The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-02-06
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LADY REFTY'S BOOK WORM.

Lady Betty had the long index finger
which, according to the best authorities on
palmistry, was responsible for her leader
ship. Lady Betty was born leader.
Then, too, she had turn up curves at the
corners of her mouth which helped her to
be persuasive. Lady Betty's voice was
thin and her infections were feminine, and
as she was petite herself she appealed on
the ground of helplessness, and all the time
she led every one around by the nose.
The Judge was Lady Betty's husband,
aud he was good deal older The Judge
never suspected Lady Bettys proclivities
for leading and doing things until after
they married. As he had lived bache-
lor until way past the half century mile
stone, he couldn't be expected to be very
discerning, and. anyway. probably he liked
to be bossed little, and as soon as be
found Lady Betty he found one who was
not afraid to do it,
You re a precious old lamb said
Lady Betty to the Judge, kissing him on
the bald spot, and You re quite, quite
sure that You won care it take an in
terest, a very great interest, ia charity
work? You see, since you don Ike din
ners and receptions and dance, and al the
fashionable fisoli,ies. why, shall not
care in the least to participate in such
thing. -. shall | jus, leave you To Your
books, aud won't yoa earc if ! interest
myself in charities
The Judge said he thought cleemosyna
n subjects we're inspiring and developing
TO al women. far better than the fnyoli-
Ties Of the hour, adding something about
hls nos wishing 10 be selfish WITH his -ua-
shine, meaning Lady Betty, Of sourse, and
smoothed her aufy bTewu hair IN lover
Ike manner
Aud yoa won { care if give hafaar
in the drawing NOM
The great legal light Of the community -
Tor the Judge Va, Iha,-lsoke,i qaifsiealiy
At Lady Bc,,y A. if be were wondering Il
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Certainly uo,. SIR, and Lady Betty
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II 50, ,,.,.,vm ,nS f,4. .sI .h. gave
i..a,.s, -eehrr. A., exhib;,joa. rua~ieal,es
,pi living pi.tare- IS the srcat masters
and the family carriage aud c,sasha.aa urre
alssv. ready to serve. a. sell 4, the e..,k
,,l the wsiir~~ ana every hour Of Lady
R..,,,,. .l,v "a devoted a. some usr,iestl,r
stje,., marked down IN her en.a.emea,
calendar Bsrr,ls 10 b sent L. heather
land. wrre paekc,l In her drawing rua,n
and III, Swami SouletssIy Va, ea.agi g.
l..-,r,v. ID, I,3i, Iajy E.,,y .f..e,iily
t..y~,,r.. ,b.. h,.;.-., ,,o,Bsp in IL, ,,aumY
pity She iayeu,el n,w entertainments
.seh a. had mover beiurr been Thought II.
She gave amateur PLAYS. coudacted rrhear-
.sls and va, Stage manager herself. and
nothing she att,mptcd lailrl When nn
entertainment va. ~ important thaf
theatre had ta be ensa.s,l it was Lads
Betty who contributed irap-ric, and rugs
,uJ g,v,;.b,n..s fr,,,f, her nsu bsu-, 4, lbe
affair Nothing wa toe much touble
when il facilitated the management, If any
,r.,;..., .L.. b,J an b,nJ
Tn. I,i..,. +, ,b.. meantime knew Yer,
liuIe of the ieiail. Of what Was going ON
in LADY Bettys world When the door
of the wing in which the library WAS 10.
c,,o.i WAS closed he. was ont NJ SIGHT and
.,,,l of ,u eHrt, in the interest ar chsri-
~ lie listened 10 re,itals Of III, most salient
,.,;,,s now and than a, the dinner table
and sometimes when he teignei ip,er,,,
hi. thought, were really very far away aud
.pprnSsed in ,oue legal kno, which had to
be united Now and again. when the en-
tire hnu,e was giyep over 10 a kinderrarten
La,as, ,r. .,,,,,.r IN rho ps,r;o,ic S.,c;.ty
he ,la,dad bnsinass as ap excuse for b,r.
-;,,. ~. Eb-,r,. door q, ,ba inside and -,
s,oh oa,.,s;,rs h., had his simmer served an
trav in his sanrtum The momentum Of
s,.ad !, I,3y Ra,tv's charitable career
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