Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1863-01-08

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frightened the offers on the tip of his
tongue. and he was willing enough to
pay the wager, could it be fairly won.
Now, joe said Jennie, meetin. him
g. tho door, i am going to hide you
and have little talk with the girls to
which you must listen. If you are here
I should not like to ask all the questions
I intend to, and they might be shy of
answering
play eavesdropper, Jennie
Exactly it is fair in such a saae.-
Hark tho bell There they are. In
this closet, Joe j.
But, Jennie
Hush! You win wife or smoking
cap, any how. Go in :! And with a
parting push, Jennie locked the closet
door.
Joe, forced to comply now sat down
in the largo closet, on ? stool consider
atoly provided for the purpose, put his
eye to hole in the pannel, and took a
survey of the visitors just entering.
After this. he with a shrug of his
shoulders, placed his ear where his eye
had been
The young ladies both pretty, were
dressed in very different styles. Meta
wore light blue silk. with honnces:
bretelles of velvet. and pretty heed
dress of blue rlbbois on her luxuriant
light hair. Mary was attircd in pearl
colorcl silk, made perfectly plain, with
a rich lace collar and sleeves and her
dark hair in simple brails, with gold
headed pins 1t the back.
Jennie opened her batteries at once.
What pretty dress. Mota
Amt it? | made it today
Made it?'
% yes make all my own dresses;
it is quite saving
y should think it would be-, said
Mary Wright; my dressmaker's bill are
enormous, won't havSu y dresses made
anywhere hut in philadelphia, and it
cost small fortune.
| DO you like 2
Yes, thank you very much.
1t is ma.c out of the ribbon | had ON
my last bue dress got a receipt for
rcnovating ribbon last wccE, and tried
it. My brctlellcs are Of the same.
:hought it was bran new, said Mary
What an economical girl you are, Meta!
Jennie titered ed.---~----------.--
heaad Meta called e1travagant to-
day, she said. Come, Meta, deny the
charge and prove it false.
| think can without vanity, said
Meta. Father is not rich, aud since my
mother diel have learned to be econo-
mical. make all mJ own clothes,
bonncts, cloaks, and DRESSES included;
cmbroider my collars and sleeves.
What? cried Mary; these elegant col
lars and sleeves you wear? Why | have
often said that, although mine costs me
so much, they do not compare with
yours.
1t is pretty work to take ont when my
hands would otherwise be idle, eaid
Meta.
Sec, I have one here. | will work as
| defend myself. Then, Jennie, make
many of fathers thiugs-lis dressing.
gown, underclothes, slipRers-and en-
broidcred seats for all the worn out
chairs and sofas. Our parlor furniture
got very shabby. and we could not afford
| to refurnish; but I embroidered new
seats for ottomans, sofas and chairs,
and, with somo Of my tides and coat
of varnigh here and there, made it look
quite respectable.
The prcttiest parlor in tho village
raid jennie. But Meta, the fancy arti-
clcs, shades, and all these things?
o, ] make them, and they cost very
little. Then father likes good table
and l have leurncd to be quite coQk
ppt up all opr preserves, and pickles.
make tho cake, and provide new dishes
constantly.
Mercy cried Mary; why. the pre-
serves, pickles and cakp alone at oar
house, cost as n mint of money.
But. Meta, faid Jennie, how do you
find time for all this | was informed
tha you spent half your time reading
tras hy magazine.
Oh, Jennie, how cap you call it SO,
when you make it so useful yourself?
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