the golden road-第16节
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girls are all going to take music lessons from her。 Two descriptions of her will be found in another column。 Felix wrote one； but the girls thought he did not do her justice； so Cecily wrote another one。 She admits she copied most of the description out of Valeria H。 Montague's story Lord Marmaduke's First； Last； and Only Love； or the Bride of the Castle by the Sea； but says they fit Miss Reade better than anything she could make up。
HOUSEHOLD DEPARTMENT
Always keep the kitchen tidy and then you needn't mind if company comes unexpectedly。
ANXIOUS INQUIRER： We don't know anything that will take the stain out of a silk dress when a soft…boiled egg is dropped on it。 Better not wear your silk dress so often； especially when boiling eggs。
Ginger tea is good for colds。
OLD HOUSEKEEPER： Yes； when the baking…powder gives out you can use tooth…powder instead。
（FELICITY： 〃I never wrote that！ I don't care； I don't think it's fair for other people to be putting things in my department！〃）
Our apples are not keeping well this year。 They are rotting； and besides father says we eat an awful lot of them。
PERSEVERANCE： I will give you the recipe for dumplings you ask for。 But remember it is not everyone who can make dumplings； even from the recipe。 There's a knack in it。
If the soap falls into the porridge do not tell your guests about it until they have finished eating it because it might take away their appetite。
FELICITY KING。
ETIQUETTE DEPARTMENT
P…r C…g：Do not criticize people's noses unless you are sure they can't hear you； and don't criticize your best girl's great…aunt's nose in any case。
（FELICITY； TOSSING HER HEAD： 〃Oh； my！ I s'pose Dan thought that was extra smart。〃）
C…y K…g：When my most intimate friend walks with another girl and exchanges lace patterns with her； what ought I to do？ Ans。 Adopt a dignified attitude。
F…y K…g：It is better not to wear your second best hat to church； but if your mother says you must it is not for me to question her decision。
（FELICITY： 〃Dan just copied that word for word out of the Family Guide； except about the hat part。〃）
P…r C…g：Yes； it would be quite proper to say good evening to the family ghost if you met it。
F…x K…g：No； it is not polite to sleep with your mouth open。 What's more； it isn't safe。 Something might fall into it。
DAN KING。
FASHION NOTES
Crocheted watch pockets are all the rage now。 If you haven't a watch they do to carry your pencil in or a piece of gum。
It is stylish to have hair ribbons to match your dress。 But it is hard to match gray drugget。 I like scarlet for that。
It is stylish to pin a piece of ribbon on your coat the same colour as your chum wears in her hair。 Mary Martha Cowan saw them doing it in town and started us doing it here。 I always wear Kitty's ribbon and Kitty wears mine； but the Story Girl thinks it is silly。
CECILY KING。
AN ACCOUNT OF OUR VISIT TO COUSIN MATTIE'S
We all walked over to Cousin Mattie's last week。 They were all well there and we had a fine dinner。 On our way back a snow…storm came up and we got lost in the woods。 We didn't know where we were or nothing。 If we hadn't seen a light I guess we'd all have been frozen and snowed over； and they would never have found us till spring and that would be very sad。 But we saw a light and made for it and it was Peg Bowen's。 Some people think she is a witch and it's hard to tell； but she was real hospitable and took us all in。 Her house was very untidy but it was warm。 She has a skull。 I mean a loose skull； not her own。 She lets on it tells her things； but Uncle Alec says it couldn't because it was only an Indian skull that old Dr。 Beecham had and Peg stole it when he died； but Uncle Roger says he wouldn't trust himself with Peg's skull for anything。 She gave us supper。 It was a horrid meal。 The Story Girl says I must not tell what I found in the bread and butter because it would be too disgusting to read in Our Magazine but it don't matter because we were all there； except Sara Ray； and know what it was。 We stayed all night and us boys slept in straw。 None of us had ever slept on straw before。 We got home in the morning。 That is all I can write about our visit to Cousin Mattie's。
FELIX KING。
MY WORST ADVENTURE
