The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-01-19
THE CITY
COUSIN

cousins, said Aunt Mary, thought
fully. "Still, | am tired Of reading
continually about the annoying gues
from the country. Some day shal
tell my experience with a city guest
Her caller laughed Aunt Mary,
she said, you will never have a mor'
appreciatlve listener than | would b'
al the present moment
We'll, | think shsll tell you abou
it' my dear. Cousin Annie, who wal
brought UP on the next farm to me
was my dearest girl friend. She mar
rled q Chicago man and for few
years we visited back and forth quite
regularly. Then troubles came II
both families and we couldn't gel
away at all,
HAnnie's husband made great deal
OF money | think II did not change
Annie bit, for occasionally would
get warm, confidential letters from
her But, you see, different circum.
stances must make q difference with
the children. Her girls were educated
at fashionable schools and abroad,
while the country high school sutiiced
for mine.
When my last and youngest mar
ried and went TO the Pacific coast to
live, | was so lonesome that | sat
down and wrote Annie long, blue let
ter. 1t wasn't week before she an
swered, Offering me her youngest for
q visit. She said that none OF her
children had ever seen the old neigh
borhood in which she had grown up,
and that Eunice was the only one to
send, and that Ii | wanted her she
would come and try to take my girls
place for afew weeks.
IT wanted her. | had never
wanted girl so much In my lifel
"Euniee was a dear girl, she really
was. But wealthy city and pros
porous farming community are far
apart.
i had sent the hired man down
with the democrat wagon to get her
trunk, but he had to make three trips
before he got all her luggage. | was
charmed when she stepped off the
train-she was so fresh and dainty
that fell In love with her on the
spot
had invited all the young people
of the neighboFhood in for supper
that evening so that Eunice could get
acquainted at once ! told her about
fiye o'clock that she would better get
ready for them. as boys and girls
would arrive at six
All the guests were in the sitting
room when she opened the door. ana,
my dear. she was a picture! ! dis
covered afterward that she had on her
simplest house gown, although it |
seemed very elaborate to us. Her
arms and neck were bare--I think !
none oe us had ever seen woman
dressed so before outside of pictures
in novels. She carried her train like
q queen
There must be something in what
she calls 'poise.' for doubtless she was
as dumfounded at their appearance
as they were at hers Some of the
girls wore dimity gowns, but most OF
them had on white waists embroid-
cred after some newspaper pattern
and their best skirts. They were
oreathless with astonishment, but she
lever wavered for a moment.
IT wasn't such an impossible eve
ming as | had thought 1t might be
'or she made herself very agreeable
think the girls all enyied her and
he boys were half in love with her
loved her myself when she kissed
ne good night and said:
Cousin Mary, | promise never to
year these clothes im your house
gain. You know that didn't know
'etter, don't your
The next day the minister and his
wife called We haven't imbibed
many religious fads here, although I'm (
lot so set as some, But the old ortho. d
lox faith seemed new to Eunice /
Ihe told the minister she didn't know
bat any one now believed the things
e did and that she was inclined to
herself She did so love
aysticism ! know the poor man is ?
raging for her nightly v
Then she went out violet gather. r
az with John Miller and could see 4
hat he was getting too deeply inter I
sted in her.
He invited us to the Cemetery as "
ociation supper the next night Eu- .
Ice was convulsed. 1t hadn't seemed .
ueer to us to meet once month for Il
picnic supper and dance 10 talk ii
yer affairs Of our cemetery, but II
Id to the city girl. The square \,
ances tickled her nearly to death !.
he had never seen any before. All "
le women were busy getting the pat :
'rn OF her simple morning dress flxed
their minds, while the boys we're "
raid TO ask her to dance, except pt
,hn, who didn't seem to see any one i,
Sc in the room. J am fond of him, \,
, didn't like II.
When she WAS ready for bed
ent IN and had talk With her, jnst =
J used to do with my own girls al
be seemed really annoyed when al
I'd her my suspicious about John. pr
be threw her arms about me ana BE-
ughed and cried Bit
Dear Cousin Mary, he said, what II