The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1858-04-10
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spite ofherself, but resums
in an instant
g Mrs. st. JOIN has one Just imported 70
her from Paris nersf maid showed 1t to m,
Abby, and she says it was n hundred dollars
the l~oveliest thing you can imagine, and Mrs
St. John is exulting in the idea Of hafiny
something which nobody else can cal rival"
You don't expect I'm going to send Il
Paris, too? Fifty dollars is bad enough, Bell
bnt.a hnndred-and when I've got that Ney
Orleans bill to meet next week."
Now do, pray, keep still, like a good D.,
papa, and hear me ont p &
Go ahead, then, Miss Extravaganza! y aTs
The old gentleman adjusted his gold spectacles
aud leaned back in his chair with a comica
look of despairing resignation.
Well, Abby says there is Just such a on,
at Nine L'Ormeis on Broadway, for fifty dol
lars--the lace and center-piece are as like a.
possible, only Mrs. st. Johns has a garland D
the most exquisite passion-dowers and lilies
worked SO that it covers nearly all the center
Abby saw this one when she went to Madame's
10 see about the Honiton ruches for my gloves
and got the refusal Of it until tomorrow"
Abby's extremely %onicious, / should think !!
grambled the old gentleman.
No, she isn't, papa she's a perfect non
pareil of a maid. Well, / was thinking that
Alice Smith works so exonisitely that she
conld fill in the garland before the night OF
Mrs. st. Johns fancy ball. Don't Won remain
Der how saceetty she did that eolar d'Espagne
for me last month 2"
20 yes, I'm such a good judge Of your non
%sensical fol-de,rol! r.
"She did, however, and now Tn dying to
have the handkerchief. 1t will mortify. Anne
st, John to death, and / can have a star, EN-
broidered in gold thread, in the middle Of the
handkerchief. 1t will suit my costume so adj
mirably!"
"oh, you're going as a Metropolitan Police
man, are you ?"
No, you disagreeable old papa I'm to
be tle Evening Starr
. We'll, my little pussy. / suppose you must
be humored! But you know the consequences,
Slippers to be warmed-cigars iighled-gloyes
mefded7-and your old father to be kept ID
good humor for a full month to come 7,
on are the dearest papa in the world p
and Isabel threw her arms round her fathers
neck, win an atlectionate kiss, which more than
repaid Mr.. Middleton for the bank bill which
he handed out.
Here's the handkerchief Miss Isabel i, and
Abby, the trim little maid, placed a small Hal
box in her mistress hands. 20! isn't It n
love of a thing ~
Isabel opened the box, and there, in a lining
OF PINK SILK, lay a web-like texture of linen
cambrlc and lace, so exquisitely fine that it
seemed as it a cloud Of soft, snowy mist had
drifled down. upon the rosy silk.
E AZ II .-1 - = III - I'll LL .A
wonder what Alice Smith will ask for
embroidering this center ?" unused Isabel.
She cant ask much, miss" put in ABBY,
who stood by, playing with the bows on her
little silk apron.
But the time is so short. Only tbiuk-T
have The handkerchief tomorrow niph,
len O'Clock! And there Is so much work n
lone. too-all this place filed up with gar
OF flowers and leaves p
oh, she can do it by working steadily. miss.
sure, if you send il Immediately
I'm not send it'll take it myself. Tell
John to have up the carriage instantly. ABBY.
and bring my mantle and %furs., +.
" Miss Isabel, it's no place for YOU to eo
demonstrated the astonisbed Abiga;l
.Saeh a horrid, dirty little street and Alice
ives on the fifth floor, loo, among all the dirly
and Irish"
, 4 cant help that do as I told You, Abby
ma q'lckly, too, There's no time to be LOST
ma must see to it myself. I wonder if she'll
10 II Tor i've dollars reflected Isabel, as Abby
an down stairs 10 deliver her orders, she
'gS, for | can't afford to give her a cent more
declare must begin to economize Nv
money Is inst going, and it won't do to ask M.
"a Tor any more. I've no right to COMPLAIN
| mar, for he's been generous IL a c,rl, -
ms costume bal. My fancy dress, and the
lamond necklace and the diamond stas far
~ haIr-a Thousand dollars wont BEGIN tn
the eSpensell'
nc ragged and barefooted urchins who were
iayiag III the suow-drifts of a narrow ,nd
my street, In the close vicinity of the Five.
.gil's' started and yelled in aStonishmen, when
us Middleton stepped from her liver.ed car.
age' and ran up the rieketty and moulderino
a'reaSe OF a crazy old tenement. with The
ahakefchiefhox in her hand, She paused Al
~oru,ea'en door in the highest story, and =,
noeked hnrriedIy. W.T. !
1t was opened by a pale and CHASTITY younp !
oman, whose skeleton frame was but hail ,
by a tattered shawl. It"
On Miss Isabel, is it you ?" she said in :
surprise Z" come in, please!' f,
Isabel followed Alice Smith into the mise,. i
'e room with a',nest a Shudder, There Was /
f, IRE n lhe rusty CRATE, although the bitter /
| u febraary blasts was waiing withnut. /
a thF { legged table. with one chair and n :
II beastead formed the sole furniture of tba .