The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-06-27
MISC ELL AN e US.
THE CAMEL'S HAIR SHiWL.
ny AMY RANDOLPH

wealth, only twenty-five hundred dollars apiece
| io us. her only nieces, and not a cent 10 Esther
Mry All the rest TO build aud endow hospi-
tai Well. Of all ineanness, this certainly caps
the climax -
Aud Mrs. Molyneux wrung her gloycd hands
." "a sort OF despairing anger
II think you are expressing yourself rather
strongly, lcllr. said Mrs Erskine, the elder SIS
ter, clipping composetlly away at a pattern she
was cutting. Aunt Tryphosa certainly had a
| right To leave her own money ~ 81. chose. !
am Only sorry about Esiher--hut Esther mother
aud Aunt Tryphusa never were ON friendly terms,
you know. think. Belle, you and must try
TO extend - home To Esther, by turns she is our
brothers orphan, aud too young To be- east on
the world -
~ have ihrcr children of my own, saiI Mrs
MOlyneux. sourly
And have ne :, mildly responded her SIS.
/ ter. Believe me, Belle, We should not miss the
orphan cup oi water aud crust Of bread from
our daily store
We'll SUPPOSE some such arrangement will
have tobe made, said Mrs Moly neux. Esther
always had knark at trimming hats and do
ing up ca aud o'furrs hut, of course. the
world would talk IL We allowed Maurice May :
daughter ,o enter unilienery establishment.
Sara have YOU decided what 10 do With your
bequest 90
| "ies. I shall buy that little cottage cut on
the iarninedalr road There Is an acre Of land,
aud Charles aud the children we're always wild
for country life
"will twenty five hundred dollars bur IL -
1t will make the first payments. aud We shall
then nll have AN ambition iO save money
What q iaAi;er of-iAct creature YOU always
were. Sara 80 laughed Mts. MolyncpX "Of all
| things. country liz. would bore me TO death.
Give me life, variety. society. Now have made
VI IA, mind 10 buy that lovely caHrl . hair
shawl al Lr.iTange's. Mulyneux never could
afford tue onr, in the world-and Mrs Siryker
has sach a beauty
Are you doing Wise Thug, Belle
why oi cOursr-hav,n ! always pined for
a real lndia-And that at l.esitaugc's !. offered
at five hundred duafs below It's nal value. just
now. they uerd money. And that reminds the
somebody else may br walking oH with my
delicious bargain, while | Hm sitting chaiiering
here GOcd-byc-giVe INV love to Esther
/ Aud Mts. Molyntu1s silks aud pium-s rustled
softly out OF the room. just As tall. slender
| young dansrl VI sixteen. or thrreibUui-. rntered
! at the other door.
| Esther MAY was not pretty, but she Was very
interesting, with large blur-gray c,rs u clear,
pale complexion, aud LtoWn hair which she
wore in heavy bfa l.. wound round the bach Of
her wtll-shaprl head
! The next Monday morning, E.ihrt modest
little Trunk haViug bsrn previously conyr,rd 6y
! Mr.. Erkskine's r-pOrier, Esther hersrli was
| lest at the door by her uncle, aud consigned la
the tender mefcts Of the Mol,nru tamil,
Come in, my love. said Mr. MolyneuN from
her dressing. room. Dear me- how tall YOU have
| grOHh--bui poor Maurice Tasa perfect bean l.oic
TO be- sure. was just l0okingAi my new cash.
mere shawl how much 10 Won suppose it rUs' >
Aud Mrs. Molynrux Haunted the brilliant
! I.almleavrs before Esther unaccust"mc'l eyes
| Fifty dollars, ma an.
"fifiy dollars It cost just twenty five hun.
| dred and ffty r,
| Mrs Mol, n-ua laughed iriumphanil,
| There, Esther, put the box ia the wardrobe
and help tidy NJ the dressngroom little the
children have been playing here all ihc morning
! am glad you have come to-day. Mr. MolynenN's :
mother is III, aud he wants me TO go up to pough-
\ keepsie for day or two. az CouTs. you can see
TO the housekeeping. aud keep an eye io the
children 2
al can try, Aunt Belle, " said Esther. m-ckIy.
