The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-06-26
BETsEY's BONNET.

y co MS nat anu nuSned back his thick ha
: as he stood on the hotel steps talking to
d plain country farmer in sui Of home -Spu
z gray,
WAL, no, not quite yet, John. I war
to get Betsy bunnit a real nice one; ia:
: as good cue as a Yorker might want :
Cause Betsey's worked awful hard tht
spring. Times are good too So | CUES
! We i see if my Betscy shan look as good a
} anybody. 'Spose you don't want to g
along with me, do you?'
let me see--four o'clock yes, I'll 2
Uncle Abel. III look at the pretty girls
though you won mind that. Come on.
So they walked off up the street, th
fashionable attire OF the yonng lawyer con
trasted strongly with the antiquated cut O
the farmers garments, which at home wer
wont to lie in solemn state in the spare room
HALL the week, only to be worn on Sunda,
with becoming caretulness, Ih re was lit
tie likeness in the flce--a fria too fair f)
: manly beauty, with its blonde nustache anC
. setting of close brown curls-to the bronzeC
and heardless one, with a few locks, gparr
and gray, beneath the well brushed hat; bu
the clear blue eyes was The same in both
and ike those that wee closed forever an
der the sod by the ample orchard on uncl
Ahcls farm, where his dead sister was laid
when John was a tiny child. 1t troubled
Join not whit to be seen with the plain
:, copntryman. In spite of his perfuned hal,
and well gloved hand his heart was trur
and lead to the good friend OF his boyiio6d
: and the lnquilng glance Of his companions
gave him no annoyance whatever.
They reached Madame Rozettes at last,
and John lounged in the doorway and
i straightway engaged in tn laudable en-
ployment OF finding out the pretnest face
among the girls in attendance Josie Mul
lett, radient with smiles and think a little
artficaI bloom, came forward with her most
bcwltching glanees to wait upon the old far
mer who brought so attractive a person
with him; and, fancying that she would
show her superior ability byso doing, made
| mp her mind to quiz Uncle Abel unmorci
fully. Poor old man! In Hoptown he
would have had no trouble whatever. Miss
Crabtree, in her plain dress ard cap with
lavender ribbons, would have have told
HIM at once what to get; andrher little cray
eyes would not have confused him in the
! least. 'fiR |n"E2e@l .." tt2'
But there was a fine lady with great
circumference OF black silk trailing out along
the carpet waist no bigger than-a wasp
a head on which the hair seemed struggling
IN erlRips and euris to get away from shin
ing bands strapped tightly around it, and a
pair # great black eyes looking straight at
sim W hile the danisei held up one style
after another Or tied them on coquetishly.
Uncle Abel looked at john imploringly, but
derived no help from him.
''NoW. young woman. show me some o!
your best bonnets- real good ones. None
of vour ola -!oShionad poor ,birn, E,r ,,,,
wife " f
Having said this Uncle Abel felt that he
had stated the case clearly and should have
no further trouble.
Miss JOSIE sailed about and returned with |
a white chip Gip.y, trimmed with ,lue,
red rose on it, aud a gray straw trimcd with |
scarlet poppies. F
HNow this will be Just what you want.
| am sure; only twenty fvo dollars too--so
cheap aud SO becoming - wa !
Uncle Able confessed aiterward that he
felt quite confounded at the great price. but
did not mean to let that Frenchiiiel Girl
know it, so he only said "Oh that's the
style, eli? 1t amt bit like Betseys old
one though. " .. .-.r ..
'Oh, no, Sir, the fashion has changed
entirely Now this gpsy is Just the new
est thing out, and your wife would set the
fashion In the town, have no doubt
She looked up at John Dare melriIy, but
could not interpret the look in his eyes
so taking 1t for granted that it was an cx-
preston of admiration, she pursued the
same strain ~H
Just fresh from Paris; / am sure your
wife would like that Shall try it on for
you. "
"Wa'al yes, can tell better how it looks
then. Now it looks Jest like a dish" Lii
"There-it goes on in this way" and 10.
sic pitches the little thing over her rosy face,
tied the strings in big bow knot, and swept
down the length Of the room. Don't you
like it?" ......'
r''Waal it's kind o purity; but it's awful
queer, ain t it, Jnhu?"
John thus appealed to could only answer
that he knew nothing in the world about
bonnet s. and took up his rever-
le, whatever it was. just where broke off
But looking idly i'll the long mirror opposite
be saw Josie making signs to another girl, .
and be soon found that they were amusing
vastly at the rerpexity of their
customer. lie saw, too, pale, quiet girl,
with smooth brown hair1ooped up from her
work, Indignantly. and be rather saw than
heard her say For sEame;" and grow ,
crimson as she spoke.
His own face flushed little as he be-
,ame aware that Uncle Abel vas being !
made the butt Of their jokcs-go Uncle /
Abel who was looking so adnning!y at the |
abries iDcomprehenslble to him. his old
leart only full of the Thought how he
should make his present worthy Of the pa-
lent soul for whom it was intended
Then John was greatly perpleXed; for as
le said truly, he knew nothing about all
hat mysterious and bewildering arrange /
Dent of dress that he saw every day. a
Still he knew that Aunt Betsey 8 snare {
ocks, thinly sprinkled with gray, were not a
lressed in molern style and ne could not G
or the life of him see whereabouts on that a
lear old head any Of these gipsys or fash /
ons, Fould rest. Tie remembered that {
ong ago Aunt Betsey wont to twist her t
1air with the same energy that distinguish. q
I'd all her movements, and that this oper d
ltion resulted in hard knob at the back /
If her head, like doorhabdle, which Ger )
ainiy would not harmonic with these cap e
ess head dresses. @' t'A'''l lIll.I s'f h
Just as mis- brow was overcast with this !
hought tine pale girl came toward Uncle y
Able, her cheek flushed as She did SO in de-
lance of the other girls holding in her J
land plain Leghorn bonnet, trimmed qui- e
tly with violet ribbon. d !
She wore mourning dress, and the plain ,
roach at her throat held q lock of gray /
lair ,1su a@A .t37i h y i
II think that this might suit you, sir !" q
he said. If your wife don't dress her i
air in these fashions those bonnets would a
ot do ut all. THIS srieh and plain. and
overs the buck of the head and neck.''
"Wa'al now, tell me, for have got 50
othered with these things that | don't d
now one from t'other. 1 want to get q o
ice bunnit for Betsey, and | mean too. -
Now jest tell me if you would like YOUR
1other to wear one like this?'' .,