The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-03-12
THE DOVE-COLORED SILK.

bAranst and banker, received his or her
salary one week before Christmas Day.
Vsry fright and tempting locked she
tiay pile ofsoyerelgcst hat Lottie Warde,
Miss Day,on's ow: ma i'd. earrisd away to
her cha mber. aud sat meditatipg ever,
with . claut 0n her pretty taos such a. il
seldnin were. Last Christmas the spend
lhg OF her m"n-y had cost her trouble,
except quickly stltleu regret that she
could no, do more witu il for those dear
oaes whose k'ssss and joyful thanks had
been such pleasant requital OF her gener-
s~i'y .ias
Although shs was ~ an tiful and low
lag Daughter and as K nj a sis' or as of
,ere, there had been an advent Ia LottIe's
lite s'nct tbs year bcgan that was closely
c.nnectca with the impatient Sigh she
gave. rs she sat casing at her gold, and
abstrsctedly turning 1t over and over In
ha, pals She had met at the house CT
IN old trend OF her lais father, u yaanv
man 90 we'll connected that many wondel-
ed hs should think Of wedding girl W no
was in "service.'' DIR. Charles NJ risen
they argued, With h,a good prospects and
excrllont situation in the Office of smith
son Brothers, ought TO ls''k higher for
wife thas Lnttie Warde, " hose father had
died bankrupt. aud wkoss mothers lie
dependence was the annuity sume OF Mrs..
Warde's coln passionate creditors had pur
chased for her. But if Charles Morrison
heard these things limited, ks laughed
ard forgot them. He loveS Lntie for
hsrssif-her sweet temper.h sr good prin-
ciples, and he pretty face AMI 6gare,
hat were always set Eff by the perfect
nsatnsss and pr"prie,y with which she
dressed.
Lottie, hswsver, had takea tn heart
many of the remarks made in her presence
or told BY ilInatured fri nds, aud ra'ht
hastily decided in her Own IL ind that the
relatives of bsr sfR ,ncsd hu baud locked
down upoa her because OF her position.
This fancy--for it WAS ro More---had
made her shy of meeting .hem and us-
vii iDg to ~ cept thu invitations so kiEd
| ~ sent to her. But Charlie had made
p,'iat of her according to his parents
wish that she .hnuld jain the family par
| ~ they al ways gathered round them u,
their han dsome house At Claphapa an the
eve of she great festival; and as Miss Day
on had chesrfully consented to spare her
the had HI, been able to excuse hersvlt
Naturally tinid aud shrinking from
strangers, Little looked forward to this
visit IA an ordeai rather than pleasure.
She was ~ DO introduced ta Charles
married sister from Manchester and to
the wsalthy uncle frog whom he bad ex,
ps cta'ioas, and her &axiety that they
should think we'll If Der cnln mated In
The inquiry, "What shall I uesls"
1t wss Eo Use discussing he question
with her betrot hsd Che knew be weuld
say that aothing could be in better taste
thaa the well-ftting dalk msrino that
had hamM
msDetment of the autumn. But Lott.
had her share of girlish vanity, aad as
she ised her eyes TO her Looking glass
vision rose before her Of a c. rtain dove
co'efed silk ina MERGERS window near
st Paul. that would become her 80 adj
miraolv. II was true that suoh aa ex
pensive purchase would absorb avery far
hirg IN isr possessieA, but sAs those 10
ignore this. 80 strong grew the fempta-
i'm that when Lutte went that evening
TO visit her mother shs IirgarCd long Mt
be merccl's window, sad decided that
IN the mIrow the dove-celaleG silk
-HaulQ Dc TER own.
.Ths children threw dawn their books
aad toys v hen Laltis catered, for they
loved her dssrly,aud Ers. Wade, though
ske had b, en- wearing yer ANXIOUS face,
8 she stitched buslly at come childish
garment enntrised to smile al he's eldest
daughter, who, however, WAS not easily
deceived. @4< @s+s
'Something haa gone wrong, saothcY: I
Am sure OF it Ivy your lonks What 10 it,
IN thing you Caa al,er, dear; noth,np
m fact, that ough: to dwell upou.