Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-01-13


find fifty dollar bill for the painter
| debt which ought to have been attend
ed to before. Take receipt. Be care
| full of yourself while I am gone. l wisl
| I could have run up to say allen, bu
time presses. If you are lonely, get OFT
of your sisters to come and stay will
you. Afectionately, CLARENCE
| I.ottie had been crying all the morn.
ming, but now her eyes glittered. A
new brightness came into her face az
she hurried hither and thlther, putting
| up her husbands things. And after the
messenger had gone, she looked dowr
at the fifty dollar bill in her ha I'D.
| eight or ten days." she repeated te
I'hersslf. "I'll 60 to the ball after all,
'fwhh sHsIen N her bnsbsnd. III tsk<
this money and buy the MORE antique
Grant will wait me for the other thirty
1--we, I am sure; and as for the painting,
just as likely as not he's in no hurry fol-
his money, and if he is, I'll write to
Uncle Jesse to lend me fifty dollars. !
was always Uncle Jesse's favorite niece.
And this eager young woman threw
on her bonnet and shawl and burrl ed
down to Grants to buy the remnant OF
lilac MORE antique.
"Oh. certainly certainly +! Mr.. Grant
was in no hurry at all for the money.
He would wait Mrs. Mellen's conven.
fence any length of time she chose to
mention"
And he unfolded the rich fabric, skill
fully holding it up SO that the light
should strike its rosy sheen to the best
possible advantage.
How beautiful it was! Amethysts
shot with glimmering lines Of silver
I buds of spring vioets in the sunshine
midsummer sunsets! Lottie thought of
all these beautiful things as she looked
at it.
pray send it home at once, she said,
laying down her fifty dollar bill, land
credit this on my account"
And then she tripped around to the
dressmakers.
Mrs. Paterson was at the dressma-
ker's-a plump, rosy widow. with more
money than she knew how to spend.
She always liked young Mrs. Mellen.
and now entered with aiacrity into all
her plans. I
IA nice place to. go, my DEAR" said
she. sOnce let yourself be seen at one
of Mrs Benedict's parties, and your po-
sitlon in society is settled at once. l
have cards myself; but, of course, SO
soon after my poor brothers death /
couldn't 60 out And you are to go in
lilac MORE antique, eh, my dears I'll
tell you what, want you to look nice,
and I'll lend you my diamonds.
Lottie's cheeks flushed exultantlY as
she thought of Mrs. Parkerson's dia-
mond necklace with its glitterlng pend
ant, and the bracelets studded with
gems, to say nothing Of the great soil
taires. like drops of dew that hung
from her ear rings.
ooh, Mrs. Parkerson !" she exclaimed
breathlessly show can ever thank
you"
sIook as pretty As voe can, my
DEAR" said Mrs Parkerson good
natoredly. "That's the way to thank
mel" -.....-
Miss Mousley, the dlessmaker, and
Mrs. Mellen were in deep consultation
as tc whether the front of the dress
sh ould be cut a la Pompadour, or with
co rsage, the next day, when the latter
was summoned down stairs. There
stood Mr.. Pepper, the painter, in the
hall.
Begging y our pardon, ma'am. for
interrupting you," said be, humbly
dofing his cap; 'but Mr.. Mellen told
me you would let me have the money
on my little account y
Lottie crimsoned.
81 am very sorry, Mr.. Pepper" said
she nervously ; ''but you must call
again next month !" ...
''Mr Mellen said you'd pay me withs
out delay, ma'am." .
81 can't help what Mr. Mellen said, '
exclaimed Lottie. al haven't the
money. That's enough!"
"But ma'am, I was assured / should
have it without any mistake. I need
it ma'am to send my sick wife out
west to her mothers, and"
ssI have no time to stand here talks
ing any longer said Lottie, mortified,
ashamed, yet still endeavoring to per
suade herself that the man had no
business to be so persistent. II will
let you have the sum as soon as posi- i.
hle. In the meantime you must
wait = -
Pepper went away with sad face,
which haunted Mrs. Nellen for many
day, and Lottie returned to the dress
making operations.