The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-04-27
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By BARRY PAIN

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By BARRY PAIN r
Il have been having sort Of row
with mamma again." said my cousin
Elsa.
Then" said, you ought to be
ashamed Of yourself, as usual. And
you won't be, also as usual"
II happea to think" said Elsa, with
rather more dignity than she possesses,
that In this case mamma was quite
unjusti6ed OF course you take her
side, and Of course you think you are
in the right You always do
quite go" said I. well, sob out
your sad story. What Is the entangle-
ment-who is the man7 No; on second
thoughts dou't tell me. As / observed
to you at bridge last night I don't
like your weak heart declarations"
80 you think you're always In The
right, do your' said Elsa, with bitter
triumph. "You begin by being all tn
the wrong anyhow. There Is no man
In the question. In fact have come
to think now that shall never marry"
There" said, Il am entirely with
you"
Frankly, don't know man who Is
worthy Of me-"
II would sooner put It that I don't
know a man who deserves you, though
I know many men who are far from
perfect. Well If It was not a man,
what was the subject Of your trouble p
at was dress boxes"
what ON earth do you meanT'
II wonder II there Is anything about
which you know anything" said Elsa
refecdvely. "Dress boxes are, as the
name implies, boxes which hold dress
es. The box TN which your dress Is sent
home is dress box. Do you think you
can understand that nowr
Yea my child" I said. what I can
not understand Is bow you or any 9TH
er sane person can manage to have any
kind Of dispute with a mother or With
anybody ease about a rotten dress box. |"
Dress boxes are not rotten; I hate
that word. I hate almost all the words
you use"
saThat limits me-" observed.
Dress boxes are very good boxes,
very strongly and neatly made Of card
board and hightfully useful. You new
er know when you may want one."
! II didn't know that urgent necessity
was hanging over me. But I'll take
your word for It. Proceed"
"You have often called me careless
and extrapaeant, and so has mamma.
You are always tn the right aren't
you? As It happens this proves wheth-
er you are OF not. I always keep my
dress boxes, and always have done
since I came to years Of discretion"
years Of discret1onT
sTry to be Qutet and listen. filed
M the box room with dress boxes, and
I had a lot more In the spare room
wardrobe. In fact, had them pretty
well everywhere. There were 242 OF
them altogether. They were all good
boxes that might have been used again.
Last week T was Saturday-to- Monday
ing with Mrs. Banquest tthe boy rather
believes be b In love with me, but I
don't think be Is really1. While I was
away mamma got an awful ft Of ener-
~ and went about the house saying
she wouldn't have anything any longer.
Among other things she said she would
not have my Insane collection Of dress
boxes. Those were the very words
which she used to my maid, and don't
think It was right. But what I really
complain Of ts that she has had them
all TUNED out, every one OF them. l
don't know where they are, and NAM
ma says she doesn't know either, but
she Is thankful to say they are not In
her house any more. It means the work
Of years undone Suppose I wanted a
dress box tomorrow
ITO start with. you will not want q
dress box tomorrow, and you know 1t.
Secondly, II you did you would teie-
phone to your dressmaker to send you
one and all would end happily. Your
mother was right"
tits 50 easy to say that Perhaps
you will tell me why, If you can"
Certainly. Dress boxes come In the
cate9ory Of things which to mean,
weak. vacilhttng minds seem to be too
good to be thrown away. should Ike
to work out the cubic space occupied
BY the lost 942 and calculate for you
what rent Der annum your mother was
paying TO accommodate the rubbish
You must remembar that dress boxes