Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-02-20
Giierarp Selections.
THE UNREASONABLE FURs.

FIVE hundred dollars, you promised to
give me this morning" !
Yes, child, bat 1 have not so much
here now I; ride down to my Office at
twelve o'clock, and you shall have the
money expect some tenants to pay
their quarter rent to-day, and can make
up the sum for you by that time"
Five hundred, and not dollar less;
and you may Is well say six hundred, 2
said the gay, laughing girl; she knew
her fathers fond Indulgence.
@Ohl extravagant - exclaimed he,
but whatever Of reproof the remark i'm
piled, it was completely nulifed by the
caresses given al the same time.
aFive hundred dollars too much for
set Of furs No, indeed. Why, Clara
Morgan's : cost eight. hundred, and mother
thinks those she selected for me very
cheap"
The man Of business smiled upon his
darling daughter. then left his elegant
and comfortable house for the cherries
Office in Wall street. At noon, Alice
was in Wall street too. Springing light
Iy from the carriage, she tripped up
stairs, and vas at Mr.. Durand's desk
Just as young female turned from it to
go out. Having received the six hun
dred dollars, Alice left Immediately, and
was soon at Smiths bazaar, chatting gay
ly with a young friend whom she met
there. Both we're looking at the hand
some cape and Huff which Mrs. Durand
had fixed upon for her daughter the day
before. They were beautiful indeed, and
the young ladies having exhausted the
usual vocabulary of epithets in praising
them, turned to look at others. Just then
a hollow, suppressed cough close by her,
caused Alice to turn, as young girl pas
sed on her way to the sewing-room.-
Thither, too, she went, a few moments
after, to see if a dress she had making
there was finished. The superintendent
of work had il in her hand, and wa:
reprimanding some one for coming SC
late.
am sorry TO diSappoint you Mis-;
Durand," she said, seeing that young
lady approach, but Jane Lester, wh'
is embroidering your dress, did not ge
here until just now, and it is not yet fin
isbed." Then turning, she said, " Her
Jane, you must work fast, and make u
for lost time
As the sewing-girl took the carmen
she coughed again. Oh, that disma
sound Untouched the heart of Alice
for she recognized in Jane Lester tn
one that passed her in the Office an
showroom She looked at her mo
meni, and thought, is it by the labor G
such as she that my fathers rents ar
paid, and ! obtain money to lavish o
costly clothes She went up to the CIR
who by this tine was diligently at worl
and said, IA kind, low tone:
Don't hurry at all; Pm not in Ii
least need Of the dress"
Thank you, ma'am, but I will 500
bayeit dones If am not at work G
this, It viii be On something else
But why do you work at all? Wit
thai cough you ought not to come out
such weather as this"
q What would become of us-of fat
er, mean. ard the children-if I we
idIeg
Do you have to support them ?" as
ed Alice, with eager curiosity.
Not when father is well, but he
been sick all the winter, and l paid o
the last Of bis savings this morning
Unjust Try and earn more than ever"
Again, that cough.
Well, If that is the case you mt
consalE doctor, and DO something
yourself, o. you viii soon be unable
work Il ae
Jane shook her head sadly. "No,
aesa We cannot afford to have doct
for faAhers and couldn't think of su
: fhing ngsslf.7
here vas moments pause-th
Alice spoke.
Give ne your address, and I y
send kind physician there, who "
not charge Jon anything. But he m,
prescribe for both, and you must foIB
his directions"
Never mind me, Miss, I'm not
bad as Jon think, and shall be better
a little while. i cough more than US
this morning, from having walked
fast
Miss Durand returned to the St
more tboughtful than when she first
tered l. She did not get near the
hunaved Dollar furs, but took set at
Aish of thst price, and departed-leav
her iriead and the clerks astonished