The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-05-04

81 - how beautifully I
FIX can fix up room.
sasa' Besid es, N
diving for want of exercise"
M Aunt Kitty looked as if struck by
small torpedo.
uDear aunt, have you not heard of
Be7culess sweeping the Augean stables in
one day2 They contained three thou
sand head of cattle, which hadn't had
suy clean straw for thirty years. Well,
dare say he began with his mothers
psrlor and trained his muscles thus" I
caught the broom and performed series
Of gymnastics, throwing it back of my
head, and twisting my neck in and out
Of the loop, till the shade of the student
lamp began to tremble.
nv aunt yielded with many cautions.
"Don't break anything; but move out
the furniture, and sweep the corners.
and shake the table cover and the rug;
and don't lift the broom high so as to
make big dust"
Enough, madam, my aunt. You
will soon see how accomplished in such
matters am. Wait minute. Even at
such trying time, aesthetics must not
bsforgotton.
Iran up stairs and reappeared with
nIhair done up in white null fchu,
assned at the side with bunch OF
lgonette; my dress skirt pinned back,
uiWvered with large spron, trimmed
TMmd bows.
'Bauty and the Broom" said I, as 7
avny black eyes and dark cheeks un-
der the soft white turban, in the small
minor. "Grace Brown, 1 have seen you
TlAless becoming surroundings. Now,
aunt, exit please. The curtain rises
upon the first act"
Ny aunt we'll knew that rambling in
ths woods after flowers and insects was
ny delight, and that l regarded house
Fokaa necessary evil, which, like
duties in custom house, let those shirk
Tno might. I spent weeks in this
charming country home every summer,
hp'eerence to visiting any OF the fash
0asole resorts, simply because bad
enough of fashion the rest of the year
and because l was, with all my short
ass, Aunt Kitty's favorite niece. Father
and and lived all alone; or, rather, he
l'ed with his grain elevators. He was
W.! good to me- l might 60 anywhere
aSed, or stay at home and invite COM
nay' So joined Shakespeare Club to
improve my mind, and took lessons in
nee nand drawing. Or course, had to
paa great deal to the dressmaker's, for
su.y srls wardrobe takes time and at
sauon. had dog cart and pony,
saa took one of the girls every pleas
W. Gay to drive in Central Park.
~ lN housekeeping, we had the best
servants, and l only had to decide
susaer 1t should be beef or mutton for
ssuasl' NO wonder Aunt Kitty regarded
~ Heak as new and startling de-
~puent OF my character. But she
cit me with;
D0nt sweep the dust into the hall,
Iw tne hearth, and"
actually kissed her and pushed the
Msul out of the room, and shut the
aal in her face.
s0" threw open all the windows
'iiaas' A food of beautiful sun.
zane IN. Dark rooms are an in
y sS9u w ol the Prince of Darkness-but
,sI.S - .V'As IN the country are awfully at.
's n 70 them. Never mind, have all
a.. suOfs TO live. How lovely those
. n - @s TINS morningl I climb over the
: unoh sle veranda, and pick a large
su ol Baltimore Bellies, which I pin
tb', LiOat' A sparrow has her nest
Mn" AOneysuokle vine. Oh, she is
} na.. s and | will not disturb her. L
} n, WISH | had gone for a walk.
4 se,1d alace Brown, you shall not
1 Is s ,oos You are going to sweep
kall ," so climb in again. This
} bnt 'Ouaa table shall be the starting
Lps ~ "A "A good beginning Is work half
Nil ,.,l me carpet is a modest tapestry.
)nou;n"' one breadth at time,
} s'as ths ever the horizon of dust and
\ sno %, u hearth my radiating point, en-.
I sp.vt M sae area of brightness, till all is
I 10 Av Isn' Enter Dust Pan, and per-
} M mealal but useful office!
: vIm ta0'e Is pretty and quaint, COW
Ma ~ embroidered cloth that I
7 n Ssas aaa sent last Christmas. On it
} a'ome sa~ piece of coral under
\ IN g ;,i rare and beautiful shells,
4 us'rated book, "Poems of the
} Fined bs.s SNOW nov the sad story en-
! aod ssil.s s' Fifteen years ago, Arnold
I ut Ritz. Ritz on his last voyage. He was
Auas r;.l lover, and dne seaman.
lbsnd A''ty would have no sailor for
ano ne agreed that after one