The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-11-30

Dreaming when Dawn's left hand was
in the sky,
I heard a voice within the Tavern
cry;
Awake, my little ones, and I'LL the cup
Before Lies liquor in its cup DC
dry.
Omar Khayyam.
The heat was intolerable, even MIS-.
Spencer's energy was not PROOF against
it. 1t survived, however, to TINS -
tent that although she had succumpeu
So far as to throw herself into haii
mock she swung herself violently 10
and fro in what seemed to her COUSIN
Josslyn Curtis, very unrestlui lasn
ion. She famed herself jerkily, spas
medically, with slightly agsrleved ar
as though she wished to intimate 10 'ne
clerk Of the weather that she was ho'
satisfied with his present perform
ances
Josslyn, lying back in a rocking
chair, his Panama tipped over MS
eyes, was the very personihcation OIL
repose.
How frightfully hot it must be IN
town today" he observed quietly WIN
out the movement of an eyelid.
What time is it?" said Mrs. Spencer
abruptly
do you really want to KNOW! 70
turned her cousin lazily.
"Of course do, lazy; what 90 you
suppose l asked you for?'
Il am not lazy, but understand the
art of repose. You don't. You are al
ways on the go from morning TIL
night. wasting unnecessary energy on
absurd trifes. It's your exuberant en-
erxy, your feverish modernity. But
wait. my active cousin, wait till you're
my age-wait till you're forty. You're
how old? Twenty-three, isn't 1t!
Twenty-three, not yet out OF your
honeymoon"
Rubbish, Josslyn, we're old mar
ried fogies now" said little Mrs. Spen-
Ger with an elaborate air OF boredom
that would not have deceived an IN
FAINT, we've been married six months
But then you don't know anything
about it, you're not married. Why
haven't you married. Joss. You're not
20 bad"
Thanks, Ena, for your testimonial.
Would you mind putting it In writing
80 that it would do for any situation,
matrimonial or otherwise? l have not
married, my inquisitive cousin, for the
simple reason that l have never seen
anyone I wanted to marry. Some
how, the modern girl and l are not
suited to one another"
Don't be stupid. Matrimony is
we'll, it's ordained by heaven"
And consecrated by man to his own
misuses."
Nov, Ruth Bently, who is coming
down by the 1--WE o'clock express. has
q much better reason for remaining
single. It's pathetic, not frivolous like
yours. l feel deeply for her" Mrs.
Spencer tried to make her sharp. alert
face express sadness.
"She had very unfortunate love
attachment when she was quite young.
He died suddenly and she's remained
faithful to his memory every since.
Isn't it sweet of her? She always
wears a kind OF in memoriam' colors
-greys, lilacs and black and whites.
Of course, it happened long ago."
"She sounds quite delightfully."- old
fashioned person." said Josslyn quiet
", 'faithfulness is SO out Of date-it
sent out with crinolines."
"Oh! but they say crinolines are
coming in again! No. she's not really
old fashioned, only she's always lived
! very quiet life. women's clubs, parish
tea fights and things like that. OF
course, she's quite an old maid! She
must be about thirty-five," she con-
clhded vaguely.
If she's coming by the five o'clock
express she may be here any minute, .
remarked Josslyn, putting back his
watch.
Gracious! Why didn't you tell me
that before when I asked you what
the time was?" said Mrs. Spencer
bouncing out Of the hammock. Il
must 70 in and see II Mary has put ollt