Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-02-06
A Matter of
knowledge ~
JULIA TRUITT BISHOP


st AM compelled to tell you, Mrs.
Martin, that your niece is any
thing but satisfactory"
Mrs Martin finished counting her
stitches, and then looked up with an
expression that was almost like sur
prise.
"Why, Mr.. Martini" she said, in that
gentle little tone Of hers; Il am sure
l thought you thought"
Il thought you thought" roared the
Judge. "What do you mean by all that
conglomeration, Mrs. Martin? Did
you really think anything on the sub
ject? No, madam, you cannot prove
that you did. What you took for
thoughts were merely impressions,
and very inaccurate ones at that.
Your impression was that was sat
isiied with Leonora. A week ago that
might have been true, but now it is
not"
Mrs. Martin arched her eyebrows
TO express surprise, because she was
counting more stitches and could not
speak just then.
Fourteen, fifteen, sixteen" she
said, presently. What has Leonora
been doing, Mr.. Martini"
"Oh, il all comes OF not having taken
her when we took Ethel" said the
Judge. stin tramping madly and care
fully about the room. we raised
Ethel ourselves; or rather, | raised
her. for you are a slave to that fancy
work. which the gods confoundi-and
now look az Ethel tried TO get you
20 send for both of them, but you
must let your sister take Leonora, and
now she comes to us. and the result
shows that your sister was q woman
totally deficient in Judgment Mrs.
Martin, totally!"
yes. but-nine. ten, eleven what
has Leonora been doing, Mr. Martin?
"Doing. maam2 She has been do
ing nothing. i is the things she has
said. You know very well the plans
I have been making for her-a hand
some girl like that-a girl that could
marry anybody, ma'am anybody r.
and / took pains to throw jerry Cor
dovan's son into her society, and l
really thought she was pleased with
him-and so last week ! limited that
nothing would delight me more. And
what do you think she said Mrs Mar
tin? What do you suppose Miss Leon
ora had the effrontery 20 say to me =
Il am sure don't know said Mrs
Martin, helplessly.
"Why, she Strengthened herself up
and said: Uncle Ad, ] haven't the
slightest objection 20 your contin-
uing to choose my dresses for me- OF
even NV hats and shoes, for don
like shopping; but / am going "a
| choose my husband for myself, II you
pleasep Think of III The migrate
ful mink said that 10 me! That comes
of taking girls after other people have
| raised theml And ever since then
she's been as cold as ice to Frank Cor
dovap. and has had no eyes for any
body but that Morris boy-s nobody
IA private secretary to tenth-rate
| congressman"
maybe YOU don't understand Leon
ora" suggested Mrs. Martin, as 9
nlausible way out Of the difficulty
The tramp up and down the room
ceased and an apoplectic countenance
was turned upon the lady with the
fancy work and John, the coloreo
servant. who had come in 10 put on
more coal. remarked TO the COOK
few minutes afterwards;
eli. de ole jedge suttingly do take
on when he lose his temper! III ne
could les stan of an hear hisselt Z
rarin' an a pitchin' when he get riied
he'd sho' put himself in de lookup 10
distu'bin' de peacei'
.sNfrs. Martin. how do you suppose
have ever been able 20 obtain my
present position at the bar withou'
| heing a Judge of human nature as wei
a. ~ the law? Do you not know thai
am considered the best judge OF mel
n the state-that it has been re-
marked in the press that | have th'
faculty Of reading men at glance =
and do YOU insinuate that | am no,
able 10 Judge a slip Of girl not =
vears old? Nonsense! l know al
about i'll / know that she Is per
verse young woman, bent on her owL
destruction. II she marries NOBODY
like that secretary, Ill never see hel
apain--never! No, madam, | VIII no'
All. here's my girl Where you have
been this morning, little Kitten
Little Kitten. leaning her head OF
his sboulder-"Down to the booi
store. Uncle Ad, TO get that magazine
YOU wanted"
Uncle Ad. radiant-"Ah, just sec
that, She barely heard me mentor
that magazine; and yesterday 1t wa
70 get my umbrella mended. sh'
never forgets her old Uncle Ad, doe
she, pet?"
Pet. twisting the topmost button o
his coat and smiling up at him ra
diantlv-"You were quarreling whei
7 came in. you know you were. Didn
Won know that you are not allowed =