The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-11-16

Jury htsues, ioF all IL was Just nignt,
when Susir thought everything ought to
be in order. Jane set alone at the table
eating her supper; but her hair had not
been combed, nor her face washed, all
day long. Susie stood for a minute,
hardly Knowing what TO say she was a
little bit frightened, hearing Mrs. Silbee's
angry voice, and seeing her flushed look
ing face.
"Gnod evening" said Susie, and then
she stopped.
Mrs. Siloee folded her arms, and draw
ing herself up, looked scorntuly at her
Well, beautiful little miss ~ she
saiG
Susie felt just like getting out and run
ring home as fast as she could. She
trembrd little but wthout noticing
Mrs. SiIbee's rudencss. She said, looking
at Jane, am going to have u party
next Tuesday, and want to have Jane
come, and Tom, and Dick, too, if they
would ike to-"
Y said Mrs Silbee, bat jane
eyes spaFkIed. There was u pause
On, want her to come SO you can laugh
at her old clothes, don't you 2@said Mrs.
Silbee
ooh, mother do let me 60" said Jane
q l want her to come SO much," said
SUSIE; : it Will be my birthday, and |
want Jane to come"
"Well,' said Mrs Silbep, she hahn
got no clothes-popr folks don't have
clothes TO go to rich folks h"uSes"
She might have one Of my dresses if
was only bigger, and it would fit her."
said Susie g" bat am sure can get a
dress for her and [ want her to come so
much--do let her"
"Well, don't care" said Mrs Silbec,
+" only don't want her to go to be laugh
ed att Mrs SIlbee looked pleased
F." Won't you slU down?' she said, to 81
sic, wiplug a char with her apron.
Susie would much rather have run
nome, but she thought perhaps she had
better sit down; SO she took the CHAIR.
Jane came UP by the side Of her.
am so glad if your mother will let
You come" she said and you come
round to our house to.morHaw, after
school, SO as to see about the dress-will
you ?"
don't know, said Jane.
Well,' SAID Susie, L will come
round here don't VOW think white
dress would be pretty for you to wear?,,
"She hain't had on white dress since
she was u little bit Of of a young one"
SAID Mrs. lbee; then we used to have
in them days"
Well, III tell you said Susie. Mary
HalSey, Fanny's sister, has got TWO or
three white dresses that she has 0utgrOwn
HnC one of them will just fit You; ana
then I've got Il blue sash ribbon, and you
may wear my coral necklace; | WAS 90,
ing to wear it, but can wear something
else"
Jane could hardly believe her ears
She was happier than she had ever 6een
IN her life before, and when Susie got
up TO go she went out with her and walk
ed along a little way.
" am sorry, Susie she said, " that |
listened to what you and FanuN Hulsey
were saying this a ternOun."
Why that was nothing" said Susie.
6 am 80 glad you are coming to the
party,-and will come tomorrow and
see ABOUT the dress"
No one would have known Jane Sill
bee when Tuesday evening" came, and
she was washed and dressed in the pref.
ty white dress which Mary Ha!sey had
done up for her. Her hair was nicely
and parted, and she had on the
blue sash and coral necklace. ANY one
to have seen Mrs. Silbee would have
seen that she smiled as she had not in q
long time before, and at last tears came
into her eyes. AS for Jane, her cheeks
were as rosy and her eyes sparkled.
She felt little afraid to 90 to a party,
for the first time, but she wouldn't have
given it up for anything, 50 she went
Jane was in a f1utter when she reached
MIR. AIvord's house and rang the bell at
the front door. But in few minutes
she 6 It in the parIor, and Susie came
right up to her and kissed her. All the
girls were surprised at James good looks
when she came to be dressed up; but
most OF them were to) polite to stare at
her. Jane had never before seen room
full OF girls ali dressed up in pretty
dresses and gay ribbons, apd she began
TO feel almost frightened and ashamed of
herself but Susie said, "You are just in
time Jane, for a new game we were be
ginning" and in few moments Jane
forgot herself and thought Of nothing
but the games.
Alter while, when they went out to
the supper table, Jane looked quietly
around. She had never seen anything
so bright and beautiful before-she had
never dreamed of anything so fine. And
then, when everybody had eaten all they
wanted, and it was time to 60 home, 81
sic came with something wrapped up in
a nice white paper, which she slipped
under James shawl. Some cake for
your mother" Susie whispered.
l can't tell all that Jane had to tell her
mother when she got home she could
hardly go TO sleep when she finally got to