The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-04-10
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thing except pork chops and safe invest
ments."
HE cared enough for Annie Lorimer
five and twenty years ago." replied
mother.
When our Swiss trip was over and we
We're settled at lone again, l induced
mother to invite Uncle james and Miss
Stubbs to pay us 0 visit at the same
time. She said it was IN absurd arrange
meIt and would lead to nothing, but
she sent the Invitations nevertheless. ia
Their and mother always let me do as I
like and have the things | want because
| All the only daughter. Girls Wlth q
shoal of sistecs don't get nearly IS much
of their " way as 1 do. People always
think more Of an odd cup and sauce
than Of Il whole tea set. ard yet | some
times think it must be jollier to be L
OF a tee set, after all.
"You are too fond Of acting as an
amateur providence, Madgc," mother
said, "but I don't mind helping you
this once"
Mother always says "this once"
about kind things she has done every
day in the past and will DO every day
in the future, but she seems to think
that the expression protects her from the
well founded charge Of overindulgence.
So Cncle James and Miss Stubs
came tc stay with Us. Ny uncle arrived
drst, and as he sat with mother and me
ID the morning room he asked, is any
u else staying with you, Jane?:''
Only Miss Stubs" replied mother,
and she arrives this afternoon. We met
her at Lucerne. you know"
"Oh, some girl hat Madge took a
great fancy to, isn't she?"
II took a great fancy TO her" I an
swered, ''bue she isn't a girl. She is
quite old.
What a Apisancer' said Uncle james
III his rrsmanner. Il hate old WON
en-, and old aids especially"
You won't hate her, James, - said
mother soothingly. "She is SO quiet and
u~nobtrusive that you'll hardly know she
is in the house" Then she smiled slyly
at me, and / felt my matrimonial plans
ACtCbOtlItG tO lGltlTp.
At that moment Miss Stubs arrived,
and mother and / ran into the hall to
meet her. She looked as faded and
washed out as ever, and as I followed
her and mother intc the morning room
l sighed over the utility of my well
meant scheme.
Let me introduce my brother to
you, mother began. flames, this isl
But before she could finish her sentence
Uncle James jumped up and seized Miss
Stubs by both hands, crying: "Why,
Annie, you don't mean to say that it is
You, come back to me after all these
And there was a look on his
face that the tenderest pork chops and
the safest investments had never been
able to call forth.
Miss Stubs was quite flushed and
trembling all over. ''And it is really
you, James? I never dreamed that I
should see you again.
"This is Annie Lorimer, that I used
tell You about, Jane, " explained IN
Gle James. turning to mother, but still
keeping Miss Stubs hands in his. "But
why on earth did you call her Miss
Stubbs?"
Miss Stubs answered for mother.
They only knew me as Miss Stubs. !
James. When my father came into that !
estate, which proved such a disappoint-
ment to him, he had to give up the
Of Lorimer and take that of
Stubs, and | suppose Inever mentioned
hat my name had once been Lorimer." ,
As we all sat at tea together I medi- |
deeply on the romantic situation |
md thought how sad it must be to be
parted from a fine, handsome man such
Is Miss Stubs had described to me and
rom a golden haired fairy such as uncle
lsed to talk about to mother, and then
g meet them five and twenty years aft
inward, transformed into a fat old bach
,lor and a faded old maid. But nv CUP
It amazement was full when / heard
Uncle James say:
What have you been doing to keep
50 young, Annie? You hardly
ook a day older than when I last saw
And Miss Stubs replied: "You also
re scarcely altered a bit, James. /
hould have known you anywhere"
This fairly knocked me over. 1t is alb
urd to say that love is blind. Love not
My sees beauties and virtues no one
lse sees, but what it has once seen it
always It is very funny and inter
sting.
The next day ! said to Miss Stubs.
Whatever made you say Uncle James
Vas tall when you described him to
Because he is tall. Don't yousthink
uncle is a very fine man, my dear?"
I don't know. He always seemed
ather short to me, somehow" I STAN