Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-10-28
MAKING A MATCH.


gagged myself once n a girl, aud the
simplelon Thought he owned me. | soon
took the couUeit out OF him aud sent him
away about his business" The voice was
now little sharp What wonder with so
CALLING a memory' No man shall ever
tyrannize over me--nevcr' What the mis-
chief do you suppose is the matter with
this sewing machinef"
Annoyed at your logic, most likely"
snid my friend, a bright young matron. as
she threaded her needle. My husband is
not tyr,,nt, Miss Kent
81 am glad you are satisfied. was the
lsconie reply.
ut was quite evident by the expression
Of the dressmaker's face that she had
formed her own opinion about my friends
husband, and was quite competent To form
and express an opinion On any subject
Miss Kent was a little woman, fair a. a
girl and plump as robin She wasn't
ashamed To own that she was forty years
old and AN old maid She had earned her
own living most OF her life, and was proud
Of It. She WAS good nurse, faithful
friend and i"llv companion, but stroke
her the aud you'd wish you
hadn't IN much shorter time than ii takes
me to write il. Her views on all subjects
were strikingly original. aud not to be com
bated.
What are YOU going TO do when you are
oldf' persisted the mistress OF the estab
lshmeut.
What other folks do, | suppose"
Bat YOU can't work forever"
Cant say that want TO-"
Nov, Miss Kent, a husband with means,
kind, Intelligent man'--
''l done want any man, tell you, Mrs.
Carlisle; | wouldn't marry the best man
living, II lac was rich as CrTsus, and would
die if didn't have him. Now, il you have
exhausted the marriage question, | should
like To try on your dress.
There was something behind all this
knew we'll My friend's eyes danced with
fun, and a. Miss Kent fitted the waist she
threw me a letter from the barcau.
Read that she said. with knowing
look; lit may amuse You"
This is what the letter said,
Ny DEAR JENNIH.I shall be delighted to
spend month With sou and your husband.
There must bc, however, one stipulation about
my visit yuu must say more about mar.
ra4tc. | shall never he foolish again. Twenty
yaars ago today | wrecked my whole life.
l''EcttcF embark IN new ship. hadn't - pat
In Jennie suttu ypce.l 50 unsuitable this
marriage. utterly and entirely wFetched
have been its consequences that ann forced tl
believe the marriage institution mistake.
So. for lie last time. let me assure you that !
wouldn't marry the best woman that ever
lived. il by so doing could save her life. Your
Old cousin, MARK LANSING.
"Rich, isn't hef' said Jennie and then
pointed to the chubby little figure whose
back happened 10 be turned.
shook my head aud laughed.
"Youl see, said the iucorrigihle.
''Se- WHAT inquired Miss Kent. quite
unaware of our pantomine,
THAT parties which are chemically at
tracted will unite. or course an aikali and
an acid. Don't you think this sleeve q
little too long, Miss kentW
Net after the seam Is Oft. But what
was you saying, Mrs Carlislel The other
day At Professor Boynton's | saw some
wonderful experiments"
And did they sacceedy' inquired Jen
ME demnrely.
beautifully"
$50 will mine. Inever yet botehed a job
in my life"
81 don't think quite understand you,
replied Miss Kent, perplexed.
"No9 | always grow scientific when
talking about marriage, my deAr
Bother was all the little woman said
but the tone was much better natured
than iexrected
The next week Cousin Mark arrived
and | liked him at once. An unhappy
marriage would nave been the last thinI
thought OF in connection with that gen
tleman He had accepted the situation
like man, Jennie told me- and for iifteer
years carried load Of misery that few
could have endured. Death came 20 bin
at last, aud now the poor fellow actuall!
believed himself an alien from domestl
happiness.
Singular as IL may appear Cousin Mar
was the embodiment Of good health am
good nature; flfty, perhaps, though h
didn't look H. aud as rOtund and as fres
in his way as the little dressmaker was !
hers As looked at him deied anybod
To see one aud not be reminded of the othel
True he had more Of the polish whic
comes from travel aud adaptation 70 diile'
ent classes and individuals, but he was 10
awhit more Intelligent by nature than "a
bright little woman whom Jennie dete
mined he should marry
Il was surprised you should think
necessary 10 caution me about that, Cou-l
Mark coocd the plotter, as she stood q
his side, looking out Of the window. II
idea Of my being so ridicnlous'' and
the same breath, with wink at m
Come, let us 60 to my sitting room
are at work there, but 1t won't make al
difference to you, will itf"
Of course Cousin Mark answered NO
promptly, as innocent AS dove about Il
trap being laid for him.
This is my cousin, Mr.. Lansing, Mi
Kent And Mr.. Lansing bowed polite
aud Miss Kent rose. dropped her scissor
hlushed aud sat down again. Cons
Mark picked up the refractory implement
aud then Mrs Jennie proceeded with IA
caution and tact to her labor Of ioN
Cousin Marx, at her request, read alol
an article from The Popular Seien
Monthly, drawing Miss Kent into the d
eussinn as deftiy as WAS ever tiy drawn Ia
the web Of spider
Who is that lady, Jennie,' Cous
Marx inquired In the evening.
fou mean Miss Kenty said Jeun
looking up from her paper. "oh, she Is
ady have known for a long time. She
making some dresses for me now. Why
She seemed uncommonly well post
Tor woman"
lnder any other circumstances Mrs. @
hsie would have resented this, but now :
only querled. do you think SOP and u
ended a.
Two or three invitations to the sewi