The Cairo bulletin., 1907-01-19
Her BURIED.
= VANITY


ago when Mrs Black and ! were stand.
ing at the window watching Alice ana
my mother coming up the street. Mrs,
Biack said: WHAT "a handsome wo-
man your mother Isl | was glowing
with pleasure. bat before | had
chance to say word she added: You
must look like your father
"Well, for Alice's mother that wasn't
70 bad" remarked one OF the others
You ought TO hear what she said to
me-
"Oh, never mind now what she said
To you" exclaimed Jane. we want W
hear about Margaret's rings and hair,
"For while hardly dared look into
the glass went on Margaret How
ever, when my bruised vanity was get
ting strong enough to be about In
gited some OF the girls to dinner They
had never seen my mother, and when
she appeared at the table you never
saw such a surprised lot. Why, you
don't lock at all as | thought you
would Mrs. Carter
"Just as If anybody ever did," said
gl2abet- why do you know"
Let Margaret 60 on" said Jane,
impatiently.
"Wi.hing to say something they
cl<ld dispute, | remarked loosely,
You thought she was thin and hpnely
ike me But they didn't dispute IT;
hey agreed unanimously. so | knew
that had expressed their inmost
thoughts"
"Your mother ought to be sup
pressed" said Elizabeth. She's alto
sether too good looking for everyday
use" ....
Well" began one OF the listeners
some girls are simply awful anyway
Why, do you know, one OF them told
Dora"
"Oh, LET Margaret tell why She
isesnt curl her hair" said Jans.
AS you may suppose, my vanity
MAS ground into the earth again, but
not until | met John Stewart was IT
buried, never to be resurrected. John
used to admire me very much and
might have been--but let that pass
I hadn't seen him for ten years, and
when did see him. | had on that
! dress | got for Holen's wedding
| hOpe none Ut the rest Of you contain
| plate marrying a rich iran, At any
1 rate. not until my pocket book Ia bet
ter Allied, Well. every one said looked
stunning in the dress, and III frankly
admit that | expected TO make John
regret losing sucl clever. well
yrassed and generals desirable wo
nan. After shaking lands 'oyously I
| reminiscent look cave inta his eyei
i and he said, What 4 pretty girl yQ'
| were ten years ago. Margaret
/ John Stewart ought to be dSnmsea
out of decent society" began one o
the listeners. He told Edith Sill
that her"
ooh, bother Edith Sills." exclaimed
Jane go ahead, Margaret. Yst
haven't got to the hair and rings yet
"Mr. Scovile happened to be stand
ing by
He usually is," inter rupted Eliza
beth,
Margaret went on as II she hadn't
heard He said II Helen of Troy had
been alive ten years ago, and II | was
prettier then than am Law, she
would have had TO look to her laurels,'
Complicated. but undoubtedly in
tended to be complimentary. Surel,
that didn't drive you to a ringless anc
STRAIGHTFORWARD condition. said Eliza
beth.
You're not including that in you
blows. are you?" began one of the lis
teners. THAT MT Scoville is the mic
est man. He told Maud Gregory onc'
that he"
"Oh. never mind Maud Gregory, ex
claimed Jane. DO so on, Margaret
There is no more at present" SAT-
Margaret Il know Mr.. Scoviile imper
lied his immortal soul but 1t was in
noble cause To conclude. all thes
straws, taken together. convinced me
that the yanities OF the world are no
for me. what's the use of trying To b
beautiful against such fearful odds?
What's this ! hear about odds?
asked Margaret's sister, coming IL
Surely you're not betting on horses.
No we aeren't betting explaine
one of the listeners. Margaret wa
, lust telling us why she had stoppe
o curling her hair and wearing rings.
We'll. Margaret. might hay
o. known, said her sister. turning TO he
: reproachfully. you bound me to 81
crecy just because you wanted III
. Measure Of telling it first yourself Bu
he knows a thing or two doesn't ID
n / girls? It's so distinguished 10 YEA
straight hair when it's becoming. an
Margaret's never looked so well an
j., other way. And her new diamond rim
\ makes her other rings look cheap, s
/. Of course she won't wear hem
= what are you talking about
/, Eleanor" gasped Elizabeth.
, why. just what you we're talkln
4 about. Margsrets engagement 10 n
n scoville.'
"Deceiver, Buried vanity indeed
= shouted the chorus.
4 knew il all the tine. said Jar
with a superior air. My brother ga