The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-08-31

so huge LndL IL lOOhcu CdpdDiV VI az
commodating the horse of Troy.
The instant Mrs Blander saw 1t she
exclaimed, gracefully: That IS an
exponent of a most charming type!
Pray rest from your labors, while
mediate upon it. See, Clarissa, how
noble are it's proportions, how chaste
it's design, how Doric its atmosphere
Do you know what it suggests to me,
dear?"
Clarissa couldn't guess, so Mrs.
Blander cried, joyously: THE Par
thenon, Clarissa 1t really does. It's
strange how these suggestions come
to me, transcendent Nominations that
open wide the windows of my being,
and register ineffaceable impressions.
That's just the way felt when | saw
this splendid hamper. Parthenon.'
something seemed to whisper; and
Parthenon it will always mean to me.
So austere, yet SO satisfyingly beauti-
full! How does it appeal to your
"Of course dear" modestly re-
sponded Clarissa, I'm not clever like
you, and never have occult intima-
tions so, to tell the truth, it merely
seems to me the biggest and baldest
hamper | ever saw. You'll forgive
me, Appolonia?' she concluded,
humbly
| Pm disappointed in you" Mrs.
Blander replied, palpably ruffled ITS
humiliating to know that my compan-
ionship has done so little for you,
and that this hamper is to you moth
ing but a hamper. hope you"-turn-
ing to Mr. Booder-"can see in it some
thing beyond the material"
Mr. Booder advanced to the side of
the wicker elephant and peered
within.
Il can't ma'am," he confessed,
shamefacedly; there amt anything
in it | can see, not even materials"
He continued gazing dejectedly into
the bowels of the hamper
If estheticism can snort, that low
word would best describe the sound
of disgust with which Mrs. Blander
favored Mr.. Booder.
Are men but clods?" she cried.
Does intuition play no part with you?
lntuit, sir, intuit."
Such was the commanding presence
OF strong minded Mrs. Blander and the
obedient servility of weak-minded Mr..
Booder, that in the twinkling of an
eye, and before Mr.. Booder himself
knew what he was doing, he had
leaped over the side of the hamper
and was meekly gazing out at his res
olute customer.
| Clarissa showed herself not alto
gether devoid of humor and sniggered
painfully; but Mrs Blander was SEN
sltlve and silenced her by a glance.
What do you mean" she inquired.
behaving in this fashion? Come out
at once and explain your conduct"
Mr.. Booder clambered out of the
Parthenon and answered, defantly:
You told me to do it,"
i did nothing of the kind" contra
dlcted Mrs. Blander in her most posi-
tive manner.
I'll leave it to the young lady if
you didn't, he recklessly retorted
1ou called out: Into it, sir, into it,
and II that amt plain English I'd like
10 know the reason why"
Once again Clarissa jarred unon
Mrs. Blander's nerves, and with
sweeping gesture the latter waved
away the hamper.
Amt you going to take it, after
all? asked disappointed Mr. Booder
loath to recommence his labors.
"Never!" cried Mrs Blander. "Not
aiter 1t has been desecrated by ridi-
cule and inhabited by ignorance.
MI Booder. quailed before her eve
and embarrassedly trundled awav tho
classic pile.
II was not until all of the stock had
Deen paraded before her that Mrs
blander decided upon medium-sized
hamper that bulged in the middle had
outspreading handles and a magenta
band near the top.
Inc magenta border is a blow IN
me- she explained to Mr.. Roodar
as the room in which It is to 10
placed is in ethereal blue and 7 fo.r
a subtle antagonism between tho
two" 'Ao
The price of this" BEGAN Mu
booder, pencil in hand, glad to he m
the ground he comprehended.
But not so. Mrs. Blander raised
suppllcating hand as she said: "no
not name the price, l beg of Won
make 1T point never to sullv an oh
]ect at the time of purchase nv iaoa
tliylng 1t with the cost. If. WHOM a.
Is delivered, l find it beyond what
can afford. l simply return it In th,a
way | contribute my mite toword
splrltualizing trade. Now let nc go
oiarissa, and as we go let us cast frs
quent glances at the new symbo, sou
l wish to carry away a distinct n,o.
ture, unconfused with environing ~
jects." 3D.
So Mrs. Blander glided from ~.
room, part Of the time baf<wora
looking out of halfclosed lids ~ ~