Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-09-22

The sun had ceased to shine on my
grandmother's house My father had
suddenly decided to make trip to New
York, to be gone for matter of five or
six months, and left me alone in my
childish sorrow, after having vainly
promised to bring me more things than
ever could have dreamed of-things to-
tally unsuited and inappropriate for
child of my tender years.
My grandmother was silent, but scrupu-
lousy exact in the daily business of life,
and persistently refused to consider any
presupposed advances to be made by Aunt
Washington and Henry Lyle in the flu
ture. Said my grandmother, "Serena
has made her own bed, and she can lie
in it.n
Soon after my fathers departure my
grandmother sent for Barrister Quilts.
Now Barrister Quilts was the family at
torney, as his father had been before him;
one of the powerful triumvirate in great
old families, without whose attendance
great family occasions were null and
void.
Secd-cakes were brought and pair of
cobwebby bottles, for service in my
grandmother's boudoir, ceremonial al
ways preceding important business tran
sactions.
Upon his departure encountered Bar
rister Quilts upon the piazza, whereupon
he patted me on the head and called me
a very clever chile, t.lling unusual notice
of me.
Affairs were vS<S- quiet in my grand
mothers house, ~ ~ grandmother be-
came suddenly aware that was in need
of an education, so a governess and
music-master were provided for me, my
pantalettes were made little more or
nate, and with all this care soon became
a most miserable little creature.
One day, Jane, my maid, revealed the
cause of all my woes. She was curling
my hair for my daily presence in my
grandmothcr's drawing (there were
visitors), when, my hair becoming
in some way entangled with the cane,
for il curled naturally, 1 cried out,
la" said Jane, ''hain't you shame,
Miss Frances, ter cry out. lack er baby,
when Ole Miss done sot you up fur er
leetle LADY, and she tweakcd my hair
again, at which my tears continued to
| flow. "When Ole Miss done cut Miss
S'rena out'n dc will, lack she done cut
Marser Leo, and mex you de heirl
Haint yon shame, when you cughter be
proud an Hight"
"What, Jane !" cried, aghast, "Wont
grandmother have Aunt Washington for
her daughter ever any morcl"
mo" said Jane, ''she done taken you
in her place"
'Men
eyes" said Jane, with cautious
shake of her finger, "an' you oughte,
have fifteen ter your 'sition, Miss Frances.
Dey do say, Miss Frank, us how miss
s'rena is dat happy wild Henry Lyle she
don't kcer."
"where is my Aunt Washington" ]
demanded.
''H ish! | hain't got her; overter yer
Cousin Dorcas'," said Jane, "but none
Nv us fun here hain't ter sec her or ter
speak ter her. ole Miss say So"
Il won't have her place, and I'll tell
grandmother SOL" cried, stamping my
foot, as was customary with me in those
days, on a sudden rise of temper. ''l1i
| Just tell grandmother so, so therew
Better leave Ole Miss lone" said
Jane in an awestruck tone. ''Ef she
wantcr leave you all she got, you can't
top hit"
MY grandmother had disinherited my
Aunt Washington, as she had my Uncle
Leo, the year before | was born, and
who had never returned from France
since that cventful period.
Time wore on, and 1 with an uneasy
conscience wore, as deemed it, my Dor
rowed dignity. My father returned and
loaded me with gifts until skipped
about like a bedizened Indian princess,
but still was not happy, for feared to
confide my troubles to my father without
my grandmother's advice.
At last we heard that there was another
Serena at the house Of NV Cousin Dorcas,
q Serena, rosc-leaved ard tiny.
1t was only whispered, and ! went to
bed, fcvered with interest and silent Gu
riosity, for dared not mention the news
to my grandmother.
! She had changed Of late, was sometimes