The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-03-07
The Rebellion
| Of Katherine.
aY noRorAEA NouRsE.

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years ago, should at this moment
be locked in my room, white and
dropping with despair, and in time
would languish away and die of a
broken heart. However, am a goth
century girl and will break my heart
over no one. What is more, | won't
allow it to have the least little nick.
TO be more explicit, Jack and have
parted forever. / don't propose to
lose my American independence for
any man. If | am to be cooped up
after [ am married and never speak
a pleasant word to any of the men |
know, won't marry, that's all.
Naturally | did not want Jack to
think / was pining for him, so |
thought l would get a new gown or
two, and have just as good time as
possible. | went to father. He
asked me how much money | would
need, and when ! told him--a very
reasonable sum, assure you-his
parental wrath was Immediately
kindled. Daughter Katherine was
lectured accordingly. Among other
pleasant things, he remarked that if
l saw fit to break desirable engage
ment without shadow of an ex-
cuse, well and good, but after this
/ must economize as he would no
longer pay such enormous bills for
me. That made me pretty mad, for
| have not had new dress this
month. From that moment | made
up my mind that ! would he inde-
pendent, 1t is not that / mind econ
omizing, It's the spirit of the thing.
If my father considers me tax on
his purse, will remove myself.
! have decided to be a goyerness.
Il can see you raise your hands in
horror, I can't write for the mag
aaipe, and | am not more than aver
agely musical, Anyway, father and
Jack would not mind my writing, or
giving concerts don't know why /
mention Mr.. Spears name. His
opinion is nothing to me-, Then
don't you know how beautifully the
lives of some governesses turn out?
Not that | mean to marry the grown
iup son or brother. Oh, no. But |
might relieve the tedium of the
weary hours by mild Irritation. l
have written answering an advertise
ment, and | suppose my fate will be
settled In a few days. Don't pity me
too much, dear. | won't mind bit.
i am tired of society. | do not care
in the least what L do. Ones life
must be lived through somehow.
Devotedly yours. KATE.
/ Chicago, Sept. 95.-My Dear Ger
'trude: You have no idea how your
letter comforted and strengthened
me, You see by the date that | am
'at Aunt Cora's. came here so that
1 might meet the woman who wishes
TO employ me. This morning I went
downtown to interview her. You
would hardly have known the staid,
Idignifed Individual who meekly an
,swered the hundred and one ques-
,tions that it seemed necessary for
madam to ask. I prepared for the
fray by brushing all the curl out of
my hair, parting it in the middle and
doing it up in demure coil. Real
'ly, | don't look half bad with my
hair done that way. put on the
oldest suit that I possessed, which,
iby the way, is not so old and still
has very good style. Last, but not
feast, / purchased pair of eye
GLASSES, and do you know, they are
80 becoming to me! They make me
look quite distinguished and digni-
fled.
! must confess that my heart beat
"a little faster when tall, stately
looking woman came into the hotel
Iparlor and slowly advanced to greet
me, surveying me the while with the
coolest gray eyes that | ever saw
For a half hour she examined me as
she would a new gown, Finally she
announced, in a cold, bargaining
tone of voice: q think you would
suit me. You have a pleasing per-
sonality and that is quite an impor-
,tant thing with children" | wanted
to box her ears. Pleasing personal
,ity, indeed | suppose she thinks
her lovely infants will absorb some
of it! But | refrained from saying
anything about my inmost feelings,
and humbly begged leave to think il
over for one night. She promised
that her husband should stop at
Aunt Cora's on his way downtown in
order to learn my decision.
| What a dreadful world this is
Little did | think when we passed
our happy boarding school days to-
gether that some day | should be
obliged to support myself. l did