The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1893-06-16
miscellaneous.
THE NEW .NEIGHBORS.
BY HELEN FORREST GRAVES


with a very emphatic nod of her curly,
yellow head.
my dear, my dear isn't that a
heathenish sort of speech % reasoned
her mother.
well, it's the truth, declared Tin
cite. "And where's the use in dis
guising it? A woman who would
drive my darling little kitten out of
| the garden with broom a man who
don't like dogs and Mrs. Parry said
they were going to be such nice neigh
bors." .....
You must remember, Tiny, that
people don't like their fiower-seeds
| and young lettuce plants to be scratch
ed out of the ground, even by your
| pet kitten"
"But, mamma, Fairy wasn't scratch
| ing-Fairy never does scratch. She
was only playing about. And you
know some people dislike cats, out of
sheer depravity."
I'VE must respect the prejudices of
our neighbors, Tinette."
II have made up my mind, mann
ma" said Tinette, with the air Of a
martyr, II shall send Fairy to Uncle
Bob. He likes cats. And them" with
sob rising systematically up in her
throat, II hope Mr.. Vallinger, and
that ogress of a mother of his will be
satisfied
| Nonsense ~ said Mrs. Wylie.
| And she went out to the butchers
cart, which stopped daily for orders in
| front of these little suburban cottages.
mamma can talk about sweet
breads and veal outlets, when poor
Fairy's life is in danger" said Tinette
| 81 I, 10 xunnIar &c 7 oh oil
grow as callous as get older ~ ..
| Just at that moment, however, a
trim little maid servant, in ruffied
white apron, presented herself, bear
ing a bunch of radiant red and gold
tulips.
For Mrs Wylie, please, miss" said
she. with missus's compliments"
The tulips were so fresh and dewy
and fragrant, and the little maid look
| ed SO smiling, that Tinette's heart
melted for the time being.
II suppose" she thought, 'she
means it for a sort of flag of truce. /
suppose she's ashamed of shaking the
broom at poor Fairy SO spitefully.
| But it's too late now the die is cast !;
4 the carrier is to call for Fairy at noon. ="
| And-a sort Of natural consequence
| of her age and temperament-Tine
| Wylie rather enjoyed the thought of
| the sacrifice she was making. She
was only seventeen, and very romantic
at that. ss.-g-
Mrs. Wylie WAS fond of tulips. She
put the gold and scarlet treasures into
| q vase of water and beheld them with
admiring eyes. -...s-
! Very kind of Mrs. Vallinger, / am
| sure" said she. II wonder if she
would let me have bulb or tive, In
| exchange for something that she
| might fancy out of my flower beds ~
II wouldn't ask any favors of those
horrid people," said Tinette.
But that wouldn't be a favor it
would only be an exchange. And
really, dear, this is such a pretty little
attention that feel must send some
thing back. Run, darling, and gather
me a basket Of those big Strawberries,
that are just beginning toripen, down
! by the south terrace. Put a few vine
leaves over them, and tie the lid down
with green ribbon-grass, and I'll send
them over, by-andby. / do like to
live in peace and harmony with my
neighbors y y.
Tinette obeyed, reluctantly enough.
Down by the south terrace, however,
she found some delicious crealn-color
ed roses Just opening, and discovered
the tiny perfection of u humming bird {
nest, so that, in the course of time,
her mood softened, and the strawher,
ries were not only culled of the largest
and sweetest, but were covered, under
the basket-lid, with half open rose.
buds.
There may be something in the
new neighbors, after all, - said she to
herself. -....
When she had gathered the fruit
and flowers, she took blue -and- gold
/ edition of Mrs. Browning's poems, and
went down into a certain woody nook
that she loved, to read and dream.
| Il can't be there when dear little
Fairy is sent away" thought she,
With a quivering lip '"Fhe' darling
she is SO happy in her nest OF cotton
wool in the basket, Little does she
dream that she will never Aee Inc
again-or at least not until l 20 t.
1 spend the day, next week, with Uncle
Rob at Eyre Cottage p 80.
/ It wac when she was trying to lost
all recollection of her sorrows in thu
musical numbers OF Little Ellie ano
the Swans Nest" that Mrs. Wyli'
sent a neighbours chubby checked
child over 10 CIlo dilluReT COt1uSc-
you'll find it on the dining-roon
table, Bessy," she said. Take i
over to Mrs. Vallinger with my conpli
ments, and if she'll hang it down tn
we'll for half an hour, the fruit will b.
much fresher and cooler for tea. An'
here's a bunch of pansies for you
Bessy and be sure you do the erran'
correctly"
While Bessy was gone, the postman
who was also general carrier, calle'
for the package for Eyre Cottage
Mrs. Wylie fastened to give him til
| basket.
1.-The little creature must be fas
asleep" said she to herself, She's
: II quiet as can be. Well, I'm glad t
IN have her taken away while Tinette