The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-01-03
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UnfashlOnablo Furs.

NOW, father. II thank you LOT thae lNe
hundred dollars; you promised to give it to
me this morning"
Eyes. my child. but have not 80 much
here now ride kown to my Office at twelve
o'clock and you shall have the money ex-
pect some tenants to pay their quarters rent
day, and can make up the SUM for you by
| that time"
"Fivc hundred. and not dollar less !; and
you may as well SAY six hundred" said the
gay, laughing girl she knew her father S
fond indulgence.
"Oh! extravagant !" exclaimed he, but
| whatever Of reproof the remark implied, 1t
was completely nulified by the carcsses given
! at the saiie time,
"Five hundred dollars too much for = set
of furs No, indeed. Why, Clara Morgan's
| cost eight hundred, and mother thinks those
she selcc ted for me very cheap"
The man of business smiled upon his dar-
ling daughter, then left his elegant and COM
| Portable house for the cheerless office in Wall
street. At noon Alice was In Wall street too
| Springing lightly from the carriage, she trip
| ped up stairs, and was at Mr.. Durands desk
just as 4 young female turned from it to go
out. Having received the six hundred dol
| lars. Alice left Immediately, and was soon At
| Smiths Bazaar, chatting gayly with young
friend whom she met there. Both were look
| ing at the handsome cape and muf which
| Mrs. Dursnd 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 10 look at others. Just then \ hol-
low, suppressed cough, close by her. eau sed
Alice to turn, as young girl passed on her
way to the sewing Thither, too, she
went, few moments after, to see if dress
she had making there was finished. Tho
superintendent Of work had it in her hand
and WAS reprmanding some one for coming
late.
81 am sorry to disappoint you, Miss Du.
rand" she said. seeing that young lady ap-
proach, "but Jane Lester, who is embroider-
ing your dress, did not get here until just
| now and it is not yet finished" Then turn
ing. she SAID, Here, Jane, you must work
fast, and make up for lost time"
As the sewing girl took the garment she
coughed again. Oh, that dismal sound II
touched tho heart Of Alice, for she recog-
nizcd in Jane Lester the one that passed her
in the Office and showroom. She looked at
her for moment aud thought, is it by the
labor of such as she that my fathers rents are
paid, and obtain money to lavish on costly
clothes She went up to the girl, who by
this time was diligently at work, and said,
in kind, low tone
Don't hurry at all I'm not the least in
need Of the dress"
Thank you. ma am, but will soon have
it done if ! am not at work on this, it will
be on something else"
But why do you work Al tall With that
cough you ought not to came out i'll such
weather as this"
"What would become of us-of father, l
mean, and the children--if were idle"
"Do you have to support them :" asked
Alice, with eager curiosity.
:'Not when father is we'll, but he has been
sick all winter, and paid out toe last Of his
savings this morning so must try and earn
moro than ever" Again that cough.
well. if that is the case you must con-
suit doctor, and do something for yourself,
or you will soon be unable to work at all"
Jane shook her head sadly. "No, indeed,
We cannot afford to have doctor for father,
and couldn't think of such thing myself"
There was a moments .pause-then Alice
spoke. "Give ME your address. and | will
send kind physician there who will not
charge you anything. But he must prescribe
for both, aud you must follow his directions. !"
Never mind me, Miss, I'm not SO bad as
you think, and shall be better Ill , little
| while. cough more than usual this morn
ing. from having walked too fast"
Miss Durand returned to the store more
thoughtful than when she first entered it.
She did not get near the five hundred dollar
| iiurs, but took set at one fifth Of that price,
and dcpartcd-lsaving her friend and the
clerks astounded At her sudden change of
taste.
Great was the Indignation Of her fashion,
able mother, when she learned the result Of
her daughters shopping.
"Whv, that is not the set chose !" said
she, when the boxes were opened.
II know it, mother, but preferred these. !"
"You have strange taste, must confess.
Any body can get stone martin"
Then shall still be Ia mode" replied
her daughter, with smile.
Eyes, with the vulgar herd" said the
lady scornfully.
''These are pretty, equally comfortable,
and did not cost near as much as the sable, y
answered Alice, in extenuation. But her
mother was not be modified.
"What had you to do with the cost? Didn't
your father give you enough money to pay for
the others :"
''YeS, ma am, and more, too"
"How Clara Morgan will laugh when she
sees those old-fashiondd things! And well
she may"
To avoid further circumstances, Alice re.
tired to the library, and addressed note to
DR.. Weston, the family physician. She beg
| ged him to call that evening at No. IA Ann
street, and prescribe for the two invalids
there.-Enclosed was one hundred dollar
bill, from which she wished him to deduct
his fee, and appropriate tho remainder to the
necessities of the family. There was also a
request for him to keep the matter secret.
He understood and appreciated this, for more
than once he had been the amoner of Miss
Durand's bounty, and he would not abuse
her confidence.
| A few days afterward the dress came home.
1t was neatly made and beautifully embroi-
dered. AS Alice examined the graceful de-
sign and elaborate needcwork, she thought
OF the trembling fingers that wrought it.
Yielding to the impulse Of her heart, she
set out Immediately for the residence of Mr..
Lester Something told her that she would
ind Jane at home and, sure enough she had
become so much worse that it was impossible
Tor her to leave the house, yet she was trying
TO sew, that the family might not starve. The
doctor had found Jane and her father ex-
tremely i'll but as they were in q comfort
able house, barely furnished with necessaries.