Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1877-02-08
The Four-Leaved Clio.
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Gregory, at his home. The kind
old gentleman had written to me tc
bring one of ny schoolnates with
me. "Some one Che wrote) who
loves the county" | invited Elsie
Ventnor. She was not scholar
like myself, but lived with Nine
Du Pois, teaching the children who
were day scholars.
One afternoon uncle came in
where we were all sitting over oul
fancy work, and said, with a smile
"Madge, put this in the Bible
for me. See, it IS a four-leaved
clover. I found it just now. Some
good fortune must surely be coming
to me-"
When [ had done as he asked he
sat down and unfolded a new plar
for our amusement.
We were to get up tableaux aLc
invite all we chose to help US, and
conclude with dance.
"Oh, uncle, how nicel Wher
shall it be ?''
"As soon as you wish. l vii
have everything done for you tha
is necessary, and you may use any
thing in the house you like for the
purpose. 1 want you 10 enjoy
yourselves as much as you can. L
will be but dull house after yor
are gone, and l shall only have The
gay meE OF les to enliveu it"
When he had left us / cxclaim-
| ed:
"Oh, mamma, isn't it pity tia
uncle never had any children Z He
is SO fond of seeing young folks
enjoy themselves.
"Hush, Madge ." she hastily
replied; "for mercy's sake never
say anything like that before your
uncle"
"Why not, mamma 2"
because, my child, there are
reasons why you should hot"
l wondered good deal IN my
mind over that scrap of conversation
but | did not ask any more, qnes-
tions. 1t was no hard matter to
get merry party TO join us, and
such fun as we had, rulnmaging in
the attlcs, with Deh's assistance
f~si''onod things TO turn
into use.
one afternoon mamma called
III. I.o .I,r<-,E I .nEself into her room t.
.ooN -. 90 Ia trunk she hac
found slowed away lii ' '''o
an unused closet. oSoA u
"Here, girls, examine.
shouldn't wonder, from the peep
!, have taken, if we had found
treasure trovc."
We were both delighted. Whe
we had taken out It's contcnts-ol
fashioned dresses, feathers, lace.
. etc.,-in a tray, all by itself, was
r dress which would have drive
} Queen Nab to envy, and which Wa
+ evidently more modern in its tashio
: than the other articles strew
, around us. 1t was long traine
(, skirt of the palest lilac silk, wit
AN overdress of lilac tullc, covere
with embroidered clover blossoms
: as if some careless hand had fun
them in profusion all over til
delicate material. The rosettes q
the tiny Shippers were decorated
i the same way, and q wreath {
3 white clover, s.'rinkled with min
) dewdrops, lay with them.
e 81 think, Madge," said MANN
SIT must have belonged to 30,
. uncle's sister, Hilda have hear
8 she was "a great belle in her day ,
Q Cob, mamna, we'll have
. tabieaux called the Spirit of Goo
e Fortune, and Elsie shall wear Il
= dress. Come, dear, and try it on
: Even the famous belle hcrse
= could not have looked fairer thu
l. did my friend, when we had array
/ ed her in the beautiful costume
- Instead of the name l had chose
mamma thought it would be in
f. d5' dtt"OPi i@ecs anu t1uCH piCltiS
.e 10 call the tableaux "The Foul
Leaved Glover.
The evening came, and all
If tableaux were successfully so
le through with, amid great applaus
he except the last.
When was helping Elsie
y, dress, she opened u case, and TAXI
~ ~ out a massive chain clasped
81 oI around her neck, saying:
at 81 will wear this to-nig
~ Madge." /"
is why, Elsie ! what an exquis
: thing.
Eyes, it is all I have left of /
;s mothers. I never wear it, as
I'll would hardly be suitable for l
st plain dresses. See.'
or Aud opening the diamond str
al ded locket which hung from
chain she showed me the pict
within.
if There, smiling at me, was f
something like Estes, only m