St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1892-10-01
A GEORGIA FROLIC.
BY META TELFAIR MLAWS.


It was in "a Savannah home during the
month Of December. The weather was
SO balmy that all the windows were
raised and two or three days had elapsed
since a blaze had been kindlrd in the
CRATE of any apartment in the. Breeders
house. Pauline, the eldest daughter,
was seated near the }1arlor table absorbed
i'll lIowells' "A Fearful Responsibility, =
when Sarah, just one year her Junior,
plunged wildly into the room with an
open letter in hand.
Put down your book, Pauline" was
her energetic exclamation, ''anl help us
straiyhtcn things Rubber Tom will be
home, think, in one hour only; Il student
is coming with him, too. Mamma s
gone down to see bout supper; Rollins
gone to the office to tell pa, and-hcrc' 5
the Ictter!'
Herewith Sarah, always lively as a
cricket, pushed the voucher for her
startling intelligence into the hand Of
her sister, while she clutchcd hold Of the
nearest chair and cndcavored to regain
her equilibrium.
Its as little as Tom could have done, :"
added Pauline, as she hurricIly scanned
the lines which told her Of her brothers
| coming home from Athens College to
! spend vacation, ito have notified us in
| time. First impressions are always last
ing; what will this Mr.. Adair think of Us
and orr home in Ills srni-disor1rrrd
state? No time to put things in proper
trim for company
Before Pauline had finished her speech
Sarah had managed to disapDcar. GIanc-
ing out in the front ror,lpn we presently
see her gathering flowers for the vases in
Toms room and the cprrgnc on the tea
table Pauline also laid aside her read
ing for more IMPERATIVE duties. and not
withstanding both the girls and mamma
were plcnomcnalIy Industrious. Tom and
his friend appeared on the scene before
their attempted preparations were half
completed. The only me:nbcr OF the
household in readiness to receive them
was Sarah. and this WAS the ,lrsrrintion
given to her sister Of the young colIcs-
ian whom Tom bid introduced into their
home:
''Why, he looks just like girl for all
the world; brown curly hair, dreamy
dark eyes, not the suggestion of a mus
tachc, and tccth--oh, let's don't slv like
p"arls-that's SO tritc; but as shining and
delicate as porcelain. His height and
figure are good, and, take him all in all,
he's the lovelest- looking chap ever be
held"
'IOu are struck, evidently" reioincd
Pauline. ''What are we going to do
with this curly headed. northumberland,
fanciful sort OF creature; dress him in
girls cIothes?"
"Couldn't do better thing" added |
Sarah, always open to suggestions, The |
is graceful, and | know waltzcs divinclv. |
and in your pink silk. Pauline. would |
turn the head of every man in Savan- |
nah"
"That's more than the owner of the !
silk will ever accomplish returned |
Pauline, with a smile. IF the pink
silk must do all that, nows its opportu-
nity.'
THE pink silk must do it." said |
Sarah, "but we will discuss that later
on. Hurry up, or hurry down, | should
say. Tom and Mr.. Adair must have
brushed off the dust by this time, and
there Is no one to receive them"
lom' prince OF good fellows, as he
was hao 10 De satlShca with the ovation
given hlm by papaand mamma, for Paul
ine ana oaran naa eyes nor ears Tor no
po''y except tnelr youn,' guest, and a fine
gentleman 11il! TINS mr. AdHlr proved to be.
l." t"'t,'loii 70 MS 1ahuSoine appearance
he ll'',i charming good hilmor, which
never lalleu 10 WIN the regard OF those
VINO were Drought under Its influence.
AS ne was only nineteen, ne had not much
OF ., history but the standing of his fam
ny was unquestloned. Their place of
residence was komc, that picturesque
little Georgia city which, like its Italian
IS situated on seven hills, and
these overlook the most beautiful Of all
the EtoWah and Ostcnaula. Mr..
and Mrs. Adalr were now at the Ponce
de Leon, III St. Augustine, a pleasure
trip they had taken in honor Of their
daughter, debutante, only one wear
younger than Eugene, the university
student. For a day or two would this
young gentleman remain in Savannah
whence he would 60 to Florida to Join
his parents.
What must he done 70 add "a +bo ,,1oo