Squatter sovereign., 1855-09-25
From the Star Spangled Banner.
THE New Ca@1co'
M OLIVER OPTIC.

BY OLIVER OPTIC. E,
n
"I can't afford a new dress, said Jane
Oakes, .but want to go to the ball.
Zone thing is certain, you cannot go
without one" replied Mary Trevor her
friend. -,
"How foolish it is to dress ones sell ike :
a doll. Why can't we go to balls VIII
sucb dresses as we wear to church 2"
because it is not the fashion.
"But we can make it the fashion. We
hear of calico balls in the city, why not
have them here?"
SIT would do very we'll for rich iolks
they can afford to be independent.
.Why would it not do for US, who have
the more need of it 2" asked Jane thought
fully.
20. it won't, that is all 1 know about
it."
81 have a great mind to 60, with such a
, dress as have"
"How foolish!' replied Mary, with ap-
. narent disgust. "You would not wear
0 that old berage would you :"
81 will wear my new calico"
0 Are you crazys Go to ball with q
calico dress on J!
: .sJust to show my independence, you
:, know" added Jane, with an arch SMILE
q oIt would be independence with a ven
peance. Would not Sam Vincent GRO"
y then"
Cd I'd "Let him crow" replied Jane blushine
;. deeply.
!, IN "You will prove then, that what he san
RS was correct-that he was reasonably asha
lmed to be seen in public place wit
YOU"
TO- 81 dress as we'll as / can afford. Ii
III dressed any better, it would deprive m
of poor old father and mother of many com
ue forts Of life," continued Jane.
Ike "But certainly you will not disgrace you
ey uncle's family and your friends by going
on- the ball in calico dress!"
~ Disgrace them?"
are eyes, disgrace them"
es "Uncle often says he should like to Sc
to little more independence in the girls.
ing ing mean to go, Mary, and go in my new ca
leo too
- "You must not be surprised if yo
!. friends 'cut' you then"
. mot at all"
"And then, think too Of the intenti'
of the ball."
"Don't care for that"
"It is to be given in honor OF the II
and gallant Frank Huntington. and 81
pose he will feel nightly honored by ye
callicow
"You may say what you like; !
wear the Calico"
II don't believe you will! You can
find any one to go with you in such
plight"
"My uncle"
"He won't"
~ am sure be will"
"Even ifyou set there no one will da
with you"
~ can't help it. cannot afford a
dress-yours cost at least twenty doll
"Twenty-four."
$50 much the worse; want to g
the ball very much"
"But it is too bad to go in such pl
as that"
sIf nv uncle consents will so.
This conversation occurred in one o
large New England villages. Jane U
was beautiful girl-some said the h
soonest in the place, if she would only {
better! Her father and mother were
7 poor, and resided in an adjoining tow
Jane, by the exercise OF great des
euergy and perseverance, had obtaine
excellent education, and was ASST
teacher in the village High School,
received a liberal salary. But the
devotion of the noble hearted girl
j j. not permit her to spend her money il
!: yanities of dress while her parents W
8 anything which she could procure for
She was naturally gay, and fo
pour amusements, especially of dancing,
= lndulged in at seasonable hours. II
preaching ball was sore temptatl
her. but she bravely resisted the IN
ton to purchase ball dress. and je
the festiviiies,-her conscience wou
permit her to do so. It would wror
parents.
Mary Trevor. her friend. was /
teacher. and both of them boarded
house of James uncle. who was qui