Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-10-17

money as you like il is Your own, and
will contrast the difference between our
modes of using it, and think how selfish
| am to spend it for myself Oh dear I,
| 'cish | had bought my dress this NOR
ming then there would have been no
question Of right and wrong"
Nettie ran up to her room the first
thing after breakfast to take a look at
the old blue silk She threw it on the
bed and Topped the lace dress over it
with some pale pink rosc-buds, and it
certainly looked lovely-not much of
a sacrifice, after all, to wear sucn II
beautiful dress, most girls would have
thought But then Nettie had certainly
worn the dress many times before, and
her friends We're well acquainted with
all its defects is we'll as its beauties.
There's where Eve Mason pat her
foot on the train the first time wore it;
| always knew She did it on purpose,
mean, spiteful thing, although She apol-
ogized SO sweetly, and was so sorry
Here's where Allan Page dropped
chocolate ice over the back width
can cover that with the lace and flow rs.
There's where Arthur Delano splashed
it with Champagne the night he was so
dreadfully under its influence that's
the worst place, and | don't know how
| shall conceal it; perhaps | can drape
my sash gracefully over it, pinnine it
tight to the skirt beneath the loops, and
it wont look SO dreadful. Oh dear
after all, the worst thing about it is that
I've worn it half dozen times already
and every body knows it, and will say,
There comes Nettie Locke in her old
blue again
This last thought was so narrowing,
Nettie couldn't restrain few tears, and
they fell, drip, drip, on the old blue, y
and added another stain to its already
damaged beauty.
Right on the bosom, too Ncttie
SAID drying her tears quickly. How
ever, it isn't so bad can cover it
with some natural roses.
She sat down ON the bed beside the
still lovely dress-though it had Ger
tainly seen its best days-and pinned Il
( flower here and ribbon there, singing
softly the while one Of Strauss exquis-
tie waltzes. The delicious air she was
singing took her thoughts captive pres
entity, and carried them far away from
the present and all its perpleyities. She
dropped the flowers, rich ribbons, and
laces from her listless hands, rs men
tai vision passed before her of the com
ing ball-a vision of fair young girl
in cloud of mist-like tule and rosy
! blossoms vision alluring as Aurora
! herself when she comes through the
gates of the dawn, scattering roses and
/ dewy diamonds in the pathway of the
| day god vision that brings flush to
! her checks and n sparkle to her eyes
She sees the tender light in her lovers
eyes as he bends to tell her how fair she
is in his eyes and in the eyes of all men,
she hears the passionate sweetness OF
waltz and galop, the passionate sweet
ness of whispered words and low re
| plies but above the music of the
bands, above the swectcr music of he,
lovers voice, above the sound of laugh
ing voices and dancing feet, She hears
a cry for help and succor. She gave {
last deciding look at the old blue, viii
It's stains of wines and sweets, and {
I ldSJ t'N pan my Thought W tllt NlSlDll q
herself, radiant, beautiful, in ilcccy tull,
and rosy blossoms then drew her purs,
from her pocket. She choked back .
few rising Sobs, but rcsolutcly counte,
out the amount necessary to purchase
shoes and gloves, and laid the remain
der aside to bear ESTES mite compan,
on its mission of charity and mercy
Mamma" she said, as she seate,
herself at the luncheon table, Il an
going to wear the old blue after all
and if Phil doesn't like me in it-wcll,
can't help it,.
Phil will like you in any thing,
fancy her mother said, smiling. Blu
why have you abandoned the diaphan
Gus robe that was to be 50 becoming?'
Because" she returned, between
laugh and a sob, " ann going to use m
money as Essic did hers"
We'll, my dear" her mother said
softly, Il can only echo your father
words to EsSic-you have made Il wis
use of it; for has not He who sutIere,
all things for us said, Inasmuch as Y
have done it unto one of the least q
these My brethren, ye have done il unit
Ne. "-Horper's Ba@or.
4 Street Firm.
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