The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-05-29
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of her music teachers piano. know
John will be so disappointed if do not,
but really and truly have nothing to
wear"
"But John knows you are not rich."
"Oh, yes; John would not care If
went in calico dress and gingham
apron, but-but please don't think it is
false pride, but all his family will be
there, and you know they all look down
upon me because mother has to keep
boarders, and John is rich. 1 don't
mean aU because his mother is very
kind to me. But would not like to
shame John by being shabby, and 1 can
not ask mother for even the price of
tarletan, till she gets ahead a little"
see. But your pretty pink dress?"
Game to grief at my last party. One
of the gentlemen upset ice cream all
down one side, and dresses are so cut up
nowadays, you can't alter them one
bit Why, Miss Pattison, that very
dress was one of mothers, and there
were so many long, full widths in it,
that we easily made dress and overskirt,
with miles of ruffling, out of the skirt.
To be sure, mother is very tall, and 1
small, but am sure none of the dresses
she wears now could be altered for me-"
While Daisy was speaking, Miss Pat
tison, her music teacher, was looking at
the pretty face, the soft blue eyes and
fiossy curls, and thinking.
cit is useless to me, and as she says,
there is plenty of material for modern
dress in an old-fashioned skirt, have
kept it, to be sure, for many years, but
after ALL
And here she spoke, hesitatingly:
Daisy, 1 have a dress shall never
wear again, that 1 should like to see you
dressed in for Mrs. Ransom's party"
But"
"But," half sadly, half merrily, ''you
will not mind accepting it from such an
old friend as 1 am, or from one who loves
you as dearly as do. / will show it to
YOU"
She arose as she spoke, and opening a
closet in the room, took from a trunk
there an opal silk. 1t was certainly
old-fashioned, with wide skirt, ,founced
to the waist, offering material for mod
ern costume of M ost elaborate style.
"Oh," little Daisy said, " it is lovely !
And the waist is plain, scarcely needs
any alteration. Only, Miss Pattison, this
is real lace in the deep bertha"
"Yes, dear. You can easily make a
modern fichu of that
cit is so kind to give it to me-" said
Daisy. "For do want to go on We'd
nesday, more than can tell you. And
oh, Miss Pittison, we have new board
er. He came this morning, and took
the two second story front rooms. l did
not hear his name, but he is an elderly
man, with face that is pleasant and
yet very sad. a good face, but sorrow
full l know 1 shall like him."
81 am glad the rooms are taken"
" Yes, indeed, for they have been va
cant nearly six months, and that is the
reason mother is so Strengthened But L
hope now she will get along better. Oh,
dear! hate being poorl 1 would love
John if he was pauper, and marry
him, but am glad he is rich, too. He
promised to be ever so good to mother,
and he loves her as much as l love his
mother. Only his other relatives think
he is foolish to marry poor girl. Miss
Pattison, ," this hesitatingly. Were you
ever in-love ?'
"Yes, dear. When wore this dress,
twenty years ago, wore it to please eyes
as loving and tender as Johns will be
for you Mother, too had a mother
then, Daisy, told me opal was an un-
lucky color, but the dress pleased me,
and being a spoiled, wilful child i bought
it."
T" But was it unlucky ?"
"Dear child, if did not believe that
to be all nonsense, would never give
that dress to you. But on the evening
1 wore that dress, the first cloud arose
upon life that had been all happiness
before. We all have our troubles. Mine
began then, in separation from the
only man ever loved. have kept
that love in my heart all these years,
Daisy, though have never seen my
lover, never heard from him."
"Please tell me all about it," pleaded
Daisy. ~
"Shall tell you, dear? 1t is long
since spoke of it. was'an only child,
Daisy, and my father, although never
wealthy man, had handsome salary.
We were in good social circle, and
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