The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-01-23

only wait that I would get rid Of her
myself.
This managed to do In few days.
II there is one thing above another
our aunt dislikes it is music. Music
of any kind has the same effect ON
her nerves that red rag has on .
bull. l took advantage Of this little
moral weakness (moral weakness,
vide William Shakespeare to per-
suade the next-door boy, an imp of
IL, who is a great friend of mine, and
who is possessed of that terror, q
gramophone, to sit out with it in his
garden (under bush) at about five
in the morning, and let it play and
shrek music hall songs to Aunt
Julia.
On the third dAy Aunt Julia fed to
her northern home, and Jack and.
bought new cricket bat between us.
But Celia, who was vexed at losing
Auntie, looked coldly at the boy
when she met him out.
But in getting rid of Aunt Julia we
had only lost one evil, for, alas! her
work lived after her. Celia was still
bent on becoming bluestocking.
/ "Ihe higher education of women"
had become her aim in life, and the
frivolities of the season knew her no
more.
This might have been nice in its
way, but was quite unsuitable to
Jacks requirements, as he does not
care for the "higher education of
women" class of girl at all, AM had
chosen Celia partly on account OF her
"huffiness.' But begged him not to
be downhearted. and l told him
something would be sure to transpire
to restore Celia to her usual state Of
delightful and attractive femininity.
! Luckily it did; her moment of recon-
version came the next evening.
had with great difficulty persuad-
ed her to accompany me to Lady
Elliston's ball at the institute of
water colors. She insisted on going
sitting behind palm with Mr..
Leonard, who was a great admircr of
Celia before she married, and my sis
ter was sitting quite near us, but not
where he could see her.
How is Mrs. Hinton? Is she here
to-night?' he asked, presently.
"Oh, yes, she is here
"Really; | haven't seen her, al
though | looked everywhere for her.
Is she as lovely as ever?" he added.
1nvoluntarily, | paused moment,
and then said: "Oh, yes, quite, |
think"
ITS wonder | haven't seen her"
he said, disappointedly. What is she
| fully"
"She is in black" | replied, shortly.
'"Well, that is a funny thing" he
replied, because | saw woman all
in black just now, a much older wom-
an than your sister, and yet little
like her. A plain likeness, quite a
caricature, in fact, but there was u
strong likeness"
At this moment Celia, who must
have heard every word, got up, look
ing red and angry, and strolled away
across the ballroom.
"Why, there she is" cried Mr..
Leonard, eagerly; that is the wom-
an / saw, there, crossing the ball
room. There is likeness, isn't
there?" he added, Something in the
walk and the way she carries her
head, only, of course, this woman is
plain, while your sister is so pretty"
It's astonishing how often one
sees a likeness between good-looking
and plain people," replied. sweetly.
"And now l must try to find the real
Celia for you; come along, We'll go
and ask Jack where she is" and led
him away in the opposite direction.
The next morning Celia came down
to breakfast looking quite fluffy and
feminine again, and her forehead was
partly shaded with soft array of
little curls. Jack looked obviously re-
lieved and delighted, and was quite
unusually attentive all breakfast
time. | wonder why men can never
hide their feelings; !, of course, APP
peared to notice nothing.
"Horrid dance last night, wasn't
it?" said Celia, as we stood arranging
the flowers in the hall.
Did you think so? I enjoyed it
awfully."
81 thought it horrid," she said.
"Oh, by the way, Dot" she added,
presently, Jack says he has asked
Mr.. Leonard to dinner tonight"
Really, is he coming?"
YES" answered Celia. "And, Dot.
dear, if-er, he mentions last night,
or says anything about my frock,
will you-that is to say"
Quite so, my dear; | will help you
out, with pleasure"
"Oh! and, Dot, dear" she con-
tinued, looking desperately uncom-
Portable, that tailor-made frock; l
i have given it to Annie (the house
maid) because tit was getting
quite worn out, wasn't it?"
| Snr;fn Cali, ,.,.E..l /,