Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-17
ZULEIKA'S BEEHIyES.

,rapa, do wish You would put Zu-
leika in her place once for alli- snoka
Rosamond the regal
The professor laid down his nan with
: poiysyliabled word yet unfinished. and
sighed Borean sigh.
More trouble" said he. .What Il
the matter nowt'
Aunt Pauline has sent me cherry
colored cashmere Dress" sputtered Zu-
ieika-''fhe prettiest color.--and three
yards Of surah TO trim it with. And
and Rosa has coolly appropriated it."
Il needed q new gown" Observed
Rosamond And In can do very well
with her dyed sage green. Besides, I'm
the oldestl'
"is that any reason you should be a
THEIR retorted the irate Zuleika.
Girls, girls!" protested the professor
turning his slim white fingers in the
hair of his head.
Make her give it back to me, papal"
said Zuleika. "It's minel Aunt Pauline
never sent 1t to her. She has no bust.
ness to take it,
"Tell her to remember that she is only
a child. papa" calmly remarked Rosa
mond, "and that she ought to defer I'd
her elders."
Zuleika so FAR forgot her dignity as to
mako face at Rosamond at this stage
Of the discussion.
"Oh, just wish Capt. Calverly could
know what whited sepulcher you are, y
said She Just wait till get chance
won't ! tell him about the Balm Of
Roses and the Coreopsis Cream for the
Complexion, and
Papa, will you silence herr appealed
Rosamond, with the expression Of a
grieved angel
Girls, girls" groaned the professor.
do reflect. Here ia this manuscript tc
be sent off to The Scientific Bi-Weekly
at o'clock this afternoon, and how dc
you suppose it's to be done? Rosamond
don't tease your sister. Zuly, be good
girl, and mind what Rosamond says"
The professor went back to his stacks
of pens and pools of ink. Rosamond
darted one triumphant glance at her
younger sister, and sailed like a royal
galleon out of the door.
Zuleika ran headlong into the 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
and kept up murmurous hum.
II wish was one of you. you deal
little brown belted things!" passionately
cried she, resting her chin in her hands
as she 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 i,
it wicked to hate Rosamond as do?
shouldn't hate her if she was kind an6
considerate to me and acted as i
she loved me just the least little BIZ
in the world. 1t isn't the cherry col
ored cashmere SO much-though Iwoult
like new gown that hadn't been dyet
over. and that Rosamond hadn't worn
all the beauty out Of before | got hole
of it-but it's the hateful, hideous, out
rageous injustice of the thing I've al
most a mind to run away, or to go 70
hired help, or drown myself or some
thing "Jacob~-springing suddenly t,
her feet-"what are you doing here?'
please, Miss Zuleika." said the stole
farmland, "Eben Phelps. he's com
arter the bees
"And what business has Eben Phelp
with my bees, I'd like to know
miss Jefferd sold EN- to him, miss
She don't want no bees here. She's goin
to have the ground leveled for tenni
court-whatever that may be.
Zuleika Jefferd stepped tragically t,
the side of her beehives.
This is too much!" said she. The,
are my bees-not Miss Jefferd's, and i
any one dares to lay hands on hive II
have them prosecuted for tresspass! D,
you hear that, jacob
Jacob retreated. There was no mis-
taking the determination in Zuleika'
eyes.
I Eben Phelps was forced to drive ava,
without even parley.
"Not's expected to carry away tw
hives O bees in broad daylight" he ex
planned to Jacob. "Ye might knowe'
better'n that, Jake; but sort O wante,
to look at EN- afore Iclosed the bargain.
"Guess We hadn't better" said Jacob
'Our young missy she means just wha
she says, and the bees is hern. anyway
Squire Bassett he gin 'em to her hisself.
Rosamond Jetferd only shrugged he
handsome shoulders when she heard al
this.
81 mean to have my tennis court, sal
she, "and l mean to get rid of those odi
GUS bees, all in good time, OF cours
Zu will rage, but she's always ragin
about something"
Time passed on. The cherry colore
cashmere was made up, and Miss Jeffer
decided to wear it for the initial time o
the OCCASION of the visit of Mr.. Frankli
Jefferd, distant cousin in whose eye
she desired to appear her very best.
"If he's really the rich member of til
family" argued Rosamond, Its wort
while to take little pains with one
dress. We all know that first impres
sion is everything"
81 suppose you'd like to marry hi,
and spend all his money for him." sal
Zuleika, who was reluctantly helping
the kitchen.
For Rosamond had decreed stupe,
dous company dinner" and there Wa
no one who made such exquisite mayor
naise as Zuleika.
Rosamond laughed scornfully
Little girls should be seen and nj
heard" said she. Indeed, as have d
cided to invite Mrs. Matthews and ID
and Mrs. Raynhan, there won't be rool
for Won at the table"