The Van Buren press., 1875-03-30

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know what YOU mean OF course they
want to make all they can for the bazar.
But here comes the first of them while we
are talking, and here is Mrs. johnson $
man with the dolls in clothes basket
In truth it was pretty kindly sight,
to see the girls gathered together IN Mrs
Aliens pretty rooms Girls are so pret
tv in themselves that it don't matter what
they do; they are always the incest OF all
things to look at. But to day they meant
business. There were bright, experienced
ones who cut, and industrious ones who
sewed, and ignorant ones who botched,
and idle ones who shirked, and busy
bodies who inspected but did not work.
as always in such affairs.
Miss Bryant came in while they were
the busiest, with her walking dress on,
and the brightest Of smiles on her face.
"Well, girls how many have ! got to
dres, p
"Just as many as You please. There's s
a hundred here, and each OF us can dress
one nicely this afternoon" said the pref
ty dolls chair girl.
"That's only twenty. Well, I'll dress
fifty"
FIFTY dollsl Oh, Miss Bryant, you
are too good - and buzz of approba
ton ran through the circle
"No, I'm not Fifty dolls isn't much
to dress for ones bleeding country. Sc
lect fifty Of the prettiest and largest. Put
them into the basket and III call for them
in an hour or so. =" And Miss Bryant
walked off
The carriage was at the door, and Miss
Bryant drove away in it. She drove a
long way up Washington street and got
out at droll little shop, kept by an old
lady in her front parlor--a funny little
old lady in lull bordered cap.
1t would have done your heart good to
have seen Miss Bryant tumble over the
droll little piles Of goods that had lain on
the shelves so long, some Of them, that
they were quite shelf worn. But there
were remnants Of silk Of bright colors,
Of bobbinet lace, illusions, edgings, sum
mer silks in little checks and small rem
nan,s of lining silks; bright mcrinos and
wool delaines, balls Of narrow ribbons,
odds and ends of all sorts and kinds. The
shelves looked quitc bare when Miss Bry-
ant paid the bill, and the face of the little
lady grew lovely to behold.
"Ilow comes on the winter, Mrs. lIa.
zard 2 asked Miss Bryant,
pretty bad, pretty bad. You see, I'd
rented my upper room to Nelly Moor
and her mother. And now she's out of
work, owing to Mrs Jones dismlssing
her extra help on account of hard times,
and guess they'll have to move, and
then what I'll DO to pay the rent puzzles
me.
"TIl Just step up there, said Miss
Bryant, just as if that was not what she
intended to do.
80, Nelly" said Miss Bryant, "you
are not going to be as busy rs formerly
for awhile. I'm ever so glad, for it helps
me out of an embarrassment Ive got
fifty dolls to dress for the bazar. or
course I'm not SO silly as to do it myself
Here's the material to dress them Can
You do it p
"ln two wceks-yes, if mother will
utIlJ ol lHt tldlu ~
work mostly, and takes times. "
"WcI, they arc of all sizes; some Of
them very handsome; some small and
easy to dress Now, they must be hon
esty dressed, at least all the larger ones,
with the clothes to come oil and put on,
Just as little girls love them best; and if
Won can do it all, tell me Let Catherine
Waters do up the clothes that need be
she is out Of work, too-and tell her to
send me the bill
"Well, it's hard enough on her, said
Nell " but Mrs Rochester says that they
cannot afford laundress this winter aud
keep their cook too.
IIumph y said Miss Bryant. "IH
bring YOU round the dolls before dark >
When Miss Bryan came back she felt
for moment as if she had missed her
way and got into a bee hive, there was
such a busy hum.
I'm sure try TO be economical, y
said one young lady a teacher OF music.
l." save dollar week washing hand.
kerchicfs and collars, and that's what
I'm going to give to the bazaar, ! feel as
if had earned it almost
"And the bazar is to help the poor2'
ooiI Mise nry'aDf, -piiI. t1."s odd s.'iie. of
hers.
Ofcoursc.
"What kind Of woman is your wash.
erwoman p
"OS, she's very respectable woman,
! assure you.
Likely TO come on the relief society
this winter;'
Certainly not, If she can help it. Bat
she may for al. that. "
" Now, my dear girl, said Miss Bry.
ant, with her dazzling smile, " don't you
think that dollar week that you save,
at. am sure, some Inconvenience to
yourself | am equally certain Some an
noyance to yonr landlady, would bclp
the relief society more by keeping your
washer woman beyond the need Of its
help, by giving her honest pay for the
only part of her work on which she makes
any real profit, than to put it into the
soup house fund to help you don't know
who, or how needy or deserving they
really are. Don't you see that you take
honest bread to give to possible impos.
tors p
"But, Miss Bryant. don't youapprove
Of the bazar? Don'tyon think the soup
house is a good thirg?'
Yes, the strikers think so, feeling
sure that their families will be helped
vph;io ,hov nrht their pmnlOyers The