Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-04-15
Miscellany.
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Original Story.
WRITTEN ExpRessLr ron TIE sEwspEALKn.
The Ball.

quiet village OF NJ. The girls flock.
ed to one auother's houses TO talk over
the cunning excitement, wondering whu
would be invited, what they should wear,
and so on, until at last the cause Of all
the excitement was but two weeks off and
the invitations were. being sent out. Thus
it is that Clara and Fannie Martin will be
introduced to the reader. Clara the Oldest
was nineteen years Of age, tall and grace.
full with brilliant black eyes aud eng
thick plaits coled gracefully around her
shapely head. Bo'h being orphans they
lived quietly with a maiden aunt some
forty years Of age, and brother who
was styled the catch of the village. But
to return TO our suhjec. is to say that
Clara and Fannie Martin were as full
of excitement as the other girls, and
waited rather imratiently for an in
vitatlon, which they were in hopes they
would receive. Two weeks from the lime
oil the ball. came an envelope beautifully
directed to Miss Clara and Fannie Mar
tin: both girls flew to the door, and
while Clara was opening the envelope,
Fannie looked on with expectant eyes.
And 10 it was an invitation which had
been so long looked for. But the next
great perp!exi1 was the dresses They
knew they could not afford to buy new
ones and they must make their old ones
do. They were perfectly good, only made
old fashioned. So they set to work with
a will. 6rst turning one breadth, then
ripping another; until the dresses looked
as if they had just been bought So the
two weeks went past very swiftly and at
last the evening arrived which was to
convey the miss Martins to the ball. 1t
was lovely starlight evening; and as
the village clock tolod out the hours of
nine, a cab drove up to the door and
Clara and Fannie, looking lovely in their
piuk aud blue silks entered the cab which
drove off at a rapid rate and after few
minutes ride stopped before the door Of IA
large house, which shone brightly with
many lights, and beautiful di esses. When
Clara aud Kauuie entered the room many
were the admiring eyes turned toward
them. And no one dreamed of the trouh-
lie they had had the last two weeks max
lug up their old dresses which were now
among the prettiest in the room. Among
the number OF persons at the ball was a
young girl by the name Of Agnes Slurle-
want, although she was surrounded with
every luxury wealth could procure. she
always had dissatisfied look Oh her face,
as though she wanted to make some per-
sou uncomfortable. Aud as soon as the
Miss Martins entered the room she looked
at them with cnvious eyes; and said to
her companion, Il hands me man of some
five and twenty years Of age, that she did
not see how the Martin girls could posi-
bly, afford to wear such lovely silks unless
they ran into debt. She knew they were
not itch enough to buy new silk every
time they were invited oct But her COM
puuion whose name was LoulsG rier, very
wealthy man, took no notice of Miss Stur.
tevant's disagrceable remark, but only took
more notice Of the lovely girls whom the
disagreeDle remarks were about. He
tn n asked Miss SturtcvaDt to Introduce
him to the young ladies who had just
como, and she did as she Was requested,
although with very i'll grace. Mr..
Grier was very much interested in his
new acquaiutances and paid more atten-
ton TO them, especially the oldest, than
any one else iu the room; excepting Miss
Slurtcvaut who for politencss sake he
could not neglect He would have liked
to have taken the Miss Martins home only
he was Mrs Sturtevant's escort But he
asked them If he could have the pleasure
OF caillug upon them, request which
was readily granted As about this time
Miss Sturtevant who did not like the way
things we're progressing quietly went up
to Mr.. Grier and asked him to take her
home, as she was not feeling very well,
which he did, although rather uuwillingly.
s, me days afterathe ball was over, Mr..
Grier called upon the Miss Martins and
was more pleased with them than before.
He came now to see them regularly, but
most Of his time was spent in Clara's Sc
ciety. And it was the principal topic OF
conversation in the village for two months
afterwards whenit was asstopped byMr.Grier
ash ing Clara to become his wife,to which
she gave her consent. And before long there
was large wedding in the quiet village
Of NJ. Among the guests was Miss