West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-11-17

July, than 10 get ) GU quoting your
favorite sayings. That night at
Mrs. Nelson's little sociable, when
we got to playing proverbs"
trembled in my shoes, tur knew
before hand exactly what "a, c",u.
ing, II wasn't dihicnii fur he
company to guess your proverbs.
they knew 'em 10y heart .lrrady 1
don't think all the good examples
for the past year have made you
One gram more Of gcntleman
than YOU was before. You
never was intended fnr society.
while | was made for ~: aud that'~
the difference. It's my only cou,u
lation now. that yon are hack where
you belOng, whatever becomes OF
me. As for orr poor children,
Felicia IS too much like yun tu feel
orr afilic,iun as she oupht; but Ger
intha is cut down. don't think
she will ever recover her spirits
asain. The dear girl was made for
an atmosphere of refinement; she
should breathe nothing hut Lubin's
extracts, and dwell in world Of
silks and redowas. Now, what are
you stating up, and putting your
arm behind you, and tearing around
just as you always do when you are
mad, for "Can't bear To hear
such nonsense I" "Cerintha would
be as sensible as any other girl, if
she'd been brought up right ="
"Ruin any children with my own
silly ideas ?" guess I'd stop them
my dear at least for today. YOU'D
be willing to become as poor as
Jobs turkey, if it would give the
girls a chance to learn little real
life " Rather see 'em washing
dishes, with check aporns before
'em, than sailing around in lace and
satin, turning up their pretty noses
at better folks than themselves. ="
That's you all over Rasher If you
really think so perhaps you'd better
bind 'em out to learn trades at
once. "You think home should be
the place for daughters TO acquire
all useful and necessary knowledge,
and mothers should be their teach
er." Really, said with quite an airl
| guess you've been to some of
Aunt Rasher's weekly meetings.
You and Aunt Rasher ought TO have
had the bringing up of our girls.
presume know a mothers duty,
and believe have done it for my
children. I've done everything to
secure to them position in which
they would be liable to make bril-
liant women and to find SUIT able
husbands. They are accomplished,
pretty, and would have been rich,
If their father hadn't up and failed
just at the most critical period of
their prospects. If you've seen any
girls that could dress more tastefully
or behave with more propriety,
don't know where it could have
been. They're charmingly igono-
rant OF everything coarse aud com
mon; they will never be twitted by
their husbands of knowing anything
useful; they are as helpless and del
icate as need be; they will make
splendid wives for men of money.
To be sure. Felicia has not so much
natural love for refinement as her
sister, but I've done my best to
eradicate her taste for common
things. And now to be complained
of for doing my best-don't sit so
to me please You want to make
up now, after getting mad and Hy
ing around here, setting my nerves
all IA culver. "Do l remember
how we came to meet ?" "Wen,
what if do eff hadn't been
sewing girl, and you hadn't wanted
some shirts made. and been recon-
mended-" STOP. Won't hear it.
! won't.
What, IN the name OF all that is
ugly. IS that coming into the house
now F? II it isn't that identical old
sofa ttat sold off when W. left
here for mansion on the avenue /!
you hunted it up, bought it as a
relic, and have had it slowed awav
is your warehouse all the time; and
thought it would look pleasant 10
see 10 restored to the old home. &"
a sweet little piece Of sentiment in
a man like you, Rasher really,
just about what one might expect !
] shall look for the blue edged dish
es next and perhaps, for a piece Of
rag from The shirts you say made
for you. I would not Try the senti.
mental dodge my dear; it isn't be-
coming in you You are ridiculous
enough when you are funny, but
when you come to the touching you
are absurd. A dummy bttle ris, ID,