The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-05-18
Who Was Sylvia


9 u er,via sat in the long meadow with
49, 1. buttercups that matched her hair,
il 3 4, the forget-me-nots that matched
drea !. owes rejecting sadly on her van
sling youth. >,
.tio. 4 shall be twenty-five On Thursday,
4. said TO herself. and I've never had
wy ! ,al lover or proposal in my life.
@ \, most extraordinary. All other girls
'sao ~ TO have SO many. Naisie Turner
assa ms its quite embarrassing to 90 to
dance she gets so tired OF saying
Nrs r., But though Maisie is awfui!y
NINA rar | don't think ! can be SO very
hln, ether!'
Drawing small! mirror from her
7 rlet she contemplated her reflection
~ Il attentively. My hair is really
= Iher NICE" pensiyely curling one OF
III roIden strands round her finger.
!. And there doesn't seem anything real
!. wrong with my eyes gazing criti-
a.ei En- into their blue gray depths. 1t
= mt be my nose that doesn't take. -
: (roLins its straight outline slowly
!. ~ Perhaps it should turl up; I've heard
- ~ men like retlousse nose.
t'es 20 they, indeed? Vel, CT all the
mceit! always knew that girls were
= ID But if this doesn't beat ALL" Il
~ ming voice cried, and the surprised
~ dsn blushed Indignantly as tall,
= n.limbed young man in uniform
Eled over the stile behind her and
ishted on the grass at her side.
- Oh, Archie, what a plague you are.
y declare one is never safe. But,
- Aie, before we so in, wish you'd
~ Line something. You see came out
= u quiet and think; now. mind. |
II the truth Am l very plain?"
Ten"-his eyes twinkled again
- u % very; at least, some people
Tint think so!"
Nell, it seems so strange; you know
II plenty of partners, and all that,
"a soft carmine dyed her cheeks
tmi} koae ever seems to fall in love with
Ii 4 It's not that want to be mar
gr but when the other girls tell me
IN " their offers, just feel ashamed.
III wondered if it could be my face
two sas to blame!"
vas kchie Trevor lay back on the grass
i An tkling
him ~ word! Girls are funny" he
l = ~ If that isn't the best thing
sheard!"
do. y glad you are amused" Sylvia
With dignity, though l fail to
m WY. There's Maisie, for instance;
bar gan Burton is just madly in love
u her,"
be nfton! Burton of Ours" Archie
ck sned louder and louder. Il thought
ed q one knew he hated girls. Never
" % . dance if her can help it"
Of aats because she won't have him;
! to proposed to her lots of times, and
ed Mrned him misanthropic. l won
docl NY she doesn't like him; he looks
= nice, think"
aid aaa 20 he is. The best chap in the
az though he does keep us at it
ug hard. Miss Turner had better
II ~ next time she gets the chance
at aexled. But l say, Sylvia, if
= Keen On being asked, I don't
40 it myself; and what's
HR his cheeks flushed, he drew
aeafer-"you need not refuse me
e IN like"
y very kind" She rose from
- among the buttercups, and
= seH up severely. Il am not
- ueed to that yet! And as
~ only make fun of me-
g wasn't. ! thought you want
= er. fair cousin"
= sant the real thing if 1 have
=: ~ say you won't have so long
W Archie said slowly. Somehow
~ less boyish as they walked
!. sntly up the meadow, and
me gate, into the garden
:. s"ped down from the Manor
= writing table was in the win
~ vas fond of scribbling.
:. !ers must be delicious!" she
- 'a dreamy look in her blue
p Wonder If shall ever get one.
IA Is right, and l am not
~ It must be rather nice to
W one. She took a sheet Of
= began writing.
81 oyivia!" A short-skirted
ave looked into the room.
US will you write a note to
I IRON, asking him to dine on
z nurton hates going out: he
- Why doesn't notner