The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1877-02-07
rae FouR-LEAvEp CLOVER.

I
had written 10 me TO bring oneof my
scheo,males with me. 'Some one (h,
wrule) who loves the cuuntry.nn invited
Elsie Ventnor. She was not a. scholo,
like myself. hut lived with Nine. Du Pois
tpachig the children who were dag
scholars. asaaaisaaf eRi .ENl,
One day uncle came in where we were
all sitting oyerour fancy work, and sand
with i smile
'Madge, pur this III the Bible for me
See, II is o fuur.leavei clover. found 1t
justnow. Some good fortune must surely
be coming to me- m sdas
When / bud done as he asked he sat
down and unfolded u new plan for our
amusement.
n We were TO getup tableaux and invite
all We chose to help US, and conclude with
a dance. teHk sst
Oh, uncle, how nice! When shall IL
be-? -
AS soon as sou wish. will have every
thing done for you that is necessary, and
you may use anything III the house you
like Tor ilie purpose. IwaBt sou to enjoy
yourselves as much as you can. IL win DO
but duh house after you are gone, and I
shall only have the gay memories to en-
lIven it,
When lie had left US exclaimed:
oh, mamma, isn't ita pity that uncle
never had any children ? He is so fond
OF seeing young folks enjoy themselves
Hash, AIaigel' she hastily replied; for
mercy's sake, never say anything like,
that before your uncle.'
why mol, mamma p
Because my child, there are reasons
why you should not. etaa t1
! wondered good deal In my mind
over that sciapof conversation, but did
not ask any more questions. Il was no
hard matter 10 get a merry party TO join
tis, aud such fun as we had, rummag.ng
in the attics, with Deb's assistance, for old
fashioned things TO turn into u-e
One afternoon mamma called Elsie and
myself into her room to look through an
old trunk she had found slowed away in
the back of al unused closet. -
Here, girls, examine. / shouldn't
wonder, from the peep / have taken, II
We l,sd found a treasure trove.r @iest 7a
We We're both delighted. When I'VE
had taken out is conlents--old fashioned
dresses, feathers, lacrs, eic.-in tray, all
by itself, Was a dTess which would have
driven Queen Msb to envy, a,,d which
was evidently more nio,lern In IL fashion
tilantlie oliler articles strewn arouiId us
IL was long trained skirt Of the Ialest
lilac silk, with an oyerdrsss Of lilac iulle,
covered with embroidered clover blossoms,
as IL some careless hand bad fuug them
III profusion all over The delicate material.
The rosettes ON the tiny slippers were
decorated Ia the same way, aud u wreath
Of white clover, sprinkled with mimic
dewdrops. lay with them ss7 bax Fl
Il think, Madge. said mamma, 1T must
have belonged to your uncIe's sister,
Hilda; have heard she wasa great belle
III ller day
oh. mamma. well have tnbleau called
the spirit Of Good Fortune, aud Elsie
shall wear the dress. Come, dear. and
ify il nn.'
Even the famous belle herself could not
have looked fairer than didhy friend,
when ve had arrayed her Ia tie beautiful
costume. Instead OF the name I had
chosen, mamma thought IL would Le just
H appropriate, and much prellier, 10 call
the lablsau "rlle Four-Leaved Clover
The evening came, aud all the tableaux
were successfully gone through with,
amid great applause, exceptthe last.
When was helping Elsie to dress, she
opened Il cs,se, aud taking out massive
chain claspe,i II around her neck, saying:
Twill wear t.lis to-night. Madge'
Why, Elsie . What al exquisite thing
Yes. IL isalI have left q my niothe,'s.
Inever wear II, ~ II would hardly be
suitable for my plain dresses. See
And opening the diamond studded
lockst which hung from the chain she
showed ule the picture witlin
There, smiling al me, was face some-
thing like EIsieis, only nlure rosy, more
radiant. II was the only time Elsie had
ever spoken to me Of her muther. and
wished she would say more. But the
bell raug for the last tableal, aud we has
teuel 10 our places--I amn.,g the an>
dience, and sIle,o appear as The Four.
Leaved Clover
Tile curtain rose, aud Elsie stood Ia
graceful attitude, handing the symGol IL
good f,riune 10 q youth, who. on bendrd
kiee. waited TO receiveit The diamond
stunl,led lockeI on her white neck caught
the light IN hundrcd sparkles, aud the
dew spangled clover IlaslIed II back again.
II was a brilliant picture; but We hardly
had time TO admire il sufficiently. for with
a low xroan my uncle fsli heavily forward
frofn his chair TO the Door Aia
Then all was coiifision' The Young