The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1895-12-05

placid brow. II refused TO let them
give me one, for did not wish To begin
the first day Of my new and broader
life with frivoIisy. Instead. may per-
hape get some letters from number of
earnest women to whom sent little
circular to-day outlining the work 1
propose to take up.' Fred subsidized as
usual, and for the rest OF the evening
listened to eulogies of Susan II. An
thony and Lilly Devereux Blake
AS he left the house Hopes mother
said: II do believe that Fred proposed
sgain tonight, and Hope rejected him"
| Isn't that the second time you have
made that observation this week?''
asked her husband.
well. IL is a shame. He is such a
splendid fellow"
Tut Tut The child is just little
bit Eighty now. and her talk OF having
career is amusing rather than seri-
GUS What great work does she intend
doing?"
''She will not tell me. and am afraid
she may get into trouble"
Newer fear i enjoy seeing her as
sert her rights. and | prophecy that
month of freedom from the parental
potestas will satisfy her and make the
meekest girl In New York She has
much of her mothers goodness of heart
TO keep up her folly long, H Is +. ..-s +.
The look he got in response spoke
volumes volumes Of kind not found
in the libraries Of emancipated women.
Hope rose early next morning. She
felt that She was entering on new
era, and her heart bounded at the
thought of all that being of age must
mean. Her parents had always been
very kind, but they had kept her from
taking part in any Of the Women's move
ments with which the city was seeth-
ing from making fool of herself they
said--but now She was OF age and could
gently but firmly insist on getting the l
few rights that law and custom allow
TO women. ...
At breakfast Hope bore, her fathers
teasing with a stately equanimity that
amused him immensely. No, she would
not tell them what her work was to be:
but she probably would be able TO do
so in the evening, after getting some
letters she expected.
There was suggestion of n sch In
her mothers voice as she said:
My little girl never had a secret
from me before"
Nov don't look at it in that way,
dear" said her father. LET Hope
choose her own course, and il she gets
into trouble she can blame no one but
herself "@
+ Hope went to her room and, opening |
her dainty escritoire, tried to get her |
ideas into form on eream-laid paper.
Presently maid brought up several !
cards, Hope read couple.
Mfr, /. Roast Percollun.
Mr.. S. Jerome Scorch.
j Why she exclaimed, Il don't |
know any of these people. What do |
they want? Where is mammal"
/ They said it was you they wanted |
to see" ~. ~ ,..@
Then Hope remembered she was of
age and decided to see them.
When she entered the drawing room
she found a group of young men look
ing at a painting on the wall.
Magnificent one of them was say
ing. Notice the chiaro-oseuro. What
an atmospheric What"
Her entry was noticed and as the
speaker turned tolier she said:
You wished to see me?n ~ j..
The young man looked at the girl
blnnlily. # |
IT IS Miss Hope De Ferd we wish to
see, said the one who had been acting
as a critic. .N>l
u am she. ! j.. .s# 81
Perhaps there is mistake, L hesaid,
helPlessly Haven't YOU a maiden /
aunt Of the same name2r .5 u
No s=gS a
He could hardly believe Il possible. i