The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-04-19

learn to do, and that is to dance; al
the swells do It,"
Joseph didn't like the idea at all
He had vision of himself in swallow.
tail and pumps careering wildly
around, and he felt he would not be
at his best In the mazes of the waltz
or two-step; so he drew the skirts OF
the church round his spare person,
and averred that what she declared
wrong Tin this respect) he would in
no wise do. Not so with Sarah, who
had small foot and light step, and
who in imagination saw herself float
ing about the room in the arms of
Sir John Jones or Sir James Thomas.
The discussion waxed warm, and
when bedtime came the situation was
proof positive to the philosopher
that better is dinner of herbs
where love Is, than stalled OK and
hatred Herewith"
Well, things prospered, and in the
course of few months beheld the
Greens established in splendor in q
brown stone front with suitable set
tings. Feeling, as the time ap-
preached for them to enter the gay
world, not unnatural doubt of their
ability to engineer their bark through
the troubled waters of high life, they
engaged as pilot, widow lady, viz,
Mrs. Augustus Stewart, dame rich
in style but poor in pocket, who, for
rather large monetary considera-
ton, consented to be their dearest
and most intimate friend. Under her
guidance they were metamorphosed
from "the Joe Greens" into Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Holmes Greene; also they
were no longer raised" in the coun-
try, but had been brought up there,
and Mrs. Greene had passed all her
maiden life at the old homestead.
Likewise "the help vanished from
the Greene menage. and her place
was taken by the maids and the
coachman.
Mrs. Greene should have been the
happiest of women. But-she was
not. She felt there were still worlds
to conquer. Every Sunday when they
drove to church in state, she gazed
with longing eyes at the exclusive edi-
fee in which Mrs. Stewart wor-
shipped. 1t was Episcopalian of the
very highest variety; this was her
Mecca.
IF we are going to be fashionable,
Joe," she complained, ~ don't see
why we can't be as fashionable as can
be. Mrs. Stewart says as it's the
most fashionable church in the city.
l do wish we was Episcopalian, and
l don't believe it would cost us as
much to be English church as to be
Methodist; and when they don't ask |
us to lead in prayer in this church,
l don't see why we can't go where the
minister does it all. Besides, the
folks we want to know in the church
we are going to amt called on us
or asked us out. do wish you'd
leave" And so in course Of time Jo-
seph left, and the Greenes became
English church."
Every Thursday, clad in silk and
velvet, Mrs. Greene sat herself down |
to receive in state the fashionable |
visitors who came not. 1t really was
too trying. She and J. Holmes went |
to church twice on Sundays and tried |
to think they enjoyed the ornate
service. They gave to everything,
and poor Mrs. Greene talked of her
maids and Atlantic City whenever she
got the opportunity. All in vain. No
one came to see her save to collect,
and as for Joseph, the only notice
ne received was from pompous gen.
tleman seated on his right, and as the
notice consisted in peculiarly wood
N stare when Joseph, under the mis-
aiken impression that he was sing
ng, made a noise throughout the
musical part of the service, it cannot
,e said to have made him feel either
or at home. Truly Mr..
md Mrs. j. Holmes Greene were get
ing more and more out of their ele-
nent.
In this state of affairs IL became
lecessary to blame some one, and
frs. Stewart fell victim on the altar ,
4 necessity.
''I'm sure" said Mrs. Greene to her,
l don't know what we're paying you $
UGH big wages for. You amt done
thing as far as I can see but just 8
It round and eat our vittles. I
bought you knew such a lot Of !
wells, and that you was going to !
ring them all to call on me and
oe, but you amt done q thing" I;
Mrs. Stewart was indignant. The
ljustice of the attack was too great a
, be borne, for had she not struggled =
with verbs and nouns,
hives and forks, finger bowls and the
ke, ever since she had enjoyed the
casure of the Greenes' society? And
len to be blamed because they had
ot all In q moment emerged from -
rubs into courted butterflies was too
UGH. She replied without that dis y
elton for which ladies', especially
ldows, are noted, and to put 1t -
idly, words" ensued, and the end = =
the matter was that she received -
notice to quit the mansion.
But in the silent watches Of the
ght . brilliant idea came to Mrs.
.eeno, coup de main, by which she ~