The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-06-29

set your heart upon it, you shall be IN
dulged, Barney. Take them both. y
And he dropped the two eagles, received
that afternoon for what he considered
bad debt, into her outstretched hand.
Ii was thus that Mrs. Murden came in
to possession Of her two dollar silk, tie
envy OF her next door neighbor, Mrs.
Keyser, her intimate friends, Mrs. Hop
kins and Miss Lippincott, to whom it was
shown in the piece.
GLOW are you going TO have it made?'
asked Mrs. Keyser, I'D have a basque
BY all means, and have it open" Mrs.
Keyser was one of those ladies who &C
complish so much on a committee of fer
eign affairs, and so little in the home de-
partment.
ooh, so would J." said Miss. Lippin
colt, who always assented to everything
that was said.
81 don't believe a basque would be
becoming" enviously interposed Mrs.
Hopkins, who was herself remarkable
stout and dumpy in figure.
"Perhaps not" said Miss Lippincott,
very likely not"
Il don't believe Miss Johns could fit a
basque either" pursued Mrs. Hopkins,
who had no intention Of being outdone by
her ncighbor; her dresses were all made
for the winter.
"Nor l." added Miss Lippincott.
81 wouldn't trust Miss Johns to put
scissors into that silk anyhow" " Mrs Key
ser said; for, having relations living in
Spruce-street, she was considered to have
unusual claims to knowingness in matters
of fashion, and was not slow to put them
forth.
"surely," thought Mrs. Murden, 'it
never would do. Miss Johns was well
enough for plain dress, but tseo dollar
si7h.@"
GLOW I wish you could afford to have
made at Miss Stringer's now" continued
Mrs. Keyser. emma Louisa always has
everything done there, and SO does Mrs.
Coleman, she's so intimate with, and Mrs.
George Barker You never saw such
splendid fits
It's presumed that Mrs. Keyser did not
allude to conyulsions; but Mrs. Hopkins
always elevated her little fat nez on a
mention Of these Spruce-street relatives;
for every one knows she said to Miss Lip
pincott, as they walked down the street
together
Everyone knows that she never is in
vited there when any one else is expected,
not even to the wedding. Iwouldn't own
such relations, if I had hoals of them;
would you, Miss Lippincott?'
"No indeed" returned that lady, with
unusual inimation for she was rather worn
out with illusions to the Spruce street re-
lations, herself, in an intimacy Of some
months standing.
It'll very daring thing, but young Mrs
Murden, revolving all these things in her
mind, the basque, the open front, Miss
Johns lack Of style, and that she was en-
ployed by all her acquaintances, came to
to the conclusion that her dress should be
made at Chestnut-street shop, although
she had never had anything made out ot
the house before. ''But it's.once in life
time, as she said to Mr.. Murden, walking
down with him after dinner; and he, who
had never seen fashionable mantua-
makers bill, thought it of little importance
to whom the important commission was
intrusted.
The little woman left rather nervous, i
is true, on entering such awful precincts
as the shop Of Miss Stringer, which was
by no means diminished by the manner O
the lady in waiting, who pursued, at the
same times, hergossip with another damse
seated in the window with dummy" OF
her knee, shaping cap on its unconsciou:
head, not less empty, perhaps, than the
one it was destined to grace.
II should like dress made, if you could
do it," stammered forth Mrs: Murden, a:
the girl leisurely surveyed her from hea(
to foot, taking an exact inventory of hel
dress, and knowing to fraction the cos
of every article.
Certainly, madam" And then ovel
her shoulder to the capmaker at thC
window: 'Is itpossible that she has white
feathers on blue bonnet? l wouldn'
wear such thing myself. Who's Will
her?''
Young Rushton, returned the street
surveyor, turning dummy's black face fo
another fold oflace ''He's devoted, they
say
Il beg your pordon, madam" Itwas
pardon asked for inattention, but sug
gestion to Mrs. Murden to finish he
business.
"A Dress continued Mrs. Murden
faltcringly. "When could you maxi
it.?
"Next week or week after, perhaps, o
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