The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1893-04-06

ugonette was, by MIS-. carnegie
order;. at the door, the baskets put in,
and Mrs. Carnegie in the breakfast room
varying her sister, Mrs. Mainwaring
BY assurances that the girls would make
:hem late, as usual.
4Dollie was ready half an hour ago, ,
aid Mrs. Mainwaring. 81 saw her IL
he hall.
dolly is not going with us. l dom
often take her olt. 1t wouldn't be fail
to the two others"
uBut it is not fair to Dollie to leave
ha % much at home. She has not gone
out With US once since l came"
Don't distress yourself about Dollie;
Ishsdte happy"
''Hov does she make herself so!"
SOh!ldon't know. We are going to
kShk. She gardens, she sketches,
de As all kinds of things. / don't
sAe milks the cows, but she eer-
AnJ feeds the chickens -
"0h, Letitia!"
why do you say, 'Oh, LetitIa,'
ought to know whether she milks the
COWS OF not9"
"You ought to know great deal
ncre about her than you do. There is
such a thing as getting tired of garden
ing and feeding the chickens.
"Yes, know, but that hasn't hap
pened to Dollie yet, and you see going
out is so much more important to the
other girls. Just think, Evie is twenty
Mand Agnes is only year younger"
"But Dollie is twenty one"
IAN age when amusement is not un-
phtablc."
my dear, you worry me. must do
ny duty to the eldcst-but l wish they
would come"
"Ald while you are marrying them
D0llle will marry herself, aud probably
lo' 10 your liking. In a fairy tale she
would fall in love with the gardener,
VINO would, of course, be the kings son
u lhe ample and effectual' disguise of
'lS0Oy coat and cap; in real life, she
may perhaps give her poor little afec.-
uoas to some photographer from Gas-
soS' who is taking holiday at the
Blue Bonnet"
"oa, Cecilial Dollic is not girl of
'ua. Kind. She is as good as gold, and
perfectly bidable, and she shall go
,HeTyNhere when Evie gets engaged.
nAh struck you that Sir Philip Is in
,''e with Eyie3 am almost certain that
lss' aud | am delighted. Oh, here the
ki's come. How charming they both
Ats. Malnwaring, who had so lately
~, s'a Dollle In her plain morning dress,
ss0Alng Like sweet flower refreshed by
Jews Of heaven, did not particularly
Sli'e the two tailor clad girls who were
M'mg at being in the country. They
we pretty, but worn out and faded bv
s%ng London season, and yet they had
~ -! ! come North to recover strength to
u through another.
!; lucy lucy mad no liking for scenery unless
y, %sele s accompanied by a large amount
M Dlnan interest, and while they trod
NY. ~ heather pined to have the London
Io0au I,'a'ent beneath their feet again and
'ua0n ~. shops before their eyes.
n, Aud what have you been doing this
r'inoon, Dollie?" asked Mrs. Nam
'sslng at tea time.
,,a DO'iie olushed cher aunt thought be-
| |bIs M y was so unusual for anyone to
,S Iaoy .a:y interest in her employments),
as' sa'a' "sketching in the glen, aunt"
N -, Auu you had a dull little luncheon
i,s,a vue oy y yourself, in that great din
,,.s no. was working so hard that I
N ~ i uot spare time to come in. 1 ate
4, =. pfead had taken with me to rub
Si'n. wish you would come to
aHs' f,su' aunt; it's SO pretty"
Dsar child, am much too old to
e' May | see your sketchg"
!. u0llle !, broughtit. Her mother looked
|.gWss' '0o, and was startled at its merit.
|As,s \, ~. 'oi'le" she exclaimed, "you
81 A. ~ proved Wonderfully That bit
Ao.;s ;e',,Aand cbrner is excellent
~ D0llle cos0red, ~ had some