The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-10-05
CHAPTER IL

have inexcusably neglected Saprini
the last 10 days, but she seems to flourish
notwithstanding and has established 9
comfortable basis of intercourse with the
rattlesnakes. She lEeally magnificent
creature, black as Ser. nearly feet long,
with row of golden spots down each glis.
tening side-''patines of bright gold"
call them. She is beginning to recognize
me, l think, and when Iapproach her with
saucer of milk she sometimes rears up
her head and expands that curious men,
brane at the sides Of the neck. It has
two black circles marked ON it. She
seems to expand the membrane under a
pleasurable influence as well as under an
angry one. Last night, before going to
bed, l tried the effect of the toumril upon
her. 1t makes soft and soothing sound
much more SO than the ordinary flute.
Saprini seemed to notice it at once,
though the glass front Of the cage inter
vened. She came out from beneath her
blanket and reared slowly up, swaying
little from side to side. have no doubt
that shall be able to perform all the
feats of the Hindoo charmers with lit
queen of cobras out of her cage on the
floor. wonder what Sinfre will say to
her!
1t is more than week, by the way,
since Sinfre arrived here. So little occurs
in our monotonous round of life that this
event deserves to be recorded. lam per-
haps the least inhospitable member OF our
hut 7 loI T
10 days ago whether it were possible for
us to receive a stranger into the family,
and of all strangers young lady, should
have answered Nor with promptness
and decision. Mother indeed is woman
of the world and profoundly versed in all
social etiquette and behavior, but "soci-
ETY." hospitality and cordiality are one
thing and the perennial kindliness that
makes guest feel wholly and perma-
nently at home is quite another thing.
Now, mother has many virtues. She is
aristocratic, dignifed, courteous, elegant,
high tempered, headstrong and keen wit
ted. Nay, she has strong affections, too,
in way Of her own, but fancy her
most partial admirers foremost among
whom is her youngest sony would hardly
characterize her as warm hearted
woman.
The perfection of her manners instead
OF putting people at their ease, as perfect
manners are said to do, makes them sem
sible of their own comparative boorish-
ness. The faultless taste of her attire
causes the best dressed woman to seem
dowdy. This is no fault of my mothers.
1t is simply a matter of temperament
of the sphere" as the mystic social phi
losophers would term it. There is some
thing about her that prevents her from
uniting with others. She has made this
same criticism on me, and possibly with
justice, though l think that in my case
1t is rather acquired than innate. Well,
this unassailable mother of mine has en-
countered the exception that proves her
rule. She has met person who has elic-
tied her cordiality. And very genuine.
downright kind of cordiality it turns out
to be, none the worse for having lain SO
long in the secret chamber of her heart.
Yet should never have imagined that
6infire was the enchantress who would
have the key to that door. There Is, for
OIL any one ian see. absolutely no COM