Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-10

good woman, and well-wisher to each faction.
 T tell you it's all the same to me-" she declared, "Montana City or Fifth avenue in New York guess can do well enough in either place, so long as the rest of you are satisned."
 It had been all the same to Mrs. Zines for as many years as woman of 50 can remember. It was the lot of wives in her day and environment early to learn the supreme wisdom of abolishing preferences. Riches and poverty, ease and hardship, mountain and plain, town and wilderness, they followed in no ascertainable sequence, and superiority of indifference to each was the only protection against hurts from the unexpected.
 This trained neutrality of Mrs. Bines served her finely now. She had no \ leading to ally herself against her chill dren in their wish to go east, nor against Uncle Peter Zines in his stub born effort to keep them west. She folded her hands to wait on tho others
 And the battle ragged. <
 The old man, sole defender of the virtuous and stalwart west against an east that he alleged to be eifete and depraved, had now resorted to sar- casm-a thing that MT. Carlyle thought was as good as the language of the devil.
 And here, now, how about this dog.luncheon?" he continued, glancing at New York newspaper clutched accusingly in his hand. Tt was give, see, by one of your Newport cronies. Now, that's healthy doin's fur a two listed Christian, ain't it? I want to know. Shappyronging . select com pany of lady and gentlemen dogs from soup to coffee: pressing . little more of the dog-biscuit on this one, and seein' that the other don't misplay i,s finger bowl no way. How would love to read of Bines standin' up, all in purty velvet pants, most likely, to re- ceive at one of them bow-wow func- tions-functions, I believe, is the name of it?" he ended, in polite inquiry. There, there, Uncle Peter!" the young man broke in, soothingly; you mustn't take those Sunday newspapers as gospel truth; those stories are print ed for just such rampant old tender foots as you are; and even if there is one foolish freak, he doesn't represent all society in the better sense of the term"
 "Yes, and you!" Uncle Peter broke out again, reminded of another griev- ance. You know well enough your i true name is Peter-Pete and Petite wnen you was baby, and Peter when you left for college. And you're ashamed of what you've done. too, for you tried to hide them callin cards ! from me the other day. only you want quick enough. Bring 'em out! I'm bound your mother and Pish shall sss 'em. Out with 'em!"
 The young man, not without embar. rassmcnt. drew forth a Russia leather card case which the old man took from him as one having authority.
 Here you are. Marthy Bines." hs exclaimed, handing her card; "hers you are, read it. Mir. P. Perciva Bines.' Now don't you feel proud oi havin, stuck out for Perciyal when iyor see it in cold print? You know mighty we'll his pa and me agreed to Perciva only fur a middle name, jest to please youAand he want to be called by 1t; only jest Peter or Peter P at most; and now look at the way he's gone and garbled his good name"
 Mir. P Percival Zines blushed flu riouslyshere. but rejoined nevertheless with quiet dignity. that mans name was something about which he should have the ruling voice, especially where it was possible for him to rectify ol conceal the unhappy choice of his par ents.
 And while we're on names" h: continued. do try to remember in cast you ever get among people, that Sis name is Psyche. and not Fish,"
 The blond and complacent Mis-. Bines here moved uneasily in her pat ent blue plush rocker and spoke for thu first time, with grateful glance at hel brother.
 "Yes, Uncle Peter. for mercy's sake do try! Don't make us laughing stock"
 But your name is Pish. A persona name is what their folks name 'em ain't 1t? Your ma comes acrost name in a book that she likes th, looks of, and she takes it to spell Pish and she ups and names you Pish. ant we all calls you Pish and Pishy. ant then when you toddle off to publi school and let 'em know how you spel it they tell you it's something else an outlandish name If spellIn' mean anything If it comes to that vol ought to change the spellin' instead O the name that your poor pa loved"
 Yet the old man had come to kno' that he was fighting lost nght-los before 1: had ever begun.
 Tt will be a good chance" venture Mrs. Zines. timidly. flor Pishy- mean sike-sicky-to meet the righ sort of people"
 Yes. I should say-and the vronI sort. The ingagin' host of them lad and gentlemen dogs. fur instance.
 But. Uncle Peter" broke in th young man, "you shouldn't expect girl of Psychs's beauty and fortune | yegeta;s in Montana City all her lif' Why any sort of brilliant marriage