It's my turn to write it so I suppose I must。 I guess my worst adventure was two years ago when a whole lot of us were coasting on Uncle Rogers hill。 Charlie Cowan and Fred Marr had started； but half…way down their sled got stuck and I run down to shove them off again。 Then I stood there just a moment to watch them with my back to the top of the hill。 While I was standing there Rob Marr started Kitty and Em Frewen off on his sled。 His sled had a wooden tongue in it and it slanted back over the girls' heads。 I was right in the way and they yelled to me to get out； but just as I heard them it struck me。 The sled took me between the legs and I was histed back over the tongue and dropped in a heap behind before I knew what had happened to me。 I thought a tornado had struck me。 The girls couldn't stop though they thought I was killed； but Rob came tearing down and helped me up。 He was awful scared but I wasn't killed nor my back wasn't broken but my nose bled something awful and kept on bleeding for three days。 Not all the time but by spells。
DAN KING。
THE STORY OF HOW CARLISLE GOT ITS NAME
This is a true story to。 Long ago there was a girl lived in charlotte town。 I dont know her name so I cant right it and maybe it is just as well for Felicity might think it wasnt romantik like Miss Jemima Parrs。 She was awful pretty and a young englishman who had come out to make his fortune fell in love with her and they were engaged to be married the next spring。 His name was Mr。 Carlisle。 In the winter he started off to hunt cariboo for a spell。 Cariboos lived on the island then。 There aint any here now。 He got to where it is Carlisle now。 It wasn't anything then only woods and a few indians。 He got awful sick and was sick for ever so long in a indian camp and only an old micmac squaw to wait on him。 Back in town they all thought he was dead and his girl felt bad for a little while and then got over it and took up with another beau。 The girls say that wasnt romantik but I think it was sensible but if it had been me that died I'd have felt bad if she forgot me so soon。 But he hadnt died and when he got back to town he went right to her house and walked in and there she was standing up to be married to the other fellow。 Poor Mr。 Carlisle felt awful。 He was sick and week and it went to his head。 He just turned and run and run till he got back to the old micmac's camp and fell in front of it。 But the indians had gone because it was spring and it didnt matter because he really was dead this time and people come looking for him from town and found him and buryed him there and called the place after him。 They say the girl was never happy again and that was hard lines on her but maybe she deserved it。
PETER CRAIG。
MISS ALICE READE
Miss Alice Reade is a very pretty girl。 She has kind of curly blackish hair and big gray eyes and a pale face。 She is tall and thin but her figure is pretty fair and she has a nice mouth and a sweet way of speaking。 The girls are crazy about her and talk about her all the time。
FELIX KING。
BEAUTIFUL ALICE
That is what we girls call Miss Reade among ourselves。 She is divinely beautiful。 Her magnificent wealth of raven hair flows back in glistening waves from her sun…kissed brow。 （DAN： 〃If Felix had said she was sunburned you'd have all jumped on him。〃 （CECILY； COLDLY： 〃Sun…kissed doesn't mean sunburned。〃 DAN： 〃What does it mean then？〃 CECILY； EMBARRASSED： 〃II don't know。 But Miss Montague says the Lady Geraldine's brow was sun…kissed and of course an earl's daughter wouldn't be sunburned。 〃THE STORY GIRL： 〃Oh； don't interrupt the reading like this。 It spoils it。〃） Her eyes are gloriously dark and deep； like midnight lakes mirroring the stars of heaven。 Her features are like sculptured marble and her mouth is a trembling； curving Cupid's bow。 （PETER； ASIDE： 〃What kind of a thing is that？〃） Her creamy skin is as fair and flawless as the petals of a white lily。 Her voice is like the ripple of a woodland brook and her slender form is matchless in its symmetry。 （DAN： 〃That's Valeria's way of putting it； but Uncle Roger says she don't show her feed much。〃 FELICITY： 〃Dan！ if Uncle Roger is vulgar you needn't be！〃） Her hands are like a poet's dreams。 She dresses so nicely and looks so stylish in her clothes。 Her favourite colour is blue。 Some people think she is stiff and some say she is stuck…up； but she isn't a bit。 It's just that she is different from them and they don't like it。 She is just lovely and we adore her。
CECILY KING。
CHAPTER X
DISAPPEARANCE OF PADDY
