The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1902-02-21
SCRANTON MISSISSIPPI, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2l 1902

'O"Su you W'kuv w uC-duu yOu are
pretty; only you are mad On the sub.
ject of education, any you will throw
away your married happiness, and
lose your beauty, too, II you aren't
careful"
The vassar Girl rose gracefully,
and, 6rst strengthening the ruined
hair with a drm white hand, and
sternly putting hack the curl l had
pulled forward. said c6m placently:
''lt's no use, Dot; you're perfectly |
hopeless. I see, and you are only
wasting time over me; let us change |
the subject. Have some tea?"
! duly attended The Vassar Girls
wedding, and saw with deep regret
that she looked as stern and learned
as usual, and did not shuw even the
faintest trace NJ emotion.
Its M use," said tn my sister
Celia atterward; "she hasn't a heart
at all. and she's q c0nceited prig; and
it's 4 pity women like that get mar.
ried. She'll make his life perfectly
miserable with her educational fads
and her ideas OF hygiene and sex
equality-and rot Of that kind-apd
all l can say is | wish him Joy OF his
bargain"
It was nearly two years later and I
had almost lost sight of the vassar
Girl. l stayed for few days at her
home In Yorkshire month or 50 after
her marriage. hut l had been unutter.
ably hored. and had determined never
tn W there again. Barbara had
strictly carried nut her ideas as re.
yards the true position Of married
couples. and she had large study
facing the garden. and sat there and
worked at problems In Euclid and
read horrible books called the Ethics
1T something or Other during the
whole VI my visit. and her hair was
tidier than ever. and her spectacles
always on her nose. and / felt neglect.
ed and miserable. did not see much
nj her husband. AZ he was out all day,
hut II struck me that he regarded her
with difildence rather than affection,
and I even caught him looking rather
wistfully at her now and again, when
I told her how happy Celia was with
Jack, and how deeply In love she was.
l had not seen the Vassar Girl since
this visit. hut as was staying again
In her nesghborhnod I drove over one
afternoon to call on her.
i "ars. Grahame in?" l asked the
parlor maid.
Eyes, miss, she Is In the morning
room. What name?"
| 20, you needn't announce me; I'll
go round this way and in at the
window; I want to give her q little
surprise" Iturned from the front
door and, crossing the lawn, went
round In front OF the drawing.room
window and, standing there half hid.
den by large magnolia bush, look
ed In to see II the Vassar Girl was as
hard ut work as ever.
She was sitting on q low chair near
the window. her back turned to me,
and she was sitting still indeed, ap.
parently examining something closely
I went step nearer and. standing on
tiptoe, peeped over her shoulder tC
see what she was doing. She was
bending over something In her lap.
What was II? 1t l,mked like bundle
NJ flannel. M, 1t was a white fleecy
shawl, surely. Suddenly. and ye,
slowly. the bundle unfolded itself and
stretching, made pleasant gurvlin,
sOund, and then, kicking out vigor
ously. sat up and began abusing IL
in"thcr In an apparently strong ant
wholly incnmprehensible language
The vassar Girl. snatching up tn
bundle, slmwered kisses on tile sleep
!, face and downy head. 'Mummie'
!. owny precious Ickle sing" she mul
!, INJURED tenderly, did mummic love
!. then?"
y Istepped intO the rom. She spran
to her feet, bundle and all.
!. "G00d gracious, D0t-how yu
i startled me! How are you, dear
. I'm delighted ~ see you. Look
a the vassar Girl, blushing with prld'
held the bundle towards me-'lsn
3 he \ perfect darling" she said. ID
loNk II him. Dot."
lonked at him. and u her, to-
y and 10 great Advancement Tor ahe lsNp|
y ed nni5y- positively duty. Her l.al
han evidently been rudled by the r
% frscMry bundle. and the soft lace .
y her neck had evidently been put theF
. VI make nest Tor the bundles down
10 head. l tonk Il from her, and u Il
skantly msdc Itself comfortable 30
ttnt home BY arst kicking me vIolentl
I ala sleu scfatAhiaa nv nose with