The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1895-11-29

S0.S-sSEi completely ullSel-
able one. He had
@SsS never realized be-
fore how entirely
his daughters had shielded him from
ali the friction of life. Now that they
had not only ceased to protect him, but
had themselves become a source OF
trouble to him. he began to- understand
how great the blessing was which he
had enjoyed, and to sigh for the happy
days before his girls had come under
the influence Of his neighbor.
You don't look happy" Mrs. West
macott had remarked to him one morn
ing. "YoY are pale and little off color.
You should come with me for ten mile
spin upon the tandem"
II am troubled about my girls" They
were walking up and dowR in the gar
den. From time TO time there sounded
from the house behind them the long,
sad wall of n French horn.
THAT is Ida" said he. ''She has
taken to practicing on that dreadful
instrument in the intervals of her chem
istry. And Clara is quite as bad. de-
clare II is getting quite uncomfortable
'Ah, Doctor, Doctorw she cried, shak-
ing her fOrefingcr, with a CLEAN Of her
white teeth. you must live up 10 your
principles-you must give your daugh-
ters the same liberty as you advocate
for other women"
liberty madam, certainly But
this approaches to license"
The same law for all, my friend
She tapped him reprovingly on the arm
with her sunshade. when you were
twenty your father did not presume,
object to your learning chemistry or
playing musical instrument. You
would have thought IL tyranny II he
had"
But there is such sudden change
in them both"
Yes, / have noticed that they have
been very enthusiastic lately in the
cause OF liberty. OF all my disciples /
think that they promise to be the most
devoted and consistent. which is the
more. natural since their father is one
OF our most trusted champions"
The Doctor gave a twitch of impa-
thence. 81 seem to have lost all author
ity," he cried.
mo. no, my dear friend. They are
little exuberant at having broken the
trammels Of custom. That is all"
"You cannot think what 1 have 20
put up with, madam. 1t has been
dreadful experience. Last night.
after 1 had extinguished the candle In
my bedroom, / placed my foot upon
something smooth and hard. which
scuttled from under me. Imagine my
horror! 1 lit the gas, and came upon a
well-grown tortoise which Clara has
thought fit to introduce into the house.
call it n filthy custom to have such
pets"
Mrs. Westmacott dropped him lit
tie courtesy. Thank you, SIR said
she. THAT is nice little side hit a;
my poor Eliza"
II give you my word that / had for
gotten about her." cried the Doctor.
flushing. "One such pet may no doubt
be endured, but two are more than
can bear. Ida has a monkey which
lives on the curtain rod. 1t is a most
dreadful creature. 1t will remain alb
solutely motionless until it sees that
you have forgotten its pEfsence, and
then 1t will suddenly bound from plct-
ure to picture all round the walls. and
end by swinging down on the bell-rope
anu jumping on to the top Of your head
At breakfast it stole n poached ege
and daubed it all over the door handle
Ida calls these outrages amusing
tricks"
''Oh, all will come right" said tn,
widow reassuringly.
And Clara is as bad, Clara who useC
TO be so good and sweet, the very i'm
age of her poor mother. She insist
upon this preposterous scheme of beini
n pilot, and will talk of nothing bu
revolving lights and hidden rocks. an
codes of signals, and nonsense of til
kind"
but why preposterous?" asked hi
companion. what nobler occupatio
can there be than that OF stimulatin
commerce, and aiding the mariner t
steer safely into port? I should thin
your daughter admirably adapted 70
such duties"
"Then 1 must beg to differ from yo'
Wsdam,1." ,.,..,....,,.
Excuse me, madam, / do not see tn
matter in the same light. And 1 shoul
be obliged to you IL you would use you
influence with my daughter to dissuad
her."
You wish me to be inconsisten
too"
"Phen you refuse7"
ct am afraid that cannot interfere.
The Doctor was very angry. Yer
wen. madam" said he. I'm that cas-
1 can only say that 1 have the homo
TO wish you a very good morning
He raised his broad straw hat an
strobe away up the gravel path, viii
the widow looked after him with twinl
ling eyes. She was surprised herse
to find that she liked the Doctor bette
the more masculine and, aggressive
became. 1t was unreasonable an
against all principle, and yet so 1t wi
and no argument could mend the ma
ter.
Very hot and very angry, the Doct'