The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-07-11
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THE BROWN SILK DRESS.

plenty ol them, considering the change.
iu fashion but a brown silk to be mar,
Fied IN who sxsT beard Of such fancy
In girl Of eighle.nr
"'Tis true, aunt, hat nv choice NAV
seem somewhat somSre, but you know
very veil that | am about TO become the
wife Of poor mschsri2, vino depends
on his daily labor for support As the
wife Of such a Esn, | must necessarily
Inni, my expenditures to my circuns,an
css, and have thought i. better to pur
x chase something which would be u,eruI
for some time TO come, than ,o consult
ny appearances Ms a p'eulrd bride for
ore short srenr"&-espec's y as am to
sec no sraagrrs."
"Thers is something in th.,. There !,
my Mari~s weilin. dress She wriluev
or ~ssr it again in the word. ST.. bad
white satin, with a lace dress over it
oh, she did look beautifully ! dc adj
mIrs TO see a handsome hride.n
Yes, it is very well Ior tloss who can
FI'rd it. Bat 1t would I've gpi'e absurd
for ms TO purchase an .Spen,ne dress Or
one, or even for few evenings. when. b,
the expenditure OF half the money. can
procure that which will be ssrYiceabl~ fot
tome years But come put on your bon
net and step 0ve: ~ our new house. Il
10 all iurnisho oil Mt least, all that il fin
islsd; . ya'ue it more highly than |
Phousd II ~ss no. so near my rpoth.r's.'
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There, William has left thi. small par
lor, this s'ttipg,room, and three tbamb bars.
TO finish st biz leisure, ~hsu lie i. ont Of
employ msnt. See how everything is ar
I.nRsd; SO handy tor my work
You don't say you are goiog to do
your own work 4
"Certai"!y do. Thor. is only Que
apprentice, and | should think it srran.s
il could not 60 il NIL with cnse.'
~ "'N''' """t SNa"Pe iNnS'eh Won
have! To lie sure, !, is wpi enough il
you can bring your minI u u. Lm, then
folks 10 so d itcren,ly now adtys Thsr.
!. my Maria-she has moved il,o AZ ee
giant house, al furnished from top to hui-
Z tom. Sh" keeps Great girl to do rh.
york, and lule one TO wait srd tend.
Oh, things do 80 on beautifully, ! prom
jss you!
"He hu,band'isa Young lawyer, is Ls
NOT Is ne wssllhy I
S"Oh ! he ia very we'll off. lie does
not get much practice yet, but dare say
he will, in time. la ha. ,housKnG dol.
srs at Interest. Decades, Maria hey.r
would have married mechanic; thsir
hands get so hard and black, AMI their
sompIex'ons, especially if they are expo
sed, got 40 brown. | would not wish TO
hurt your feelings, but ! 90 thiak that,
fot prides sake, for :he sake Of the fami
iy, you might have made q little differ.
snt choice
"Oh, aunt, excuse my laughing-I have
yet TO learn that a mans honest occupa.
tion. whether it produces bard hand. or
white soh hands, whether il give, the
cheek a brown or pale hue, j. any dra
paragsmsnt to him. You must get Ac
quaintsd with William, and hear him
converse. You will not think OF his ha,d
hands, and his animated intelligent, couo
tsnaacs will dfiys his bronzsd skin quite
out Of your head. Eul come, you doot
say any thing about my fusniturs--and
you must see my nice CLOSETS
oh your furniture is we'll anoueh.-
lhs less you bav., the less you will have
TO take care Of. ven know
"Yss, we could not get much furniture.
! insisted upon William taking ihs money
which my grsnd mother left me, TO paw
ef few hundred dollars, which he os.d
Tor this place. ia order to enabls US 10 he
gin even in The world. We both have
such horror Of debt, lba, We are de
tsr'n'nsd never to incur anv, H We csn
possibly help il. See whs, nice pres.
for bed clothes this is!,
"Wby. What qaan,iSy Of bed aud
table :insn III, !. rssliy pics, too. You