Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-08-16
INDEPENDENCE GAINED
AND LOST.

ANO AV0 IL
ave will have an elegant time. You
must come"
az don't think ( can" SAID Carrie,
her eyes wandering over Julia's dainty
fresh linen suit, and up to the Dolly
Warden hat, which completed lovely
picture.
Why not, dear? Oh, how I want
you to! perhaps you don't care to
GOMEZ" This last with a. coaxing pout.
Yes, I do; but"
"Never mind the buts.' shall ex-
pect you. Cousin Frank Warden is
coming up, and he can walk over with
you In the evening"
Then, good bye. You'll Gomez"
=" think not" But Carries voice
was faint, and her eyes danced at the
thought of the fun. o. aw
The thoroughly buttoned groom
tucked a linen buster over his mistress
z4Iounces, and. Julia kissed her hand as
the sprightly ponies stepped off down
the road Carrie leaned her arms on
the gate and watched the pheton with
8 pleased face. Julia was dear friend
as young ladies estimate affection
and 1t was pleasant to see her drive up
with SO much ease, and leave agreeable
thoughts OF untold good things. When
the leafy branches hid her from sight,
Carrie turned, and, stopping q moment
60 set up a plant which dropped, and to
examine a bush which gave promise of
speedy .b1ossoming, returned to the
house
Oh, want to gor' she declared, as
she threw open a closed door. 81 do
so like to have some fun on the Fourth;
and this will be splendid croquet,
music, dancing, fireworks, ice-cream,
without having to make it yourself
OH" and Carrie whirled about the
room at the thought. "But all the la
dies will be SO elegantly dressed. Julia
said she should wear white organdie
trimmed with Valenciennes. Now 1
never could bear not to be well dressed
too" and she darted into closet, and
came out with two dresses over her
razm, There's no use looking" she
said, throwing. them on the bed; 81
know what they are like. The oarege
has q great darn in front, and the mus.
lin is horribly faded across the shout
ders- can't wear my black silk, for [
should ruin it. Oh dear I" With a
great sigh she sat on the foot of the
bed, and, curling up her feet, rested
mex chin in the hollow of her hand.
Then my hat! It isn't Dolly Warden,
or anything but an old sundown." It
would be impossible to give the empha-
sis Of contempt with which Carrie ut
tered that word.
JTb4- Oh, # ooyoo oo1,1,
auized- g IF the year had been better,
1 shouh;have had a white pique; but
poor father was so pressed, [ did not
ask for the money. [ know it's all
right; but had counted on going, all
the time, and [ can't unless | have
something pretty to wear" Carrie
spoke with determination, and gave
the fading sunset a perplexed trouble.
As the quiet sky and the whispering
trees presented no solution of the
question, she brought her gaze in until
it rested on her lap. She saw very
neat white apron, and under that a
really very pretty blue and white
striped cambria.
NsI'u wear this" cried Carrie, Jump
ing Up. "There, freedom! Haven't /
read and read about women, emanci-
pating themselves from the rules of
fashion-that it would lead to progress
In higher ideas, and be SO good for
them? Have one dress and wear it no
matter what others did. How they'd
he respected, and how happy they'd be
I'll try it. I haven't anything else to
wear, and it's pretty, and I'll do it up
myself and make it look nicely. I'll
put a blue ribbon in my hat, and CO."
Her fathers farm adjoined Mr..
Ivingston's oountry-seat, and Julia and
Carrie had been summer friends for
years. Julia liked Carries hearty un-
affected manner, and it was pleasant to
have q friend to whom everything was
fresh and delightful, and in measure
julia leaned on the strong, healthy
spirit which stepped into the world with
such honest, discerning eyes. Carrie
admired Julias delicate beauty, and felt
d protecting love for the girl who could
decide nothing but the patterns OF a
dress, and was unfamiliar with the
thous and delights which nature lavish
ed about her. But while Julia's girl
hood had been spent at schools, so that
now she could execute difficult music
on her grand piano, paint water color
sketch, converse Or read In French or
Italian, dance anything, bow in the
-dvinest manner, and ride her chestnut
or drive her ponies like Diana, Car
RES had been spent at home. She
could roll OFT DELICIOUS pats of butter
with plump, sweet hands, did shape and
make the perfectly fitting dresses which
adorned her busy Like person; could