The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-09-23
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And so she smiled
81 am going to be sensible" she said
and stuck ferocious looking dagger
through the mass of braids ut the back Of
her head. Sensible and serious, and l
am going to improve my mind as Aunt
Van Buren, used to say.
81 am going to the Aston library this
very minute, and the next time Mr. Van
Schaick comes to see me he will not go
away and tell that horrid dowdy, Nell Den
ham, that am "a pretty little featherhead'
oh, deari oh, dearl II he had only said 1t
to any one else in the world, but to that
girl, who still wears fourth hand tics and
big sleeves, as Noah's family did when 1t
came out of the ark and doesn't know this
years style Of sailor hat from last year "
And so she HE'D herself off to the Astor
library.
Amaryllis was looking very sad when
Frivole arrived. She didn't have Frivole's
rose and cream complexion nor Frivole's
merry laugh. But Frivolo didn't appreci'
ate her blessings that morning. The first
thing she did was to begin to Sob
Frivole, dear, what is itS'
ooh, nothing, only ! wish-I wish l
could have little wrinkle in my forehead
like you, and then people would say
thought sometimes. "
Amaryllis rang for tea.
"I'm so discouraged, Amaryllis," and
she rolled her handkerchief into ball and
dabbed each eye
II want to be sensible and serious, and
l don't know how. l want to be clever
and improve my mind want to be like
you" And such a picture of appealing
misery the silver teapot had scarce reflect
ed before.
Amaryllis looked Mortified
"Mr Van Schaick; the awfully clever
one, who writes books and is a lawyer and
Is going to congress and all that, you
know, newell, he called once and awhile,
and he said l was f-featherhead. Oh,
what a dreadful wordr'
"And you wish to please this gifted
creature?" said Amaryllis, dropping lump
of sugar into Frivole's tea. Suppose you
read some. Take up course of history.
Dolly Madison is fad Just now Read
up Dolly and the war of 1912. War makes
good small talk these days, and if he is 60
ing to congress-
at sounds very hard, )" faltered the am
/ bilious one. But I'll try"
"That's right, dear. Now I'll conflde in
you. Frivole, want to be frivolous. 4"
ooh, Amalyllis"
"I'm tired of being learned. want to
know how to be attractive and pleasant
when people are tired as well as when they
are fresh and ready to listen and argue. 1
want to be like you. Now tell me how.
You never weary people or task their in
tellects or upset their nerves. You amuse
them and refresh them"
( "Oh, talk nonsense and wear pretty
dresses, and when the atmosphere is sad
just curl your hair all over. l think you
are awfully foolish though. l don't know
much about anything else, but mamma
always said fiirt was born flirt, and 1
think you would not be half so nice If you
were frivolous, Amaryllis.
So they parted.
1t was fragrant and softly gloomy in the
lamplighted music room, and Frivole,
looking rather white and anxious, sat bolt
upright on the piano stool.
All day she had been Studying liter
ature' and improving her mind" Kings
and queens were to her as so many puppets.
Paganism and civilization were mere
words to play with. She was well up in
literature. TWAS novel position for Fri
vole and when Mr.. Van Schaick was ush-
eTeu III llc was IOlc
into the hall to meet him with some alb.
surd welcome which he heard, misunder-
stood and analysed as charming. She
didn't laugh and shake her hand vigorous
ly and then sit down with cloud of frills
around her and chatter to him.
Alas, she did nothing of the kind! He
awoke her from scene of carnage wheI
he entered, and she raised two brilliant
eyes and Il flushed face from her book, ad
vanced with intense suffering depicted OF
every feature, and wringing his hand said
ooh, Mr.. Van Setback, how glad l an
to see you! Wasn't it perfectly dreadful
about poor Mary, queen of Scots?"
1t was very unkind of him, but Mr.. Val
Schaick went away to the mountains mex
day. He declared that his nerves were com
pletely shaken up.
: Amaryllis shook the silver tea bell an
grily, and Frivole allowed two meanderins
tears to caress her pink cheeks.
"Well, it's a consolation, anyhow
Amaryllis, to know that you were not 1
success "
Thanks" said Amaryllis
"What did they say when you tried to b.
like me?"
"Well, l dom like to seem rude Frivole
: dear, but the family wouldn't listen. The!
simply absconded. The girls all said / haC
turned into 'Dodo You remember DodC
in the book who talked about her baby a
a landed proprietor and wished she coult
be Christian martyr, so that her finger
would curl up like bacon when they burn
ed her at the stalker
"Then my laugh-you know you laugl
all the time, Frivole well, my laugl
scared Bob so that he knocked over vas
which father brought from Egypt, an,
they all concluded that 1 was hysterica
and had better take vacation. "
Poor Amaryllisl I'll go with you,
my gray frock comes home.
"And what did Mr.. Van Schaick sa
after you tried to open the conversational
SayP Why, he almost tainted, and
we'll, don't think he appreciates clever
cultured women. 1t all depends on wha
one is used to, ! suppose.
And then they drank some more tea
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