The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-01-12
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didn't know what to do about panta.
looms end told 0smboge 90 whsM be
came 10. ] was sitting up In bed mend
ing my only PaiV. There was friRhtlul
hole upon each knee but long practice
in patching had made me as dexterOus %
woman, and I was getting the new pieces
on 60 nicely that Aattered myself they
would hardly be detected-at least at the
tirst glance. They .woald do sesy we'll
for street wear. especially II only went
out in the evening, but 10 call upon ID
dy and that too. In the Daylight I ap.
pealed TO Gamboge, the only friend I had,
and 10 whom appealed on eli occasions.
Bother the pkNVkl06NS r. he eXcIaIm.
ed, little impaIicntly, for he had thought
the impediments oil removed.
ST is the pantalcOns which bother me, /"
l said. deeetedly. M,
"CAs'Gypu 61hAas y make them do :
it won't BE- very light. Thess fashionable
women ere more cunning than even va
artists iR the matter Of light and shade.
They know better than 70 pug themselves
10 cross lights, o. in the candid shine Of
the midday SON. You'll lind the parlOrs
Of delicious darkness, very flattering 10
Jour wardrobe, my friend. That's cap.
ital patch, old boy"
"fm glad you admire It But Miss
FOllett might not"
I'd lend you = pair Of mine, if you
were not such Q monster. les . great
pity, either that yOu are blR. Of that | am
little, ] don't know which. I've got two
pairs, new; 90 I could a0Oovd 10 b. libe.
raj. Before my succeas ct the Academy
last year, ! was nearly as bed olf as you.
But | couldn't mend like thatl" He
looked appreciatingly ct my patches
I" Really great uItWds aFO gree4 In OIL
things," remarked, with my usual mod.
esty. Bot pfUbubly Miss FOllett, being
. milliOn.hsiress, knows too ittle Of old
clothes 10 do me the justice you have done
me. She has taste. though, plenty Of It.
She knows Q picture WHEN she sees il,
which 10 unusual for one Of her sort.
Isn't 1t cuiOuS now, the fancy she has
taken TO that little biz Of mine {"
bed managed TO get picture In at
the Annual Exhibition, for the Hrst time,
and RhroaRh stlss influence Of 0anbOg0
Ii was small thing, and Obscurely hung
but Il had attracted the attention Of {
young lady, In amateur and an heircss
lleF acQuaintanco was somewhat effected
by artists; GambOge had the honor OF Il
aud wAsN be- hssaA Ar pssiss ths un
known paipteg. he, by Q master stroke O
policy, proved his fFisndship for me, anG
obtained an Invitation Eor ne TO Acoompa'
ny him to the morning reunions Of the 10
d.. fsehe bed also siEWiRsd hef insaalIou
Of fpREcAsiag the plctprA. provided Il w
foS sale or course Il IVES for sAls. The
young man who sst patching his last paii
Of rsntaloOns felt only too happy ct The
thought lie would have been even bet.
ter pleased, had II already been paid for
for then he might have gone % the tailOr'i
ct once, instead Of sitting up, under thu
bed'clOthes, and worrying himself about
tri6es. oF
"Ehe has apPolated Tomorrow
want TO 20 - .bAdly. And here I mus
e9.tA lS.s .hs ::PPO'ss"itys' wAss sAall l DO
'SWEih ths pAaGAloOnsP-dara the pan
talo0nsl" , Z t'eien
81 have, Six'OV seven times"
4" You1l be foolish lf yOa LET everything
stand ia the way Of your going now, Ilel
you, sir. There's not enly her patEOnas,
perhaps her tiiendship-but the con
sidsratiOn Il will give you. and The circl,
yOvs'M step into and the choice thing
yOu will Sse In her h01ss-not only pic
tures and marbles but articles Of rsrtW
everything, 70 g.aAiiy ! t1sts like yours
bssakiag,ysar nsck bate spsak TO-"
"Oh, I would willingly break my uecl
for Gha konog at bowln6 hsasse Aiss BOl
lett But - 20 there wilh paecAss % ny
knEAs Ekst would EsqnifA mora courage
yos - Noap bot t6aa ! csal1 .bsaF I
sueeT NSsA Asr;;aS Gneqr o. The nps of I
baanttRl Wc.naA Somstna hFes mAI
= prOud sehisvsa..s; ~ = sss q
! iss e sS-hs.csP6 I,.f sIs..I1 e 1ssssy.l
s.PttA1pS yqd ea1 gsAr mias; yoa'r'
OulY spaf tnchss 1allGrV than aud . tFiRI
hesvier, Of courss. The fact is, ] wOult
| lend you ss6ass tobsy yOa Aapslr, but
havSn4. KUA Il !. Ny hHdlady was all&I
ne thia @ainlR . Sisil q ny rOOmS
cessee @s han hada'e = eAanes % 70
ana elN N 4 ~ didn'
ceaAt q; 'ehaN eAhol e e " ~. D.
(ssss Neb 4 yee gal
U aeAs q sea yos sts e.I ]. ssls !. y
cSsasisioss - iSs',ys1h. 4 D - saos
hsy much have 1sat 70 The Last twelv'