The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1858-10-09
select STORY
the CALICO CL0lk.


a.ked Mary Lark, . girl Of twelve or
fourteen years, . she ran to nsst group
Of sshoelnatss, Who were coming TO-
wards the schoolhosse; ,'shs cuts the
noss comieal booking 6gare ever yoa saw.
Her cloak 10 made ont Of calico, and her
shsss sre bsogsss, sseh = men sad buys
wear"
"Oh, yes, I've sssa her." replied Lu-
cy Brooks; "she b the new washer wo-
mems daughter. l sboaldnt have
thought Mr.. Brown would have taken
her into the Academy; but l suppose he
likes the mossy that comes through
suas - well as any. 1t 10 clear Of
course"
And the air rang with the loud laugh Of
the girls.
Come, let Us 20 in and examine her,
eossisaed Mary, = they ssceoded the
steps ef the school hosss; az an thiak-
ing che vin make some fua for us."
The girls went into the dsessisg room,
where they fosad the aew sshelas.-
She vas . mild iatslligsst hooking child,
bss very poorly, though tidily, chad
The Kirls vent rousd her, whispering
and lssghiug with cash other. while she
ssesd tsssblisg and hlsshisg IN ese cor.
ner Of the room, without vsstariag 70
raise her eyes from the Aoor.
When they entered school, they found
the little girl was far in advance Of those
Of her age in her stadies, and ~ placed
in classes With those two cf three years
her senior. This seemed, os the whole,
10 make those girls who were disposed TO
srsss her uakisdly dislike her the more;
asd she, being Of . retiring dispos,tios,
through their isAuenee had no friends,
but went asd returned from school
alone.
"And Do yoa really shisk," said Mary
Lark, q she went up TO the little girl .
few weeks sfter she entered school, thst
YOU are going 70 get the medal! II viii
Correspond nicely with yoar cloak I"
And she caught hold Of the cape, and
held il Gus from her, vhils the girls around
Joined in the loud laugh.
aCslico cloak get the nsdal! guess
,As viii I shoaA like to sse Mr. Brows
o;visg il 70 hesw .=:A smother girl =
she caught hold her srm, and pseped ~
der the child's bonnet.
TIE little girl struggled to release her
sell, aod, when she was free, m home =
fast q she coah g.
.Oh, mother" she said, - she ester
"A her nothss's hsmbls kitehsa, "do q.
sver Upcle Willisu's letter, sad tslI
hin % viii eous - Nsv York 70 live
l dos't iks 70 live il Drdgsvil1e. The
e;rh en- ns sCaliss Clcsk, sad .Broxass,
ssl yes Aes't kasv, mother, how uskisd
they trsst ne"
Hssis, my dear" said her mother,
won mast expect 70 meet with those Who
win trsss yos uskindly % accosst d
your poverty; bot you must not Be dis
eoarsesi. DO right, ny child, aad yeu
win evsntsally come oG cosqueror.'
Although Mrs. Lee tried to encourage
her child, yet she knew that she had
10 meet with sewers tsiah for one 81
aBut, mother, they are Oh uskisd h
me- replied Lissie; there iss't one tAa
loves ne"
AID the child buried her face in be-
hasds, sad sobbsa alosd.
In bsidesvilis Academy there vsss
fsv ssl6sh, uspsiseisasd girls; asd th'
others joissd thoa il tossing The littl
sCslise Closk,' = tAsy eallsd hsr, fres
thes3Atlsssoaas, ssd fisa . lsvs 4 sposs
D.s they kssv - Asv Assply sssl
| seovsivs vssd pissosd The hssrt Il u
litsIA sssasgss, asd hev sasy bitsss tsar
- shsA Il ssssss over ShsiS sakisd
ness.
NnL L., ksvsiag thst tAs ssAssss
ali, esstisssa tAsis unjust trssAosst "a
vsrds hss child, resolved - sssspt u
heothsfs iavitatiss, ahAoseA hs vs
pser nsa, aad bssane mSabse Il III
lanily, kopisg 49, vAils tAses, y
ehild could eoatisss her stsdiss, sod psl
haps tApsugA hs ia1asaes I'D Aappil
RI ansag bss ssAsolnalss. According
y. . ~ - q tie tsso, shs lsA Bldg
wills, ed rsoevsd 70 New Yssk. A
though LisEie ksd bsen . member Of u