The Irish standard., 1896-07-04

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:. snx w1nn1Hn r. NICHOLS.
..,eoprkhs ,ss< y J. 3. uppnesss conpaay.s'
speaker, who, now noted, was dressed
almost as seasonably as her niece, al
though she favored darker colors.
Norman scpinion seems TO be weighty
enough to count said /, especially as
u the kiekcrs would. no doubt, be the first
to protest il their objections were
+ needed and led to rational dress"
'@Oh, really, don't know" said Mrs.
Lroriplgs, rising to the opportunity.
Some men are So persuasive, SO delight-
fully petsalasive, doctor, they can con-
. vince You, or make you think you're
WINGED (which is almost the same
thing, don't you know? And SO many
Of Your profession, doctorwhen I
think how great my acquaintance with
them has been, it appalls me, it really
: appalls me argue 20 beautifully, but
SO differently, doctor, so differently.
And very likely it would be the same
thing. .sths very same thing with them,
il they had to devise . national costume
which should be healthy and hygienio
+. and all the other things it should be-
and they say it ism t now, doctor. Now,
I Ike, yes, really, I must say, like
variety. You can't imagine how pretty,
how very pretty some Of the girls will
look in their fete dresses, as peasants,
don'tyou know, doctor, and all sorts Of
picturesque people. It seems pity,
such q pity, that they can't wear them
all the, time; though how the poor
!. things would manage in winter-no,t
Tn afraid, the short skirts wouldn'tdo;
do you think, they would, doctor? Or;
in church--how would they look In.
church? No, no, they wouldn't do in
church, they really wouldn't; not ex-
actlys sacrilegious, don't you know, but
inappropriate = yes, that's just the
word. Inappropriate. But for six days
1.-The week, doctor, for six days in. the
;, week, think how romantic, how very ro-
mantle they would be. That is, j in
warm weather; of coursc-in warm
weather, you understand
80 You are right, dare say" admlt-
ted; I'VE IRE looking forward to .
great treat. But il you will pardon
personal comment, Til repeat that you
two. ladies fill me with envy"
ri. GLOW nice OF you to say SO, doctor,
: how, very nice, indeed! But then you
sphysicians4 have an art, such an art, Of
saying delightful things. You have
Such practice, you know, such wonder
full practice, soothing the sick, doctor,
and comforting the dying -"
Aunt. Miss Gray broke in with
some haste, please do not talk about
about-dress any more on such terri
bly, warm day. 1t excites you too
greatly" sgd
- ''If Tin to attend my GRAND now,"T
added, "it might be we'll to put mo
ashore: shallnot be gone long; prob:
J, ably not more, than ten minutes. Where
shall / rejoin you?"
We were abreast of the knoll, and not
very far from it. ran the boat to the
bank and stepped upon it, Miss Gray
taking my place at the oars.
2 Glow will it do" she suggested, "for
us to run down to the bay, and then
coast along until we come to that other
inlet, which runs SO close to Mr.. La
mars honse? We can run up it, and
take you on, board very conveniently"
'Excellent, said I. "You will find
me q little distance landward from the
house. There's some air stirring over
the bay now, and you may meet a real
breeze on the open water. It will be
q pleasant change :,
''Then we can spread the sail" said
Mrs. Loring. do you know, doctor, i
adore sailing, freally adore it."
y. Her niece bent to the oars, and the
light craft glided on its voyage. While
'Ieilmbed the sideef the knoll could see
the boat enter the bay. A moment
later the girl, had ceased rowing, and
had shipped the slender spar which did
duty as a mast. There appeared tc be-
just breeze enough to fill the tiny sail.
Lamar met me ut the door.
''sHere's that book you wanted, (" said
i. There was an oppoi Junity to de-
.lliveritt this afternoon, and improved it.
Anything. else you would like to have
done?" 81 ~
5''Nething,I thank you,": he answered,
turning lack into the house. The dire
full news he had received SO recently
had had no softcning effect upon him.
He showed no longing for sympathy,
no desire to seek from his physician q
word of encouragement.
! johnson was at work near BY, and
stopped Ito chat with him, while !
watched the boat move slowly north
ward and t,ifn at last into the inlet.
Miss Gray, sitting on the midship
tlawart, was managing the sail, while
Mrs. Loring, ut her old post, held tbs
steering lines. She was leaning over
the side, 7 noticed, catching at bits Of
:driftwood floating in the current.
! ats a. ladies' breeze, johnson" sail |
H. barely enough to give the boat steer-
age way"
s. Amt nuclh Of it, he answered. sand
what little strength there's in it comes
in. puHs. D'you notice emf"
.r.Yes,, hut they're baby puts; no
weight in them"
Il 'No much, sir, that's true, said he,
going back to his task.
= Il took my time in reaching the spot,
about 100 yards. from the house, where
the boatw as to touch; but SO slow had
been it's movement that when looked
hacl, It " ~ vet. onrosite the knoll Mira.