The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1869-05-20
1UR STORY TELLER.
Three Calico Gowns.

ring to see ones own name 10 print" il
no, allowable to print names, especially
hen writing ont ,fue story. For this
aeon we shall have recourse to 6c,itious
.dresses, aud introduce our young lady
'1uain,sncs as Miss Clara Clinton. and
81 father as Judge Clinton, Of Clinton
Ils.
fhey-tha IL the people-cslled the
dye the oddest man 'S~s ever lived. II
dity consists in having a way Of his own,
dye Clinton %as a very odd man. He
ould insi.t upon living iu a little brown,
icia.hioned house, without carpets upon
e floors; and, what was moro vexstious,
would not allow = sof. or lounge or
2king-chsir inside the four browo walls.
he had an idea that the whole country
rs going 70 rack and ruin. because the
IN wore brosdclo,h, and the ~omeL
,re silks, be declared be would wear
mespun AS long as he lived, and bis
,meu folks should be restricted TO cal
A. we have nohing to do With Mrs.
dge Clinton, We shall not allude 10 the
aty vexation With which sbe carried
the whimsical old judges domestic
ntions. IA she could do nothiog wiser
IN to guIp down her chagtn, she did
p ii down, and. woman like, pretended
helievs, With her husband, that they
lid reform the world ty making them.
res couspicuously mean and uneomfort
Iadee Clinton ~st .,ill in indieo-coIorsd
nespun. and Mira. Judge Clinton in nine
my calico. when Miss Clssa Clinton.
ring reached the age Of eighteen. aud
'iue wiii Of her own. (which her
iher wss carefui to tell every body the
Id inherited from her f.,hes, aououueed
desire and determination TO 20 to .
.rdiug school.
The judge himsslfea ad seen poor boy.
f-e6uca,ed through hin own eSertion,.
~as = proof Of bic humble birb and
difficulties he hsS ovareoms st Bssn-
y. lie rad rssd Virgil by the aid of.
Q knot. and Greek By the aid Of
INV candle, and so'ved the problems Of
sIid by moonlight. he respected Do,
desire in the world, and that waa =
st for kno~ledge. So when Miss
~ protested that xhs must. and could,
would 60 to boarding school, Judge
ron ehserfu'ly srdnissced aud express
simsslf resdy to "cssh over"
20 soone, vas this interesting subject
.ched, however. thau, to Miss Ciarss
rise. her father selected the most sx
dse, thorough. aud sr~tocra attic ins,i-
IN in tie country, paid the yearly eI-
,es in advance, and sent her at once
,nplete her education. with twenty
cent? for spending money, Aod three
go~us Tor ber ~srdrotc.
vas bad snoosh, Mics ClA,a said
og oil the while as Il her beso,ifui
had really been l'dnid fountains, 70
b'gAd to drsss in calico; but to have
,csiico gowns all alike. from the self
piece. 90 that her companions ~osld
{ she had but .ous-thG was "ths
est to bear Of all" ....r .~.. .'
0, the old judge Was ineorrigible--
lsd savsd two sh'!iings and sinps, &c
,a.ing them all alike, srd he Gas
led, II bis daughter J~ss not.
vas bright, eissr Nay morning
Miss Clara bads adieu TO The ugly
Homestead, and her mother who
her tears on bef calico apron, asd
heep that boss the fieecss nom witch
s,hsfs homespua wss made. She
every thing about the dun dvslI;ag,
that she looked back opon Il from
oacb window. But soon the novelty
= condition overeams her grisf, and
oreot sli petty vexs,ious 10 The new
" and stmogs people asound her.
cry weary and Hsvsl-soilsd. she
tied H the end Of her journey. and
shown into tbs reception room, wh ere
seated several s,yksh yosng ladies,
emily newiy-srrived pupils ike her
here vas Miss June with ber era us.
fitting gray uavsline-dress, who
cd her over 9TH = anixzical look 10
isrk eyes; end Mise Clam se,, scre
the peculiar smi's Ast fingered upon
sarcastic lips owed M existence 10
sot thas she wore se.Eco." r
lushi"g to hes very tsup,s., poSr
siooksd away, only TO ereooa,er %.
Of Miss Gay. Who, reeliniue upon
Ola 10 the most f.ustis.s s,tke, econ
e'o'bed 10 ssudytos the pattern Jrtbs
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