New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-21
Sister Julia.
by G. ID. BI RGIN.

4, Madge,, he said to me one evening when he bad
| come aSWh 20 see Us at Folkestone. out - -
faney TO me; aotwthst2nding the fact that the
! from such-such advances What d. you think Of
She's black eyed wretch I said. indignantly:
but, II all you high churehmen will turn up your
me eyes N SI d Sckaa@scal way and near s
Why don't you get mamms 70 send her a"ay.
She listens to my remonstrances with such Tapt
attention that it seems wrong TO take the bread out
| OF the poor creatures mouth She -wOrships Eu-
| laia; she told NE so"
vvorshippins YOU ] said. somewhat roughly: for
tnat ne vas ~ ' he i5 sald aooat 5 ms
spoiled by his own sisters and I made up my mind
future sister-in-iaw. If could help it. "
But ne could not bring himself to speak 70
mamma about sister julia. and one day I found
. Madge,' she cooed but I'm afraid Of Sister
great. siitterng ewes Of hers She told me yester-
Gay that stood between her and her souls saliva
It's news 10 me that she has a soul. but think
s s msa 95 MAMMA MAMMA said ''vAsey and went
I was astonishing how easily for once In my
had just received a telegram from Arthur &c the
6e ann Ia he s f of sure that she was no longer
fitted 10 look after EulaIia -..-,,-. Ga.
julia in the parting Interview that had fostered
such a seaside serpent Go away and repent. you
who evidently did like being called a serpent.
SEASIDE or any Other vaTiey fb sn9 ne, NARY ~
she should fan III. she knows how delighted shall
oh ! Know, said angrily; but I'd ia, rather a;
degrees, even if you came 10 my funeral in your
The woman was always exquisitely dressed in
sanity, flowing things TO tone down her blazing
.Madge." said mamma ego 10 your room Fourth
wei. I'm not going. nanny 7 said. stoutly.
81 want this woman leave the house before
S 9ps4 does any more mischief EualiA 'nor0usy
She shall be more upset before I've done with
felt sure that she was branded somewhere OF else
Sfer sst eSe julia i had gone mamma sat down
and wrote severe letter to Arthur She said II he
ever spoke TO this seaside Deliah again he must
she burst into tears and hoped she had not bee,
dressed nurses were very danger9us sns eTled 80
! envelope and had to do it for her
once. Nothing but immediate marriage would
satisfy him and mamma gaye way 6gTS{ mt into
Then arthur SAID t1at tney must De re-. u
special license would cost on his poor people. in
BethpaI I,GeeR, as sort OF
After that began TO be afraid OF kulaIa she
TOOK more than my share of cream at afternoon
tea. She crawled out every day at three TO spend
any To go with her. Somehow. il seemed as
Il h had 9TsFed for af4the b %9F Of a a3 fs
that had future archbishop to look after me
1t must be comforting to have a clergyman al
ways in the house make up ones mind and take
GQne 4ttLGg Nas e. e. C ~ ts @u tornament
better not to worry about it until you can't heIp
G son hack from ny tier tennis 19ti IF th
church where Eulalia spent her afternoons It as
tonished me SO much TO see q crowd in Folkestone
discover Eualia being hauled. half fainting. into
cab by Sister Julia. and heard the crowd eXchans-
SAh., pore thing, she don't know .9w b!oomin
mad she isr said one comfortable looking woman
to another comfortable looking woman.
0w she DO scream and rave an 90 on anu
TT takes them nurses all they do to look
she does use such long words. too-something about
THE madden they are the more inherent they
looks said another elderly matron
crowd just in time to see EqlaIia make an c1ie5
This wicked woman is taking me from my friends.
She wants TO hide me-!
shell 0ring you 9aGA AGAIN ans ny Mn ooE aftsr
Got la j4 III e Lus7. i, ~ a{1s' VIII ~
EuIaiia made one more despairing effort Il am
Her excitement told against her, and Sister Julia
made another determined effort to get her into the
back to her friends she said. calmly addressing
mad; but she is under my charge. and l shall oe
obliged If you will help me to get her into the
Mamma said afterward that I was very wicked
ought do, for several people were taking hold Of
be calm. but her poor lips trembled and she shook
from head 10 foot. People argued that there was
would be much wiser not TO interfere. The girl
evidently mad as halter, and. OF course,
she hadn't the sense to know IL. They helped 70
pick EuIaIia. and she tainted in dead earnest
Sister Julia still hauling away at her Wrist o.
Arthur always says that when I serve at
tennis I am almost masculine; for I am lest
handed, and long course OF dumbbe!is mas gwen
me far muscle than a girl ought TO nave he
thinks il is rather unladylike 10 serve OEerhand1
Even in my excitement l remember cd tnlss as. l
fun in the face with the tennis racquet which L
carried in my hand. She fell like a stone, and the
next moment 1 had Eulalla's head on my zap anu
was busiIy tanning her with the racquet when Il
policeman came up.
pTt Sister Julia into the cab. and drove away with
You don't want this to get into the papers,
Miss You trust me" he said; and trusted MIN
Mamma thinks 1t dreadfuly unladyHke or me 70
make friends with policemen, but " this one hfiQ
MOI been friend of mine the local papers would
have got hold of the story Afterward, when she
had time to think IT mamma was 50 pleased
with his discretion that she gave the policeman a
gold watch and asked political friends OF
her to make him sergeant. . -...+
Somehow, I got Eulalia home without attracting
attention. Then I wired to the future archoisfoP
10 come down at and bring detective with
him 10 keep eve Sister Julia until after the
J1srriage need not have taken the trouble
about Sister Julia She had brain fever and nearly
reIatgons aDpeared on the and took her away
to Australia. where she spends most or nsr tIne IN
irving TO meSmerize kangarOOS and IuIIaoys-no
mean waabyS-and wonbats, and creatures OF
that sort. Even my racquet couIo not hllOCA ahS
sense into her.-CFhe Sketch
l. o~sc+tosI tz proved by the fact !