The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1864-03-03

of her pretty head, and amidst its glossy
abundance were a few sprays of hel:trope;
her dress was simple drab silk, with low
corsage and short sleeves. relieved by fall
of white blonde. while her tiny foot, with
! it's dainty satin slipper Of the same shade as
the dress, laid coquettishly hidden in the
thick, rich carpet. r...-..-
| Come. Fred. l am ready, she said. Am
presentable? .--a---.l s.a
Why, Lita. love? s. -s
Here he paused. Admiration was writ
ten on every feature OF his speaking face;
but he adroitly changed the expression and
concluded with
Yes, Lita; presentable, perhaps. But one
would take you to be at least twenty ),
instead of nineteen. Faith, had no idea
it would alter you 80 much! Come. there
is an hour yet; run and put on that rose
coIcred Grape. and tako the fasteniugs from
your hair, and let it fall in curls about your
shoulders. 1 hate to see you, my little
Sis. looking SO prim. There's an hour yet.
and Bell will! assist you. Do it, now, to
please me; there's good girl.
Lita's cheek turned crimson and her eyes
filed with tears To think that Fred, her
own brother, should tell her she look ed
| twenty five and p-im at that! What would
Charlie Chester think of he.? For a mo-
m ent the tenn ptatiou was strong upon her.
But she did not yield. for she saw in her
miod's eye Charlie Chester with the wine
cup at his lips; she heard her mothers voice
cry wing, Enter not into temptation! as plain
ly as she heard her whisper it into his ear
as he turned from his cottage homo few
weeks previous. 1t was those words. and
the look of gentle sorrow that Fl lied the
mothers eye with tears, that first aroused
Lita's fears in regard TO Charlie; and ever
since that time she had watched him close
| ly. She did not care to 6etray her interest
in him, as be had avoided her studiously
for more than year; and besides, she fear.
ed to wound him by forcing upon him the
! thought that she imagined him incapable
of seI-controi. But now she had devised
a way in which either of these coutngen-
cies could be avoided. And having obtain
ed her brothers. consent. should she yield
it simply to crafty her love for dress and
! admiration? No, sir; she would sot. More
than that, she dared not. Laying her hand 4,
in its tiny kid glove, upon her brothers
shoulder, she said:
| Brother Fred, shall GO as am, though
l would gladly consult youe tas;e and my
own by exchanging this sombre dress for
the rose colored Grape; but it would not be
right to me; should desp;se myself. I am
sorry you are going 10 be mortiisd at my
appearance. did not think, before / came
below, that l looked so old aud prim. But
OF course l do, as you say So.
| Never mind, Sis; am proud Of you, let
YOU look as you will. / should not have
loved you half so well, had you meekly
yielded 10 my request. And now run and
get your hat and cloak, for the carriage
waits for us at the door.
Had nv readers looked closely into the
eyes Of Frederick Ross. they would have
seen something like tear glittering upon
! his dark laShes, which he hurr;edly wi ped
away upon his dclicately perfumed hand
kerchief as Lita turned from him. And
Lita thought he never looked so lovingly
upon her as when he handed her into the
carriage; aud then she was quite sure his
bearing was more than usually proud as he
led her to the further end of the reception
ROOM to pres ent her to Mrs. Thurston-the
lady Of the house.
Lita Ross, as I live! cried the inperious
beauty. as she tossed her stately head. !
wonder whAtne freak has taken posses
sion of her? -H
Oh, she likes to make herself conspicu-
Gus; cried another lady, carelessiy toying
with one of her golden curls. See how all
eyes fol iow her. / should not care to be in
ther place. She looks like a Quak keress
matrou of thirty or thirty-fve. You'll
stand quite o chance of reigning bell to-
night. now that she has hidden all her beau
ty under cloud Of drab.
Miss Milford, the young lady addressed,
/ cclored li;ts at the doubtful compliment,
and, gathering up her pale blue satin dress,
she sailed stately away.
Miss Ross, said Mrs. Thnrstop, bending
her gentle face near to Lita IS, will you give
a key to the mystery that so sorely puzzles
- II.
dress on this occasion.
| cannot at present, Mrs. Thurston, re-
piled Lita; but at some future time l may
i | hope YOU do not think ! have done any :
thing improper? / have motive that you
would certainly approve of, il were al
liberty to name it. r -= axe
And Lita stood blushing through hel
smiles at the inquiring face of the lady.
Oh, no. Miss Ross, nothing improper; bu
I il seems so different from your own girlish
4 self that it causes speculation in the mind:
OF m any. But do not let it trouble You, j
think it very becoming to you, this dral
dress, with its blue trimmings. In short,
never saw you looking SO lovingly as to-
night. though not 30 brilliant as your wont
D. Mrs. Thurston, you do not mean il;
am sure am looking very plain. Broth g
[ Fred said, before lett home. looked
twenty fve. and SO very prim, and hay
, felt as it were true al the evening. I
/ must be your partiality for me, Mrs. Thurs
ton--indeed it must.
II Not at all, Lits; am quite serious in m.
opinion, and / have heard Others say th
same. t17 .-4s a1' pace -sR
Lita Ross is Lita Ross. dress her as yo
: NAV said light hearted girl, as she stoo
{ talking to her companion. just zee her q
+ she stands there with the light iaihp
3 around her soft drab dress; but she look
! prettier tonight than ever, oontinnsd tn
unselfish girl. .-ys.s,z -. -.
r Look Harry.
oil es I.;zzia there ara few faces Ike Dit