Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-03-15


certainly they are not what we wish our
| husbands TO be-"
Hear, hear" cried the girls with hearty
applause.
II. for one, do not know what they are
| coming to, or what they are thinking of"
said Georgia Grey slowly.
They are all alike. | wonder If they
| expect any ambitious girl to link her life
to theirs She would, fear me, repent
In sackcloth and ashes"
II don't know abou. the ashes. but the
sackcloth might be all right. II she had
much else she would have to earn It her
self, fancy" exclaimed Nell G1inn with
emphasis. causing laugh.
''But what shall we do for some one to
hirt with?" asked bue-eyed Msdge.
DO we mean always to firt?" demanded
| June. III so, We are no better than the
boys. We are getting old enough to leav,
of that pas,Ime and besides it il not doing
the boys any good to tiirtiwith them when
We know We would not marry them-nor
ourselves either. for that matter, she add
ed sagely.
! And the girls smiled a, this sudden wis
dom, for June was the coqnette Of them
| all
| But they spplauded even while they
| laughed. and Trixy declared that as re-
| ward Cor her self sacrifice they would
| promise to leave the first elig iblc gentle
man TO her. should Providence send such
a blessing in their path.
| But II he u at all nice. hc viii BE- mar
| ried," said Georgia.
! "All the good men know are married.
| wish | hsd been born ten years before;
perhaps might have got some Of them
! Some of them :" echoed Nell.
Greedy thing could be satisfied
with one"
! Take me a. mean, not As | say, my
/ dear retortS Georgia indolently
Come back to business spoke Juue
firmly,
'Shsl. w. or shall we not. form so
ciety to 4.. the Lakthnr-t League?
Yeas rrst"
Eleven hands went up, eleven voices
made the response.
Nays"
There was utter silence.
1T Is unanimous vote" grsve!y
announced the chairman.
Has anyone a suggestion 10 makc?"
Elect an associate member from among
/ frf. la.fta - rha
shonld We give any receptions, ctc.." >aii
Georgia.
And after some discussion a choice was
made, and Mr. Hurst was formally made
al associate member Of the league. subject
u her consent.
Various rules and regulations" followed,
a way, sud means" committee chosen,
aud list Of the several enterprises 10 be
taken up made ont. When the twelve
girls separated an hour later. the Lake
hurst League, society for the purpose Of
showing the supremacy of the Lakrhur-t
girls over the boys, of teaching their IN
| dependence, and their di>approvai of said
/ boys was fully organized, and iinc Of
campaign drawn out.
/ The sedate village was Invaded by an at
/ mo>phefe of my >iery, and thr curiosity OF
! everyone was aroused by unusual pro
| ceedin2s on the part OF the twelve young
/ ladies. First they withdrew from the
| archery club-one Of the pillars OF Lake
! hurst society-causiug its speedy down
/ fall The afternoons given to tenni, or
/ croquet-for they stilI played that game
/ in the yillagt were apparently forgotteo
/ by th-m aud presently they were discov-
/ cred making semi weekly trips into town,
! aud at that time the sound OF much prac-
/ ti>ing On various strange instruments came
4 from their respective homes Then they
| wen, 10 for boating, aud their pulls on the
/ lake showed that beneath the gentle exte-
7 rior of the twelve lurked a determination
/ to succeed 10 what they undertook
Their y heeled steeds soon became ia
miliar sight on the quiet streets, but at
first every one focked 10 the windows
1 when the twelve ~hirled by. They went
| in for scientific cookery, for amateur dra-
Z
well posted on the affairs Of the day, 10
be on the outlook for stray Ideas In re-
gard to unique entertainments, and TO
spend some thought In devising purely
original ones for their use during The later
weeks OF summer. to which the hard work
OF June and July was preliminary prep
araticn
And indeed the girls worked hard, spend
ing little on dress. denying themselves the
thousand and one trifles 50 dear to girli-h
hearts. for the pin-money had to go for
music lessons, instruments, and other
uses for the league.
The village scarcely knew itself under
the new reign. The church socials were
not so numerous, nor so successful as
usual, and the annual fair was omitted,
as the girls respectfully Informed the
com nittee that they would be unable 10
assist, yet toward the end Of the season
the treasury was quite as well dlled as OF
yore. The young ladies found other ways
of giving.
There were no more delicious saunter-
ings In fiDwery lanes. moonlight sails or
swift caniering over the hard white roads,
for the boys to enjoy. No more jolly
games on the lawns with a Irritation in
some cosy nook afterward, and no more
gay picnics.
But the twelve gave series of dramatic
entertainments, alternated by concerts.
the proceeds TO be added to the church
funds. These private entertainments were
unique and were elaborately chronicled by
the Lakehnrst Courier
What will those girls do next?" was
the general inquiry.
, The girls themselves were happy, smil-
ing, non -committal when interviewed, true
, always to the league. The boys felt an
: alarm which they strove to conceal be-
, meath Indifference. As Hal Grey express
r ed it: 1T was the longest, most con-
, founded summer they ever saw"
And the deepest chagrin was felt by
Robert Kent. He was not at heart quite
, like the majority of his companions.
| Hidden within the careless, idle outer