The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-06-24

receiving too much attention from
other men while she was with us, He
was hot-headed fellow, and he wrote
her a very sharp letter which was
equivalent to breaking the engage
ment.
Now, most girls would have been
so angry they would simply have said
that If he couldn't trust them he
needn't. and let him go and just break
their hearts about it. But that wasn't
the way Millicent did, not bit.
think she felt pretty badly about it,
too. fer she was very fond of him.
The letter came one afternoon just be-
fore big ball she and sister were
going to. Sister said afterward that
perhaps Millicent was little bit more
quiet than usual that night. but that
only made her prettier than ever, and
every one was wild about her.
Il walked up when they got home,
and crept into their room to ask them
all about everything, and poor MILL
cent looked like an angel, but she was
thinking more of that horrid man in
the South than of anything else. She
cried just a wee little bit then, but
that was the only time / ever saw her
cry.
Sister Rugged her, and told her not
to mind, that she would just let him
go, and never have anything more to
do with him. You won't sleep wink
tonight thinking about it, Millicent,'
she said
"'Oh, yes, l SHALL said Millicent,
winking back the tears and trying to
smile. If l didn't, | should be put
ting aside one of the most important
rules of life mother has taken great
pains to teach her children
you may imagine l listened then
with all my ears.
81 have been taught ever since l
was baby, Millicent went on, that
1t was one of a woman's duties to be
as attractive as possible. 1t would
have been simply impossible for one
of my mothers children not to have
been to a certain extent pretty And
to be pretty and to have the best use
Of our faculties mamma has always
taught us that we must have plenty of
sleep. If there comes trying time
in mammals life, she prepares for it
by sleeping.
This may seem very foolish to
you girls, but you know that mamma
is truly lovely woman, and l don't
think any one does more good than
she, in her own family and outside Of
it. And she considers it really duty
to be beautiful, or to try to be, and
sleep is her great beauty receipt. She
says it makes sweet tempers and ev-
erything else that is good and true.
So, tonight | am going to sleep.
"'Dick is coming tomorrow, and l
don't intend to quarrel with him. Per-
haps you think that is not independent,
but | really love Dick'-then her lips
quivered again and sister Rugged her
some more, and l squeezed her hand
and kissed it. She did look so sweet,
and you can imagine l was interested.
"'And Dick is very fond of me, too,
know, and ! don't intend to have both
our lives ruined simply because he is
foolish. l know mamma would tell
me to do just as l shall do. l shall
get just as much rest as can and look
as well as / can tomorrow night, and
4 l think everything will be all right,
and she looked like an angel smiling
through the tears.
But said sister, Indignantly, I
don't think you ought to apologize to
him. You haven't done a single thing
that he ought to complain Of
1 shant apologize said Millicent
with an arch little laugh, he will apol-
ogize to me-
and, do you know that girl simply
went to sleep and slept like baby
until late the next morning. She had
long nap in the afternoon, and
never saw any one look as lovely as
she did when she was dressed for din.
ner and the evening.
"And | didn't blame her for being In
love with her Dick when he came. He
was the handsomest man l ever saw
But he did look savage at first. There
were a number of people in, so there
was no chance for him to have any.
thing to say to Millicent until quite
late in the evening. And do yor
know, could actually see him thawinl
as the time went on. 1t was as goot
as a novel. just hung on the out
skirts where l could see it ALL
"Millicent was 80 lovely to every one
and just little subdued At first h,
would hardly look at her, and talked
to sister all the time; then l could Sc,
his eyes following her, and by tn,
time people had begun to go he wa
looking so desperately in love that
almost loved him myself. And Mill
cent had not had anything to say tt
him, except incidentally, though SHE
hadn't avoided him.
THEM always thought 1t was &C
cidental on purpose that Mildred JUS
happened to be standing near the en-
trance to the conservatory saw hin
cross the room quite casually ant
speak to her. Millicent's cheeks grew
little deeper pink, and they stepped
inside.
Il had to go up stairs then, but II
the morning when / saw Millicent sh
was the happiest-looking girl you eve
saw. Everything was all right again
though she wouldn't tell me what h
said in the conservatory.
"And now, Fluffy Frivols, hav
followed Millicent's rule of life eve
since. l didn't shed tear when
had something spilled on my pretties
party gown this Winter, and l slept s.
well that dreamed of lovely way t
embroider over the stains, and 1t |
now as good as new.
Now you are coming out to wall
with me, and this afternoon you ar
going to take a nap. You are com
ing to take dinner with me and wea
one of your prettiest gowns, and ex
pect some people in this evening, an
il your Jack should happen to be Their