And I've no doubt GU II succeed. Now run
uP stairs aud take OF your things. Nora Nora ;
! show Miss MAY To her room-ihe little one with
the sloping roof, beyond the nursery.
so Esther became domiciliaied in the hoHsc u
her second aunt.
| ~ really think | shall BE- able TO make the
| girl useful thought Mrs Moly compla-
Gently, as she considered which Of her drsscs 10
take with her on the brief journey she was cOu-
templAiing
! $50 the misihress il gone, th--hei,rr luck 90
| IA. said Katy the cook. ''and mighty handy
heT lnj, -ht~l comes io Barney Hanigaas par
| ~.
Aud Mr-. kHiy Regan situited oil Ia Esrnsy
tlAnigan's breakdown IN all the splendot ~
| Mrs. Molyn-uxs twent, -tve.hundrcl- -and-tifiy
dollar camrl's hair shawl. To do her jus,icr.
however. shr had not the least idea that Il was
worth more than hfty ~ the nttermosi
| Meanwhile, Esther May who had been invited
10 = little social gathering few doors below
was dressing, also, by the gasghi in her little
4 ks hut Guu
Of good-nainred Nora. the nurse.
Sure, Miss, ye needn't worry, said that
functionary, Mary and Katy arr gone out but
I'll see every things all right The children, bless
their souls, are sleeping like little lambs and
I'll sit by the hall register and wait ill you come
So Esther adjusted the cluster Of white roses
and dropping buds In her pretty brown hair. aud
threw the light shawl over her plump, bare
shoulders and itipped down the street. leaning
on the arm Of Charley Sinclair, the neghbor's :
tall son, who bad come for her.
Late at night, Katy Regan stole into the area
door. The assemblage at Barney Iianigan's had
| wound up with q miscellaneous combat, and
kaiy's fine shawl had been lramplsd on, aud
fearfully torn, aud . kerosene lamp had been
overturned on H. scorching one OF the hne palm
leaves, and deluging the other with ill'smellng
oil.
"FalE, an whArl the mistress say reflected
Katy. As slr rcfolded u, 80 as best 10 conceal the
hideons stains and fractures: TN yst Keep me
own counsel. and perhaps the biissed saints II
help me out Of II be hook or be crook"
SO Katy Regan eTept silently up stalTs, aud re-
placed the costly rag where she had found H.
muttefing impfecations as she did 30 upon 'Iiar.
ney IIanigan, aud all his ll.manneFed crew -
Two days subsequently,, Mrs. Molyneux aud
her husband returned from Poughkeepsie.
"weil, Esther, have you kept house all right p
demanded Aunt Belle, wearily un,islng her bon
net strings.
u hope 80. nA'am. Oply wen, Ou, one eve.
ning.---"
Went ont--wherc -
Mrs Sinclair sent for me- She had little
dance, and"
Mrs Molyntux shook her head.
VERY imprudent oi you, Esther. Suppose the
hOuse had caugh, FIRE p
Belle"
"str Il was earelrss. Aud what did you
wear ~
my gray silk, Aunt belle. wlih white flowers
IN my hair, aud my little broche shawl on my
shoulder"
The mention the nroche shawl seemed To
rouse some association Of ideas In Mrs. Molly
ueux's not very well regulated brain. She went
10 her wardrobe, drew out the bon, and took up
the eanel's-halr drapery. Itfell heavily out OF
lis folds-all the ruin aud carnage were visible
In one glance. Mrs. Molyneux dropped u with
piareIng shrek.
Esther, you hass girl you worr Il to Mrs.
sinealr's party, aud ruined H..
Esther May stood amazed and coniounded.
"Aunt Belle, never have seen that shawl
slnce The morning you yourselfshowed II 10 me. y
hut Mrs.. Molyneux paid no attention 10 W.
Tiers low.voced aud iremblag eKcnlpations.
She was . woman Of strong passions, which bad
never been eoaiTpled, aud she sprang 10 her feet,
pushing ksthef before htr.
'iOut Of my house, you bad, ialse girl r. sle
screamed. 30, u had fofbidien you ever 10
cross the lhrtahoid I've mind 10 call 10.
lloeman--i've good will 10 aend y0n Ia jail
u, my heAutlfal cashmere-my exquisite shawl
Go never u, ne So your face again y
Aud she lhTaal EalhsT out upon the steps. mol
even allowing her 10 put on bonnet o. shawl
Poor Esther -tewlldsred mortified and ia