The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-04-30

IL. WHOLE NO.. 45l
ed, seemed 10 look only 1t the cali
60 dress. 1t was 50 very odd to see
. young lady going to church in
print, From the dress they looked
into the face; such . pretty face
~ it was toe-so bright, all think
ing cf the oddity Of the attire. and
wondering who the young lady
| could be. .S..sf..' -....,~ -
Il was not long before Clara be-
came known - the young lady in
| calico. Old Mr.. Vennet. the veal
thiest and most influential gentle.
man Of the town, having bad his At
tention directed to her peculiar
dress, made the discovery that her
father had been . dear and intimate
friend in college. He was self
made himself, and he and Judge
Clinton had walked hand to glove
in the thcrny ways Of poverty.
| Mr.. Vepnet, at the first opportu-
| nifty, sent carriage to bring Miss
Clara to dine with his family, and
told her many stories Of which Judge
Clinton was the hero, and was evi.
IDENTIFY very proud Of bis pretty
daughter. .,,yo.r g, .-.f.r4 ,,naq
Afterward. he from time to time
sent bouquets from his rare exotics,
and such abundance Of fruit, besides
taking her to ride occa sionally with
his family, that tho young ladies of
the institute were ALMOST in . state
Of envy. Finally as If to drive the
young ladies to distraction, the
Vennets gave . party to which the
most influential and wealthiest fam
lilies Of the county were alone invit-
ed. Even the principal Of the insti-
tute Was overlooked.
To this reception Miss Clara was
borne in her calico dress by liveried
servants. Old Mr.. Lingard was so
proud Of her pluck. and 50 delighted
that she did not appear in sulle and
silks. that he devoted himself to her
much of the evening. Introducing
her to his friends with many Aatter-
ing expressions Of admiration. She
WAS frally taken to supper by
young Mr.. vennst. who evidently
thought more Of cheerful sensible,
conversation, than Of all the laees,
pearls, and diamonds in the draw
ing-room. 4.# .Essai.,ls>saar.
AS might be expected, Miss
Clinton from that evening wss quite
belle No one could slight .
young lady to whom the Vennets
had been 80 attentive. Besides.
there was something quite novel IN
havings beautiful young creature
from the country who had q rich
father, and wore calico because she
was not poor The young ladies
petted her because they had moth.
ing to be jealous Of; the old ladies
patronized her ~ an example for
their daughters the young men
respected her for her pretty Ways,
independence Of character and resdy
wit and the old men put their
thumbs into the arms Of their vests,
and gravely announced that "she
Was quite IN original and exempla-
~ young lady. and they wished
there were more like her." Indeed,
the only trouble was that Judge
Clintou's calico dresses didn't prove
bis daughters ruin.
: The long school session Was to
close with . public examination,
upon which OCCASION Ill the young
ladies were required to wear white,
with satin sashss. and Z rosette up
on the left shoulder The princi-
pal had IN eye to effect and she
would admit nothing that disturbed
harmony. sag .
Miss Clinton's calico gown was
vetoed 1t once. lit would do very
we'll. perhaps, for Mr.. Vennet's s
party, but It Was not proper for An
examination /" So Judge Clinton
received very polite note from that
formidable lady, requesting him IN
frigid and unmistable terms :. to
allow bis daughter white null"
II the principal had designed to
make Judge Clinton the happiest
Of men, which she didn't, and to
render i forever out ofMiss Clara's
power to wear white null, she could
not more ehectually have accom-
plished her purpose than in writing
him this note.
Judge Clinton, Of Clintonville,
declared that he Was not to be die
tated to by any woman-not no 81
and precisely because it would
oblige her to have Clara dressed in |
white, it would disohlige him by
doing 80. His rather inpolite re-
ply was He sent his daughter
to school to study books not dress. |
II SHE wanted his daughter to wear
white. she was at liberty to provide
that garment for her. For his part,
he did not know what right teachers
had to decide what color Of goods
their pupils should wesr. If she
WAS not willing his daughter should
appear in print, she was 1t liberty
to say 90 and be would remove her
at once from the school"
The principal - may be suppos-
ed. Was a. indignant - . principal
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