The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-02-13


Evelina coming up. Both girls were
young, and both were slight Of figure
and fair of face. But Philippa was
rosy, and her eyes sparkled while
Evelina's dropping lashes rested on a
cheek as delicately pale and transpar-
ent as the leaf of a jasmine flower.
From room somewhere in the up
per part of the house there issued a
wild racket of noise and confusion
the dragging of chairs across the floor
the clatter of small but vigorous feet,
the rivalry of small but determined
voices, and through all curious, in
sistent sound like the shrilling OF some
gigantic insect.
20 Fraulein," said Philippa, laugh
ing and frowning and pickering her
pretty mouth into a little pout of dis
tress. 81 am glad you have come! Now
there will be some peace. l went in to
stay with the children a few minutes
while Marie was busy.
81 thought would try a little kim
dergartening all to myself; but they
lost all respect for me as soon as they
found out that l didn't know how
to fold the kings crown. Then l tried
telling them story about the bee.
81 explained about its being such a
virtuous little insect, and gathering
honey from every opening flower, and
all that; and then I told the children
to play they were little bees themselves,
and see how busy and happy they could
be until you came.
"And then l went out of the room a
minute, and what did Tommy do but
begin to buzz and humble SO loud you
couldn't hear yourself think, and go
staggering round the room humping
up against the furniture. And Of course
Stubs and Fanny and the Angel had to
buzz and humble too, and they all
dumped up against the Angel so hard
lahat she fell down and began to cry.
AND think they're playing bee yet.
Fraulein, how do you manage when
they take things that way?"
A smile trembled on Evelina's pale
lips.
Il is rather perplexing," she said;
"but I think we can straighten it out
for them, and make the bee useful, af-
ter ALL"
ACA, you can straighten it out, OF
course" cried Philippa, because you
know how! l suppose-it must be
well, the experience, isn't it?"
81 suppose So" said the other, sim
ply and soberly. "The knowing how
Is good deal, of course"
'e And then she went on up the stairs
Stand Philippe went on down, smiling
and singing to herself. They were vel
vet-carpeted stairs, and the hall was
wide and softly lighted by the stained
glass window on the landing.
In the parlor sat Philippa's mother
talking to a visitor, who listened with
an anxious expression of countenancC
and an evident effort not to appear alb.
sent-minded. Mrs. SOmers perceived
this presently.
ooh, you're thinking about the chill.
dren," she said smiling easily. Dom
let them worry you; they will be quie
Immediately. Fraulein has just come
1n-their governess-and they are al
ways good with her. They just adore
her-a perfect treasure, Cousin Jose
phine! It's wonderful how we happened
ITO get her, and at such price, toon
"She is a kindergartner?" asked thu
visitor.
Eyes, and thoroughly trained-sup
erior in every way, we think. l cal
her one of Philippas bargains. Philip
/, pa got her, of course. She is the clev
( Nrest child about such matters-alway
picking up the prettiest things for her
self for almost nothing; and she seem
to have picked up Fraulein in mucl
the same way.
you see, when Fraulein-not tina
she's German, but we call her tina
because the last one was, and so it.
easier to remember; her name i
Dodd or Dobbs or something, l forget
well, she lost some position that sh
expected to have in the fall, l believe
and so was glad enough to come here
Philippa happened to hear of her, an
we congratulate ourselves every day o.
being so fortunate. PhiliDDa, dear