The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-12-23
Selected Storp.
WINNING A NEW DRESS,

1Om CrQOn WHO US lHCE "CiN
eating breakfast. "Thc lovclIcs1
shade Of lavender, and trimmed
with lace that must have cost a
least three dollars yard" 1t:
Just exquisite -
"Of course" laughed Tom: Il
can forcsce what all this cnthu-
siasm is leading to. My little
household divinity has an idea in
! her head that she would look we'll
, in lavender silk"
Il did not say anything Of the
! kind" said Mrs. Vernon, but Tom
knew by the way she said it that
he had guessed pretty near the
| truth.
"And the way in which she got
it makes it all tho moro enjoyable
she says" went on Mrs. Vernon
"You know Lcith's always telling
how easy is to get tho start Of u
woman in n joke, or anything OF
that kind. It seems Mrs. Lcith
rot the start of him in some way,
and he felt so cheap over it that
he promised to get her the pretti'
est dress in regard to it. That's
the way she earned her lavender
silk"
"Poor Leith p laughed Tom
81 don't pity him, though. He
ought to be able to hold his own
I with woman. Ia like to sec q
woman get the start Of me !"
"I'll tell you what I'll do" said
Mrs. Vernon, with y merry twin
kle in her eye, anda view to bust
ness. III agree to get the start ol
you in somo way ifyou'll get me
q lavender silk"
"Agrecd !" responded Tom
"But Pm afraid you won't have
your now dress very soon, my
dear"
"Sec if I DON'T" said Mrs. Yer
non, wisely. at isn't such a hare
thing to get the start Of you mcr
as you think it is. We could dc
it any day if we cared to try"
"Oh !" laughed Tom, giving hcl
a kiss as he spoke, eve are moi
conccitcd at all; are wei"
Not the least" answered hi:
pretty wife; "you wait and see
how the case stands by and BY
"WcIl, III wait" answered Tom
rushing round distractedly ID
search Of his hat. "Whero tht
dickens ?-I hear the train com
ing, and Two only three minute;
to &C: to the depot in. Oh, here
it is, goodbye, Kittio, and rcmcm
bcr, l predict that you will los'
your new silk DRESS" and will
another kiss he was otf.
"Rathcr q poor show for com
fort" thought Tom Vernon, tw'
or three days after, as he entered
4 crowded car and looked abou
him for vacant seat.
Every scat was occupied. Th
poor fellow thought he had got L
make the best oft and take ;
standing ride homcward, when
young lady, at least he considere
she was young lady from he
style ofdress, but couldn't be ccrtai
of anything, because her face wa
hidden under a brown veil, beckor
ed him toward her, and offerc
him half her scat.
Tom was always very susccptj
bic. The fair sex had kept hi
heart in a continual futtcr befor
he married. Now, be felt sur
that there wasn't d woman lik
Kittie in the world, and yet h
couldn't overcome his susceptible
ity. A pair Of bright eyes tt
witchcd him for the time bcin!
A smile from the pretty face wa
too much for him to resist.
Therefore, when this yelled lad
offered him q seat beside her, Ton
with a face that was very expire:
sivo Of the pleasure with whic
he accepted the offer, came to
ward and sat down, wonderin
who it could be behind the brow
veil. Some young lady who kne'
him by sight, he was pretty sur
because there was something i
the trim little figure that SCENE
rather familiar to him.
The train started with a jer.
and the young lady was ncarl
twitcbcd off the seat. Tom hel!
cd her to become settled, and /
some way his band got cntanglc
with hers, and he didn't try
disentangle it. The young lad
didn't seem to have any very 81
rlous objections to the situation
for she permitted Toms fingers t
cling to her own daintily glove
one under cover of her shawl.
Tom said something once c
twice, but the lady didn't seem II
clined to talk much.
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