Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-01-14

in those days as II would DO for You now,
but quite n job alter all for my hair was long
and heavy. parted of the front hair, which |
II was the style then to comb down smoothly
so ms to quite hide the ears. and, TO have II
out OF the way, twisted and pinned IL up In
q little knot at my forehead; then got my
back hair up In shape, aud just then saw
Johnnie going out the door with my kid
gloves on. went for him and got the
gloves, md came back to find that Robbie
had taken advantage of my absence TO burn
up my collar and had burned bis fingers ut
the same time and was crying Justify. |
soothed him and put alum water on his dear
little fingers, but his cries awakened tho
twins. and they Joined in the chorus. John
came in from the barn, just then and said;
"You mustn't stop for babies; Frank is just
hitching in his horse"
so left him to restore quiet (your Uncle
John was always man among thousand,
my dear) and hurried through with my
dressing, and was just tying on my veil
when Frank drove up.
We were little lato after all my hurry.
went right into fathers pew. Mother and
Charlie and Nellie were there before mo.
Charlie gave me one of his brightest smiles,
and a real brotherly pinch as passed him,
and Nellie's smile of welcome changed to
such comical look of amusement and dis
may that involuntarily looked to see II my
cloak was on wrong side out; when found
that all right concluded 1t was some funny
thought that had entered her head, which
would be sure to como out at the first oppor'
tunlty Mother didn't take her eyes from
the minister, but slipped her hand into mine
and / grew quiet at once and ready 20 listen
to the sermon.
wonder how the hearers Of to-day woult
be suited with the sermon that Parson Win
slow preached that day. The text was, eli
like manner also, that women adorn them
selves in modest apparel. with shamefnced
ness and sobriety, not with braided hair, o
gold or pearls or costly array, but which be
cometh women lprofessing godliness wit
good works" / enjoyed the sermon yer,
much. / don't think until tho benedictio
was pronounced, mother oven looked ut me
then she turned and said II am so gla
you are here again, daughter" The
her face grew red and in spite o
herself, she smiled, Charlie said
well Han, we will hope you have 60
good works enough to make up for your lac
of braided hair and so forth" Nell laughed
so that she could only say "what ears yo
have got," and amongst them all it creI
into my head that had left my hair in
little knot in front, just rs it was when tn
general uprising among the children stoppe
my getting ready. could have cried as on
and another had so wished to see. CAV
me q kind word Of welcome rs hurried OF
OF the church. felt SO vexod and mortiie
| could hardly speak all the way home.
did feel thankful though that Frank had'T
seen me without my thick veil, for he IN
Charlie together would have never tired {
teasing me about it. The first thing 1 d
when got home was to 60 to tho lOokir
glass and take off my veil. the sight was ce
tainly ludlcrous to disinterested perso
which l was not, and said ''0h John VIII
didn't you tell me I wasn't fit to go amor
folks" and then / burst into tears. job
was ut my side in n moment. 'Why II
dear did it tire you so much. | thought a
ter you got on your bonnet that you look'
!" SO white and thin. 1 wonder that have
seen before that you are wearing yourse
out" Nonsense" said /, 81 am we
enough but first look at my hair" and
actually had to dry my tears and brush
down over my ears before he could see VIII
was the matter Then he was SO thankf
that the tired out cid look could so easily
removed.