The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-01-12
Whole Number 1909

Yes. suppose it is, John. But Im afraid then
eztrayagant daughters of old Hardamer will ruiz
as honest man as ever lived. I wonder how he
can be SO weak as TO allow them, now he is il
trouble, to add so much to it. shall dislike 70
in the BILL
That's his look out, not ours, Won k,o,y rs,l;o
'ne cierh' 'aughins ITS our business to sell goods
nat very true, responded Mr.. Morrison: and
he turned to his desk to make the charge.
Neither of the young ladies' felt perfectly sa,is-
he'd with what they were doing but they had bounht
the satin and blonde, and it had passed into the
dress-maker's hands. There was now no retreat
lng even if they had wished to do So But of this
they had no idea, uncomfortable as thew felt abont
1t. They had never before SO wilfulIy aud directly
contra vened positive command of their fathers.
ana they could not, of course, feel very easy in
| mind. But none of this uneasness arose from q
sorrow tor disobedience-it had reference only to
| The consequences of disobedience when if became
known.
On the night of the assembly they dressed them
selves IN ball dresses used on former occasion and
then rode off with the young men who had called
tor them, 10 Mrs. Sartans, and there had them
selves arrayed by that sklful ady's own hands in
| their splendid dresses.
'The most beautiful thing ever saw, said Mrs.
Sartan, gancag with skilful and practiced eve at
| Gertrudes dress, which she had Just finished ar
ranging on that young lady's person. 4 have made
seVeral lor the ball; but they won't bear compar-
ison with this
| 1 am sure of that responded Gertrude, with
lively emotion Of pleasure. -
And certainly they were splendid dresses: and
if the figures they had been made to fit, had only
been graceful and well proportioned, Gertrude and
GeneVra would have looked like queens.
Proudly did they glide, on that evening through
| the dance, their beautiful dresses the admiration
OF some-tfe envy of many. Numerous were the
oeaux who crowded around them, and the hours
flew by with almost the velocity of minutes.
Among the company were two young men, Mr..
Appleton, who had recently opened dry goods
store, and Mr. Carson, his friend in the same bs-
mess. These young men, who had been for some
ufne enoeaVorng 10 make up their minds to offer
themselves to the two girls, accompanied them TO
the bali this evening, and at its termination, attend
| ed them home, ~
| sWell, how were you pleased. Carson?' said his
friend, as they left the door of Mr. Hardamer. on
bidding the girls good night.
| sHumph' responded that individual, i think
there was more froth than substance there -Es
SO do I. These gatherings were never much
to my taste, any how.' s7~w +s
I've made up my niind,' said Carson ito back
OUT N s a ss
| 'Ay, indeed! why what's the matter? thouoht
you were particularly pleased with Gertrude #
We'll. i m tbo A.
clined. as youknow,' replied Carson but the fact
is' Appleton I've seen little too strong an exhi
oeion OF extravaganza tonight. Gertrude was
dressed sPlendIdly, but rather too much SO for a
snoemaker's daughter, especially now that her
miners anaIrs are in SO embarrassed condition,
through his heavy endorsements for Mr..
tried to think that she looked elegant, but every
time she came near Miss Earnest. with her neot
PLAIN white dress, innocent face and graceful elias
tic form, could not but feel that her oplv merit
ike birds in gay pumage, lay in gaudy exteruals.
| feel sick and dsappointed.'
fretty much the same kind of thoughts passed
through my mind said Appleton, sin reference to
ueneVra. Why she'd ruin any man with her ex-
travagant ideas! 1 must take counsel of nr,aenoo
and relinduish my visits. pi be fool to put NV
Ihls conference confirmed in eacha half form, od
resoiutlon to look some where else for wife.
The heads of our young ladies' were too nearly |
turned to be able TO think nationally about anvtb;n
except the ball. for week AFTER Their snIandid |
dresses were, of course seen by their mother who
passed slight censure upon them, and concealed |
the matter As day after day, and week after
week passed away, the wonder of the girls increas
ed more and more, ut the prolonged absence of
their two particular beaux; and at the few and f,,
between visits which they received from otber
young gentlemen. The truth was, the real con-
don of their fathers affairs was better known to
every oody than TO themselves; and there were
te" ae the pail who did not feel something Ike
contempt towards young ladies' who could be- pnltv
OF naking so unnecessary show, when prudence.
and every other consideration should have nro,,,,
ted them to make ah appearance better suited to
their real condition and standing. They were
now, farther from making the desired matrimonial
haven than ever.
Having once passed the rubicou. in consertinc
to run up large bill in opposition to their fathers
implied commands, they were tempted to increase
that bill from time to time in the purchase of cost
iy shawls, fine dresses, and the various ct cetera
of woman's wardrobe, until the gentlemany own
ers of the store felt it necessary to hint to them
that their bill had already reached the round sum
of five hundred dollars. Surprised and alarmed at
this they stopped short, and now had added TO
theif other causes of trouble, the dread of the day
when then father should receive this bh the re-
sult OF only three months extrivagance in dress.
In the mean time, Geneyieve found the good
seeds implanted in her mind through the agency
OF Anne Earnest gradually striking their roots
deeper, and. shooting up into tender and green
leaves. Her character was undergoing through
change-silent, gradual, and sure. Acting con-
stantly from sense OF duty she always found
enough in her fathers house to give diigen activ-
lty to 10th mind and body, and thus she kept
in state far above the distressing dependency /,
which would otherwise have robbed her of all in