The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-12-06
HER DOLLS CLOTHES
By CHARLOTTE SHERWOOD.

TCopyrlght. 1909. by American Press Asso-
ciation.I
There are more clandestine affairs
between the sexes among the Spanish
than any other people for the reason
that no courtship except in the pres
ence Of witnesses is permitted. IN
Spain young men and girls are not al
lowed to come within each others
reach. the girls sitting on balconies at
tached TO the dwelling and the young
men standing below There they may
chat as they please. But 10 Brazil the
lines are even stronger drawn.
In the Grijalra family at Rio de
ganeiro was pretty maiden OF fifteen.
Inez by name. Spanish girls develop
young. but Irez did not appear to fol-
low the rule. She had scarcely given
up her doll. and as for noticing the
young men, her mother who wished
her 10 be married at the proper time.
ike other girls. could not get her 70
have anything to do with any Of them.
One day youth OF nineteen, Juan
Bustamente called al the house. asked
for Senior Grijalva and made formal
application for the hand OF little inez.
Though young. Bustamente was de.
sirable parti. and the Grljalvas bad no
objection to the match The applica-
ton quite took away the breath Of the
girls parents. 1t seemed 70 her mother
that wax doll would be as we'll lifted
TO take charge Of house and rear
family as Inez. She was surprised also
that any Young man could have seen
enough Of her daughter. who bad been
kept under yigilant watch III the nurs-
cry. to wish 10 marry her. She asked
Inez IL she had ever seen Juan Busta-
mente and where. hat Inez gave such
childllke answers made such innocent
contradictions. appeared so oblivious
to what # all meant. that her mother
gave up trying TO get any reliable Id
formation. She made mp her mind,
however. that 1t would never do to
permit one who had not yet left child
hood TO be married. Young Busta.
mente was told that be might call at
The house as sutton, but marriage for
the present was out Of the question.
The following Sunday evening the
family took position III the drawing
room With the young lady. ana the
lover was admitted to do the counting.
Inez spent the evening cutting figures
out Of black paper, d work at which
she was skiIlful. Juan did ali the
talking that could be pumped out of
him TO Signora Griialva. After half
an hour Of this kind OF counting. dur
ing which he invited his tiancee.
through her mother, to go with him to
the theater on the next sunday even
ing aud received an acceptance to the
invitation. be took his departure with
evident relief.
It may be supposed by American
girls that visit to the theater would
give the couple a chance to get ac.
quainted. This could not be In Brazil
When the appointed evening arrived
Slgnor Griialva.. bis wife on his arm.
the other members Of the family fol
lowing, formed bodyguard to little
Inez. who walked In the middle of THE
group. Juan brought up The rear 81
the procession alone. After the play
the girl was conducted home in the
same manner.
And so the courtship went on. The
father Entrusted the whole matter 70
the mother. and the mother was wait
ing TIL her daughter should leave
childish ways aud act like woman
But Inez still preferred to PLAY ehidp
and seek" or blind mans burr rather
than dance or 90 to bulhghtss 1herea
was bit Of comfort in this. because
the usual watchfulness did not seem
mot that the rules we're re- /
laxed. but that a constant spying was
deemed useless.
Sonora Grijalva was 10 her daugh- +
ier's room one day when inez was out
Everywhere was evidence that the
girl was still a child Rummaging TOR
in bureau The mother
came upon some clothes evidently al. (
led for huge doll. The sonora sighed
WIN she never be fitted for a wife,
Then she came upon a sandalwood
box. Il was locked. What need had
The child for locking anything sonora
arijalva fetched a bunch Of Keys and
hunted among them till she found
tiny one to fit the lock. Lifting the ia
she saw on top Of some trinkets ma
Der. She opened aud read it. She was
thunderstruck- 1t was certificate OF
between Juan Bustamente