Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-02-23

walled garden where fountain cooled
the heated air and tell palms guarded the
stately entrance (huge iron doors, which rarely
swung open to LEI the troop OF merry laughing
chidTen).
Their mother, incapable of realizing the necessity
OF action, had driited with the tide. when she
found herself 1T the close of the war, widow with
three little girls small income, great house and
a horde of domestics, as incapable OF taking care
of themselves as she. She made no change
in her way of living; she did not know how Inc
armoires replenished as regularly as the sea-
sons changed and the little Jarreaus presented at
school as dainty appearance as though Monsieur
Jarreau still rode, watchiully, through the fields OF
cane and no ruinous mortgages menaced the splen-
did estates that had descended in his family from
generation TO generation. 1t had almost broken
Madames heart that, her girls grew older, she
was forced to send them to public schools, where
they not only mingled with Americans. but were
taught by them mon Dieu! What will they be?
she cried "The Auericaincs are so crude-they
have no manners"
Alas! The time came when Madame was forced
10 live in the midst of .4meriodneS The old
house passed OF her possession. and the terrible
question of seli-support presented ITSELF
What shall we do, my children: have so httlc
that il is nothing" 1t was Jeanne, the eldest daugh-
ter who answered this appeal
1--WE will move uptown; we will take house
there; we will have boardcrs; l will teach music
Clemence will give French lessons. Angelo shall
help you keep the house.
Tmpossible" said Madame Jarreau. Never yet
has one OF my house disgraced herself thus. NO. II
shall not be. We shall starve first She threw out
her hands with fierce gesture, her delicate features
were suffuscd with indignant color. But the COOL
common sense OF Jeanne prevailed, and before very
long the little family established, in large
house in the garden district, so high above Canal
Street that not sound of that other life OF the Old
town penetrated to s1dden them with vain sugges-
tons in their brave efforts to attain independence
Madame Jarreau did rot ccaccrn herself much about
the house she tho1-ht it was enough that she, the
widow of Omere Ja-reau, should open her doors;
besides. there was old Lisctte il the kitchen, and
who could ask more than to drink her coffee, and
TO cat the delicious C,:-:bos for which she was so
justly celebrated?
If Madame tool. any interest in the welfare OF the
mouse it was shown IN her firm, b-t courteous. IN
sistence upon credentials She knew too well what
was due TO her, to allow tie new or the vulgar rich
to penetrate the atmosphere CT aTistocrauc refine
mcnt which her cid name ard hc7 old silver alike
helped create.
They were very brave and very cheerful those
creole women. All G7v the two older girls went
from house 10 mousse giving t+iSi AtSSOi-' O-i1 80
day the little Angelo trippcd up and down the long
stairs. encouraging and scolding the old servants,
who had known her as a little child; and all day
Madame who used to sit in high, cool chamber,
with vines clambering over the windows, sat in
little galery-room such her servants had, and
mended her chdren's clothes, and sighed over
past that would come back again
In the evenings they all made toiletes for dinner,
and they were so gay so bright full of mrth and
laughter that one could not imagine that they could
be tired Often they went to the opera, and II the
soes of their little shoes not above reproach
the dimpled shoulders that rose from their simple
muslin dresses were, and the sparkling animated
faces radiant with courage and with health drew
MANY an eve TO their box, and made youth and age
alike pause beside them.
Oftentimes on Sunday they had soirees. There
was music and conversation. and sometimes dancing
little cakes and ices were handed about Some OF the
boarders did not approve of this they thought II
would be better if the lunches were less meagre and
the soirees fewer. But they were frugal Americans
OF New England stock. Perhaps they could not
know that these creole girls with their Celtic tenn
peraments their love OF excitement. would nave
dropped and wthered under the monotonous exis-
tence which the boarders would have prescribed as
BETTING their poverty What did they know OF get
ting ahead, What did they care? They had a home.
they had the necessiues OF me- anu Oou "Au p
in their hearts the necessity OF song. and so they
sang And one sang with them. He was creole
too
He was creole too-that is. he was Cuoan'
and he had come into their midst with certain
little air OF mystery and which had melted
away unde- the genial influence of their home. He
was handsome, in a swarthy way, and there was
something that was melancholy in his soft dark
ewes. Unlike most Cubans. he tall and athletic
in his build After the first barriers were passed he
took his place as prime favorite in the household,
ID it was perhaps not unnatural that the girls
ould spoil him He so big and yet so gentle
When he came in to dinner Jeanne would exclaim
eyes alight with mischief; lie roi' lie roi.