Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-03-18
HER LAST CHANCE.

This said Mrs. Gafferlv, this il
he last time, PerI!na MilkiD. The
very last time. Pve spent enough
upon YOU sIrce your ma died and
took Charge of yOu to marry sll
girls who had their senses abOu
| them. I've dressed yOu like
| Chrlstmas doll, and Pve let yoJ
90 into company, and Pve sent yol
to the most fashionable places t
board in summer, and here you ART
tour and lwenty, aud not so muet
as engaged. It's perfectly disgust
| ing, Perliua; and what l have Il
say is, if YOU don't settle yeul
affiils this Summer III give yOl
no more chances. ] expect to dl'
IN the pOorhoase as 1t is. Why,
was married at II, and your ma a
IS, ana your Aunt Delight, abou
tue plainest little critter | eve
saw, wasn't but just 16. Whap'
the use of advantages aud yO'
have looks, Perlina-if you dom
make use OF 'em.
H'm sure l doa't know what JoI
expect me to do. can't very vel
propose to any One,' SAID Perlina
ready to cry. Il do everything
can, aud they make love to M, ab'
they say all sorts OF things. IT the.
don't pop the question, how can
make lhem9 There, now, l suppos'
YOU waited until Uncle Gdfferll
asked you to have him before yoI
said YOU would
Your Uucle GsffeIly would hav
committed suicide ii had refuse'
him,' said Aunt GafferIy. NO
may not believe it but was
beauty In NY youth. As for wha
YOU can do, you ought to know
bat what l say is thus: Come HON
engaged, or l'll stop all this useles
extravaganza. l have cramme
your trunk to the tune OF S0OO, an
you are gong to Saratoga With th
kerosene NewbOdys; and If 70
can't DO it now, I'll give it up as
bad job
J With which speech she infcte
on her neice's cheek thatmattvr o
course peck which female friend
choose to consider a kiss. and bad
her goodbye. Aud despite he
new wardrobe, hsr big Saratos
trunk, the prospective summe
{ gayety and chaperonage OF MI
Kerosene New body, poor Perllr
cried a good deal IN the hire
carriage which conveyed her TO Il
y boat. What was she TO dol !
rs marry might have been easy, e'
10 to marry mOney-and that wi
rs what she was expected to do-W'
, harder task.
II Aunt Gaf1erly was a good but
ness woman, and would not
n likely to spend any more money
Il an unstable article, aad PefllI
shlvered at the prospect before h'
, if this summers campaign shou
" nrove a failure. Ga the whole 81
looked so iii when she arrived
- Saratoga that her sWirror told b
that her best plan would he to
tire early and take as much beau
sleep as possible, in view OF IA
eligible gentleman who might y
at in An appearance next dag.
NJ NJ Fresh as a rose aud dressed
IA her most becoming morning DIRE
M PetlIna took her seat at the bre'
fast table next morning and nest
close to Mrs. Kerosene Newbo
in the most bewitching manner
ne That lady, an ample matr'
=, with a loud voice, greeted
aiiectiouately, and at once int
Il need her to two gentlemen "
we're her ueighbors.
Mr.. Kolt, MilkiD; Miss MIX
Mr.. Downhill. All old friends
mine. Charmed TO make you kn
each other,' and then devoted b
self to breakfast, and lett th
who preferred it to waste time
conversation. Aud so Miss hIll
having the field to herself, mi
eyes at both her new acdua'ntan'
aod shrewdIy noted, amid
infantiIe giggings and dimphr
that both were smitten. They "
of the age, or rather of the ages