Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-10-07
THE CITY MOUSE.

might as we'll admit that none Of
US We're glad when We first heard
she was coming When mamma had
gone ont of the room we all looked
at one another. We had never seen
cousin Rose for she had always lived
abroad
We'll" said Alice that means that
some one will have to be giving up
something all the time She is near
your age. isn't she Gwen?" Il am
Gwen)
Yes. said l. Gwen of course.
1t won't he YOU Alice. who will give
up; We all know that"
"Oh, pax' cried Robin. DO you
spose she is the Kind that wears
silk Gl 'sses and carries a parasol?
Yes. said Alice. and she prob
ably cant walk or play tennis. And
she will scream when the rowboat
tips"
'tA.nd when old Nell SHIFTS at
bees nest, Oh dear, She'll want to
jcia the tennis tournament. and some
one will have TO play with her, and
get her in trim
We all sroaned. bu, there was no
help for it. and Robin and mel her
a. the depot the next day.
She was tall and slender. and her
hair was red. Robin thought her
pretty and liked her didn't. She
talked prettily. and was very friendly,
but she gave papa both her cheeks
to kiss, and chattered French to the
prim maid who came with her, and !
thought her affected.
Alice liked her at first and insisted
that her ugly brown dress was ar
tistic." But after she had taken Rose
II the literary society she changed
her mind. The society was reading
the books OF some famous man, and
Rose had not only met him, but had
visited at his home in England. Tne
society made great fuss over Rose,
aud think Alice was Jealous.
Rose had lived all over the world
with her father and mother. had seen
? great deal, and knew four or f1ve
languages.
DO you play tennis?' Robin asked
her few days after she came.
Eyes. indeed" she answered. Il love
to play"
She had a brand new racket. ana
we went over to the courts. Rose
and I sat on a bench and watched
the champion of the club play set
with Robin Then Robin asked her
to play She hesitated.
Il think won't play. thank you.
We urged her. but she wouidn I.
and she wouldn't JOIN the tourna-
llent. OF course We thought she
couldn't play well. and was afraid TO
r,av with us, and We stopped asking
her.
She didn't scream when Nell shlea
tut she never asked to drive. and We
supposed she couldn't. We were us
uallv polite. but she was lett TO hef-
self great deal. Baby Jim adorea
her and she told him stories by the
hour. Once I was near a window ana
heard her telling him a tale of dear
little Shetland pony she had owned IN
England, and how She and her fathet
used to gallop over the fields. Just
leaned out of the window ana askeo
q didn't believe word of it,:
"Can you ride horseback. Rose?
She looked a, ME queerly and an
swered:
"Certainly. Didn't you hear wha
I was telling Baby?
yes, did. | wonder that yon
don't write books; you tell such good
stories.
1t sounds polite. written, but tn :
vav said il it was hateful! She go'
uc and walked away, and was glad
mamma hadn't heard. She never told
one of us another thing that she had
seen or done until afterward, that
is
One dav we all went to picnic on
the island. Mamma put us up a hne
lunch. and let Baby Jim go with us.
Silver lake, where the island is, IS
about four miles away, so we pheo
into the carry.all Just as we piled
il mamma called: "Alice! BE sure
that both the boatmen go with yo'l
in the sail boat. 1t is too large Tor
one man to manage safely. If Young
Jake is busy find some place on the
bank to eat your lucheon.
We got to the lake. unharnesS2d