The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-12-16

my summer dresses, poor enough at all
times. looked very mean now
One Saturday afternoon shall never
forget. My work nll done, the children
ut play in the orchard, combed my
long, brown hair, put on my best calico
frock, selected plaiu linen band of my
own making, aud pinned it around my
neck with an old breastpin, the only bit
of jewalry had ever owned and taking
out the one dress left from last winter,
sat down by the window to see what
could do at renoyating it. 1t was a
light blue merino--reyy light indeed
now-and knew il was too short for
me, as | was still growing But by
putting in wide trimming, perhaps I
might make it answer; 80 | set to work
with n will
Like yourself, my dear Selma, | was
young and beautiful, but thought of
our poverty only aud became unhappy.
Yet at that very moment was rich
yes, Rlcu-but did not know il As
| sat there, piecing out bits of trim
ming, to make it reach around the
skirt Of my old blue dress. | fairly cried
over my poverty. A little pet dog ly
ing On the doorstep set up loud bark.
ing, and caused me to wipe my tear
dimmed eyes. A man with a small
pack was just closing the gate as |
looked up, and in moment after he
stood in the doorway, bowiug and smil.
ing knew at once il was pedler,
aud | longed to examine his goods, but
remembering | had only two dollars in
the house. felt it was useless. The
man entered without invitation, aud
placed his pack on the floor at his feet
The children, ever on the look out for
something new, had seen him, -,ai soon
followed him into the room.
was glad Of their presence, for |
had some fear Of strolling merchants of
this sort, aud hoping to amuse my
brothers, anG perhaps buy them knife,
| let the man open his pack The FIRST
thing my eyes rested upon was Just the
very thing had most longed for,
beautiful fine French merino, Of dark
,r;,,.o, oolor -,
nr this lind bn, nono Ia esos 49,
offered for sale in our little town that
could equal this in shade or texture.
The peddler looked ut M with his
cool ,ho nr;,. Ia - =,
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.bont nv had IA orass;. I -.
hnL;nd mo s,ona ~ s rosai''.sl' "' ..4' "a"us
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al ,au .a,, hs ;,
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al s.,. ,o,,,.aY ;.;., ..u
ba onI', e se,,',S "os, 'as's'eg sun
- ~ ny - 'Ieeu ~, ao'o e'Se'i sa'u some
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w. ,aso'', a"e eApeuses over oun-
u'S, Tl =, osius 80 very urea, &C.
"eu s'spp'ng e'oser 70 me hnd point
10 .ds - 'ne poor oro9eil | wore ne said,
's'oss o,J.uS, 10 ,nougnt, 10 the
'AI '"'an ""a;aaaa W.T. !, 'nuen ,, wen oi ln's
- l"p,nVea aW ~ n,ausning'y, as 1 an
49, nv 49,. "a 20 !, se ~ 'or u Is sai' .he
,a o""; anu % ~ mas my name on the
'e' aDoi' out IL 10 nearly IL
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cola "u ;s ;i'a !. ,s was ,,1 .'ue .ne poor, 'hi9
6o'u' IL was Soio, was All dented aud