National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-11-22

LOU'S BALLOON.

'- LOU'S BALLOON. 80
| was sitting quietly in my room one mqrn,
ing whom a note from my old friend, Lou ,
llycnnoro, WAS brought in. ] was very fond
OF Lou, as, insNFed, all her friends are though
she still remains, like Holiness aunt
1.-THE sole ungathcred rose
On he. lcostral ttee."
She lives far p.in the country. but occa-
sionally comes to Boston on visit, Her
aote was as follows:- 4tt
DE,n HEysr. Here | am at the Hub at
TIE west end Of II is thnt the hubhiest part
wonder? am coming over to see you on
Thursday. meant togo to-day but can't
I'm all used up" clear tuckefcd out rs
Aunt Polly used to say. What has done
IT, Why, my new dress and sucha dress
II will give you fits to see how my back is
butched UP and pulled out. / m n regular
balloon a fashion-plate /; a ANYTHING that is
huge and hteous,-a camel OF dIomedary,
for example only they, poor things were
born with humps ON their backs. and WASH t.
How came il so deformcd 2" In AZ EVIL
hour | listened 10 the voice of the ten ptor,
and put myself into'the hands ofa city dress
maker.
She's very stylish" quoth the tempter.
Little wrecked in my ignorance what thnt
Hehi' "nu "oh' W ny ''ii40 =" H"Oo''
conhalhs siilPnc.V, peaillls III Hh innocent, i,
looking uress PnI'e,r !u u.Gst M aIm n"e'
ing parsonage, Of whom / stood in maisl
terror and at length emerged, transformed.
| went in slim l came out stout Iwent in
phin; | came out hump-backed | went in
with forty dollars in my purse | came out
with Just enough to pay my fare home on the
street-car, the collapse having been trans
':,, w ~ fv501, " my WIN i''
uSSlDiG ''teai'' tsat;,n .''-u =. Sash Sao 1- g
'siY' A@uion uv,H In i,i"Ne vo"",'o =, "s
an yea anu puii-"af's aiso l WISH = . li'u
Inc COURAGE 70 20 liIouhh 'ile Woriu IN u
poreo gown Wi'hou, P'uTi vi pun OF Puchei
on II nut maven 50 am oaiiooh' that
uy soiHe lCoiliiei!chs'p4e inacililefy N laiscu
ito noun l'alious il,'Sea' ouiilouhuie these
tldses, AT rlsht angles 10 my oooy-ii lherc
he a. body inside th's corrugated CLONE OF
which am IN serious d"uot, u say nothing
OF an immortal soai--pfelects tan-shaped
he-fnnged, be-puckered basque looking, Tor
all the world: IKE spread turkey tau; 4on
the top OF TINS PROJECTION good sized trunk
could be comfortably seated only IL tmlsht
fall lu wonder IL "a ,papppose couldn't be
inserted somewhere do so long 10 blend
tue useful win .he orhahlehaiA ~,
Row, HepsiDal, you are a asensieie Marie,
woman competent 10 give good auVice anu
ask yon, what am TO do 10 round the
world IN thls harlequin gul,e, or give the
whole thing a great smash I! should he
gIad to preserve mQlic9m ol seil7fespecl )
but how can /, inside OF a balloon
| shall appear III lull spread on thursday
to spend the gay. ! can I SIT down but
should like he loan OF a bed-post and cord
might so up you Know LII theiis hl
every hbre OF my stitening. Yours truly,
lie pRhAr ENPASDkp,
l'sat Laughing over this when IN walked
lester 6rnywooo, another o,d trend After
lne h,S' eae s'o"y sNhi1I neisc y
round, anu SANK in.o cha eAciaimlp
behold 'hc Moluah W., M"o u"io'
An ht" sue Wv, m'N w a nc" IN. p'oo'' ,'
u was ol sisely-slay Sun ne ",'i ~ o;,V !.
hhiit, wi'hout PsIuoie os " ilh,,li,ins r ~, ~,
ana sacque lus. pouii9 % ni.tt pias Ioi'' T.,
the same: res, sue l.a9 uaio1'. N"asie ieai,y
rclIGsning syn aita Siie n ioohou i,oiigSs.y
neNl"I,i'B ~ 'e oo''u'.t ,.,a,
tusll, ies'ei ui.', "oI- 10 '1'l' a ~
ciea'a,ie,- she e"h no,p ttohii; 'g,e: u. "a
uhy lhphe anu sno N,lose ~ u'V' -
rePuHc sogte,' cou'asc III ller W uaie' %,
Sne iookeo chaiiiiiIe ict on ~ srSoNu
'c' theie sre,iiop /" n'ut " - g 0'i'Se "'1e'
hef as il solhetntils were Wthane. was yum
oecsuse l hau ioohe'i 80 loiis o'i nlou,i,aln'
VI rippefy uiao my eye anu .isuc hii m uI pp.n
peen-cotiupted zen years ago we al, WOW
su'h plain single skiF's, ana coliSLucte9 sl vii'
serves -cfeSshuy orcssed why suo'''t WY
lo1k mean and skimpy nov
Tread ious nose 10 Aes'ef' anu enc prom
SEQ @ soin ss az dinner on 4 ihuIsuay.
Extremes shonld meet, she said! -,
She'stayed on awn''e' anu we nsu , ii.u'