The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-03-20

folks ate dinner ri Rve instead AZ twelve
~~she should surely starve & dsafh-sha
ccutdut cnrve~~shs could mt eas mud.
Turtle Soup. and xhe did not know which
dress 10 wear fof ~dinuer~~wOnId tn doc
tOs tell her7 There they were. and she
pointfd 10 The bed. only Ave. shs knew
Jessie theuxht II mean.
6ueh wss the seb3tanc~ Of Maddy's
passionate o~utpourinE Of her grlefs 10 the
highly perplexed doetor, wAo. after quiet
Ing hsr sonewhst, ass~rtaineh that the
greatest present sronble was The deciding
what aresa wAs suitable to the occasion.
The 6oct0S had never made dress his
study. but ~ Ii happeneb he liked blue.
and - suxxwsted II. ~ the one most likely
o. b. becoming.
THAT r and Maddy looked COMPOUNDED.
why. grandma n~ver let me weas that.
ezc<pt "a Sunday thst's my very best
dresn."
.'rDos child; I'm nst sure II ~ right
Tor yeu 10 rome here where the life h
~ di6erent from thu quiet. unpretensions
ons ySu have led" the doctor thought, but
~ merely aid "If's my impression they
wear their best dresses hsre. III the
the"
'sHut what will I 10 whea that's worn
out9 Oh. dear. deAr. l wish I had not
come & and another impetuous AZ Of weep
Ing sssued, In tbs midst u which Jessie
cans bach, greatly disturbed on Maddy's
account, and asking eagerly what was the
matter.
Very adroitly the doctor managed to
draw Jessie aside. while - well ~ be
abls - gave Der = lev hints With ~
eaSd - hsr i~ntercourse with Maddy. and
Jsssle, Who seemed intuitiveiy TO under
stand him, went back to the weeping girl.
soothing Aer much ~ I little mother
would have soothed her child. They would
have such nice tImes, when Maddy got
used to their Ways which would not take
long. and nobody would laugh 1t her. she
Md, when Ma4dy expressed her fears on
that point. ~Y0u ars too pretty, even
n you DO make mistakes !" and then she
went into ecstasies over the bius muslin,
whish ri becoming 10 Maddy, and great
u snAancsd her siriish beauty. The tear
stains were al washed away. Jessie using
very freely her mothers eau Dc cologne.
and making Maddy's cheeks very red
with rubbing: the nut-broxn hair was
bsuahed until Il shone Ike satin. : little
NARROW hand of black velvet ribbon was
pinned about Maddy's snowy neck. and
then ~ was ready for that terrible or
deal, hes 6rst dinner &C Aikenside. The
doctor VA going to stay. and this hslped
~ reaievo ~ eomewhAE
II 6imnos W. : asecoak - fAx %
NR~2a- ~~~~~.~~A ~ : ~f&~1A Ia.
take az she perpetrate. though her cheeks
burned painfully ~ aAs felt the eyes Of
The polite waitass liked y often upon her.
After dinner. feeling that she must b
honesick. Nra NsaA suggested that sAe
~ The 6ns piano In the little music
TO-.
Music was = delight 70 Afaddy. and sit
ting down upea the seeel. hhe teuched the
soft-tened instrument asceftaining By hsr
ear several sweet cherdA and greatly -
toaiahing Jessie. who veedersd at her
skill. Twice each week Z teacher came
~ from Devonshire 70 give lessons to
Jessie, bus - yet che could only play
60 scale and I few simple barn. These
~ attempted u teach u Aaddy, who
caught them u quickly and executed
them = wsll that Jessie was delighted.
Naady ought d take lessons, shs aid.
anA ss9s tims during the next dap ahe
took 70 Mn. Noah : letter which she had
writtsa . Guy. It was several days b.
lore an answer eame 10 this letter. and
when Il id II brought Guys conseat for
MAddy 70 take lessons. together viii =
nots fee Mr.. eimona requesting him TO
consldsf Min Oyds his pupil, y we'll q
JessiA.
ThoasA greatly plsassd WITH Aissnside.
anA greatly attached T. Jessie. Maddy
had lad many A0Us Of looellnaa when
hss heart was hack In the humble cottage
vAsrs ~ knsw they wses missing her
- nueA. but now . new world. Z world Of
muaic. Wa suddsaly opened before her,
an H. hsmssicknses al disappeared Il
had been arranged with Nrs. NeaA, b.
Agnea, that Jessie should enly study fer
I've heurs each day, consequently Maddy
haA nearly al the time to hefself and
well did ahe Improve K. making 20 rapid
progress that Nimons locked On amased.
declaring her cass to b. without = par
abel, while Jessie was left far behind.
Indeed, after Z short time Maddy might
~ - 0Sx VS9S0SSs Au0 - ~ muCu
service r. her in p~Facticins.
Meanwhile the doctor came often 10
Afksnssde. pnisinG Maddy's progress In
rusic. and though he did not know :
single nots. compelling himself to listen
while with childlike ntfsfaction she play
"a him her last lesson. She was very
happy nov It Aikcnside. where oil we're
- kind d her. and half wished that the
family would always remain ~ ii was
then, that Agnes and Guy would not
comeN home. for with their coming she
felt there would b. ! ckanxe. 1t was
nsarly time now = expect them. lndeed.
Guy had written on one Saturday that
tAey should probably - homo the next.
and duriog ths ensuing week Aikeuside
prenanted that most uncomfortable phase
- houae belng cleaned. Everything
nuss b. n order for Nr. Guy. Mra.
Noah said taxing moro palma With his
Feoma than With the remaining portion Of
~ buIlding. Guy wNa her Idol nothing
- ~ gOo1 Ter him, few things quite
rod eneugh. md shs said - much In bis
praiGs tAat lGAddy besaa - shrink from
naettng HIN. What would he think 81
AMf Perhaps ~ might nst notics her
Ii ~ hask. and that would Be terrible.
H1k - = - - kind - ~ had shewn
hlnsoif ~ ~ would q HAST pay hsr
- attent1ou. ond - Ct last she beenn