The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-03-18
MAUD sTOWELL.
rhe Story Of CountTy elrl,s CITY Ezpsrisnes

Inc Story OF 3 Couugry u1rIs ClCy experience
II wish you would give it up
Maude. I cannot bear the thought
of your going to the city to work,
and your papa and / need you SC
much at home, DEAR" said Mrs.
Stowell.
It was sultry morning in July.
Mother and daughter were on the cool,
vine covered, back gallery, Mrs. Stow
ell busily preparing vegetables for
dinner, while Maude impatiently
drummed upon the floor.
But, mamma, I'm sick and tired
of this dismal round of dish washing
churning. chasing after hens, and
drudgery of all kinds. Susie has
everything nice, while I must go round
as 'tacky' as can be; and she says she
knows ] can get place at Brown &
Greenwood's store"
"But, Maude, when we get the farm
clear again, you can have nice clothes,
too. 1t won't be long now, only one
more good crop, aud we will be free
of debt, and the prospect is fine for
a good CROP" said Mrs. Stowell hope
fully. Besides, I don't think Susie
Griffin is the most refined girl in the
world, and I'd rather you didn't asso-
ciate with her.
"Oh, yes There you go, mamma.
1t seems that you object to everybody
like. I'm sure Susie has more beaux
than any girl in this neighborhood,
she dresses better, too, and she is just
as jolly as can be, and as for our ever
having anything given up
hopes" said Maude, little ashamed,
however, as she saw the look of
panied surprise on her mothers face.
"But, Maudie, clothes arenot every
thing, and as for beaux, I'd far rather
you never had any than that you
should go with the class of young men
Susie associates with and, Maude,
you have a great many pleasures.
You have your pony to ride, and
there's your choir practice once a
week, and"
"Oh, yes; but what does that
amount to? Susie says she goes to the
theatre every few days, and there's S
the matinees, and the balls are some
thing grand, Susie says"
"God forbid that you should ever
attend a public ball, Maude," said
Mrs. Stowell, anxiously.
"Well, but mamma, they are not
public. Everybody has invitations,
and Susie says that the ball dresses
are dream of beauty" said Maude.
"Maude, listen to your mother this
once. That is just the trouble every
body does have invitations, and you
will find that all kinds Of men and
women attend them. Now, give up
this idea of going to the city. You
know your father will never consent
to your going, and 1 would rather you
did nearly everything else in theworld
than that you should be under the in
fiuence Of Susie Griffin"
eyes, of course you can run Susie
down, but she is good girl, and I
never had so much fun as when with
her." said Maude.
Mrs. Stowell sighed, but said no
more. Maude was the only daugh-
ter and had been petted and INDUCED
all her life, until at eighteen she was
willful and selfish; her many good
qualities had become almost obscured
by self-indulgence. She thought, as
alas, many others in this old world
think, life is given us for pleasure
alone. Her patient, loving parents
had tried to teach her that duty, low
ingly and faithfully performed, is the
true source of happiness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stowell had been very
unfortunate financially. They had
experienced many crop failures, due
to both food and drouth. Mr.. Stow
ell had been crippled with rheuma-
tism for long time, and unable to
work, had mortgaged the farm to OBJ
tain the necessaries of life. Death
had entered, and after long illness,
claimed Francis, the little son, who
was idolized by his mother, and the
Joy of his fathers heart. This had
been several years previous to the
opening of our story, but Mrs. Stow
ell had never been the same since it
seemed she could not see the faults OF
her daughter.
A few days after the above conver-
sation, Susie Griffin came out from
the city, bringing some friends to
spend Sunday with her parents. With
them came certain young man who
had condescended CD to pay some at
tention to Maude. Susie chaffed in
public, but confdentially told her
that she "never would forgive her il
she cut her out" That Louis Row
land was a great CATCH"
He was worthless, shallow, con-
ceited and unprincipled, under a
rather handsome and dandyish ex-
terror, just the kind of fellow tc
catch the fancy of our foolish Maude,
Her vanity was fattered as much by
the envious looks of some of the other
| girls, as by Susie's professions of un.
dying hate, if Maude should "cut heI
out"
Mrs. Stowell not being we'll, Maude
attended church alone, and the ser.