The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-09-22
much in the country during her fathers

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She loved everything in woa and |
field ana gard DEM; and it was we'd hard
for slssss to Sit in Shat close 9on1 yhile
shes knew the solet paeT
tho he'd sos. and the Wild sstf fawbeIx
red IL 4hss sturss, and Che brool
between green bgla u rusniag cles
the sea-. Ever since the first of
she. had been planning with the gifl
w1lao sslt aest to h1I 5o take whole days5
aud 20 q fewehRiles up the river to ]
some grassy, quiet place, where thS
could breathe tho fresh air. and
under the shade, and find haply few
flowers. 4But such was the hurry in the
honse, shat Madame had been unwilling
I'd y pare them, and week after week had
passed IN the saiae dull routine,
1t was riday afternoon, Saturday
promised to be an easiexs lay thi aal,
and they had at last won az u6tant
consent 81 take NJ for fhenselves.
Margaret MAS work ING Nith fresh vigor
upon tho lnyeiider sir, Blinking of
all the pleasure she hal stores when a
carriage stepped at the door, and aslady
aRtered II announce the death of her
ai 8 nadlf father and orslea full mourning
the hloasehoId.
Md Mad as she came
kfack Qf Course yoa must gives 1p Hut
ISL lnnp now, Miss Ellis. 9lzafe's
noone but youto make the folds.
Poor Margaret. 1t was all could
do to keep from crying. onder
she pushed back her hair and fel fS2r
a moment, almost smothered in tIlf
room and wished she were b
| but e dress-maker, and when sl1a II tl8
home that night to her smaIl
| the attic, looked moro tender thR Z
at the little pot of mignonette
window. 3
The next day there was no
| regrets. 1t was nearly milni Az beffo1e
the work-room was closed, and then
, the best girls, Margaret among them.
were obliged to go early Sunday morn
ing, and sew until noon: One of them
::made; some little remark about disliking
4 to sersop Sunday. Indeed said Mad
anne. you 3peghtall of you to be willing
to do anga5tingin an emergency. People
must lss lssge@gnaourning, Sunday or no
i-Susssytsay.s ~.
The old gentlemanhad been paralytic
for years, and his death was a relief tc
himself, as we'll as to his, friends, but
he had left a large fortune to the
family, and so, though they rejoiceC
rather than mourned, and for all the
grief they felt, would as soon have
ordered scarlet or yellow, custom anc
propriety demanded that every melnbe1
should wear the gloomiest Grape, anl
/ the most inconsolable bombazine.
The fuAesal was to.be in. the churcl
on Sunday-Sfternoon, and it was neces
sary that af1 the garments should b'
finisheQ .andsssf'seht home by II o'cIocl
J on that dry. Mrs. So was al
important customers and BEodame woul,
tesve to put herself to asW inconven
fence, rather than disappofnt her.
Certainly, itainly,' said she, 'giv
yourself no anxiety. All shall be don
as you desire.
When her back was tgapad, there wer
many significant looks: exchange
, among the girls, for they had oftel
heard her speak slightingly of he
/ I grandfather, and wonder 'how long h
, meant to live @
| When Margaret went home that day
she threw herself, almost exhausted, o
t the bed, from which she did not rise
till it was time for her to 60 to work tn
= next morning. There was no hope of
, holiday now.s New orders had come il
b andspgenis we're made for three week
s in aFsasAee~. Let the day be ever 8