Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-03-25

Dpoiiiug your bonnet ny dearF said Mrs
Carscss, with an assoasshsd look ct Der daugh-
tsr Nellie, who stood leaning against her
mothers chair, swiaging By ito strings .
plain but psssSy piak velvet hat
lit will not look much neansv II it Il jam
med . little out Of shsps,' answered the ht
tie girl pountingly. Il don't think ! need
care how soon it 10 worn out aad she nm,
isbed her words BY an extra flourish Of the
despised bonnet
Would my little gisly Be- happier affer
having ruined Il, and Gel that she deserved
aWsli. Ma, I don't know how / should
feel" said Nellie, coloring slightly, and
twisting the strings closer around her I'm
ger II only know wish hadn't cot this
thing, it isn't half 20 pretty ~ Alice Law
con ., that cost only twenty Ihillings more
than mine ] am sure shall never want
70 wear il again il an not TO have feather
on il, and flowers inside like hers, for ! can
not hook like lady 1t I'll when hers is by !;
and indeed never will walk with Alice AIRY
more, or cit next her 10 Sunday School, now
that she has 70 innch the handsowest BON
nes! She said only this morning that il 10 q
great Hhame do not have finer clothes, and
that Mrs Lavinia toIs her Ma that it was
very arrange you didnt know how to make q
better use Of money, for nobody would sus-
pect, from anything we WIRE, that Pa was
the richest man in'-"Hush, NellieI inter.
posed the astonished mother-,'do you know
Whist you are saying and doingY'
"lt is the truth, Ma, persisted Nellie.
II would not have believed that my little
daughter could have had 80 unamiable n
sprit excited in Der, by foolish, unsuitable
6neries, or that she could SO far lay aside her
love and respect for her mother as to speak
90 improperly, or be willing to repeat the
criticisms ola thoughtless woman Are you
not always neatly and -becomingly dressed r
well, Ma" said Nellie, bursting into
tears, Alice Lawson won't be eleven years
old till two months after am, aud flowers
are certainly prettier inside bonnet than
thia hateful down. besides it is just what the
Blairs and Alians wear, and their houses are
not half 30 large as ours IT. "Give me the
bonnet, my dear" and, AZ Mrs. Carson put
her arm around Nellie to draw her close to
her side, continued. 'Do you remember how
much warmer we thought the down would
make this open bonnet, and how much you
admired its snowy wilderness, and how pleas
ed and graceful you were at having what you
thought was 20 pretty? Nellie was happy
then, and almost entirely because she had an
obedient, ccnfding spirit, that made her con
tented with whatever her mother thought was
best for her. ifthe feather and flowers were
given her now, they would not bring back that
happy trusting spirit, but would only strength
en- her beliefin her own superior judgement
and taste; and what Is worse, fear, would
rst ,lotin nd n fra
10 dress as well or better than any of her
neighbors, and help her to forget that the
state of her heart is Of 30 much more conse-
Quence than the clothes she wears. A vain,
dissatisfied spirit has come up in her heart,
that has taken away her gratitude, and not
only spoiled her enjoyment Of her love for
her mother but has made her disrcspectful!"
ooh, MAI sobbed Nellie, II did not mean tn
be direspectiul, and am sorry was, but it
seems very strange that you are not willing
1 should have as pretty things asother girls;
and nothing in the world could make me
happier than the beautiful pink feather at
Mira. Layinias sssss
Dr. Carson, who had been engaged at his
writing desk during the above conversation,
looked up, and asked, lis my daughter so
very confident about that? Is she quite
sure2 Think, now, before speaking. Il
needn't think said Nellie half smiling, 81
kaow about it." every we'll then, how
much money is wanted to make her happier
than anything in the world p "Only TWEEN
ty shillings, Pa" "Yeu shall have them,
then. if YOU will promise not to spend them
for II week r Neliie's conntenance fell again
at the thought of such n postponement of
her darling wishes, but she gave the promise
as clieerfuily rs shc could, and, on receiving
the SUN, quickly left the room without ven
turing to look at her mother, though not
without thanking her father, and taking with
her the despised bonnet, now grown u little
less cdiuus
The week waiting was not yet over, when
DR. Carson invited Nellie to ride with him
one morning rs he was going around to some
Of his patients. Nellie was only too glad
II 20 with her father, for he always had
some new thing to show her or teach her,
and sometimes he allowed her to hold the
reins Of "Od speedy" rs they went jogging
over the smooth road So che dressed her
self quickly, aud notwithstanding her bonnet
was yet without it's feather, her eyes were
dancing with Joy as she tied its strings, and
drew on her nice mittens. another min
ute she had gaily kissed u goodbye to her
Mamma, ana was at tue side Of Papa, wait
ing to be lifted into the carriage. The fresh
cold air soon frightened the roses on Nellie's
cheeks, and so cheered Old Speedy that he
OF at such a holiday pace as made
the little girl almost afraid to drive; but he
seemed to know that gentle hands held the
reins, and carried his head as proudly as
though they had been the qneen's 9, and when
he met carriages, turned out Of his accord,
rs much as to say, 81 must show her how to
gnidels
After passing through several streets, they
stopped at house where the Doctor left Mel
lie in the carriage to amuse herself by watch
ing objects in the street Nothing especially
her attention, however, till she saw
a little pale,looking, bri.ht-eyed girl of about
her own age come quickly up the sidewalk,
and 60 into q secondhand clothing store,
nearly opposite Old Speedy's stand-post-
Her interest was at once awakened as to
whether the object of this little girls call was
to buy or sell and she counted the days
when she herself would go upon a shopping
excursion for the all-important feather She |
was sorry TO see the little girl 60 into such
store, for she felt there would be nothing |
pretty to buy there, and but small sum re-
ceived for what might be sold. Notwith-
standing the unfortunate state of mind in
which Nellie was introduced to the reader,
she had truly kind, sympathetic heart,
which moved quickly at the sight Of suffer-
ing and sorrow; and when she saw the little |
stranger come out of the store, with coarse
upon her head in place of the
neat hood worn in, she exclaimed, Indeed,
what PITY But it was circumstance
full Of mystery, however, that the girls face
seemed to wear happier expression under
Nae handkerchief than under the hood, and
was evidently lighter-hearted as she ran of
down the street upon some other Grand
The case was still being pondered when the
Doctor came out, to whom Nellie told the
story, Some poor child, probably said
the Doctor. who needs many things more
than a warm hood; wish had seen her.
Away went Old Speedy again, and Nellie
had not ceased her speculations upon the
mater, when they stopped in front ola build
ing evidently containing many tenements Tor
the poor. She was not particularly pleased
that her father wished her to go in Will, HIM,
but she nevertheless silently followed htm up
two fights Of stairs, where he tapped hight
" at DOOR The summons to enter was
very feeble, and when the door was opened