The Cairo bulletin., 1906-01-02

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siimner III Switzerland with m.
4 wife Ny wife had little mai'
we called Ieitie, whom. as II viii ap
pear. | shall have cause 10 remember
She was a very suspicious little bod,
ana bad great fear of robbers aiit
thar we should BE rof,i,ed She Mas ;
novel reader aud especially liked sucl
works Us Nnthering Heights" anC
'',fhe House Oh The Marsh"
This little maid Is the one mystery
Of ny life 1 have bnt one ciew 80 heI
character. which IN Il pi.osefb which
she used frequently 10 quote. III PEG
pie will make sheep Of themselves (she
used 10 say Sleeps IN a double plural
they must expect to be deyouled by
wolves, She had q literary taste, or
affected 10 have and WAS apt Ia quota
ton. aud once when | had offered her
M unused ticket 10 the museum, which
place had pronounced In the common
May and she asked If | meant the
MUS -ee-um.' / said 10 my wife
Where do yuu suppose Ietiie lived
before she came Id isi'
n never study the history Of my
servants" said She Il see that you
do not altogether like her. whyf'
"she is a little affected, said I, land
100 suspicious. She talks loo much
about beiiig strictly honest People,
AZ Il rule. Ia not say much about that
which Is continuous. If a person tells.
again and again that he Is honest he is
apt 10 have some reason for it, II one
says to ne thal be can eat anything,
that one has lad or las the dyspepsia,
People who put cotton into keyhoIes
are Those WHO peep through keyholes
An honest mind Il transparent and
thinks no evil
But you arr .uspicious of Lettie
said my wife.
She reminds me OF Il hypnotic par
fridge when the bird has something to
conceal. Sic hidts everything With
nervous nuIer.'
She has learned prudence by service
as ladg's companion, replied my
wife. and men are moi good judges in
such matters
had no mere 10 say at that time,
but one day iettie astonished me be
yond measure by quoting from Brown
ing:
Truth is within ourselves. ii takes
10 rise from outward things"
Where did son find thats" asked T.
No one had ever asked me 10 any
Browning club
Il read Paracelsus said she.
do you read .Paracelsus: asked
IN alarm.
Her cap border gave little wigglc
of agitation aud she seemed 70 concen-
tIaie her lAuscies INTO statue and
the statue spoke. i'ygmalion
Il read 'Paraceisus' Her form
seemed 10 grow
ooh. do you.' said | meekly, with
new sense Of the progress Of the age.
was 50 hurt and huinbIed that went
out and found relief IN freeing All in
dllsirious hen which had become en-.
tangled ia cord that restrained her
activities
We came from Geneva 10 London IN
December aud concluded 10 20 to
Southampton 10 take a ship home We
arrived al that plsce late Ia the month Z
aud tOok rooms ina !, quiet quarter of the 4
town near a gabIed house whicii we 4
were told had bern one OF The lulaces /
of Henry VIII aud where Anne Boleyu I
had passed The few happy days " Der
life
The street was very old one. ID 4
looked dawn 10 SOUTHAMPTON water /
heavy stone arch. through /
which We were told that the soldiers Of |
Henry Y had passed. on Their way 10 I
Agincourt. The iule inn where we
stopped was called the Sgm of tho :
shin. from some long gone legend. The
upper windows overlooked Tho har
hor and were overlooked ri little lis
lance by the pointed roofs Of the old
palace Of Henry Will, which stood in
q somewhat central pari ~ The city
At this hotel. which NOW may have /
ceased To exist I met with one VI the /
NEST singular experiences OF ny life.
had hcs.ii recommended a. the iuu
rs quiet. inexpensive hlac,. 1T the obi I
time east and character hy fiiend /
whom ! had I1ra al Geneva aud who
lid Inc there many kind fasors. Ne I
came 10 il juss a. night. aud our d.
ile maid. Who bad gained great in
iuehce over nay life sud whose tongue
vas never silent with her suspicious.
seemed 10 regard Il nufaYorabiy ~
I0on as We had alighied from tie hack
Ne had found her ri Genes a. and We
'onld see that she was not altogether
Wiling To accompany Hs - America.
the was suspicious" as she said. Of
AL the saints help NJ now" she ev
iained as We passed through the gate
Ifhsve seen that place before
Where. Letter asked mr. wife.
Nth look II apprehension
In me dreaas. lady She used the
Tord 'lsdy~ IN different tone.
'ould $50 that my good vile usually
iked the sound 81 the word
Places seen ia dreams do hot usually
'fef cheerful suggestions We passed.
nfo the old wooden ball through fad
y garden u hedgerYWs We we're
net b. some ssoiid people. who were
tvii sud thought themselves polite.
al were shown apartments on the