The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1894-03-24
ONLY MAGGIE.
But She Was tho Com OF tho
Household.

The two words '.only Maggie" wer
= sort of by-word in the Clements fam
lily. where the young lady rejoicing il
the baptismal appeIlation of Margare
was considered somewhat inferior il
all respects to the three elder Sisters.
Miss Nora Clements wns artistic
Miss Gcorgina Clements was musicsl
and her hours were spent executing in
tricacies upon the piano. MISS Corde.ia
Clements YVES beauty.
Maggie, the youngest. was simply a
cheerful good-tempered. industrious
girl. who aimed at no special display of
either beauty or fa.ent, but was quite
content 70 be handiuaiden for the
others
Howard. the only brother. and the
elsest OF the family. was q physician.
and the head of the household. tie
father and mother being dead There
was wealth enough to make pleasant
home when the separate incomes were
comb ined. and Howard would have
been most unwilling to see his sisters
lea-e him for any but homo and hus-
band of their own.
I'VE can all live comfortably to-
gether,' he would say, but you have
not enough to live upon without work
ii you leave the house we own among
us.v
At first the two older girls were quite
anxious TO figure as great artist aud
musician. but finally they a..owed their
brother to have his own way
The young doctor was very proud of
his sisters and their various attractions,
md when his warm friend and fellow
student, Paul God..ard. appeared to
make him a short visit. he lead l.rn from
the Office into the house ad joining it.
delighted at the prospect OF showing
of the girls to a city gentleman.
A Bur of inspection in the drawing
room preceded the actual introduction.
Thus:
This scene upon the Catskill noun
tains was painted by my eldest SISTER.
Paul. We spent the summer there for |
the express purpose OF allowing Nora
TO make Sketches"
Very fine" murmured Paul. trying
his best to admire the mountains
.And the music is Georg:na's.
Ieorg;na is Sig. Skwaiiinni's best
pupil"
"a great talent" Paul murlnured
,gain-
''And this continued Howard, open
ng the photograph album, lis Cor
leila"
He added no more. aud truly the
ace was sufficiently beautiful to need
10 comment Paul spoke cordially:
What beautiful face. Who is this
pposite your sister, Howard2"
That is Maggie She is my young
st sister
And does she paint or sing?"
ooh, no. Maggie has no talent and
o beauty. She is good little thing
tut come 10 your room. Dinner will c
e ready at six. y
$50 Maggie is housekeeper,v thought
aul, Us he looked around the tastrfu P
purtmcnt assigned to him. II think
Iiss Maggie certainly has something u
her sisters artistic eye How ex- a
uisitely these flowers are arranged o
nd how cool and fresh it is here, after a
hot, dusty ride. f" =
Seeking the drawing-room again. Paul y
'uuQ tiiC dIbioljG osoLti COh temp dlsHR
lie scene from the back windows with ~
pit enthusiasm. -
MIR. Goddard" she said, advancing "
meet him. -
Paul made the necessary speech of =,
'atitication, wondering il it was the r.
own OF the Cutsleill mountains that
as daubed SO extensively upon the -
irt of Miss Nora's blue dress, and If il -
as artistic meditation that had made r.
2 pin her collar crooked. and forget -
T cuffs altogether. She launched at =
oe. into a bewildcring sea of tcchni- r.
lities, and called upon Paul to admire ~
'ects OF cloud and SHADOW, light and -
liage, from the back window, till he ~.
t like reprieyed prisoner upon the ~
trance of another sister, who was in -
,dnced Us my sister Cordelia" ~,
The beauty was superb. Every curl a.,
her glossy brown hair was arranged 81
: effect Her creamy complexion was ~ ~
ightened by dress of soft white az
lslin. with tiny green leaves scattered ~,
sr it.. She bowed with Ianguid
ice, but sat as if act tally afraid TO dr.,
We, for fear OF disarranging any fold ~,
her faultleSs costume. Georgina APP ~,
lred as the bell rang and Georgna h..
Ike but little. 1t made her loarse to
always talking. 44..O..ssl9.,.