Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-01-24

lUlIy, Don't be nuttereu, Cnllu, IterDert
calls everything poetry that rhymes.
He'll learn to discriminate better us he
grows older;" and with stately sweep
she left the room, saying. as she reached
the rather steep and narrow staircase.
Dear me. How funny! It's like mount
ing a ladder"
While she was making her toilet we
had an opportunity of learning something
of Herbert, who. whether he were so or
not, seemed much pleased with every
thing around him. Occasionally. how
ever. ! doubted his sincerity, for when
Aunt Betsey was presented to him. he
appeared quite as much delighted with
her as with anything else, drawing his
chair closely to her side. and asking her
numbcrlcss questions about the best
modes of making cheese and raising
chickens. while all the time there was a
peculiarly quzzical expression In his
eyes. which were dark and very hand
some. To Anna and her spit curls' he
took kindly. and ere his lady mother
made her appearance second time he
had put his arm round her twice, telling
her she should come to Boston some time
| and go to school. A rustic of silk upon
the stairs announced the descent of Aunt
Charlotte, and with her nose slightly
elevated. ready for any emergency, shc
entered the parlor. where she was intro.
duced to Aunt Betscy, who, cOurtcsying
straight down, hoped to see her WE'LL"
adding that she ''s'posed she'd come to
the country to see how poor folks lived"
Falling back into the rocking chair
which Anna brought for her, Aunt Char
lotte made no particular reply. save nm
occasional attack upon her hartshorn.
Aunt Bctsey, however, nothing dnunted,
endcavOred to engage her In convcrsa-
ton by asking II "she knew Liza Ann
Willcott. n tailOress girl, that boarded
with Miss johnson. who used to live In
Union, hut who now lived In Boston,"
Frowning majestically, Aunt Charlotte
replied that she had not the honor Of
Miss WillcOtt's acquaintance; whereupon
Aunt Betsey advised her to make II by
all means, assuring her that Eliza Ann
was Rrst.rate girl. and that Miss John.
son was the best kind Of a neighbor, al.
ways willin' to lend, or do good turn"
Aunt Charlotte turned away and began
talking IN low tone to Herbert. 1t In
strange how much cOnstraint one person
can sometimes throw over room full.
On this occasion, had an Ogress suddenly
alightcd In our midst, We could not have
been more silent or less ut ease than
we were with that Boston lady. sitting
there NO starched and stiff. Even Uncle
Joseph, whose genial nature usually shed
no much sunlight over our circle. was
grave and reserved. Uncle Jason. who
painfully felt his own awkwardness, sat
tipping back In his chair against the well.
with his feet on the rounds. while his fin.
nRo I'M Nn Nssssx. i'll. L..
evidently whistling to himself Glad were
We all when finally called to dinner, the
| savOry smell Of which had long lcen
whctting our appetites.
what! dinner 40 soon2' said Aunt
Charlotte. consulting her gold watch,
which pointed to half past two. II don't
believe I Gun force down mouthful."
But, In spite Of her belief, she did man.
age to make way with the contents Of
her well-fllcd plate. which was passed
back second time to be replenishcd. SO
| eager were We all to serve her that we
partially forgot Aunt Betsey, who, after
waiting awhile for potato, at last arose,
and reaching half way across the table,
secured one for herself, saying, by way
Of apology, that "shc believed In looking
ont for Number One, for II she didn't
nobody else would"
10 incensed was she with what she
termed our neglect that the moment din.
ner was over she insisted upon going
home. saying, as she bid us goodbye,
that when she went again where she
wasn't wanted she guessed she should
know IT,. and adding, while two big tears
dropped from the end Of her nose, that
"she never s'posed she should be 10 mis-.
used by folks that she'd done 10 much
ior:
Inc s'ght OF her tears Drought forth
answering ones from me- ior. with all her
pecni'ar'ties' ! 'oVed Aunt betsey, AMI
remembered that wheh sickness una
deatn were among us she had lett her
own nome 10 st"y win u.s. ministerinI IA
,ar as she "as "b'e 10 our comfort.
liked her Tar better IMAM |! ala my boston
aunt, VINO, after bidding her sister-in'law
goou'Dye' went Oack 10 the parlor. shy
ing 10 her husband IN tone loud enough
Tor Nv 10 near. what vulgar creature!
Did you notice her hands! Why. they
are az coarse ana black a. servant
girIM
| and she's none the worse Tor that
interp0sed grandma, warming up In de-
Iense OF her sons wire. "She mas now
ana then an odd streak. hut on the whole
shes better than they'll average.
| Ater THIS, Aunt charlotte relnpsed
into silence, which she did not break
until she overheard Herbert proposing to
Anna rae on the morrow. !hen She
rouseu UP, n"a WINE "er "'t'e o'acK eyes