The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-27
AUNT DURYEA'S CHOICE,
How She Discovered Rose Mars
denis One Talent.

May borrow one of your girls for
year?" Auntie Duryca wrote to her
sistcr-in-law, Mrs. Marsden, just before
she started to pay her Il long promised
visit. My physician has ordered me
10 go abroad, and l should like to have
one of the girls accompany me. A leg
acy left by Il distant relative makes it
possible for me to travel in first-class
style, and also to give her every advan-
tagc. | should like, if you don't mind
to make my own choice. Please don't
inform the girls of my intentions nor
my increased income, and / think L
shall be able to judge in q weeks time
which one shall enjoy most as /. COM
panion."
And Aunt Duryea had arrived, and
was quietly spending few days
at Mrs. Marsdcns. She was
n dear, good woman" her three
pretty nieccs remarked to one another,
and while they excrted themselves to
entertain her, they little dreamed that
She was intently studying their DISPOSE
tions.
"of course She'll take Dell" the fond
mother thought one evening, as this
daughter favored them with both vocal
and instrumental solos. "a girl who
can sing and play is always in demand;
and Auntic Duryca seems so pleased
with her
Just then Dell turncd from the in
strumcnt and said:
"Ilow is it, ma, that Mrs. King hasn't
sent home our new piano cover? This
looks SO shabby. l wish she would
hurry!"
Perhaps she was too busy getting
the lambrcquin Finished" remarked
Rose, looking admiringly at the new
mantcl-covcr.
''Oh! that's so; hadn't noticed that
the lambrcquin had come" exclaimed
Dell.
Nor had l." added Beulah; 81 was
SO disappointed about the piano cover
that failed to see the other"
II think it is very pretty" said Rose.
$50 do l." replied Dell; "but do
hope that we won't have any callers
until we get this thing out of the way"
1--WE needed the llmbrcquin most,
you know" Rose went on, land sup
pose that is why Mrs. King sent it first.
The old one was scorched, and the
piano cover is only n little faded. AS
forthe other things, we are not in any
hurry ut all for them"
NO" assented Bculah, ''and yet
when you order work done you want it
as soon as possible"
SIS Dell your only musician?" Auntie
Duryea asked of Mrs Marsden the
next day when the girls were away at
school do neither Rose nor Bculah
care for music?"
"Thcy each play and sing little,
but they haven't Dolls talent She is
the musician of the family"
II suppose they have some other tall
cnt, then"
"Wcll, yes-that is, Bculah has; she
is considered n fine clocutionist. She
reads beautifully, and is very fond of
it."
II like to hcara girl read we'll" re-
piled Auntic Duryea. 81 suppose
may have the pleasure of listening to
her? How about Rosc?"
''Shc hasn't any special talent. She
is good girl, and generally succeeds in
what She undertakes; but she doesn't
excel in any one thing. am sorry for
it, too for she is at disadvantage be-
side her sisters"
Auntic Duryea looked thoughtful for
a moment and then inquired:
"llow old is Rose?"
Just seventeen"
"Shc is young yet. Perhaps she will
find her speciality by and by"
but Dell is only seventeen, too.
They are twins, you know"
Eyes, 1 remember now; and Bculah
is fifteen, believe"
Yes; she enters the high school this
June, and the other two graduate from
there at the same time"
another reason why Dell should go
abroad" thought Mrs. Marsden; but
she did not speak the thought aloud.
My dear, will you read for mc?"
Aunt Duryca said to Beulah that after
noon. Your mother tells me you arc
Il fine reader"
The girls face flushed with pleasure
at hearing these words of praise, and
she answered readily:
why, shall be glad to, auntic
lave yon any preferences"
"A magazine article will do"
Dculah went TO the table. and, pick
ing up a magazine, looked nj the cover.
ooh. this isn't the latest" she said,
throwing 1t down again. MA, has not
the March number come yct?"
u think not was Mrs. Marsden's
reply
seems to me"