The sun., 1893-07-16
MRS. raN KLEppER,s FLoH

| It yvns Not AUer Jerry Crunoscr's style
| hut Was Very Comforting.
| "weli. Nancy. I've Topped againl said Mrs
| Van Klevver. sinking into an easy chair oppo
site Miss De Korus.
The lattcr young woman stared In horror.
Calm yourself Nancy" said Mrs. Var
KlevveE Don't you know that I'm quoting
Really. dear. you ought to brush up on your
reading Take out your Tale OF Two Clties.
look It ovcr. and you will find this phrase:
Jerry your mas Topped aginr 1 shall
have to take you up to my new study and read
1t to you."
Your new study?"
Certainly. my dear It's all on account OF
1t that I've fl Oh. we'll II you don't like
the expression won't repeat It. But here is
the story. You know. way down in my heart
OF hearts. I am the most arrant Bohemian that
ever lived. Indeed. l do have hard Hight
som metimes to keep on tho right side OF the
proprieties. and every little while l simply
break over the boundary. and. as German
friend Of mine eRys. 1 smash the convention
Il did 1t this morning and that is the reason
that l startled you with the announcement
that had"
''Katharinem remos strated Miss De Korus-
We'll. we'll. Nancy! I'll bo GOOD" laughed
Mrs. Van Klevver. Yesterday I went to
liGhtfully about communion with nature
Lying under the trees: great blue vault over
head: songs OF birds: whisperings OF leaves;
soft breath of the wind-oh! you know how
they talk. Woll. all day my mental appetite
simply enawed my mind with hunger for the
trees sky. BIRDS leaves, ct cetera. and this
morning took a couple of books and started
for the park. AS left the house. the post
man handed me letter from Jack-who. By
the way. will DO home to-morrow-so put 1t
In my pocket and took 1t with me-"
And was 1t nice ?" asked Miss De Korus.
Beautiful"
Tell me about It,"
well. there were great many people there
and when you're to commune with nature you
know you must forswear the maddinG crowd
So walked and walk ed and walked. but where
ever escaped humanity was sure to run up p
aga!nst sign warning me of the grass OF
pose that should lie on the grass SO plodded
on Until found moderately sequestered snot
ninth street. There were few people there and
the oa s5ass aSn Tss e Hesn aa%n TO sa
oh yes, / did: i looked up at the SKY.
which was so bright that It hurt my eyes: then
turned them to the things around me. There
UP . saving sound with some portion Of its
whose lang gaaee II should repeat it, mi fshtb be
interesting but could never be called elegant
And there was very spoony couple who lolled
on the grass as / did. And there were some
very messy children. and-ohl 1t was beautiful
and read the one about the Sous-prefet who
one one of the PasIs parks The Sous $ Drefst had
joyful time. He revelled in communion with
nature. He finally unbuttoned his waistcoat
in the, exuberance OF his pleasure and ex-
rerend Mi the psrt about the wasooa. and
meditated. Evidently. was too restrained In
questioned mysef and found that my right
foot was the point where the expansion should
begin bop cPositiyely aR goingd to haye ny
day was and N feet tired So
the illustrious ous-prefet. ! unbuttoned my
shoes and slipped them of into the grass.
Instantly the whole aspect of nature
changed! Then took out Jacks letter, and
forgot the flies. mosquitoes. bugs. and bad
boys; The, sky did not seem 9 shade too
envious. l read the letter several times: then
read some OF Sidney Laner's poetry. and
finally. with great regret. tore myself away.
and hero am! May stay to lunch2 I warn
you. I'm hungry. But II you'll let NJ stay, III
+" Rat InGoua you're n not going asains" i
What! with all the bugs. worms. bad boys.
No. I'm going with one Of Jacks letters
and a book Of poetry. Miss De Korns. there
are but two things which WIN enable you to
love and poetry. otherwise she will be deaf
and dumb to you'll Miss De- Korus: have
both: and to-phofrow inteni totwell I'll COM
promise and say intend to flop once more"