Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-01-27

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%. 1 think. She asked me yesterday u
we ever went into 'sure-enOugh soci
ety."
They all laughed. but Grace grew 20
Der presently and her cheeks reddened.
what shall we dor the girls asked
OF their mother, and what snail we
do?, the mother asked OF her husband,
and no one seemed able to answer Mrs.
Stevens felt a delicacy In talking to
the foolish girl, because she was her
husbands niece and not her own. Mr..
Stevens was a man who shirked I'M.
pleasant things. and this was certainly
unpleasant.
And yet don't Ike to have the girls
go around with her." he said. Some.
body ought to talk to her. Suppose We
send for aunt Rebecca"
"Oh, Will. the very thingw cried his
wife: 50 aunt Rebecca was sent for and
came.
| Nobody told aunt Rebecca anything
| but the bright, sharp, little old woman.
sitting In the chimney corner with her
knitting, found out everything there
was to be learned in less than two days,
and within a very few hours had the
opportunity she wanted. Mamie war
left alone with her.
/ 1T is easy to see that you rule your
! mother, Mary" she said. with a sharp
glance up over her glistening specta-
cles. Jane Stevens could always be
| pulled around In leading strings by
( anybody that chose TO take the trouble,
and i reckon you've got her under pref
/ ty good control"
Why. aunt Rebecca! What makes
you think that?' cried the astonished
girl.
why. your mothers lady. my
dear" said the merciless old woman.
and II she'd had her way shed Assent
you out looking like a lady"
II always look like lady" exclaimed
Mamie. the blood rushing TO her cheeks,
and she rose to leave the room.
Sit right down there. Mary" said
the old lady. I've got a lot of things
to say, an might as well say 'em right
now. No. you don't look Ike lady
with that iashy silk on. and those high
heeled boots, an your hair all faded out
as It is. lady-like young girl won't
dress in things thatll make people stare
at her. II you'll open your eyes you'll
see your cousins don't fix themselves
that way. an guess their mother Is &
pretty good judge of what's best 70,
girls
Il consider myself just as good as
Grace and Gertie" said Mamie, with
an angry toss of her head.
That's Just the trouble with you,
Mary" retorted the pitiless old lady;
you think too well Of yourself. You've
come up here thinking you are very
fine and stylish. and trying TO ape city
manners the best you know how. What
q pity you've caught up only loud and
nashy things instead of things that are
really lady like. Can't you see how diff
ferent these girls are? Can't you see
shat they don't like TO go out with you
because you attact kind of attention
no young girl should want:"
Mamie started up again in passion
of weeping and tried to escape from the
corner where the old lady had her
fenced In.
Let me get OUT" she cried. stormily.
stay here another day"
Well Mary" said the old lady, de
liberately you can't get OFF before 8
O'Clock, anyway, and Ia think il over
a little This visit should be great
thing for you, but you'll have to take
new start. Sure-enough nice people
don't like 'madeup' girls. They may
III do ne mn NJ tn
ciety women, but they like young girls
to be simple and modest Go and think
1t over. now. Mary. Tou've got plenty
Of sense, if you'll only use il. and you
can see for yourself that you're might.
fly out Of place in house like this"
The little old woman went on with
her knitting as complacently as though
she had been having the most plea SAINT
conversation in the world. while Mamie
flew to her room and locked herself in
What were her thoughts there, what
her anger and modification, what
dreadful battle she fought with herself
no one knew Two hours afterward
aunt Rebecca saw her slip out Of the
house. and the old lady's eyes sparkled
when she uoticed that Mamie wore the
pretty. simple gown that Mrs. Stevens
had given her.
After while there was her step In
the hall, and she came quietly in swing
Ing her hat by its ribbons. Her checks
were flushed and her eyes sparkling
and they sparkled still more at aunt
Rebecca's cry of surprise.
Yes; I've been 10 the hair-dresser's,"
she said, "and he said the only help for
my naIr was to cut 1t all OF. and 1t
would be all right in a month OF two,
SO | had il cut. And I'm going to begin
over again! Aunt Rebecca-I really am
I've been awfully conceited, l know,
but you've cured me of that, think"
Aunt Rebecca's spectacles were moist.
and she looked on with delighted eyes
while Grace and Gertie, at the first
glimpse of Mamie. rushed to her and
hugged her with Joy.
BY the way" asked a lady Of Mrs.
Stevens few weeks later, who IL the
lovely girl l have met several times
with Grace and Gertrudef She Is so
sweet and modest looking. have been
anxious TO meet her.
Aud Mamie overheard the comment
and went TO lay her head in aunt Re
becca's lap.
"Iwonder what becoG.es OF girls" she
sand s5ftiy, when they are left to go
their own way, or when they won't
listen to older people, and go their own
way. anyhow"
And aunt Rebecca smoothed the
brown hair lovingly.
u am glad you listened"