Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-01-27
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sins the little village beauty. Mamie
Stevens. made elaborate preparations
She did not want them TO think her
countrihed and was even tempted TO
bleach her brown hair yellow because
the town politicians wife said it was
the proper thing among the Upper
Ten" In the city.
The twin cousins went with their
father to rhe station on the day Mamie
was expected.
While they stood there arm in arm.
eagerly watching the travellers as they
nIed past them, Grace exclaimed in a
low tone:
On Gertie, lock at that dreadful
girl"
The next moment the dreadful girl
came mp to them and said. with easy
selr-poSssssion.
Isn't this Uncle VIII and the girls =
Grace aud Gertrude mayed 10 muir
mur some words OF welcome and then
they took their seats in the carriage
and were driven home in hOrrified sill
ence. Having arrived, they LEFT their
mother to look after their guest and
threw herself upon the bed and gave
way 10 tears.
"Oh. it's too bad she moaned. And
10 think was afraid OF her being coun-
trifed, Why. the greenest country girl
that ever lived would he better than
this"
And she IS here for the winter
cried Gertle wringing her hands What
are we going To dUf l should be ashamed
TO be seen IN public with herr
Uncle VIII" had escaped TO the Office
as soon as possible, but Mrs Stevens
could not escape. In sore perpleXiry
she attended 70 the wants Of her young
guest. and vas as courteous as possible
but she was secretly fiIled with dismay
In very truth, what We're they to do
with her:
Al lunch the mother and the daugh-
tiers were conscious OF the look of we'll
bred surprise on the faces of the serv-
ants. tut Mamie talked and laughed
and felt that she was making a fine i'm
preston on her relatives. When she
retired that night satisfied smile was
on her pretty face.
II think | have shown them that we
are not quite out OF the world, II we
do live in little town." said she
The next morning she came down In
all the glory of her new silk dress, and
greeted her cousins with:
We'll | am ready to start on my
round of sightseeing this morning"
But not in that dress" exclaimed
Grace in spite of her mothers warning
look
This dress? oh. certainly! This is
my street dress" Mamie replied, with
airy complacency, willing TO show them
that she could afford nice things as well
as they.
Isn't it too badT' cried Gertrude,
tearfully. when they went to their own
room TO prepare for their outing. And
Just think how quiet mamma has al
ways kept us and how she has never al
lowed US to associate with girls that
made themselves conspicuous"
Be patient, girls" said the mother,
with an attempt ar comfort. She seems
TO be bright girl; perhaps she may
soon discover that she is not showing
good taste"
SO the girls went with their cousin,
and devoted themselves to her enter
tainment but IL cannot be said that the
experiment was Il successful one. Wher-
ever they went people cast looks of sur
prise aud amusement at Mamie. In
their sensitive condition the sisters no.
Jiced these things with unusual quick
ness, and perhaps gave them undue
prominence. They had worked them
selves up W nervous watchfulness,
Rnd when tbey were passing through
one OF n" parks and sac SsffSS;.::p OF
their schoolgirl frienGs approaching as
though to speaR~U them. with horri-
fed yi9 n, NJ each other they turned
sharply down a by-path, not quickly
enough. howeve'. 10 avoid hearing one
of the group say:
Who can that be with Grace and
Gertie:'
Looks IA her 'freaky,' doesn't she?
Where do you suppose they picked her
up?" came TO them in the clear. high
tones of Farnie McGregor. the sarcas-
tic girl. whom the whole school dis
liked and feared.
i4ulLlC LIaih bttl4 " sit lIAAS lAiN S"NiiA-',
and the sharp speeches had fallen on
deaf ears She could not understand
why the sisters hurried home at such
rate when she was In the midst of her
pleasure She wrote 10 her mother that
night:
Grace and Gertie are nice-lookins
girls, but awfully prim and duh and
not al all stylish l dress great deal
better tnan they do myself"
For an eLtIre week the sisters took
their CouS.a here and there, doing their
best U- Eostesses to entertain their
Euest; but at the end of that time they
Teballed
Il can't endure II any longer" Grace
eT1ed. throwing herself on the floor at
ser mothers side and leaning her head
against the mOtheriy knee. There's
40 hope OF its getting any better. mani
nR. Gertie and are worn out. What
do you think she dld with that pretty,
simple dress you bought her? Put II
away in her trunk and wore that dread
ful, loud-looking silk into the streets
again! When | asked her why she
didB't wear the new dress he said: oh,
Eh4ts SO plain; l shall wear II about
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