Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-03-17


! the subject Of Mamie.
"Anrp." said she. pinnng the shirl
she was making by hand to her knee
and stitching encrgCtically. "wh,
hasn't Mamie got some beaus? I'VE
never seen sign of young man
about the place. What is the matterf
She Is pretty enough"
Cousin Anne was writing ut little
table, attending to business for the
w. c. 7. Z. She did not answer for n
moment. Then she said. little stiflly:
est Ellen" abbreviated form of Sister
ELEM. II don't intend Mamie to waste
her time on bcaus. She's got enough
TO do attending to her studies. I'm
having her keep them up. have not
let her come out yet"
Come out! Mimi! You and I
never did come out. Anne: but when
we were girls we managed to have n
mighty good time. and first or last
half the young men In the country were
counting us. If there Is anything bet.
ter worth n girls while than that. I've
never heard Of It,"
81 propose that Mamie shall find
things better worth the while Of a
rational being in such a world as this"
Cousin Anne replied.
81 never heard before that Mamie
or any other girl of Is was n rational
being. | pity her If she Is. Do you
mean her to be an old maid?'
Cousin Anne sealed an envelope with
a.
| tally uncomfortable question. Every
inbred prejudice and many native sen.
timents rose up within her against the
suggestion, and yet every instinct OF
expansion. of moral dignity. of ambi.
ton. tied her to the course she had
vaguely blocked out. and IL was Ger.
tninly not n part of that programme
that Mamie snould marry soon. And
how was 1t TO he supposed that the
strange. triumphant, world manipulat.
ing creature Mamie was to become
could ever he accommodated within the
matrimonial harborf Something like
this In chaotic. dim form distressed her
mind. but she stuck on stamp with
decision and finally said:
Il don't know whether or not she will
ever marry, ST Ellen. but at least she
shall have my help TO become n noble
woman. helping the world onward"
"A noble woman! . Lord! I'm
noble woman, Anne. only you'd never
see IL, just because I've got common
sense. well, well! Yankee notions
down here must be n mighty sight
worse than they are ut home, for
somehow or other they do seem to
keep on marrying up there, and the
girls have some little frolic. to judge
by what | hear, before they go into the
business of turning the world upside
down. Are you going to make
preacher or w. G. I. U. lecturer out
Of Mamie? She's got such a gift Of
Cab she'd do for either"
Dear Cousin Anne's Roman features
were touched with au infantile grief.
and the tears came to her fine eyes as
she said: 81 didn't think you'd ever
make fun Of Mamie. ST Ellen.
thought you admired her being 80
quiet"
$50 l do. so | do, Anne" said the
softened sister, but that's the very
reason I don't like to see her spoiled
and kept out Of her natural amuse.
ments. What are you going to do with
her anyhow, right away, next thingr
Cousin Anne resumed her air OF dig
| nifed tirmness and replied that Mamie
was going north with me for the win.
ter.
what are YOU going TO do with her
when you get her up there. AdclineT
Cousin Anne thinks she will have n
good chance TO look about her and
choose some work or profession to de-
vote herself to-"
upon my wordw Cousin Ellen
abandoned the shirt and dropped her
hands into her lap. "Why. the child's
got enough to live on, and reckon
that's all she asks"
Just then Mamie. looking very young
and pink and pretty In her white frock.
came to the door.
The mother gave her sister n warn.
Ing glance.
~ won't do any harm" was the d.
rect reply. Come In here, Mamie.
child. You don't think your old aunt
will bite you. do youT'
The girl put her hand into the one
outstretched to her with the manner Of
a good child.
$50 you are going Off to Yankceland.
are you. and get to be strong minded
I'll T-l