The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-10-07

Yes, cried Philippa that's the idea
exactly! Well take our Grandfather
Reveres name and these naughty
city people shall suppose We are
boarder5 too!
And who is to do the work? asked
Janey, composedly.
Why you, Of coursel answered
Philippa.
You are to take the money, add. d
Amelia. 1t was your own idea you
know,
Janey shrugged her shoulders,
Well said she, don't see any
alternative, but this new departure
isa't quite according 10 my idea.
Hush! there's knock at the door
And then it was that Mr.. Poyntz
appeared on the scene.
He was delighted with the big airy
rooms OF the old homestead the wide
hall with its matted floor and pane
led ceiling the antique massiveness of
the furniture and the lovely prospec
from the windows; and in less than
week he and his two sisters and
the other members of the sketching
class were snugly installed in their
new quarters.
Janey had toiled like slave to
get the rooms ready. She had
talked herself hoarse 10 induce the
butcher to condone the arrears and
to persuade the aggrieved general
merchant" to extend new supplies of
OF flour and spices tea and sugar.
As soon as get the first weeks
board, said Janey, l can pay some
of these debts.
But Philippa must have spring
hat, said Amelia.
And Amelia wants to go out
sketching with the Poyntzes, declared
Philippa, and how can she without
an outfit? You must let us have the
first weeks money Janey Don
you see you silly little goose, that
Mr.. Poyn,z is getting interested in
dear Amelia? Oh yes he is in spite
ofthe great eyed Miss Duchesne,
who goes about with tapping hat
and straight up and down gown,
like one of Boughton's pictures.
Only think what a that would be tor
US ali? Why Mr.. Axworthy says he's
rich man. in spite Of this artist
kink of his.
Rich men sometimes are artists,
drily remarked Janey.
And SO the first weeks earnings
were swallowed up by these human
| octopuses.
Miss Revere as Amelia called
herself, took great pains with her
toilet developed new enthusiasm
for art, and smiled her sweetest on
Percival Poyntz, while the other
Miss Revere devoted herself to
Harry Duchesne and Frank AK
worthy.
Like the lilies of the field, the tall
sisters toiled not neither did they
spin, but sauntered gracefully about
the green fields, posed under the
greening boughs of the elm trees
and studied the newest novels and
poems so as to be able to hold their
own IN their literary chit chat OF the
sketching party.
It's such a splendid opportunity
for US, said Amelia, complacently.
I'm so glad Janey thought OF it,
smiled Philippa.
A spring day, however, when they
were all copying the fantastic leaps
of certain cascade not far from the
house, Mr.. Poyntz happened to be
sitting beside fair Amelia with his
easel before him, and his palette on
his thumb.
Oh, by the way, said he, there's
something l want to ask you, Miss
Revere!
Amelia hlushed.
This was not the way that propos'
ais generally began; but then, she re-
flected, artists were SO unconvent-
ional!
It's confidential of course, said
he.
Oh, of course murmured Amelia
Well then is it true that that pretty
young hostess of ours has two selfish
sisters who are boarding genteelly
somewhere and leaving her to beal
all the brunt of care and response
bilityi
Amelia was silent.
The blush was gone now; hel
Geek wore the pallor OF wrath
. instead.
OF course | don't believe it, sale