The weekly examiner., 1901-03-16

TIE WAS bad because he smoked
 cigars, said the Misses Tilley. He was bad because he went i'll and out at all hours of the night, said the rnatrons. He was bad because he did not go to church on Sunday morn ings, but seemed to take a childish delight in playing with the hose noz- gle and the pointer pups. He was bad because he kept bachelor es- tablis hment with no elderly and se- date females about, quoth the mem bers of the family who lived opposite. a In truth, as he seemed to take no ac- count of Eucalyptus street in any manner whatever, he was very bad indeed.
 The only person who ever dared to express contrary opinion was Miss Eglan tine Confey. who lived with very dilapidated father some five doors below bad man MT. J. Fenton Barton, Miss Eglantine's greatest folly in life had been self-sacrifce. She had i'm nolated herself upon the altar of fam fly respect, the remnant of which was the delapida ton before mentioned. It may be said in passing that the old gen. tleman was one of the class known in former days as cupboard drinkers" This secret form of tipping did not de- y+szraeett from his position on. Eucalyptu street, or in business. But it made him the most irritable and exacting of parents, and Miss Eg1antine, from her eighteenth year to her thirty fifth, mad danced like a puppet on a string A R,S Trr1r r1afS a had once been pretty, the inevitable suitor appeared early and was sum. marily dismissed. Her father at once demanded of her what she thought would become of him. As Miss Egg aantine could not reply satisfactorily to that question, the suitor was at once sent to the right about, and, within two years, he married another young woman. He lived now on Bear street and had several nice children whose lit tie faces always brought queer feel ing to Miss Eglantine's heart when she saw them at church. After this un- timely nipping of her early romance, Miss Eglantine settled into a gentle, coloTless creature whose life was one long and irritating sacrifice. There fore it was quite surprise when, at an extra session of the Sewing Guild, held immediately opposite MT. J. Fenton Barton's residence, she took up cud- gel in his behalf.
 q don't see that he's done anything so terrible, she said, stoutly; 'he does as he pleases, that's all.''
 Forty eyes scanned her in disap- proval One of the Misses Tilley said: ssr1a Trr~Ta, &i,,nfss ~, o rn04# 5rhool~o5 way.
 q wish could do as I pleased, went on the quiet voice; 'it must be spIen- did,
 "But you wou1dn't smoke big cigars and stay away from church and be so
 so hateful,1 asserted the minister's wife, who really liked her.
 Then EgIantine uttered the mutin- ous sentence which was never forgot ten of her in the light of subsequent events.
 1T declare don't know what would do. Nobody does"
 1t may be added that MT. Confey had been more difficult than usual to please for aweek, which fact may account for this incipient rebellion.
 w uSu MISS Gg tinc TGdcuSu her home that evening the colored cook beckoned her mysteriously into the back regions.
 ssI don know how to tell you, missy y she said, "but marster an July Ann done got mixed up erbout sompin' an he frew dat cat obah de fence inter de alley. An dem pintah pups ob Fen toms war obah dar an wat become ob dat July Ann don know ?
 ..JulianaI. she cried, pitifully, for she kept a sleek cat as something to pour her affection upon. e.Is she dead ?''
 sJes you slip out an call Ter, missy whispered Betty. "She may hab got away from 'em. :"
 So into the alley way. in her best brown cashmere, her hair falling, her cheeks pink with excitement, dashed the poor little woman. She hurried plain lively up and down, calling bite ously: sJuliana" and Kitty, < over and over. There was no returning mew, no furry form on shed or fence. Miss Egg lantine could not bear to return with.