laughed scornfully.
"Little girls should be seen and not
heard" said she. Indeed, as | have